State superintendent hopeful meets with principals at TCHS
Dr. Tony Bennett, the Republican candidate for state superintendent of public instruction, paid a visit to Triton Central High School Tuesday morning. He was the keynote speaker before an audience of nearly two dozen area school administrators for the annual business meeting of the Indiana Association of School Principals, District 10.
Stances differ on property tax caps
The four candidates seeking to represent Howard County residents in the Indiana House took differing stances on a number of issues during a debate Wednesday, including the impact of the new U.S. 31 bypass on Kokomo. Incumbent Democrat Ron Herrell discussed the issues with his Republican challenger Jason Miller for the District 30 seat, while Republican Jacque Clements and Democrat Bob Snow in the race for the vacant District 38 seat went head-to-head.
State candidates face off at forum
Candidates for state senator and representative took the podium Wednesday night at forum hosted by the Greencastle League of Women Voters and DePauw University radio station WGRE-FM. Present at the forum, which was held at the Watson Forum in the Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media on the DePauw campus, were Republican Connie Lawson, who is running unopposed for District 24 state senator; Republican Richard Bray, who will face Democratic opponent Joseph Osborn for the District 37 senator’s seat; and Republican Amos Thomas, Democrat Nancy Michael and Libertarian Darrell Goldman, who are all vying for the office of District 44 state representative.
State looks to lead in wind energy
If Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has his way, Indiana will be a leader in the country for alternative energy production. Brevini Power Transmission’s announcement Wednesday that it will bring 455 jobs to Delaware County to manufacture gear boxes for wind turbines fits Daniels’ goal, as does the fact that the state has the country’s second largest wind farm operation, in Benton County. Although Brevini’s gear boxes likely will go to wind turbines in Germany, the company is looking at supplying parts to North American wind farms in the near future. Indiana would like to be the home for much of that part manufacturing, said Mitch Frazier of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation.
