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President George Washington once said, “It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
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Opinions & Letters November 25, 2009  RSS feed


Thoughtfully consider running for elected office
      Leadership Carroll County provided an excellent training session for first-time candidates last week. The basic nuts and bolts were covered by a panel of those who know the ropes. All presenters were kind and descriptive about the pitfalls and the rewards of serving the masses. There is a little more for first-timers to understand initially.
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Newspapers still deliver – for YOU
      What do Gov. Mitch Daniels, Senators Evan Bayh and Richard Lugar, Colts owner Jim Irsay, screenwriter Angelo Pizzo (“Hoosiers” and “Rudy”); IU President Michael McRobbie; Purdue President France Cordova; Butler President Bobby Fong; TV personality Dick Wolfsie; “Garfield” creator Jim Davis; and a number of other well-known Hoosiers have in common?
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Midwest Memo
Holidays on the plain
      When the sweet potatoes get passed around our Thanksgiving Day table this Thursday, they will make their way served in a clear glass casserole with little fanfare and aided by a couple of well worn pot holders. The potatoes will be homegrown from the rich earth of the family farm. They will be a familiar muted burnt orange color and cut up in tried and true little wedges.
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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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