The recent Jake Laird Memorial Golf Outing at Pebble Brook Golf Club in Noblesville had an astounding 90 teams encompassing 360 participants. Laird was an Indianapolis Police Dept. officer who 11 years ago was murdered while on duty. His parents, Mike and Debbie Laird of Noblesville, are deeply immersed in supporting public safety efforts across Hamilton County and beyond, and we salute them for their work. We’ve yet to hear how much money was raised, but we hope it was a record take. Since 2004, the growing event has generated $370,000 for various police and firefighter causes throughout Indiana.
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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.
