The Westfield Police Dept. last week held another of its burgeoning Coffee With a Cop events (coverage is elsewhere in this edition). The idea, and a darned good one at that, is to offer a rare chance for residents to ask local law enforcement questions and learn more about how WPD operates in our city. Congratulations to the department for making the effort, especially in a time when, nationally in certain locales, there is heightening tension between law enforcement and residents. For more information, call 804-3200 or visit www.westfield.in.gov.
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Thumbs up to Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson, who last week said he and some fellow party members are “very interested in putting together mechanisms that allow people to climb out of dependency and to become strong parts of the fabric of America.” Wouldn’t that be something?
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Once Vice President Joe Biden declares his intention to seek the Democratic Party’s nomination for the presidency, all you-know-what is going to break loose in Iowa, where Hillary Rodman Clinton has a commanding lead, according to recent polling, and in New Hampshire. That race could reduce Republican hopeful Donald Trump to a sideshow, which many believe he already has become. This also might become President Barack Obama’s chance to be a kingmaker and keep himself in the conversation. And remember, he’s not exactly turning cartwheels over Clinton’s race for the Oval Office.
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Current, as a result of Labor Day, will arrive in your mailbox on Sept. 5 instead of Sept. 8. The U.S. Postal Service is closed on holidays, and Labor Day is Sept. 7, a day on which our papers are sorted for delivery at post offices. Regular Tuesday delivery resumes Sept. 15.
