Dairy overload? Is it time to revisit special exceptions?
      When the first mega-dairy in Carroll County was proposed, Carroll County Area Plan Commission debated - at length - the need for CAFOs to be made special exceptions in the zoning ordinance. Ultimately, they decided against that notion.
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Are you listening, county leaders?
      Last week's Web poll question in the Comet was simple. "Do you believe the county finance committee is releasing too much information about the county's financial woes?" Results as of Tuesday showed 114 of 117 responded the committee is not revealing too much. In fact, 89 of those indicated pub...
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Midwest Memo
Long johns
by Alan Shultz
      My wife and I don't rush our Christmas shopping. We let the calendar turn to December and the days quietly progress until the music of the season and the scents in the air combine to set the mood. When visions of sugarplums actually dance in our head, well then the panic sets in and we get going.
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Guest commentary:
Dairy factories and your health
By Thomas. R. Anderson M.D.
      As a health-care provider in Carroll County, I am concerned that many citizens are unaware of the magnitude of the decision to build multiple dairy factories in Carroll County. These dairies, commonly called "CAFOs" (concentrated animal feeding operations), have extensive health, environmental, an...
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Letters to the Editor
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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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