Kokomo —
Efforts to discredit Magers ‘disgusting’
My right index finger is sliding over the top of my left index finger as I say, SHAME ON YOU, SHAME ON YOU. I am talking to you, Mr. Randy Morris and Mr. Nicholas Kile. As city controller and an attorney serving the City of Kokomo, respectively, it was revealing and disgusting to read in the Kokomo Tribune the remarks and efforts you took to discredit the efforts of Mr. John Magers, superintendent of Taylor Community Schools.
Fortunately, the Indiana State Board of Accounts has noted the error of your ways and vindicated Mr. Magers, as he rightfully exercised his job responsibilities.
It set me to wondering, however, have we found the factious source or only another example of the actions emanating in recent months to seemingly pit the interests of the City of Kokomo against Howard County at-large on a variety of issues? Are we not a community within a community that should be seeking to communicate and mediate our desires to achieve the best and balanced interests of both communities?
It is bad enough that we have to endure endless political bickering at the national level. Is it not possible at the local level to act in a civil and constructive manner?
Until I see efforts of our local officials to engage positively with each other, I see little to do other than to say, SHAME ON YOU, SHAME ON YOU.
David W. Turner, Kokomo
Filibuster rules hold America hostage
Filibusters in the United States Senate are obstructive tactics used to prevent a measure from being brought to the floor for a vote.
In the ’50s, politicians used common sense and would only filibuster when necessary – one or two times a year. Today, a record-breaking number of filibusters by Senate Republicans are blocking almost every bill and effectively shutting down our government.
By overusing and abusing the filibuster, Senate Republicans are changing the constitutional structure of our government, rendering our democracy inoperable. They are obstructing the operation of our government for their own political gain rather than doing what’s in the best interest of America.
There is hope of putting our government back on the right track. Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, and a handful of other senators are working to change the Senate rules that govern the filibuster.
Among those senators is a freshman senator from Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren, who will be working hard to change the filibuster rules.
If filibuster rules are successfully changed, we might even see the 375 laws held hostage by the Republicans brought to the floor of the Senate for a vote. Then, we might just get four great years with a working government and a president who has promised to work hard for the bulk of the American people – the middle class.
Larry Brooks, Kokomo
Letters
November 27, 2012
Letters to the editor - Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012
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- June 19, 2013: Letters to the editor Let residents vote on wind farm issue As the wind farms, with all the controversy around them, approach the Greentown area, it makes one wonder what brought them here to begin with? With the number of people who live in the country, and with some of
- June 18, 2013: Letters to the editor E.ON assurances are empty promises Since recently learning that my home is literally inside the footprint of the proposed Howard County Wildcat Wind Farm, I have been doing all I can to learn about the potential impacts the industrial wind turbines c
- June 17, 2013: Letters to the editor Notification laws wrongly waived Law once required people to notify neighbors through county officials if they wanted to change anything on their property. These laws were waived without our knowledge regarding turbines. Most here didn't know they we
- June 16, 2013: Letters to the editor 'CAVE' residents tilt at windmills Like Don Quixote, the CRB is looking at the windmill as an evil enemy to be smitten and driven from the land. The problem is CRB members are not being responsible. If they were so concerned, they would disconnect fr
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Letters to the Editor: June 14, 2013
As part of the new Tipton County Contradictory Plan of the future, county officials are seeking to attract and retain young people to ease population decline. Tipton officials' answer to steady population decline is bla
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June 12, 2013: Letters to the editor
County population too big for turbines
I am a citizen of eastern Howard County and have attended the last three Howard County commissioners' meetings.
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Heck urges students to stand for beliefs
Heck urges students to stand for beliefs
First off, I would like to say that I am a proud 2005 Eastern High School graduate. I had the honor of having Mr. Peter Heck as a teacher for not one, but two classes.
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June 7, 2013: Letters to the editor
Something stinks in the White House
Three major scandals have arisen in our government.
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June 6, 2013: Letters to the editor
In defense of those who serve the public
Memorial Day was our yearly reminder to appreciate the men and women who serve in our armed forces.
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