Editor, Times-Union:As president of Kosciusko County Farm Bureau I would like to give the taxpayers of Kosciusko County the following information regarding the Warsaw Community Schools referendum so they can make an informed decision which will appear on the ballot for the May 5 election. 

Editor, Times-Union:Miss Arnold, I really don't think the union thugs, as you call them, are the problem with towns like Detroit and Pittsburgh.

Editor, Times-Union:Wow! It’s hard to believe that five years have passed for the Polar Plunge.

Editor, Times-Union:On Aug. 27 my brother, Dale Zimmerman, had a level 2 stroke at the age of 50 and has been out of work for 10 days now. The doctor says he can go back to work today (Wednesday), but must not overdo it or he could suffer another stroke worse than the first one.

Editor, Times-Union:Well, Mr. Sanders, maybe you didn't read all of my letter.

Editor, Times-Union:Community policing is a good, proven concept that involves the efforts of law enforcement and the community working together to prosper in proactive enforcement.

Editor, Times-Union:Obama’s support of Islam and the followers of that religion made me think of Yogi Bear.

Editor, Times-Union:Well, our county commissioners have out done themselves again.

Seat belts save lives. Buckle up, it's the law. Only "dummies" don't buckle up. We've all heard them before.Those cliches that try to get us to obey the law and buckle up.For some, though, seat belts are a nuisance.For others, seat belts are life savers. I'm one of those people who believe they're life savers.But I didn't always think so. On Oct.30, 1997, I was in a rush.Basketball practice was over at 6:30 p.m.and I had to be at a downtown Indianapolis school board meeting at 7 p.m.I was not totally certain where the building was where the meeting was going to be held. I had directions because I called the school administration office that day to find out where the meeting was going to be.Not that directions are a great help to me, I'm not the world's best navigator. I didn't want to go to the meeting, but as part of my news media course in college, I was required to go.

- Good Job, Tigers - Rights Of Children - AIDS Class Good Job, Tigers Editor, Times-Union: Thanks to the Tigers. Well, there's no doubt that the loss of a game with the potential magnitude of the Tigers vs.Penn is difficult to accept.All of us - parents, fans and especially players - will look back to the game for years to come with thoughts of what might have been.Most of all, those seniors on the team who gave so much.

Editor, Times-Union:April 22, 1970, was the first Earth Day celebration.  Approximately 10 percent of the population took part in this grassroots celebration of our planet.

Editor, Times-Union:Last Friday night (9/28) someone drove through my yard on CR 225S and took out my mail box, cedar post and all - gone!

Editor, Times-Union:The concept of "separation of church and state" is a myth.

Editor, Times-Union:I have been told that presidents don't lie, Joint Chiefs don't lie, congressmen and senators don't lie. I guess only working-class tax slaves lie.

Editor, Times-Union:The right to free speech is one of the most treasured amendments we have. Most of us can’t name many of the other amendments, but everyone knows free speech.

Editor, Times-Union:Apparently, I have struck a nerve into the Collins. First of all, I have to address the Collins that I was responding to someone else's short-sighted logic ...

Editor, Times-Union:Did you realize that Governor Mitch Daniels and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett are selling the public a false bill of goods?

Editor, Times-Union:Last night my husband and I went to see "Big" at the WWT.

Editor, Times-Union:Last Wednesday evening, Dr. Rob Haworth and members of the Warsaw Community Schools Information Technology staff shared their vision of the 1 to 1 Laptop Initiative during a meeting held in the Performing Arts Center.

- Abuse Prevention - Bible Teaching - Deception - Tax And Spend Abuse Prevention Editor, Times-Union: The month of April is devoted to celebrating everything we can do to transform our community into a place that cares about and actively supports families and children.By ensuring that all parents in our community have access to quality child care, affordable health services, parenting education resources and substance abuse and mental health programs, we make progress toward what the month stands for: April is Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Editor, Times-Union:Those on the rght keep harping on how they're looking to "save" the American people from the horrors and evils of government-run insurance and care.

Editor, Times-Union:I enjoyed reading your News Views in the Feb. 2 issue of the Times-Union.

Editor, Times-Union:Like many fellow Americans across this great nation, I, too, am fed up with our current government and especially our Congressional leadership and the partisan bickering that has plagued our nation for the past four years. But why should I, or anyone else, believe that Barack Hussein Obama Jr., the Democratic presidential hopeful, is the one to bring "change" to this country?

In nearly two decades of attending school board meetings, covering meetings regarding school business and reading about the decisions of school board members, never have I felt so uninformed as with recent proposals by the Warsaw Community School Corp. Whenever a corporation has suggested schools be closed and a new one built, the justification has always been accompanied by charts, graphs and columns of figures.If a representative said the corporation would save money - voila! Long columns of numbers were provided on a screen and on handouts for anyone to follow along.The savings, over the course of a few years, were always evident.

Editor, Times-Union:Some thoughts on the Congress we have put in place.