No Time to let up
      Carroll County is in the middle of an uncomfortable and potentially catastrophic financial crisis. Last January, the county council learned there might be a problem with available funds. They wisely appointed a committee of three members - Ann Brown, Steve Ashby and Ron Slavens - to investigate t...
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Read the results!
      The State Board of Accounts (SBOA) examines the records of the county, along with various departments, and issues a report each year. Exit conferences, where problems and issues are discussed, are conducted with county officials. This year they were held in Carroll County in early September and au...
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Capital Comments
Why aren't more counties adopting the new local income taxes?
By Larry DeBoer ldeboer@purdue.edu Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
      The property tax crisis was upon us. The General Assembly responded by offering counties the option of adopting three new local income taxes, two of which directly reduced property taxes. The new taxes could freeze a large chunk of the property tax levy. They could provide really substantial prope...
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Political Cartoon
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Midwest Memo
Remembering rain
by Alan Shultz
      The news of my mother-inlaw's death came unexpectedly, a startle on an otherwise uneventful Monday night. These events are rarely expected - this was no exception. Her Monday had been a full one, a good day. I called each of our children and then got in the car to drive back to Delphi.
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Letters to the Editor
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      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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