Readers’ Views: Perry Township Constable’s Office
Editor,
The Perry Township Constable’s Office has gone through a lot of changes over the past year. With all of the negative publicity we have received, it was time to show the community the services we are providing. Most people don’t even know what a Constable is or what the job functions are. Historically, the title comes from the Latin comes stabuli (count of the stables) and the constable was the officer responsible for keeping the horses or a lord or monarch. Here within Marion County, the Constable’s Office is the official responsible for the service of process in the small claims courts. The officers serve papers such as summonses and subpoenas for people to appear in court in civil matters. The Constable’s Office is also a fully empowered law enforcement office.
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Read on for an example of the blackest holiday heresy
I am about to make a statement some will consider Holiday Heresy.
So be it. I don’t care. I’ve held it in for years and I just do it anymore. Batten down the hatches and get the kids out of earshot, because here it comes:
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I should have just turned it off
Call me a masochist.
But I often do things even though I know everything will turn out negative.
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What were you thinking, O.J.?
O.J., O.J., O.J….
What were you thinking? You had to know you weren’t getting out of this one.
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Whatever happened to the Wal-Mart “Greeter?”
Editor,
Not so long ago I can remember going into my local Beech Grove Wal-Mart and being greeted by a smiling face saying, “Welcome to Wal-Mart!” However, these days have since gone away, to where I do not know.
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Community newspapers: A letter from the publisher
News of layoffs and cutbacks flood the air waves and dominate the mainstream media. Locally, we learned a rival community newspaper serving the south side, The Spotlight, was closing its doors. The Spotlight, until purchased by Gannett a few years ago, had a long history of local ownership. The community as a whole has lost a voice and we a friendly rival. The Southside Times continues as an independent, locally owned and operated community newspaper. It is this independence and local ownership which keeps us moving. It is our niche to report on people and events who would for the most part be ignored by the metro daily. We also serve as a cost-effective advertising vehicle for area businesses to reach the markets closest to their locations.
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As soon as dinner’s over, Christmas has officially begun
The Thanksgiving leftovers weren’t even in their Tupperware yet when my brother-in-law sighed, pushed himself away from the table and began trudging away, in the general direction of the attic.
“Where’s he going?” my brother P.D. asked our sister Amy, John’s wife.
John overheard and hollered … well, what he said was not exactly in the spirit of Thanksgiving, if you get my drift.
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Let’s give something really valuable this holiday season
A few days ago, I spoke with some very wise people who lived through the Great Depression.
When I asked about favorite Christmas gifts they received as children, all of them had an immediate memory to share.
One woman stated that her father made a doll cradle from an orange crate. Her mother sewed a baby blanket to fit the cradle.
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Athletes should keep guns
If you’ve watched any national news in the past few days, you’d think that after Mumbai, Plaxico Burress shooting himself in the leg is the most important story out there.
At a Manhattan club last Friday night, the New York Giants wide receiver accidentally shot himself in the leg. It’s unclear how this happened, but today he is fine. He reportedly laughed about the incident to teammates after being released from the hospital, and without even a limp, today his biggest problems are legal ones — not physical.
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The best times include melted butter and maple syrup
There’s a very old, very subtle Chinese curse that goes something like this: “May you live in interesting times.”
Well, it seems to have happened. These are indeed interesting times. And with that in mind, I’d like to discuss something that concerns every thinking American:
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