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By John Estridge Dear Curtis and Brooke How are you? I am doing fine. Well, I have done better. It seems like I was having a much better time living here in Brookville before you, Curtis, became a president, and you, Brooke, became a vice president or male dictator and female dictator. Really, what is …
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AN EDITORIAL BY JOHN ESTRIDGE WARNING WARNING WARNING Just kidding. There is so much to write about concerning Brookville’s Town Council and the members who make up council, well, at least some of them. First, there is the ruling by the state’s Public Access Counselor on a complaint BTC was violating the state’s Open Door …
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AN EDITORIAL by John Estridge The old idioms and adages we all know and are familiar with exist for a reason. That reason, they are correct. And they withstand the test of time, over and over. The one that comes to mind for me lately is “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” I have …
AN EDITORIAL BY THE FIRED EDITOR JOHN ESTRIDGE My Long Suffering Wife Ruth and I were on vacation this past week, visiting what should have been warmer climates. Thus, I could not view the March 23 Brookville Town Council meeting until Thursday night, March 25. Let me say right off, I must express my gratitude …
By John Estridge A series of questions was sent by this Fired Editor to the Brookville Town Council concerning funding for the proposed new Brookville Town Hall. They were answered both verbally and in writing by BTC President Curtis Ward at the March 9 BTC meeting. Let’s start with the last question first and then …
An Editorial by John Estridge, the Fired Editor Brookville Town Council President Curtis Ward and the rest of the present town council members either do not really grasp Indiana’s Open Door Law or they don’t care. When elected officials take the oath of office they agree to uphold the Indiana Constitution. The Open Door Law …
An Editorial by John Estridge Tuesday night, February 9, Brookville Town Council President Curtis Ward read and received a unanimous vote to issue a Request for Proposals/Qualifications for a town hall. It is on a fast track with the bids from prospective companies to do the entire project from design to funding and looking at …
An editorial by John Estridge Most governmental entities in the country, state and especially in the Whitewater Valley encourage active public participation. It is because of the public, those who sit on town councils, county councils, county commissions and other elected offices, are there. And those people who are elected to the entities spend the …