Farmland assessments are going up
By Larry DeBoer ldeboer@purdue.edu Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
      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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Term limits are needed
      Lee Hamilton (in a recent commentary piece) is just another in the long line of apologists arguing to treat the symptoms, but ignoring the root cause of the problem. The simplest way to treat the problem is term limits on all legislators- say two terms (12 years) for U.S. senators, four terms (8 y...
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Opinion: The Rule of 75
By Daryl Smith Executive Director, Carroll County Economic Development Corp.
      Do you know what the "Rule of 75" is? Most people don't. Yet, it is very important for us. The "Rule of 75" in economic development states that at least 75% of all new jobs in an area come from the businesses and industries already there. Why is that important? It gives us direction. It reminds us ...
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Going, going, gone
By Pastor Scott Gamel
      I enjoyed the auction. It was a household auction, with lots of furniture, pots and pans, and tons of miscellaneous stuff. I spent $20.
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Pray for our nation to seek God
      So he asked them the hour when he began to mend, and they said to him, "Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him." John 4:52 Pd. Adv.
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Confronting an alcoholic requires careful maneuvering
      Q UESTION: My husband drinks excessively. Aside from getting help for my family, what should I do specifically for him? How on earth am going to get him to go to Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous or some similar treatment program?
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