Oath of Office Taken Tomorrow.

The official oath of office will be taken tomorrow at the Courthouse in Carthage by all County elected officials whose term begins on January 1. County Collector elect Stephen Holt will not begin his term until March 1, 1999.

According to retiring County Clerk Margie Bull, the ceremonies will take place on the third floor in a Circuit Court room at 10 o'clock AM.

The following elected officials will be sworn in:

David Dally, Judge of the Circuit Court, Circuit No. 29, Division 2; Joe Schoeberl, Associate Judge of the Circuit Court, Division 4; Richard Copeland, Associate Judge of the Circuit Court, Division 5; Danny Hensley, Presiding Commissioner of the County Commission; Linda Williams, Clerk of the Circuit Court; Jim Lobbey, Clerk of the County Commission; Edie Swingle Neil, Recorder of Deeds; Dean Dankelson, Prosecuting Attorney; Shirley Norris, County Auditor; Mike Randolph, County Coroner.

The regular Thursday County Commission meeting will be held at 9 AM on the first floor of the Courthouse.

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

Although folks sometimes question the wisdom of operatin' two courthouses, for the last couple a weeks there are few that don't see the convenience of the set up.

The Collector's office bein' closed in Joplin has created a real bottle neck in the west end of the Carthage Courthouse. The fact that many taxpayers just feel better if they hand deliver their taxes and carry off a receipt has caused some amount of anxiety in the rush before the end of the year.

'Course those who usually come to the Carthage office don't expect the crowd and those who usually go to Joplin don't know what to expect. Needless to say, the workers in the office are most likely doin' all they can to keep things movin', but delays are to be expected.

I'd have ta guess if ya haven't payed your taxes, you'd do better to drop in at the post office at this point.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin'.

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Carthage Printing Services

Intro to the Internet.

If you think about the time when the Internet first started to become popular there were only a few thousand host computers connected to the Internet. To this small group of people the Internet was their own little world. These original internet users developed some standards (not laws, just guidelines) regarding the Internet. These standard or sets of rules were called Netiquette. The guidelines they set were the norm for themselves but many new Internet users are not aware of them Sometimes, violating these Netiguette guidelines can get you into trouble (you may receive a nasty letter or complaint). Here are some examples of some of the guidelines they set:

• TYPING IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS - This applies any time you are sending messages on the Internet. Typing in all capital letters is considered an expression of anger and the reader may think you are yelling! This is probably the most widely known and followed example of Netiquette.

• Unsolicited email - Have you ever received an email from a company or store advertising a sale? Probably not, but have you ever wondered why? A company could easily send out millions of email messages to customers nationwide to advertise their product. The reason you never get such messages is because it is an extreme violation of Netiquette.

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