Talk:Greensburg, Indiana

Tower tree?
No mention of the tower tree? That's crazy! It was on Ripley's, also there oughta be a mention of Storie's, since that's where the news media stop every time they're in town for whatever reason. Most recently to talk about the potential Honda plant. I really think these things need mentioned, the tree at least for cryin' out loud. But what is there is so nice I'd hate to screw it up myself.

Indiana_Don

--Indiana Don 01:15, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Good idea. A Tree On The Courthouse Tower section, including a photo, has been added. Dopey9928 (talk) 16:48, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

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Indiana Don 05:20, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

I just found the following transcript from an old episode of the Late, Late Show with Tom Snyder, and it looks likely that David Letterman did work at WTRE for a little while.

LETTERMAN: "...and the previous summer I had worked at a place, WTRE in Greensburg, Indiana, your Tree City station, because at Greensburg at the time, and they may still have it, in the courthouse they had like an oak tree growing out of the roof of the courthouse, WTRE, your Tree City station."

SNYDER: "Tree City station, yeah."

The link to the entire transcript is http://www.geocities.com/davidletterman82/TomSnyderMay1995.html

The reference to Greensburg is just over halfway through the transcript.

There is another reference on WTRE's webiste where they have the audio from a Larry King episode. (http://www.1330wtre.com/interviews3.html) The written preview says:

"CNN's Larry King interview with David Letterman whose first job was at WTRE. His mother mentions it in her cookbook too!!!"

Just found these interesting. Dopey9928 (talk) 16:40, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

I am very surprised at the existence of these cites for the existence of Letterman's employment at WTRE, However as a lifelong resident of the 'burg and someone who actually used to listen to WTRE, I am thrilled! --Indiana Don (talk) 00:15, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

Government
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--Indiana Don 03:59, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Government Part 2
The "generally good goverment as benifits a small town" thing really just doesn't fit a town where the previous mayor. Bailey was the matter of some scandal, and the previous TWO mayors did jail time for crimes commited while they were mayors. Does it? I am certain that Mr. Ryle went to jail for a non-trivial length of time, and I have always been told that Mr. Smith went to jail for the whole parking ticket scam thing back in the 60's or 70s. I just can't see how that's "good government". One was a Democrat, and one a Republican. So I don't think there's any bias at work here. Yes I'm aware that Smith's problems were long ago and his last term was relatively scandal free, and that he was a nice man. But I still don't think you can say Greensburg has had "good government" over any length of time. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Indiana Don (talk • contribs) 03:31, 15 March 2007 (UTC).

''' the is a tree on top of the court house and it is trimmed and everything. it is something that people never believe but it is true. =='''

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