Meeting fans still thrills USC star

November 25, 2006

By CHRIS TRAINOR
Index-Journal staff writer

On the eve of the Palmetto State’s biggest football game, Greenwood got a visit from a South Carolina football legend.
George Rogers, who won the Heisman Trophy in 1980 as a member of the University of South Carolina team, made an appearance at Quality Chrysler Kia on the Highway 72 Bypass. Rogers signed autographs, took photos with fans and, of course, gave his opinion on today’s game between the Gamecocks and Tigers.
“I think it’s going to be a great game,” said Rogers, who played with the NFL’s New Orleans Saints and Washington Redskins after graduating from South Carolina. “I think the Gamecocks are playing well right now and they will have a good chance. I really do think (head coach) Steve Spurrier has us heading in the right direction.”
Rogers was warm and gregarious with fans and business people alike as he greeted them under the warm sunshine in Quality’s parking lot. Former longtime Lander University basketball coach Chipper Bagwell managed to trade a few good-natured barbs with Rogers when Rogers ribbed Bagwell for Lander not having a football team.
“Well, we need a coach, George,” Bagwell said, pointing at Rogers.
Rogers was quick in his reply.
“Uh-uh, now, coaches get fired,” Rogers said, laughing loudly. “Call Larry Coker, he’ll take anything right now.”
Coker was fired Friday from his coaching duties at the University of Miami.
Rogers said he is always willing to chat with fans about his days as a Gamecock or in the NFL — where he won a Super Bowl with the Redskins in 1988 — but said he has a cause that is much more important to him: The George Rogers Foundation.
Rogers started the foundation 16 years ago as a way to help underprivileged kids succeed in school.
“In my background, I wasn’t very educated,” Rogers said. “I was able to work hard and get my degree. But through my foundation, I can help put kids with people that can help get them a quality education.”
There was perhaps not a more fitting weekend for Lakelands-area fans to get a chance to meet Rogers than before today’s 104th clash between the state’s biggest rivals.
Greenwood’s Eddie Seigler, who started as a place kicker for Clemson from 1970-72, talked about the game’s importance.
“Wherever the game is played, be it Clemson or Columbia, that is the heart of this state for that day,” said Seigler, who is 22nd on the Tigers’ all-time scoring list. “It can really put an exclamation point on a senior’s career if you can finish with a win in this game.”
The Tigers come into the contest with an overall record of 8-3, yet they have struggled a bit of late. Clemson has lost two of its last three games, with the one win in that stretch coming in a 20-14 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over struggling N.C. State. The Tigers will be looking to head into a bowl game with a modicum of momentum South Carolina (6-6 overall) became bowl eligible with its 52-7 drubbing of Middle Tennessee State last Saturday.
However, in a year in which nine teams are already bowl eligible, it may take seven wins for the Gamecocks to secure a postseason spot.
It will be critical for each team’s defense to contain the other team’s key stars.
For the Clemson D, one obvious area of emphasis will be USC receiver Sidney Rice. Rice has hauled in 56 receptions for 848 yards and nine touchdowns, including two a week ago. Clemson cornerback Duane Coleman will likely draw the task of covering the sophomore standout.
On the flipside, the Gamecocks will look to find a way to slow down Clemson standout tailback James Davis. Davis leads the ACC in rushing with 1,115 yards rushing and 17 touchdowns. Plus, the sophomore is complemented by fellow running back C.J. Spillar, a freshman who has racked up 759 yards.
Clemson leads the all-time series between the two teams by a count of 64-36-4.
Game time is noon at Clemson’s Death Valley.

’Tis the season to shop

Crowds get up before the sun for savings

November 25, 2006

By CHRIS TRAINOR
Index-Journal staff writer

On Thanksgiving weekend, all-out blitzes are normally reserved for the traditional Turkey Day football games.
Some of that blitzing carried over into stores in Greenwood and across the nation Friday.
Shoppers flooded the roads, shops and restaurants around the area, marking the continuation of the now-annual tradition of Black Friday. The day after Thanksgiving has become widely known as the time when consumers rise before first light to take advantage of “doorbuster” savings and tackle Christmas shopping.
It’s called Black Friday because it ushers in the season during which many merchants get their books into the black. All around Greenwood Friday, lines formed outside stores well before opening time.
At OfficeMax, which handles office supplies and electronics, more than 100 people lined up in anticipation of snapping up a limited supply of $300 computers. The savings were enough to attract at least one pair of Black Friday first-timers.
“This is my first time coming out at the crack of dawn like this,” said Lisa McCutcheon, pushing her shopping cart toward the register. “It’s fun. We’ll try Wal-Mart next.”
Rus Quattlebaum, also out for his first pre-dawn shopping spree, made it clear what he was going to do after making his purchases.
“I’m going home and going to bed,” Quattlebaum said with a hearty laugh.
Despite stories from around the nation in recent years concerning “doorbuster” events turning violent as people pushed to get their items, consumers around Greenwood seemed to be in good spirits as they hunted for deals.
Some even lampooned the madness that proliferated in past years. When the doors swung open at Kmart at 6 a.m., a pair of customers raced to grab shopping carts, then rammed them into one another. After a moment of faux posturing, the ladies smiled broadly and went on their way.
Anna Busbee, who was shopping at Greenwood Mall shortly after 5 a.m., also joked about the madcap nature of Black Friday.
“We’re gonna shop until we’re arrested for assault,” Busbee said, with a wink and a laugh.
Though the rampant consumerism is set to last all weekend long, some people seemed to have their shopping timed down to a precise, streamlined minimum. For example, the Greenwood Mall opened at 5 a.m., and customer Dennis Byrd was heading back to his car, packages in hand, at 5:07.
Byrd said he knew what he wanted from the mall’s Sears location for several days prior. After being near the front of the line to get in, he walked straight to the item, paid and headed back to his car with his next destination in mind: Wal-Mart.
“Oh, I’ve got somebody over there now, holding something for me,” Byrd said, breathing in the cold morning air well before the sun peeked out.
Despite being the most highly publicized and busiest shopping day of any year, Black Friday can hinder people who are simply seeking everyday items. Take Greenwood’s Beau Osborne, for example.
Osborne said he woke up early and couldn’t get back to sleep. At about 5:30, he headed over to Wal-Mart to get some shampoo, not remembering what day it was.
“I couldn’t believe how many people were there when I pulled up,” Osborne said. “I was blown away. Then I remembered that it was Black Friday.”
Osborne decided to kill some time at the mall before finally getting his shampoo at Walgreens.
While some set their clocks for remarkably early times, at least one Lakelands area shopper decided to not even go to bed at all Thursday night.
“I was out late in Greenville last night and just decided to stay on up,” said Greenwood’s Frank Harling, standing in line to make a purchase at Belk. “I decided to come on by here and see what the fuss was about. There’s some good deals going on.”
One aspect that further enticed shoppers was the fact it is a statewide sales-tax-free weekend.
“I’ve heard plenty of people talking about that,” said Lanelle Johnson, who hit Kmart and Fred’s as soon as they opened, said . “It really is a good deal, especially when applied to electronics.”
Like Byrd, Johnson put on a show in terms of speed-shopping at Kmart, getting in and out in 12 minutes.
“I was even faster at Fred’s,” Johnson said, with a chuckle. “I’ve been impressed with the stores. They were prepared and very friendly.”

Sales tax confusion surfaces

Consumers claim some businesses still charging tax during holiday

November 25, 2006

By MIKE ROSIER
Index-Journal staff writer

It was supposed to be clear-cut. There were meant to be no misunderstandings.
The state General Assembly would issue a one-time Thanksgiving sales tax holiday — to be observed and remain effective for 48 hours beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Nov. 24 (Friday) and ending at midnight on Nov. 25 (today) — during which consumers can make purchases free of the state’s 5-percent sales tax.
The S.C. Department of Revenue says on its Web site (www.sctax.org) that pursuant to Act 388 of 2006, Part I, Section 4E, enacted June 22, 2006: “The one-time sales tax holiday applies to all purchases except accommodations and additional guest charges upon which the tax is imposed under Code Section 12-36-920 (hotel charges).”
Apparently, misconceptions still cloud the issue. A call made to The Index-Journal Friday morning indicated the McDonald’s near the Wal-Mart Supercenter on Highway 72 was charging customers the 5-percent state sales tax.
A receipt from a purchase made at the store on Friday afternoon revealed the business charged a “take out tax” of 21 cents on a $3 purchase, or a normal 7-cent sales tax.
The meal was ordered “to go.”
McDonald’s ownership and management commented on the confusion.
“It doesn’t apply to quick service restaurants, and even on back-to-school tax-free weekends it has never applied,” said Ken Whittington, owner of four area McDonald’s franchises. “It was the state tax on merchandise is what I understood it to be. As far as I know we are still to be collecting the normal tax.
“As far as the ‘take out tax’ goes, for us it says ‘eat in’ tax when you eat in and ‘take out’ tax when you take out.”
“We’re doing the regular tax here because it doesn’t apply to prepared foods as I understand it,” said David Tinsley, store manager of the McDonald’s on 1204 Main St. “As far as our understanding of it goes, it’s for school supplies and things like that. As far as we’re concerned (the sales tax holiday) is just for retail stores.”
The Department of Revenue Web site information does say the following: “The one-time sales tax holiday does not apply to sales and use taxes administered and collected by the Department of Revenue on behalf of counties and school districts or to local hospitality taxes and local accommodations taxes collected directly by any county or municipality.”
However, another Greenwood-area restaurant says it is recognizing the tax-free edict.
Mort Walston, operating partner at the Fatz Cafe located on Montague Avenue Extension, told The Index-Journal his restaurant is collecting the 2-percent Greenwood city tax, but the other 5 percent of what the business would normally charge as part of the 7-percent sales tax was not being collected this weekend because of the “sales tax holiday.”
“We’re just collecting the 2-percent Greenwood city tax,” Walston said.
The S.C. Department of Revenue addressed the inquiry as to which items in particular would be included in the tax-free weekend in a question-and-answer format published on its Web site.
Question: “Will the department (of revenue) publish a list of those articles qualifying for the exemption from the state sales and use tax?”
Answer: “There is no need to publish a list of items exempt from the state sales and use tax during ‘sales tax holiday’ set for November 24th and November 25th of 2006. This one-time ‘sales tax holiday’ applies to all purchases, except for purchases of accommodations or the payment of additional guest charges subject to the sales tax under Code Section 12-36-920.”
The section in question mentions only those charges that would come into play during a hotel stay or “tax on accommodations for transients,” such as in-room movies, telephone calls or room service.
The section does not mention any exemptions regarding quick-service restaurants or eating establishments and also does not include county or city tax information.
Kelly Clayton, store manager of the Athlete’s Foot, said some of his customers had mentioned they were charged sales tax on Friday by other businesses. He could not recall if the customers had spoken about any specific businesses in particular.
“It’s just the click of a button for us, just like anything else,” Clayton said. “I did hear some of the customers talking about (being charged sales tax) this morning. They said they were going to check their receipts because they had been charged at some places.”
The S.C. Department of Revenue’s offices were closed on Friday.
The Web site addresses penalties for those business entities that do not comply with the “sales tax holiday.” In short, non-compliance is not an option.
Question: “Can retailers elect not to participate in the “sales tax holiday” and collect the sales tax from their customers on eligible items during the three days of the “sales tax holiday?”
Answer: “No. Retailers may only ‘pass on’ to their customers sales taxes that are legally due. The department may revoke any and all licenses issued by the department and held by a retailer if the retailer passes on sales taxes that are not legally due.
“In addition, the retailer may be held liable for a penalty equal to one hundred fifty percent of the amount of tax collected that exceeds the amount authorized or required to be collected from the purchaser under the sales tax or use tax. (See Act No. 386 of 2006, Section 2.)”
Most “Black Friday” shopping concerns appeared on the outset to have more to do with the safety of frenzied Christmas shoppers than anything regarding the tax holiday.
One post on an online message board said “Shop at your own risk,” while another said, “I need a new laptop, I just I don’t have to kill anyone to get it.”
One thing is clear.
The “sales tax holiday” — as well as the confusion — ends today at midnight

Obituaries

Ruby Brissey Johnson

WARE SHOALS — Ruby Finley Brissey Johnson, 97, widow of Simuel Daniel Brissey and William A. Johnson, died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2006, at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center. She was born in Toombs County, Ga., a daughter of the late William Stephen and Rhoda McCullough Finley. She was retired from Riegel Textile Corp. and was the oldest member of Mt. Gallagher Baptist Church.
Surviving are three sons, Bobby Brissey, Rock Hill, Gary Brissey, Greenwood, and Sammy Brissey, Shelby, N.C.; two daughters, June Haining, Lincolnville, Maine and Carolyn Payne, Laurens; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be conducted Sunday, 3 p.m. at Mt. Gallagher Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Marcus Bishop and Rev. T.T. Faucette officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Leonard Brissie Jr., Nathan Smith, Lee Bledsoe, Tommy Gortney, Don Jackson, Ronnie O’Dell.
Honorary escort will be members of the Sunshine Sunday School Class.
The family is at their respective homes and will receive friends Sunday 2-3 p.m. at the church. Memorials may be made to Martha Franks Retirement Center or to Mt. Gallagher Baptist Church Building Fund.
Parker-White Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

George Pardcha Jr.

PROMISED LAND — George Pardcha Jr., of 799 New Zion Road, widower of Mamie Robertson, departed this life, Nov. 23, 2006.
Born in Abbeville County, June 15, 1921, he was a son of the late Janie Bell Anderson Pardcha. He was a retired plumber and a member of Little Zion AME Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Christine (Tony) Morton of Greenwood and Mrs. Gertrude (Rodney) Howzell of Promised Land; a stepson, Mr. Hiriam Robertson of Greenwood; a special nephew, Mr. Matthew (Clara) Wells; two devoted friends, Raymond Johnson and Waymond Johnson of Promised Land.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 12 noon at Little Zion AME Church with Rev. Fred Armfield officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers are Raymond Johnson, Waymond Johnson, John Henry Hill, and Willie Johnson. Flower bearers are friends of the family.
Viewing will be from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006.
The family is at the home of a daughter, Gertrude Howzell, 302 Dixie Drive, Promised Land.
Percival-Tompkins Funeral Home is assisting the Pardcha family.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at pertomphfh1@earthlink.net.

Cecil Patterson

WARE SHOALS — Cecil H. Patterson, 84, husband of Rachel Wasson Patterson, of 19 Sandon Drive, Asheville, N.C., died Nov. 23, 2006, at Mountain Area Hospice, Asheville N.C.
Born in McCormick County, he was the son of the late James Oscar and Azilee Harmon Patterson. He was retired from the US Air Force after serving in WWII and was employed by Square D. Electrical Co. of Asheville. He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, Asheville, N.C.
He is survived by his wife of the home and was the last surviving member of his immediate family.
Graveside services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church officiated by the Rev. Rudolph Chasteen.
Parker-White Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Betty Todd

Betty Jean Teague Todd, 76, of 34 N. Greenwood Ave. Ext., wife of Charles Gilmer Todd, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2006, at Wesley Commons.
Born in Ware Shoals she was a daughter of the late Johnnie Fletcher and Corrie Smith Teague. She retired from Riegel Textile Corp.and was a 57 year member of The First Baptist Church and a 50 year member of the church choir.
Surviving besides her husband of the home are two daughters, Renee’Todd McCumber, Jacksonville, Fla. and Bettina Todd Dixon, Greenwood; a brother, Joe Teague, Fort Mill; two sisters, Martha Hopkins, Greenville and Jeannette Hill, Honea Path; four grandchildren.
Funeral services are 2 p.m. Monday at The First Baptist Church with Rev. Leon Jones and Rev. Dan Compton officiating. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Monday. Entombment will follow in Greenwood Memorial Gardens.
Memorials may be made to The First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 449, Ware Shoals, S.C. 29692.
The family is at the home and will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Parker-White Funeral Home.

Anne Wright

Anne Taylor Wright, 91, widow of Chester N. Wright, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2006, at Wesley Commons.
Services will be announced by Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services.

CORRECTION

For the obituary of James Kennedy Jr. in Friday’s edition, a survivor was omitted from the information provided to The Index-Journal. Survivors include a granddaughter reared in the home, Latasha Floyd.

Columbia bound

GHS’ D holds off Westside in victory

November 25, 2006

By RON COX
Index-Journal sports editor

It wasn’t necessarily the prettiest way — defensive struggles usually aren’t — but the Greenwood Eagles punched their ticket to the state championship game.
Led by a stalwart defensive effort, as they have all season, the Eagles came away with a 14-7 victory over Region I-AAAA rival Westside Friday night in front of a packed J.W. Babb Stadium crowd in the Class AAAA, Division II semifinal game.
“My whole career, I’ve been waiting on this one shot and it’s perfect for it to happen in my senior year,” Greenwood defensive lineman Ixavier Higgins said. “I’m just ready to play ball. I’m just ready to win the state championship.”
Greenwood, the top-seed in the AAAA, Division II bracket, advances to Williams-Brice and the Weekend of Champions for the first time since it won the second of two straight titles in 2000.
The Eagles (12-2) will face No. 3 seed Conway, which knocked off Berekley 28-17. This will be the third meeting between the two schools, with Conway winning the previous two, including the 2002 semifinals.
“This is what we’ve been working for since January. This is what it all comes down to,” Greenwood senior offensive/defensive lineman Ivey Shingler said. “One more game. One more game.”
After a scoreless half that saw the Eagles muster only 39 yards of total offense, including 9 yards on six plays in the first quarter, the Greenwood offense got two touchdowns in a span of 1 minute, 36 seconds to grab, what seemed like at the time, an insurmountable 14-0 lead in the fourth quarter.
Eagles quarterback Jay Spearman scored the game-winner on a 67-yard touchdown run just seconds into the fourth quarter. Spearman finished with 133 yards rushing to give him 1,078 on the year.
“This is big,” Spearman said. “We struggled a little bit, but we pulled it together when we needed to.”
The Eagles took the first lead of the game just before the close of the third quarter. Senior tailback Marcus Carroll, playing for the first time without the cast on his right arm, capped a nine-play, 60-yard drive with a 1-yard hurdling run into the end zone on third-and-goal.
Senior fullback Zach Norman set up the touchdown drive with a key block to spring Spearman for a 12-yard gain and then breaking loose for a 22-yard run.
That was all the support the Greenwood defense would need. The Eagles’ defense held the Rams’ potent offense to just 164 total yards, including 108 harmless rushing yards to star running back Marcus Hatten. Most importantly, the defense kept Hatten, who scored six TDs in two playoff games coming in, out of the end zone.
“I thought it was as fine a performance defensively as I’ve ever seen,” said Greenwood coach Shell Dula, who will be looking for his sixth state championship, third as the Eagles’ coach.
The defense put a pounding on Rams senior quarterback D.J. Fredericks. The Eagles’ defensive line applied constant pressure on Fredericks, knocking him down on what seemed like every play. The Westside quarterback was sacked six times, including a blindside shot from North All-Star Josh Norman. The All-Lakelands safety came in untouched and flattened Fredericks to the ground, knocking the ball loose, only to be recovered by a Westside lineman for a 10-yard loss.
“We just depended on the D-line. Like all year, we just depended on our D-line,” Higgins said. “We knew if we sat back in a zone, we’d get pressure on him, and the game would be over.”
Fredericks, who was visibly limping by game’s end, did make a game of it by providing the Rams’ lone score, thanks in part to a Greenwood turnover.
The Rams were forced to punt on their ensuing possession following Spearman’s touchdown run. Fredericks, who is also Westside’s punter, booted the ball on fourth-and-10 from his own 33-yard line.
The low drive kick was mishandled by Norman and recovered by Westside’s Jimmar Boston on the Eagles’ 40.
Five plays later, one of which was a converted fourth-down play, Fredericks dropped in a perfect pass to North All-Star Rufus Gambrell in front of two Greenwood defensive backs to make it a 14-7 game.
The Rams had two possessions in the final 3:22 of play, but failed to find the tying score. Fredericks threw three incomplete passes, including one on fourth-and-7 to end the first. The second and final drive of the night ended on a tackle by Greenwood senior linebacker Mackenzie Tharpe on the Westside 15 as time expired, propelling the Eagles to next weeks’ Weekend of Champions.
“It just feels great to go to state,” senior Win French said. “We’ve worked so hard for 14 weeks now. All my life I’ve just wanted to the state championship and play for Greenwood High. It’s what I’ve always wanted to do since I was a little kid.
“It’s a dream come true. I love this football team. They’re like my heart.”

Area Clemson players set to face USC one last time

November 25, 2006

By RENALDO STOVER
Index-Journal sports editor

CLEMSON — Former football players from the Greenwood area, and now in their final season at Clemson, Jad Dean and Gaines Adams will play the South Carolina Gamecocks one final time today in Death Valley.
Records don’t really matter when these two teams face each other. Only those who have suited up or coached in this match-up of the Palmetto State’s two biggest teams really know the feeling of this game.
Both players hope to go out with a win. But even with a win, the game still signifies their final season winding down.
“It’s a great experience obviously for the seniors, especially since it is the rivalry game,” Dean said. “I know what the rivalry means to everybody, so I’m looking forward to it.”
Dean has had success against the Gamecocks, including the Tigers’ 29-7 win in 2004 when he connected on all three of his field goal attempts.
There’s no doubt that Dean has had a successful career at Clemson, and like some players, he visualizes himself making a clutch kick, with time running out, against the Gamecocks to help the Tigers continue their success.
“I’ve been visualizing that one ever since I started kicking,” Dean said. “Being a Clemson fan, soon as I started kicking, I was visualizing and practicing how many yards, and practicing at Greenwood High School just getting the last-second field goal to beat Carolina. I’ve been doing that one for years.”
Dean will have a chance to beat the Gamecocks one final time today.
“It’s one of those bittersweet games since I’m a senior, but I’m excited about going out and playing South Carolina here in Death Valley. It’s going to be a crazy atmosphere and the fans are going to be great,” Dean said. “It’s also sad knowing that it’s coming to an end and it’s my last time running down the hill and having a chance to play here in Death Valley. When the game comes to an end, regardless of the outcome, I’m going to be pretty sad about it.”
Clemson’s most dominant player on defense and a finalist for the 2006 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Adams is also hoping to go out with a win against the Gamecocks.
“This is another chance to put on a Clemson uniform and just go out there and be successful. We’ve been preparing all week to go out there and play well,” Adams said. “It’s an intense rivalry so it’s going to be an intense game. We’re just going to have to play football and put all of the other stuff aside.”
Adams plans on continuing to do what has made him a problem for opposing teams this year when he faces the Gamecocks.
“I’m just going to let the game come to me and whatever plays I make, that’s what I make,” Adams said. “I’m not going to try to go out and put more pressure on myself because it’s Carolina and it’s the last game for me.”
Adams says that his biggest improvement in his Clemson career at this point is just buying into coach Tommy Bowden’s system, knowing what he can do and then showing everyone else.
With a chance to finish the regular season with a 9-3 record, Adams says that there is still business to take care of and he’s not ready to call this season a success yet.
“The goals that we wanted to achieve, we didn’t do that. We slipped up in the middle-part of the season,” Adams said. “Overall, we’re still working hard trying to finish up strong and just doing the little things right so we can be successful.”

Opinion

Too many bond questions remain; check 2A column

November 25, 2006

Sometimes when you open a door you never know what you’ll find. That was done a couple of months ago and it opened more than a door. It opened a Pandora’s box that let loose a flood of unanswered questions.
Back in September, when this newspaper editorially asked questions about the installment purchase bond plan proposed by Greenwood School District 50 trustees, it rightly led to what obviously has become a heated public dialogue. That dialogue has demonstrated doubts by taxpayers about the proposal like few things have in this community.
The public debate over the wisdom of putting taxpayers in heavy debt for a long period of time by spending a surprising amount of taxpayer money, also led to questions about the openness of related meetings.

THE PUBLIC DEBATE HAS grown considerably since then, as it should. Many other questions have been forthcoming from taxpayers. Most of them deserve more and/or more complete answers.
There are many more questions that could and should be answered before the situation is resolved satisfactorily, too.
Many of those questions - pertinent questions - can be found in two columns by Executive News Editor Richard Whiting on Page 2A of today’s and Sunday’s editions of The Index-Journal. They should be required reading for all taxpayers. They provide a lesson in what used to be called civics, something that gets too little attention these days.