Opinion

To the Editor: We have one of the best county 4-H fairs in the state of Indiana and it is made up of many, many, many volunteers. We have the Fair Board officers, the Fair Board, the superintendents from each department, the 4-H Council and then these volunteers ask even more volunteers to work various jobs. One of these is parking cars...

To the Editor: As Democratic candidates running for office in Putnam County, we are greatly concerned by the lack of enthusiasm from multiple Republican candidates to engage the citizens of this community through participating in the candidate forums/debates sponsored by the Greencastle League of Women Voters...

It’s so easy these days to despair about the future of our country. It feels like half the people I run into just want to pull the covers over their heads and ignore the news. There’s dysfunction at the highest levels of government. Recent reports - the new book by Bob Woodward and a New York Times op-ed - reveal that top administration officials are so worried about the president’s impulses that they’ve formed a sort of “resistance” movement to thwart them. ...

To the Editor: Each year the week of Sept. 17-23 is set aside to pay homage to the Constitution of the United States of America. Washburn Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, urges all Americans to review this document which provides the framework of our government...

To the Editor: I would like to share some of my thoughts of John McCain. I would like to start with two quotes from past presidents. John F. Kennedy said, “Let us not seek the Republican answer nor the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix blame for the past. Let us accept our responsibility for the future.”...

To the Editor: On behalf of the PC Youth Development Commission we wish to extend our heartfelt appreciation to the Putnam County community for your generosity in support of our 10th annual “Dancing with the Putnam County Stars.” Words cannot begin to express how humbled we are to live in such an extraordinary community that embraces our mission of serving children and youth of Putnam County. ...

To The Editor: The Putnam County Young Farmers would like to thank the sponsors of their Hunger Coalition project. The group was able to raise money to purchase four hogs at the Putnam County 4-H Livestock Auction which were processed into ground meat by Rice’s Quality Farm Meats in Spencer. The ground meat will be distributed to five food pantries in Putnam County for distribution to families this fall...