In the spirit of cooperation, great things can happen. All it takes is a willingness to work toward a solution with the idea that some compromising might be necessary along the way.

The agreement reached last week between the Carroll County Council and Carroll Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Smith and Circuit Court Judge Donald Currie may not be what either side really wanted, but it was deemed doable by both sides and it alleviated a mandate by the judges.

The agreement would never have happened without the intervention of Delphi attorney James Huffer. Representing the council, he negotiated the agreement with the judges. He did that at no charge to county taxpayers. He believed he could help facilitate change, and he did.

A willingness to chip in and help out and not want anything in return except the satisfaction of helping out your county and fellow citizens is what it's going to take to get this county moving in the right direction.

Mr. Huffer's desire to step forward and offer his personal and professional assistance should be an example to all of us to look for ways we, too, can help make Carroll County a better place.