Editorials
Our View: On holiday shopping and giving
The day after Thanksgiving Day generally launches us into the Christmas shopping madness season. Many stores across the land opened at 5 a.m. Friday. Some stores even pushed their early openings to 4 a.m.
Holiday gift giving and shopping are a fun and rewarding time for many. During this holiday season we encourage you to do two things: Shop at your locally owned hometown store and remember those who are less fortunate by supporting your favorite charity.
The rewards of shopping at locally owned stores in your hometown are many. The dollars you spend here stay here and are invested back into the community to support many programs that make small town living worthwhile. Those out of town folks don’t often sponsor the athletic teams or manage the worthwhile programs that take place right here in Rush County.
Give your local merchant a chance to find the item you think is only available in the big city. You may be surprised to find that it is available and there’s not much price difference when you consider your travel and the time you invested in going out of town.
Supporting local charities at this time of the year gives back to your neighbor that may be in need.
Shopping and donating locally is your best investment in continuing to make your community vibrant and worth living in.
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- Easy money led to market crash Maybe things had to get this bad before they could get better. A 500-point plunge in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the collapse of a major brokerage firm shook both Wall Street and Main Street to the very core Monday.
- Our View: On school building plan It is a given that the Arlington and Milroy Elementary schools in Rush County are both approaching 100 years of age, are outdated and are in need of replacement.
- Our View: Thanks for your efforts Another chapter in Rushville’s history will come to a close Tuesday when the Rushville City Council meets for the last time.
- Our View: On the Rushville Animal Shelter Many area residents are aware of allegations regarding improper euthanasia practices at the Rushville Animal Shelter.
- Our View: On election outcome Local voters have spoken and their message appears to have been that it is time for a change. Of the seven people elected locally only two were incumbents.
- Our View: Amphitheater is worthy of community support It would be difficult to argue that the amphitheater in Riverside Park on Rushville’s south side is not a great addition to our community.
- Another View: Ethanol debate needs airing Public debates are usually viewed as a war, with one side winning and one losing. And debates are often seen as a negative, with each side using nasty exaggerations and the public unable to decipher the truth.
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Our View: On anonymous comments
The Issue
Should anonymous comments be posted online and printed in the
newspaper?
Our View
Unsigned comments are acceptable as long as everyone follows the rules. - From the publisher A lot of people have been talking about the content of managing editor Kevin Green’s column this past Monday. The response has been overwhelmingly positive.
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Our View: On economic development
Sir Walter Scott is credited with saying in Rob Roy that “time waits for no man.”
Rush County Economic & Community Development Corporation Executive Director Greg Griffin tendered his letter of resignation in late May. - More Editorials Headlines
