Thumbs up: To Donahue Gas and the Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department for setting up a recent seminar to give firefighters advanced training in handling fires involving liquid propane and natural gas. Bryan Frank, an assistant chief for Richland Township, pointed out that there are tankers transporting fuel every day on Indiana 9. Others noted the number of rural households and farms that use propane. The level of interest was high, as the session drew firefighters from several other counties besides Madison. It’s a matter of being prepared to fight these fires safely.
Thumbs up: To Riley and Sons Collision Center for its annual program to give a rebuilt automobile to a deserving single mother. Co-owner Dave Driggers said that this year’s recipient, Shannon Ritenour, was the perfect fit for the National Benevolence Program. The Hopewell Center employee has been without transportation for more than a year when she was involved in an accident on her way to work, but that hasn’t stopped her from getting to her job. “There are many deserving people, but for Shannon this is truly a hand up not a hand out,” Driggers said. Other local sponsors are making sure that she has insurance, fuel, car maintenance, safety seats and Christmas presents.
Thumbs up: To the Pendleton Heights girls swim team. The Arabians finished the 2006 portion of their schedule with a win over Anderson. That gave them a 6-0 record to take into the New Year. PH Coach Jeff Maydak has got them pointed in the right direction.
Thumbs up: To Cara Huck for landing a scholarship to Eastern Illinois for tennis. The home-schooled daughter of Anderson Sports Center tennis pro Shawn Huck, she attracted the attention of the college through her performance in United States Tennis Association events and her own hard work.
Thumbs up: For an amazing year in Anderson. More than $500 million in investments have been made by current and incoming businesses creating more than 500 new jobs. Terrific job, city of Anderson.
Thumbs down: To the Anderson City Council for not bringing the proposed smoking ban ordinance to a public vote at its Thursday meeting. Instead, council members left it up to Madison County to come up with a ban that will, of course, include Anderson.
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Editorial: Bill offered by state Senate honors Fourth Amendment
No law is ever going to rid domestic situations of their subjectivity, but people have a right to be secure in their homes, and the police need to keep this in mind when they come knocking.
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Letter: Blame the voters for our Congress
Why is insider trading legal for Congress and illegal for the rest of us? They make and enact laws for all of us, but then exempt members of Congress. Somehow this doesn’t seem to pass the smell test.
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Letter: Smith’s firings appear vindictive
Anderson is a city of negative publicity and actions. Why else is Sears leaving? Can we stand four years of vindictive actions and negative reporting?
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Letter: Planned devaluation of dollar is coming
I’ve submitted letters regarding the existence of a global elite for years now. I’m now submitting another one in which I hope readers will take note of.
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Editorial: Burton's retirement was overdue
Dan Burton has been a fixture in Indiana politics for nearly a half century. A staunch Republican, Burton made waves in the Statehouse and in Congress, but now it’s over. Burton recently announced his retirement and will not seek re-election in Indiana’s District 5.
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Viewpoint: Myra Kraft inspiration for Patriots
If there was one good reason for the Patriots to win the Super Bowl, it would be because of what I had read.
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Editorial: Tempered excitement for call-center jobs is prudent
Immediately after city officials announced the location of a new call center in Anderson on Jan. 25, the “Yeah, buts ...” started.
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Viewpoint: Anderson a microcosm of America
Wherever I have found comments that I felt were outside the values I believe in or were plain misinformation I have spoken out. At times that has been done with a lack of eloquence.
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Susan Miller: Big names contradict first-born advantage
Perhaps you’ve heard the stories about birth order and success in life. You know the stories that say first-born and only-children tend to rise to the top in life and in business.
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Viewpoint: Problems in Anderson go back to President Carter
On Jan. 21, Frank Couch of Anderson stated that political conservatives “just don’t get it.” He sort of indicates Sears’ closing in Anderson is due to the new mayor being Republican.
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