Time to put differences aside
      This is a note to all county leaders...it is time to put your differences aside. You need to address what could be a financial crisis in county government. The county council has detected what could be a significant downward shift in the amount of money in the county reserve. They are actively pur...
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Midwest Memo
Resolve
by Alan Shultz
      The scandal over deplorable conditions at the Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C., is out in the open. It's front and center. A few of the top military brass have lost their jobs over the Washington Post's revelation of the mold, mice, cheap mattresses and other substandard conditions ...
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Letters to the Editor
Appreciates information at free horticulture class
      We attended the first of several free horticulture classes given in Flora in the 4-H building last Wednesday. We would like to thank Paul Marcellino for his wonderful instruction. He did a very good job of informing us about the danger of the Emerald Ash Borer to our native and all other ash trees....
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Opinion:
Serving on a jury - truly an important job
      This is a comment concerning the flip side of serving on a jury. Our family knows what a hardship it is to get called to jury duty. But consider not the inconvenience for which the defendant has brought you to this place but perhaps the fact that this person wasn't willing to settle on a plea barg...
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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 printed the following week.
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Funding is sought for school library books
      According to the Seattle Post- Intelligencer, young teens are actually reading for pleasure! In fact, "Kids are buying books in quantities we've never seen before," says Michael Cart, a leading authority on young adult literature.
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