Chamber's sharp Shop-Local postcard puts school taxes in perspective. CEN subscribers might want to take a closer look at the professionally-design postcard which the Carroll County Tennessee Chamber developed as a shop-local promotion. The glossy, oversize card (5.5 x 8.5 inches) features the message shown here with a bright red apple on the front. The reverse side has room for an address label, plus a photo of a school blackboard with these four bulleted points printed in chalk:
 • Spending your money in Carroll County is a smart investment because it helps our schools and our businesses.
• Shopping online or outside of Carroll County does not benefit our schools or students.
• In 2005, local sales tax dollars provided $390 per Carroll County student.
• Support local businesses, they support our schools.
Chamber Executive Brad Hurley says six school districts in the county receive local option sales tax payment son a per-student basis.