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Thanks to all for the 'Roast'
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/23/09)
To the Editor: A very big thank you to the Clay County Chamber of Commerce for the recent "Roast" they had for me. And also to all who attended and to the ones who spoke at the program. I also received so many nice cards and telephone calls. I enjoyed them all...
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Not in favor of 'cap and trade'
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/23/09)
To the Editor: I am writing to urge Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Indianapolis) to vote against the "cap and trade" legislation that is currently pending in the Senate. The proposed taxes on energy will negatively impact all Hoosiers, by hurting families and businesses and slowing our already troubled economy...
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Health care reform needed
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/23/09)
To the Editor: I was amazed by the letter that appeared in the paper Monday, Aug. 3, claiming there is no health care crisis. There are many working poor in this country who do not have health insurance. They earn "too much" to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough to purchase insurance...
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Thanks for the encouragement
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/23/09)
To the Editor: To all my family, friends and even strangers: I would like to thank everyone that helped me through my recent surgery and treatments afterward. Everyone that prayed for me, brought food, called, sent cards, offered help or even just thought of me, I want to thank you all so very much...
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It's time to clean it all up
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/23/09)
To the Editor: On Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009, at 8 a.m., if you see a group of people around the Street Department Garage (across from NAPA), don't worry about it. If you see individuals, small groups, and slow moving vehicles on the street south of United States 40 from State Road 59 west to the city limits or north of U.S. 40 from Sherman Street west to the city limits, don't worry about it. It is a parade...
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Why in such a hurry?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/23/09)
To the Editor: We are all aware of how our President and Congress have been rushing and pushing to pass this massive and complicated health care bill that is going to put our country a trillion dollars or more in debt. But have you thought it through as to why the rush and do you realize that if the health care bill is passed, it will not go into affect until 2013?...
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Open letter to Congressman
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/23/09)
To the Editor: Dear Congressman: I grow weary of the dance, the duck and cover that you and your office appear to be performing. Your refusal to face your constituents is somewhat alarming. While it may be alarming, it certainly is telling: You have a different opinion of what is needed than what the majority of your constituents prefer and you don't want to hear us or change your mind. You feel you are correct and you don't want to have to defend your position...
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Area United Way sets up session for non-profits
(Community News ~ 08/23/09)
TERRE HAUTE -- In partnership with The Fund Raising School at the Indiana University Center of Philanthropy, the United Way of the Wabash Valley and the Indiana Nonprofit Resource Network are bringing a fundraising session to all non-profits. Fund Raising for Small Nonprofits is a two-day workshop, set for Sept. 16-17, from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., each day, at Corporate Square (large conference room), 2901 Ohio Blvd., Terre Haute...
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'2 Wheels 4 Tomorrow' set to take place Sept. 19
(Community News ~ 08/23/09)
TERRE HAUTE -- Hamilton Center, Inc., recently announced its second bike show "2 Wheels 4 Tomorrow," will take place from 9 a.m.-noon, Sept. 19. Spectrum Services, the rehabilitation division of Hamilton Center, is taking registration forms for the second motorcycle show, at the Spectrum building, located in the former Harley Davidson dealership, 1616 Wabash Ave., Terre Haute...
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CCLC tutors here to help
(Local News ~ 08/23/09)
It's never to late to learn how to read and the Clay County Literacy Coalition (CCLC) wants to remind people they are here to help. "We offer free tutoring services to adults 16-years-old and up," Coordinator Marty Bell said. "Our tutors are all volunteers and we furnish the materials."...
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Joyce A. Stevenson
(Obituary ~ 08/23/09)
Joyce A. Stevenson, 72, Clay County, passed away at 2:17 p.m., Aug. 23, 2009, at St. Vincent Clay Hospital. Services will be at Lawson-Miller Chapel, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009. Visitation will be at the funeral home Wednesday. A full obituary will appear in Wednesday's Brazil Times. Visit www.frenchfuneralhome.com to see a full obituary or to light a candle in her memory...
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Howard Lee Gieseking
(Obituary ~ 08/23/09)
Howard Lee Gieseking, 53, Brazil, died Aug. 21, 2009, at 4:30 a.m., at his residence. He was born march 22, 1955, in Clay County, the son of Wilbur Robert Gieseking and Zetta Vanatti Gieseking. He graduated from Brazil High School. In the past, he had worked as an automobile mechanic and had been a guard at the Putnamville Correctional Facility. He also served in the Army National Guard 1975-77...
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Family deems event 'special'
(Local News ~ 08/23/09)
For Kelli Ann Hall Jones, Saturday's festivities were very special. "It's so important," Jones said Saturday following the dedication ceremony for the Charles B. Hall Memorial in front of Brazil City Hall. Jones is the youngest of Hall's children and lives in Oklahoma City, Okla. Until the ceremony, she had never seen her father's hometown...
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Honored
(Local News ~ 08/23/09)
Hall monument dedicated Ted Englehart remembers Charles B. Hall as being "very likable." "He was a very fine man," Englehart told approximately 150 people that attended the Charles B. Hall monument dedication in front of Brazil City Hall Saturday. "He was very soft-spoken."...
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Knights open season at Early Bird Invite
(High School Sports ~ 08/23/09)
Staff Report TERRE HAUTE -- Results were mixed for the Northview cross country teams competing at the Early Bird Invite held at the Lavern Gibson Championship Course on Saturday morning. The Northview boys got a 15th-place finish from Conor Strain to spearhead a seventh-place overall finish. The girls meanwhile were eighth and were led by a 23rd-place finish from Alyssa Conrad...
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Smith claims first win at Lincoln Park Speedway
(Professional Sports ~ 08/23/09)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor PUTNAMVILLE -- The pits at Lincoln Park Speedway were full on Saturday night as 110 race cars unloaded for the evening's racing action. There were 36 sprint cars on hand including veteran hotshoe, Jon Stanbrough, who hustled back from a runner-up finish in the Tony Bettenhausen 100 Silver Crown event on the Springfield mile earlier in the afternoon. Shane Hollingsworth also made the trip back to central Indiana for a run at a sprint car feature win at LPS...
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