Taxpayers: expect more, demand more
      A devastating bookkeeping error was made in 2004 at the county level. It is easy to connect the dots between then and now to understand how this mistake contributed to the massive financial crisis the county is currently (and excruciatingly) experiencing.
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Midwest Memo
Claim check
by Alan Shultz
      The other day I went to the dry cleaners to pick up the load of shirts I left the previous week. I usually wait until I'm down to my odd colored dress shirts before I make the trip. This occasion was no exception. The clothes cupboard was bare and I didn't want the same fate for myself.
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Political Cartoon
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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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Capital Comments
Property tax reform: What have we got?
By Larry DeBoer ldeboer@purdue.edu Professor of Agricultural Economics Purdue University
      We've got property tax reform - the biggest, most important reform in Indiana local government finance since 1973, at least. And we've got a whole lot of questions about how these reforms are going to work. Here's what we're going to do.
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