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Correction by Alan Shultz I guess you could say I've consumed more than my fair share of fast food over the years. Just the sheer number of times I've made my way to the food counter has significantly upped my chances for food blunders. It was the taste for a fish sandwich that did me in last Friday. More ... Thank a teacher "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." - Henry Brooks Adams Teachers mold our future citizens through their guidance and education. They spend countless hours outside their classrooms preparing lessons, evaluating progress, and counseling and coaching students. Few other professionals touch as many people as teachers do. More ... Champaign taste on a beer budget To continue to adhere to a county road plan, (albeit an amazingly well thought-out plan) that the county cannot afford is like repeatedly ramming your head into a brick wall. It hurts, the pain lingers and you don't want to suffer the consequential bruises after a few times. More ... Capital Comments Odds of recession By Larry DeBoer ldeboer@purdue.edu Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University We may have a recession in 2007 or 2008. Or we may not. Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan made waves back in March by putting the odds of recession over the next year at one out of three. More likely than usual, but still unlikely. But why do we need odds or probabilities? Why can't e... More ... Read the Story... Web poll Tell us starting Wednesday at our web site, carrollcountycomet.com Each week the Comet polls its readers on a different topic. Vote online at carrollcountycomet.com starting each Thursday, and then click the Comments link to send us an email voicing your opinion. The best responses will be pr... More ... |