LPD update needed
The Pharos-Tribune sends this Rose to police officials ensuring officers have updated life-saving equipment:
The police department currently has five defibrillators, three of which are defective, and they’ve all been around for a decade. The department wants to trade them in for six new ones — one for each patrol car on the road.
Police Chief Mike Clark said the devices have been used many times to save lives. It’s likely they’ll be used more in the future as well. When that time comes, there’s no time for malfunctioning equipment. We applaud LPD leaders for making sure officers are equipped to save lives. We also applaud the Logansport Public Safety Committee, which is fast-tracking the request, by addressing the issue with the urgency it deserves.
Thumbs up for vote centers
The Pharos-Tribune sends this Rose to Miami County officials:
Miami County officials are assembling a committee to look into implementing vote centers in the county. The committee will look into possible locations for the centers, technology challenges, how to set up early voting and also conduct a cost analysis.
Officials there say the centers would do away with precinct polling places and make voting easier and more convenient for residents. Having a couple elections under our belt with voting centers, we agree. Before Cass County started using vote centers, it had 20 polling places. That number dropped to seven in the first year. That same year the county saved more than $67,000. Using the centers seems like a no-brainer. We hope Miami County follows Cass County’s lead.
Your turn
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Opinion
Thorns and Roses - Feb. 22, 2013
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OUR VIEW: Are you prepared for a disaster?
As you read today’s final installment on disaster preparedness, which focuses on earthquakes and their very real threat right here in Indiana, we hope you take the message to heart and make the decision to prepare yourself. If you don’t, no one else will.
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KNISELY: What are odds of that?
As you read this, I’ll be basking in the warm sun on a Florida beach. I’m not sure where you’ll be when reading this, but I’m pretty sure I’ll be coming out the winner. Seems only fair considering I was moving boxes in the rain just a few Sundays ago.
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PUBLIC FORUM: Minimize our risk before making bet
A Logansport letter-writer calls a local proposal to generate energy from refuse-derived fuels a risky gamble.
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PUBLIC FORUM: Thanks for making event a success
A Big Brothers, Big Sisters representative is grateful for the community's support in a recent fundraiser.
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WOLFSIE: Writing on the walls
Sometimes when I am trying to think of an idea for my column, I just stare at the wall. That’s not a bad thing, because on the wall in my home office is a collection of special pieces of memorabi-lia that inspire me to write, reminding me of the talented people I have had the privilege to meet.
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HAYDEN: From good to great in education not the way
On the campaign trail last year and early into his administration, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said repeatedly that his goal as governor would be to take Indiana from “good to great.”
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THEIR VIEW: Big Brother looms large in D.C.
The federal government, working under the cloak of secrecy, has been having a heyday at the expense of all Americans.
First we learn the IRS has been targeting conservatives — applications for tax-exempt status by tea party groups were wrongly singled out for extra scrutiny. -
KITCHELL: Waste-to-energy a big waste of time
Had all of Logansport attended the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists Awards ceremony last month in Indianapolis, we all would have learned that the No. 1 editorial written in the state in the past year was about a subject that sounds familiar to Logansport residents.
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THEIR VIEW: Keep teens safe on the roadways
Indiana was able to achieve welcome decreases in teen-driving deaths after adopting graduated driver’s license laws. But it appears some of the benefits of easing teen drivers more slowly into the responsibilities associated with driving are leveling off.
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