IS IT TRUE – SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

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IS IT TRUE that Mole #3 (the Nostradamus of local politics) is going out on a limb once again to predict that the extremely popular Vanderburgh County Treasurer Rick Davis will announce right after the Westside Nut Club Fall Festival that he shall be a candidate for Mayor of Evansville in the Democratic Primary.

IS IT TRUE a group of Hoosiers in Washington DC along with former presidential aide Harold Ickes are hosting a September 27, 2010 fundraising reception in Washington DC for the mayoral campaign coffers of Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel (D)? …..the tickets range from $250.00 for individuals and $1,500 for political action committees?

IS IT TRUE that a Evansville City Council member has formally filed a PUBLIC ACCESS REQUEST yesterday with the State of Indiana in order for him to get information concerning amount of money that the city has paid for legal and paralegal fees during 2010? …that this information is vital to each and every member of the Evansville City Council to make an informed decision with respect to the 2011 budget?….that we have never heard of one elected official having to resort to public access laws to get budget information from a Mayor elected to serve the same city?

IS IT TRUE we still predict that 2010 Budget vote for the City of Evansville will either be 7-2 or 6-3 for approval?

IS IT TRUE that the City County Observer political poll between Patty Avery and Jim Tomes was extremely interesting? ….Mrs. Avery collected 133 votes to Mr. Tomes 117? ….this vote suggests that Mrs. Avery collected her Lion’s Share of votes from our independent readership? ….this vote strongly suggest that Mr. Tomes needs to work harder on attraction more of independent voters?

IS IT TRUE that a candidate for Vanderburgh County Commission make a hole in one at her political fund raiser golf outing yesterday? ….that her hole in one was on the 13th hole? ….legend has it if you make a hole in one on hole #13 you shall be granted one wish that shall come true? ….we can only guess what she wished for?

IS IT TRUE that most of the entertainment offerings, with the exception of the Carnival rides will be free, said Vernon Stevens the Hadi Shriners’ Treasurer and the Coordinator of ShrinersFest 2011?

IS IT TRUE that we wonder if Evansville GAGE lost $300,000, $400,000, $500,000 or more than $600,000 on the 2009 Freedom Fest? ….the soon to be released 2009 financial audit of GAGE (done by local accounting firm) could provide us with the answer to this most important question?

IS IT TRUE that as of September 22, 2010 636 persons requested voting by mail applications? ….35 are overseas and 70 are in the military? …..so far 499 have been approved to vote by mail?

IS IT TRUE that 9 conventions and 9,985 room nights have been lost since the closing of the Executive Inn per information written in the ECVB “lost business report”? ….that no reference to the numbers of room nights booked in any of it’s 2010 minutes approved by the Board of Directors of the Evansville Convention and Visitors Bureau?…that these losses substantiates Candidate for County Commissioner Marsha Abell claim that the closure of the Executive Inn has economically hurt The Centre?

IS IT TRUE that to the surprise of many local politicians that the campaign for Prosecutor between the incumbent Stan Levco and Nick Herrmann is turning out to be a real dogfight?

IS IT TRUE that the races for United States Senator and the House of Representatives are academic? … that the real contests of interest are at the local and state levels?

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  1. “IS IT TRUE that the races for United States Senator and the House of Representatives are academic? … that the real contests of interest are at the local and state levels?”

    What? I know this is a regional focused newspaper, but don’t poo-poo those that see Obamacare a comparable threat to the cumulative local disasters you all are reporting on daily.

    • I took that IS IT TRUE to mean that Coats and Bucshon are so far ahead that the outcome is already sealed.

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