Thumbs up: To fast-thinking neighbors who came to the aid of the Anderson couple injured inside their home after a car crashed into it last week. Justin and Hilary Williams and their toddler daughter were inside their house on Seminole Drive when the car broke through the wall and 14 feet into the living room.
Thumbs down: To motorists who do not take proper precautions when hauling items in the bed of a pickup truck, the back of a van, or the open trunk of a car. Early Saturday evening, a man driving a white pickup truck stopped on Scatterfield Road when the traffic light changed at the Lindberg Road intersection. Unfortunately, one of his two extension ladders in back didn’t stop, sliding over the top of the cab and crashing onto the busy highway. Fortunately, there was no car in front of the truck to be hit by the heavy projectile. The truck had a construction company’s logo, so the driver should have had the proper tie-downs in place, but didn’t. With a lot of people beginning spring spruce-ups around their homes, let this incident be a warning to all of us.
Thumbs down: To the Edgewood Golf Course mowing crew for aiming its cuttings out into the street. Besides the grass clippings looking unsightly on the town’s street, there’s a safety issue for any homeowners or passers-by who could be hit by debris thrown by the mower’s blades. Again, it’s a simple matter of looking out for others’ well-being.
Thumbs up: To Vanessa Hosier, Penny Stevens and Sherry Brown who appear to have saved the summer for Alexandria. The trio spearheaded a drive to help repair and open the pool in Beulah Park. Last week the pool ladies were just $8,400 from the goal of $43,000. About $5,000 was raised by the schoolchildren of the city and $10,000 was given anonymously.
Thumbs up: To the 400 employees of Saint John’s Medical Center who have shed 1,800 pounds in a 12-week weight loss challenge. The competition ended Friday and the winning team will split a $4,000 grand prize. Organizers provided a friendly competition as well as providing tools on how to lose weight in a healthy way.
Thumbs up: To Highland High School senior and wrestler extraordinaire Camden Eppert who last week added another achievement to his growing list. In addition to being a two-time state champion, the reigning Indiana Wrestler of the Year was named the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award Winner. Eppert earned the honor for Indiana and will head to Colorado Springs, Colo., in June for a leadership camp as well as being in the running for the national award, which will be announced April 30.
Thumbs up: To the Madison County commissioners for being forward thinking and establishing an ordinance establishing rules for land use regarding wind energy farms. E.On, a wind energy company, is interested in building a wind farm north of Elwood and is currently conducting a wind study in the county. Although the wind study takes two years, the commissioners got the ordinance in place to ensure county interests are protected.
Thumbs up: To those educators responsible for teaching middle school students about the costs of everyday life. Students take field trips to Finance Park staged at Glick Junior Achievement Education Center in Indianapolis. Armed with this knowledge, maybe the next generation will be able to better determine what they can afford and what they cannot.
Editorials
Thumbs up, thumbs down
Neighbors rush to help injured couple
- Editorials
-
-
Editorial: Get permission before school pranks
Anderson High School decided to show some solidarity with their Cascade peers and filled up the school with post-it notes, all in good fun. This prank was also done after hours but with a big difference: The students had requested and received permission to imitate Cascade.
-
You Said It: About fundraiser, missing woman, building preservation
Each Monday, The Herald Bulletin publishes “You Said It,” a compilation of reader comments from www.theheraldbulletin.com.
-
Editorial: Memorial Day helps put face on wounded warriors
This is the perfect weekend to thank a veteran, an active duty service member or a wounded warrior for his or her service. Our positive, encouraging response goes a long way in defining our society.
-
Editorial: Honor those who fought, and celebrate our freedom
This weekend, keep in mind the reason for Memorial Day — to remember those who have been so important in our lives, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice in military service.
-
Editorial: Governor candidates offer conservatism, moderation
The jockeying for position has begun in what is basically a two-horse gubernatorial race. Each offers voters a legitimate option. The November outcome may offer a simple referendum on the mindset of voters: Are they most persuaded by Mike Pence’s conservatism or by John Gregg’s moderation?
-
Editorial: Keep up the chorus against the landfill
Occupy Anderson has joined the ever-growing chorus against the proposed Mallard Lake landfill. Sam Mudd, a member of Occupy, is taking his studies on how the landfill might pollute Anderson’s water to areas of the county to drum up support against the landfill.
-
Editorial: Find a buyer for former school or tear it down
If a buyer wants the former Pendleton Heights Middle School, fine, but put no more taxpayer money into it.
-
Editorial: Libraries must adapt to serve communities
Certainly, the Friends of the Anderson Public Library needs space to store and sell used books, records, DVDs and other material. But library supporters and staff must be flexible in this ever-changing world to keep public facilities relevant.
-
You Said It: About Walking Men, the Queen of Disco and settled lawsuits
Each Monday, The Herald Bulletin publishes “You Said It,” a compilation of reader comments from www.theheraldbulletin.com.
-
Editorial: Ockomon-Spencer saga hurt city's reputation
Wednesday, May 16, was a sad day for Anderson taxpayers forced to pay a $128,000 bill that ends a saga that never should have started
- More Editorials Headlines
-
