IS IT TRUE SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

IS IT TRUE we are still wondering why our elected officials are being extremely quiet concerning the details of the proposed 2018 city budget?  …all we can say is you better get ready for some major tax increases so the city can balance their 2018 budget?  …it looks like the deficit spending habits of our city officials have finally caught up with them?

IS IT TRUE patients who want quick and easy access to healthcare will now have a new option with St. Vincent OnDemand?  …that this virtual care service launches today and will allow patients to schedule an appointment with a board-certified primary care provider without leaving their home or workplace?  …St. Vincent OnDemand is a simple online diagnosis and treatment service for common health conditions including cold/flu, pink eye, rash or sore throats, making healthcare more affordable and accessible to anyone with a web-enabled device?  …all we can say to the Administration at St. Vincent is “Very Impressive”?

IS IT TRUE that the University of Evansville has long been a good value inspire of its high priced tuition?…UE has been a stepping stone to elite graduate schools and has challenged students in a way that launched many a successful career?…UE just raised its ranking by 10 spots to be named the #3 value in the Midwest in its class of institutions of higher learning?…this designation is an honor that should fill the people of Evansville with pride?

IS IT TRUE that the University of Southern Indiana also known as USI has also, reached an important milestone with an enrollment of 11,033 students for the 2017-18 school year?…USI has grown from a regional branch campus of Indiana State University to a stand-alone college of over 10,000 students during the last 40+ years since it started in temporary facilities?… the City of Evansville is fortunate to have both UE and USI along with IVY Tech?…between these three institutions every person has an affordable opportunity to a good education without leaving the City of Evansville?

IS IT TRUE that the wrath of Amazon and other online shopping options continues to play out across the land?…this time the victim is Toys R Us that is preparing to file for bankruptcy?…there is a high price being paid by retail workers for our ability to, shop without getting up off of the couch?…for every one of the 50,000 blue collar workers that Amazon is supposedly hiring there have been two lifetime retail workers put on the unemployment line?…now Amazon is searching for a second corporate headquarters that will hire another 50,000 people at an average wage of $100,000 according to the company, the technology to break what is left of traditional retail shopping will be scheduled and will most likely happen?…it really is easier to buy a book or a pair of socks from the couch, Amazon is not yet proving to be accretive to the economy?…people are simply choosing the convenience of shopping at home over going to a store?…we are not sure that this is a good thing?…this same sort of thing happened when WalMart innovated us out of every small town square full of locally owned retail store in the country?…if you think WalMart did us all a favor then Amazon must be appreciated because they have changed the way we shop in a way that destroys individuality while keeping our out of shape rear ends on the couch?

IS IT TRUE that Amazon does not invent new things, develop new products, or even pretend to do anything but dominate our retail shopping habits?…other technology-based companies that have generated massive wealth such as Apple, Microsoft, or Intel invented and manufactured products that never existed before?… Amazon much like eBay has only made it easier transactions to happen?…the casualties now include, Toys R Us, Macy’s, K-Mart, and a dozen other retail outlets that took 30+ years to build?…we are paying a high price to order a pair of drawers from the couch?

Todays READERS POLL question is: Which Evansville City Council member do you feel will take the lead to balance the proposed 2018 City budget?

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