This week the Jasper Public Library and the Dubois Co Contractual Public Library join libraries in schools, campuses and communities nationwide in celebrating National Library Week, a time to highlight the value of libraries, librarians and library workers. Libraries today are more than repositories for books and other resources. Often the heart of their communities,…
I wanted to make all caretakers, as well as e-cigarette businesses and users, aware of a newsletter recently sent from the American Academy of Pediatrics regarding e-cigarette poisoning in children. The recent years’ boom of e-cigarette use has resulted in children of all ages having access to a new novel item, with phone calls to…
It has come to our attention that proponents of the Jasper “Clean Energy Project” have been using a report published by the Sierra Club and Worldwatch Institute in their efforts to promote plans to burn biomass to generate electricity. I would like to set the record straight on the Club’s position on biomass for energy….
With all the publicity surrounding the recent decision regarding our county engineer, I would like to express my stance on the issue. Along with the commissioners and a couple of other council members, I fought hard to give Jason Heile the raise he deserved at our annual budget meeting. The problem isn’t just with Jason’s…
As the deep freeze continues and thoughts of praying for global warming seem to make more sense every day, let us remember that this year begins anew the political cycle. There are many issues that face our nation, state, and local communities, but the more important one, and the easiest one for you to address,…
I believe it was Sam Adams who said in essence at the close of the 18th century that the American war was over, but the revolution was just beginning and was in its earliest phase. At the beginning of the 21st century, we find ourselves at a juncture in history where the final act in…
The proposed amendment to Indiana’s constitution, HJR-3, reads as follows: Only a marriage between one (1) man and one (1) woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Indiana. A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized. The House Judiciary Committee…
We are at a time in our lives when it seems many around us are in nursing homes. This we suppose has become part of the cycle of life. We write this letter to recognize and express gratitude for the efforts of all those that provide care in these places. From his initial diagnosis until…
On Sunday, November 17th, Washington and Daviess County were hit with an F-2 tornado that at last count damaged or destroyed around 105 businesses and homes in the city plus another 40 or so west of city limits. My initial assessment on Sunday night and early Monday morning was that it would take many weeks to clean up…
When we first arrived in Jasper last winter to begin work on its Downtown and Riverfront Master Plan, we had a general knowledge of the community: it had a strong arts tradition, was the seat of Dubois County as embodied by a quintessential Courthouse Square, continued to be positively influenced by its German heritage, and…
