Wait just a dad-burn minute! On election day, I voted for the candidate, not a superdelegate.
It’s ludicrous that Kokomo and Howard County can’t lower our taxes, yet we have two local groups vying for the dubious distinction as presenting the YMCA with their choice of a free, prime parcel of land.
I am better at building trails than planning for them. If you want to be part of something special, try to join us for part of the day Saturday.
In 2006, Indiana adopted a telecommunications and video reform bill that experts have widely acclaimed as “the best legislation of its kind anywhere in the country.
Indiana is pivotal in the contest between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for president. We must make wise decisions as we enter the voting booths.
Recently, a friend asked me why in the world I would support a woman for president of the United States.
I just read the Mayor’s ideas on annexation. Not only is it a great idea, I don't see how we can grow without it.
Harper vows to pay back Tipton County
On Jan. 23, I filed as a candidate for Tipton County Commissioner. I have lived in this community all of my life and it is my desire to hold the office of county commissioner so that I can begin giving back to a community that paid me in advance with immeasurable advantages.
In this day of violence and strife, Kokomo has been a shining light in a sometimes dark world. On April 14, the Barr family was burnt out of their home.
To all our family, friends and the entire community of Kokomo: We will be forever grateful for all your gifts of prayer, kindness, words, food, flowers, scholarship donations and wonderful stories that you shared with us.
Thank you for the opportunity to inform your readers about Operation Public Servant.
Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a world without guns. Although many people think of this as peace, gun control and peace can never coincide.
I am fed up with your opinion page – so much so that I refuse to renew my subscription to the Kokomo Tribune!
We have watched and seen good-paying jobs removed from our area.
For the past several months, we have heard the presidential candidates spewing venom and declaring how incompetent their opponents are.
The subject of this column today is about medicines that many people need but cannot afford.
Resident tilts at wind farms
One would like to think that we are all focused on ways to improve our communities and our planet. I support the research and use of renewable sources of energy within means.
The IRS needs your help.
Starting in May, economic stimulus payments of up to $600 for individuals ($1,200 for married couples) will be issued by the IRS based on 2007 tax returns. Parents also get $300 for each eligible child.
The Washington Monument was started on July 4, 1848, and in the cornerstone was placed a Holy Bible.
I have learned that there are a lot of folks in our community that do not know about a service that the Community
Howard County homeowners that paid property taxes in 2007 should have received a rebate check.
As the legislature’s schedule winds to a close, I am left with both panic and dismay at the choice they appear to be making in Indianapolis.
March 10 is a day when we should stop for a moment and remember a very remarkable person who contributed so much to the freedom of her fellow Americans.
I’m writing in regards to the article in the Tribune pertaining to the development of parks on the site of the former Continental Steel plant.
One of the legitimate issues facing Indiana state lawmakers and the restructuring of property tax is local government funding.
I am writing to express my thoughts and concerns about the Continental Steel site and what to do with it.
Each year the Indiana State Reading Association (ISRA), the Hoosier State Press Association (HSPA), and the Indiana Department of Education work together to promote reading in our state by observing Newspaper in Education Week.
My name is Dorena Taylor, and I’m a volunteer for CASA. That stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate and what we do is very important to the children who are in the court system. We are the voice of the child in the courtroom.
I, like everyone else, wonder how many more tax burdens we can carry?
This is in response to the reader about the flag-watchers at Wal-Mart: I applaud you for giving your opinion and letting
Please save room at the hitchin’ post for the white horse. In a recent editorial in the Kokomo Tribune, state Rep. Bill Friend, R-Macy, was very vocal in criticizing Indiana House Democrats for withdrawing House Joint Resolution 1
Conditions dictate use of headlights
Recent hazardous road conditions have prompted me to finally act on intentions held for some time now. Pastor Rick Warren in his best-selling book started out by saying it so well.
This letter is in reference to the letter another reader sent to you a couple of weeks ago about Wal-Mart’s American flag.
I am a present day conservative. I wasn’t always. I voted for Truman and JFK and, today, both of them would make good Republicans.
Criticizing foreign-car owners is hypocritical
I am getting tired of hearing all of the griping about people like myself who choose to drive foreign cars.
Churches must start teaching the Word
Where are the anointed, dedicated clergy that used to preach the Word “as it is written?”
On Dec. 7, 1941, the United States of America was attacked by the Japanese. America was caught flat-footed. We were way behind in materials, men, training and logistics.
Seeing that Christmas has come and gone so fast that you barely had time to think, let’s take a little time and think of the unfortunate children in our area.
Is it really a financial decision? Is it really a way to reach career goals? Is it, in some minds, a way to protect a family? What, exactly, does the decision to have an abortion mean?
Regrettably, I just read the obituary for one of the finest businessmen I have ever had the pleasure to deal with. Jeff Schwierman.
My name is Carla Russell, and I sew handmade blankets for Project Linus.
‘Extreme cooperation’ leads to happy outcome
From time to time, I see exceptional service provided by the staff of Howard Regional Health System.
I am writing this, hoping you will print it.
New Year’s Day Tribune headline: “Goodnight victory tops 2007 stories.”
As lifelong residents of Kokomo and members of the Pioneer Auto Club, my wife and I have been involved in many automotive heritage-related events and projects over the years.
This letter is to the taxpayers all over the state. Our property tax is out of line all over the state. There is nothing fair about it.
I would not have thought a respected, civic-minded organization like the Knights of Columbus would stoop so low.
Do you want to be the others to others?
“Richer and richer,” the titled editorial in a recent Kokomo Tribune, hot off the presses of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, wanted the repeal of Bush’s tax cuts.
The recent National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) release has created an interesting discourse.
People need more Hannahs
Praise for Hannah.
Yes, we have rules and for the rest of our lives.
I am happy you have good ideas for your future.
I am a member of KAP (Kids Against Pollution). We are a group of kids working to stop pollution. Please help spread the word that recycling is the right thing to do!
During the campaign period leading up to the last gubernatorial election, Gov. Daniels “promised” that, if elected, he would do whatever necessary to bring Indiana into the daylight-saving-time fold.
During the Christmas season, all of us think about the gifts we are giving and receiving. What we don’t often think about is all of the trash produced in the process.
When the Kokomo Tribune exposed a 13-year-old for whatever reason, who was taught the lesson?
Pearl Harbor: Our younger generations have conveniently forgotten what that means.
We’re writing to you and hope that everyone who has been praying for our son, David Mote of Kokomo, will see this. There were so many people from a lot of churches whom we do not know how to thank.
Irony abounds in Ms. Linda Campbell’s column concerning “The Golden Compass” (KT, Dec. 3, page A4).
I can’t help but be so very touched when I read Ray Day’s column, “Unlock your precious memories.” The way he wrote it and the things he said just grabbed my heart so much, I had to write and say thank you.
Recently, the Kokomo Common Council received criticism for waiting to decide on funding new tornado sirens. I believe waiting was the right thing to do.
The old saying is true: “One is never too old to learn.” I would like to share with you something that I myself have recently learned while observing the actions of our highly respected local and state politicians.
When Dan Hogan passed away last Sunday the City of Kokomo not only lost a “wonderful individual”, as Andy Castner stated in the Kokomo Tribune.
As we begin to experience, and enter, the winter season, many fellow Hoosiers will begin to experience what is called “seasonal affective disorder,” or SAD. It’s seasonal depression experienced when levels of serotonin dip due to a lack of sunlight.
Voter OK for capital projects a good idea
This is in response to the article (Tribune, Nov. 5) concerning Governor Daniels’ proposal to require voter approval for local government and school construction projects.
Kokomo nickname belongs to all of us
I am writing in reference to your column in the Nov. 14 issue of the Tribune, concerning the changing of the Kokomo logo “City of Firsts.”
A hero was buried in Kokomo Saturday.
He was a World War II veteran whose battles and campaigns occurred in the Rhineland and Central Europe.
Innkeeper’s tax adds insult to injury, UAW is not the enemy
Reader notes police who saved her dog
I would like this to be in the newspaper for the Kokomo community to know we have good patrol officers.
Thank you to the Golden Corral Restaurant in Kokomo for honoring veterans with its annual Veterans Day meal. This act of recognition for the service of America’s veterans is always greatly appreciated.
I would like to know what happened to the movie “September Dawn?
On May 12 of this year, the front page of the Kokomo Tribune asked the question, “Can the local GOP right itself in time for November 6”? I believed at the time that the short answer was a resounding no!
I have heard it said: “Profanity is the attempt of a feeble mind to express itself forcibly.” As I heard the news about the NCAA’s new ruling to forbid “profanity” by its coaches, I wondered what words would be forbidden for use of their “feeble-minded” coaches?
Greg Sheline is Kokomo’s best choice in the 2nd District. Vote to return Greg to his place on the Common Council.
In the third and final mayoral debate on Wednesday, Oct. 24, Democrat Greg Goodnight challenged Republican Rick Hamilton about the $1.7 million cost of the cleanup of the Midwest Plating company property in 1986.
My high school government teacher taught all students that the legislative body is the one that votes on taxes, not the executive branch.
Kokomo needs to re-elect Mike Karickhoff to the Kokomo city council. His experience and commitment are unmatched by any other candidate running for that position.
Both Mr. Greg Goodnight and Mr. Ron Herrell have recently written with explanations of the property and business inventory tax issues. I appreciate their respective efforts to explain and clarify these and other tax issues.
If you are like me (one of the seemingly fewer who remain to never use the letter “X” to abbreviate the word “Christmas”), you may not care to consider Wikipedia’s explanation.
I read the article about Tipton putting up the Ten Commandments.
While driving through Kokomo one recent evening, I began contemplating the motto, “City of Firsts.” How did Kokomo have so many “firsts”? I believe it came through opportunity and innovation.
Jack Adams was truly Kokomo’s finest police officer. He has been my hero since the courthouse was bombed.
Who is policing Kokomo police?
Driving in Kokomo can be comical at times. Bumper-to-bumper jams on Washington Street can occasionally cause delays.
I see in the newspaper and on the television news that someone tried to kidnap a teen on the way to school Sept. 21 at 6:30 a.m. (it was dark outside).
We have known Kevin Summers since he was a young boy. We have watched him grow into a responsible and caring adult.
After reading an article in the Kokomo Tribune dated Sept. 11, 2007, and having attended the first mayoral debate, I feel that it is necessary to respond to Greg Goodnight’s attempt to blame Republicans for the phase-out of Indiana’s inventory tax.
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of meeting someone from the campaign staff of Greg Goodnight, candidate for mayor of Kokomo. I had called their headquarters so I could register to vote.
Debates providing voters information
On behalf of the Howard County Republican Party, I would like to thank the Kokomo Tribune, Kokomo Perspective and WIOU for conducting the mayoral election debate on Oct. 10.
President’s daughters mustn’t be in Iraq
In my opinion, Diane Sawyer was being a smart-aleck when she interviewed Jena Bush.
I have recently retired after working for the City of Kokomo for over 33 years. I began my career in public service under the successful leadership of Democratic Mayor John Peacock. It takes a little effort for one to speak critically of the past, but I choose to focus on the future of our city.
Foreign cars linked to tax increases
With regard to your recent publication of Gary Varvel’s cartoon depicting autoworkers on strike being paraded by a stream of foreign-made autos:
Gov. Daniels is winning another one for business. While he recently had officials from six counties traveling south to Indianapolis asking for increased state income and/or sales tax, or both, he is wining.
There is a lot of talk about eliminating property taxes. I agree that something needs to be done, but to eliminate them entirely makes no sense to me.
Greg Goodnight has qualifications to resolve city’s issues
I am the chairman of the Howard County Democrats and am proud to publicly endorse Greg Goodnight as our candidate for mayor of Kokomo.
Goodnight has energy and commitment
Greg Goodnight wants to be a mayor for the families and the working men and women of Kokomo. Greg knows what it means to work hard, just like you do.
This is to correct some misinformation Mr. Bill Carter presented in a letter to the editor when he accused the City and mayor of “eroding a taxpayer benefit” by not picking up construction material that Mr. Carter had at his residence.
Recently I called the Street Department to have a pile of non-trash picked up in the alley. The pile consists of stones, concrete and boards.v
The front page picture in today’s Kokomo Tribune shows boys saluting, and labeled “students” of Sts. Joan of Arc and Patrick. I am not sure if it occurred to you all but those boys are Boy Scouts.
he Canadian, government-owned utility, SaskPower, recently shelved its 450 megawatt coal plant because it was too expensive to capture and store its global warming carbon emissions.
The articles in the Sept. 13 Kokomo Tribune are testimonies of the courageous legacy of Ryan White. He is deserving of all the honors written about him.
Mr. Carter has brought to our attention a significant problem that will, in all probability, be faced 20 or 30 years from now: what to call the bypass of the bypass?
