Midwest Memo
French toasty
by Alan Shultz
      I tackled laundering the bed linens the other day. It's not in my job description as being permitted without female supervision. There's good reason for that omission. I don't speak French. We have a duvet on our bed. Duvet is a French word pronounced du:vei. Now if you have to consult a French-En...
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Farmland assessments are going up
By Larry DeBoer
      The memo from the Indiana's Department of Local Government Finance (DGLF) is dated Dec. 28, 2006. It's a page-and-a-half of technical jargon, with some signatures at the end. The last sentence is the most important. For 2007 assessments, and property tax bills in 2008, the base rate of farmland is ...
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Web poll
      Tell us starting Wednesday at our web site, carrollcountycomet. com Each week the Comet polls its readers on a different topic. Vote online at carrollcountycomet.com starting each Thursday, and then click the Comments link to send us an email voicing your opinion. The best responses will be p...
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Donnelly meets with county farmers
      U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly met recently with Carroll County farmers at the farm of Blaine Brubaker to discuss agricultural issues facing the needs of Indiana farmers. "This meeting gave me the opportunity to hear directly from farmers what we need to accomplish with the next farm bill," Donnelly said.
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