Editor, Times-Union:Did you know that each year somewhere between 600,000 and 820,000 men, women and children are trafficked?

- Protect The Children - Met Chocola - Hate Crimes - What's Wrong With Education - Thanks To Miller's Protect The Children Editor, Times-Union: How many times have you been in a public place and have …

Editor, Times-Union:I experienced true helplessness and total despair last Wednesday at the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals.

Editor, Times-Union:Just remember Sarah Palin was involved with the Independence Party which her husband belonged to.

Editor, Times-Union:Golly gee, Mr. Sanders has now become a member of the "dream team."

Editor, Times-Union:It's Halloween time again. Homes, neighborhoods and businesses are all decorated for the beautiful fall season.

Editor, Times-Union:We are fortunate enough to live in a country with one of the finest judicial systems ever.

Editor, Times-Union:The current sewer controversy in Leesburg over proposed rates has been well documented in the Times-Union.

- Summer Reading - 'Corpus Christi' - Red Light Running - Percussion Ensemble - Fair Weather Fans Summer Reading Editor, Times-Union: The Summer Reading Program "Family Fun in 2001" at the Warsaw Community Library was just that - lots of fun! It was a record-breaking summer with 1,427 registrations, the highest number ever (1,065 children, 156 teens and 206 adults).Books read totaled 47,830 with 64 children reading 200 or more.Teens and adults who read more than 20 books totaled 88.

Editor, Times-Union:I wanted to follow up on the recent editorial written by Terry Bartley.

Editor, Times-Union:Alaska's Gov. Sarah Palin, along with Mark Sanford of South Carolina and Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, will accept just part of the stimulus.

Last week I researched John Dillinger's appearance in Warsaw.The story of the 70th anniversary of Dillinger's encounter with Warsaw night officer Judd Pittenger appeared in Monday's Times-Union. Dillinger had been on a crime spree ever since he was paroled from the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City jail in 1933.He and his gang robbed banks of their money, stole cars and had recently been lifting guns and other equipment from police stations around the Midwest. There are thousands of references to Dillinger on the Internet, and, of course, some are better than others. Dillinger's moniker was "The Gentleman Bandit" because of his politeness during a bank heist.He figured he could get the job done without killing. According to Warsaw Police Department Sgt.Larry Engle, the shooting of Patrick O'Malley in East Chicago was an accident.

Editor, Times-Union:Well, thanks, Matt. Kind words. Strange is it not, we certainly weren't talking to each other like that five or six years ago. I wish you and 1st Sergeant could cool it a bit. I must be getting old. I used to enjoy the screaming and shouting and jumping up and down, but it just seems counter productive anymore.

Editor, Times-Union:As we continue our celebration of National Hospice Month, we would like to take the opportunity to remind the community that hospice care helps patients and families focus on living.

Editor, Times-Union:At a time when our country has high unemployment, rising gas prices (which impacts prices of all consumable and non-consumable) and an economy as unstable as ours, why would we impose a tax which will ultimately cause more jobs to be moved overseas?

Editor, Times-Union:Having lived in Warsaw all my life I know a lot of people. I'm not naive, and don't believe everything I read, especially in the letters to the editor page where it seems you can write whatever you want about someone with no proof.

- Tight Squeeze - Courteous Drivers - Use Your Headlights - Angels Among Us - Well Wishers - Festival Of Trees - Adopt-A-Family - No Sledding Tight Squeeze Editor, Times-Union: One assumes certain risks when writing outside the box.Therefore I will submit this article as a hypothesis. Culling is an agricultural process whereby sick and diseased animals are exterminated in order to maintain a healthy herd, justifiable from an agricultural perspective.God forbid the necessity to implement such a program on the human herd. My hypothesis, however, is based on the assumption that such a necessity actually exists.

Editor, Times-Union:You speak of trust in government. If you mean reliance and confidence as per the dictionary too many people trust the government.

Editor, Times-Union:Tobacco use is the No. 1 preventable cause of death in America. Every year, smoking and other tobacco use kill more than 400,000 Americans and cost the nation more than $96 billion in health care bills.

Editor, Times-Union:The Kosciusko County Farm Bureau salutes the Domino’s Pizza shareholders who rejected a resolution proposed by the Humane Society of the United States to require its pork suppliers to only buy pork from producers not using gestation-sow stalls.

Editor, Times-Union:This letter is in regard to the portion of Steven Hite's 3/21/07 letter that "informed" us of House Bill 1459. Unfortunately, the pleas of Mr. Hite and other ill-informed people have been heard at the Indiana Statehouse, as House Bill 1459 didn't garner enough votes for passage even before his letter was written.

Editor, Times-Union:A powerful movement has been blossoming throughout the Arab and greater Moslem world. Average people are weary of their despots and their repressive governments.

Editor, Times-Union:You really don't think Obama banning abortion will automatically end abortions in the world?

Editor, Times-Union: Kosciusko Area Bus Service has proudly provided public transportation to the residents of Kosciusko County for 30 years and appreciates the continuing support of the local community. During that time different service models have been tried in an effort to transport the most people in the most effective and efficient manner possible, and it was discovered that the present demand-response model most closely meets those goals and is commonly used in rural areas around the country.  Fixed routes have not proved effective in rural areas like Kosciusko County that have a low population density.

Editor, Times-Union:Heckaman Homes would like to express our concern for our friends and neighbors and all the families who have suffered damage and losses from this recent tragic event.