“IS IT TRUE” MAY 1, 2023

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IS IT TRUE that Vanderburgh County Superintendent of Schools Dr. David Smith crossed the line of responsible leadership during his recent speech at the Evansville Rotary Club when he publically took a Mayoral candidate to task for expressing her opinion on how and why parents choose schools for their children to attend?  …we agree with Dr. Smith’s comment “that approach matters”? …that the professional thing for Superintendent Smith to do was set up a private meeting with County Commissioner Musgrave to sit down and rationally discuss any concerns or recommendations she might have to improve the Vanderburgh County school system?
IS IT TRUE that refined people strongly dislike men insulting women in public?
IS IT TRUE that a school’s quality education ranking is a key factor in drawing young families with children to move to a certain area?…that every Superintendent of Schools know that many people use the Internet in planning where they want to live, work, and send their kids to school are just a few clicks away?
IS IT TRUE that The last time “Letter Grades” were given by the Indiana Department Of Education to the EVSC school system was back in 2020?  …that several EVSC schools received either an F and/or a D letter grade back then?  …we hope things have improved over the last 3 years?
IS IT TRUE that we have been told that the national testing results trend suggests that the 2023 test scores may not have improved much from years past?
IS IT TRUE that we hope that our local school board members will enhance the yearly wages and benefits of our well-deserving teachers?  …that we also hope that school administrators will provide our hard-working teachers with the needed classroom supplies and equipment so they can improve their teaching presentations?
IS IT TRUE that it’s obvious that the City of Evansville doesn’t have a revenue problem but they do have a spending problem?
IS IT TRUE that the local Republican party is currently experiencing some political infighting within its own ranks?  …we predict that the local Republican party movers and shakers will one day regret that they showed favoritism toward a Mayoral candidate listed on the May 2, 2023, primary election ballot?

IS IT TRUE that we are told that the voters are expecting every candidate running for Mayor Of Evansville and City Council in the general election to explain how they are going to improve the morale problems at the Evansville Police Department; correct the maintenance issues in our neighborhood parks; come up with a  solution to correct the serious financial losses at the FORD CENTER, find a way to keep our monthly water and sewer bills affordable and come up with a workable plan to repair our crumbling streets within budget?

IS IT TRUE that law enforcement professionals have borne the brunt of the blame for the increase in violence and crime?  …in certain cities, our law enforcement professionals have been so restricted that they become reluctant to do their jobs?  …that the City-County Observer is a strong supporter of our law enforcement professionals?
IS IT TRUE that it is seldom that the federal government accomplishes exactly what it was meant to do at the price that was advertised?…that most government programs exist perpetually even after they have accomplished what was intended?…there are even laws on the books that should have been canceled or rescinded years ago for obsolescence?…one local community in their zeal to be like the federal government still has a law on the books forbidding the riding of a stud bull in front of a church on Sunday morning?
FOOTNOTES: Today’s non-scientific but trendy “READERS POLL” question is: HOW DO YOU RATE PUBLIC SAFETY IN EVANSVILLE?
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3 COMMENTS

  1. I’m afraid Weinzapfel’s Folly, the Ford center, will be a heavy burden on the Evansville taxpayer’s neck for decades to come. It was well known it would be a money pit before it was even started.

  3. I think (along with everyone else) that the Ford Center was a bad mistake. But We have been suckered into other deals that were supposed to change downtown into a entertainment district. Ballys was supposed to bring people downtown and restaurants. They built a new YMCA but no increase in activity in downtown. What happed to the old YMCA? Its a apartment complex for low income. They blew up the Old National Bank place on Main St walkway. Supposely more high rent homes and shops. Of course when we changed the Main St to the Main st Walkway it suppose to bring more pedestrian traffic.
    Of course the Indiana Unitversity School of Medicine Where are the students? Where is the pedestrian traffic from that? What happen?
    Morale of the police department falls directly on the leaders. It could be said that that police morale is in crisis all across the nation. BUT where is the awards or atta boys? I always see on the PD Facebook page the Coffee with the Cops,Kids connecting with Kids,The same offficers interacting with local radio hosts. What about the front line officers? The Wal Mart active shooter incident. No big briefing of the Police Leaders talking about the great job that the front line officers did. No public speaking of the crimiinals out on the street committing crimes (ala the Polk Co Sheriff Florida) No public speaking like the Indiana State Police Superintendemt Carter.

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