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OUR OPINION

Thumbs up to Seymour Lions Club and Seymour Main Street for staging their Halloween events Oct. 26 on the streets of downtown Seymour. The Lions Club parade is always a fun event for children of all ages and their families. Teaming the Downtown... Full story

We’re all in this together

By BILL BAILEY, Guest Writer

Not long ago, after Shellie in our office had gone to the grocery store for some of our various needs, she brought me back a dark chocolate glazed doughnut. It had little orange and white ghost sprinkles on it. As I sat there enjoying this... Full story

Government has no authority to force insurance

To the Editor: Indiana 9th District Rep. Baron Hill had an interesting comment on forcing people to get health insurance. He states he is for the plan that requires purchase of insurance or risk fines from the government. I disagree. The U.S.... Full story

About all those ‘saved’ U.S. jobs

OUR OPINION

Washington claims 640,000 to 1.5 million jobs have been created or saved by the $787 billion economic stimulus plan. With only about 15 percent of the money spent so far by those intended to receive it, at this rate America might implausibly end up... Full story

Reader seeks answer about health care bill and abortion

To the Editor: In reviewing House Resolution 3962, the 1,900-plus page Pelosi/Obama Health Care Bill, page 110 concerns me. It provides that: “The public health insurance option shall provide coverage for services described in paragraph... Full story

President’s pay limits ominous

OUR OPINION

He who pays the piper calls the tune. This should be a lesson to companies tempted to get in bed with the government or to plead for taxpayer bailouts because they are “too big to fail” after they have experienced a run of bad luck or... Full story

Reader says flu clinic ‘made no sense’ to her

LETTER

To the Editor: Recently the Jackson County Health Department held the first H1N1 flu clinic for 2- to 6-year-olds. I called to make an appointment for my 2-year-old, but all slots were full. They said we could come and see if people didn’t... Full story

Stay calm and take precautions

OUR OPINION

Jackson County Health Department reported Monday the community had seen its first death related to the H1N1 flu. Statistically, it could well be the last, although no one really knows how many Americans will succumb to H1N1 this winter. Estimates... Full story

Reporting privilege threatened

By STEVE KEY / Guest Writer

Indiana appears to be an island of sanity sometimes when I read about events in other states. For example, the New Jersey Supreme Court will rule on a case that could eliminate news coverage of the courts in that state. The question is whether the... Full story

Hatch’s bomb is incomplete pass

OUR OPINION

Republicans have attacked President Barack Obama mercilessly for his involvement in virtually every issue from Chicago’s bid to serve as host of the Olympics, to the minutiae of health care reform to his harmless but ridiculously overhyped... Full story

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