IS IT TRUE MARCH 1, 2018

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We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUE” will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address in a rational and responsible way?

IS IT TRUE that we are extremely pleased that 5th Ward City Councilman Justin Elpers (R) has submitted a resolution to City Council concerning a three (3) four-year consecutive term limit idea?  …that this proposal was met with strong opposition by some of the long-term City Council members?  …we commend Councilman Elpers for thinking outside the political box?

IS IT TRUE we recently published an article on “PAYDAY LOANS”?  …the article stated that if the Indiana House Bill 1319 pass the State Senate is will cause a major financial hardship to those who can least afford an annual interest rate of 222%? …that a large number of clergy in Indiana and Kentucky (Baptists, Methodists, Priests and Archbishops, Rabbis, Lutherans, Non-Denominational, Episcopal, Clergy of the Christian Church, and other preachers in small Independent Churches) publicly stated that this bill should be defeated in the State Senate?  …we strongly agree with them?  …we just heard that the “PAYDAY LOAN” legislation is considered a moot issue in the Indiana State Senate?  …we are extremely pleased to hear this?

IS IT TRUE that the Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Tournament just started yesterday at the Ford Center? ..if you like to watch good ladies and men basketball the Ford Center is the place to go? …you will also be able to see some past local high school players play at the college level? …the food and admission price are very affordable?…there will be no such thing as a home game for any of the teams and the only team with any sort of alumni base in greater Evansville is the Murray State Racers?…the Ford Center is sort of centrally located with respect to where these teams are from an east/west perspective but when north/south locations are considered the center of mass for these campuses is way further south? …this tournament has traditionally been played in Nashville?  …we are pleased to see the Mayor getting on the airwaves during the last several days encouraging people to attend this tournament?  …we also urge you to attend this tournament because it’s a worthy sporting and community event?

IS IT TRUE that the LST is moving to the old location of the Riverboat Casino?…it will be interesting to see if this changes the attendance by local people since the move is really only about a mile from the long-term dock at Marina Point?…one has to wonder if someone who would not drive to Marina Point to see the LST will be willing to drive to the old Riverboat Casino dock? …we hope this is not just changing for the sake of changing something as opposed to something with a shred of data supporting the decision?

IS IT TRUE last week The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) Nominating Committee submitted three nominees for consideration by Governor Eric J. Holcomb for appointment to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission?  …those three nominees are: Stefanie Krevda, IURC Executive Director of External Affairs,  State Rep. David Ober and Tristan Vance, Indiana Office of Energy Development Director?  …the committee has nominated these three candidates to fill the current vacancy on the IURC created by the retirement of Commissioner Jim Atterholt? … Gov. Holcomb will select one of the three nominees to serve the remainder of Atterholt’s term, which expires Jan. 31, 2020?  …we are puzzled why wasn’t one of the finalists from this area?

IS IT TRUE we been told that Public High School districts in Ohio, Texas, and elsewhere have volunteer teachers and volunteer administrators that have been extensively vetted and trained in firearm use that have access to secret gun safes in the event of an active school shooting? …we are told that there is a waiting list for volunteers to sign up for this programs to protect students?

IS IT TRUE we are told that some people feel that that teachers and administrators have the best knowledge of the school buildings, and who should be in the school buildings, in the event of an active shooting? …we are told that many people are asking the question of why shouldn’t our school children deserve the highest possible protection of having trained volunteer teacher and administrator response teams with access to firearms in the unfortunate emergence of an active school shooting?

IS IT TRUE some people feel that the EVSC should immediately adopt similar programs for protection of the EVSC students and teachers?  …we are told that if all EVSC schools had such volunteer tactical response teams within the schools, that it would greatly discourage any potential school shooter?  …we hear that some people feel if the current EVSC School Board members refuse to take this common-sense approach to protect our students and teachers then a movement will begin to elect a new School Board? …it doesn’t cost anything this explore this idea and see if this is feasible to do in our area?

IS IT TRUE that it’s been alleged that one of the main reasons for the high costs of the City of Evansville Employee Health insurance plan is because of the lifetime health coverage received by members of the city police and firefighters?  …it also been alleged that surviving spouses of police and firefighters also receive lifetime coverage?
IS IT TRUE Cthat Kaitlin Whaley-Marketing Assistant and Ashton Crafton-Gaming Manager at Ellis Park are doing one heck of a job in their positions?
IS IT TRUE that one of more interesting blogger asks us to post this link of Congressional Pensions and Benefits for your review and comments?  …here is the link:

https://www.factcheck.org/2015/01/congressional-pensions-update/

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24 COMMENTS

  1. -I appreciate the clearity of the pension post. It is a step in the right direction. I favor an IRA/ social security approach similar to we pheasants. A part-time, temporary job doesn’t rate a pension. Congress was never meant to be a career. Similar conditions apply to the insurance for the local council and commissioner offices.

  2. Kudos to the CCO for an absolute spot on IIT and this excellent Editorial Opinion. While other school districts are proactively protecting their students, what is the EVSC doing? Putting up “E” is for everyone stickers??

    “IS IT TRUE some people feel that the EVSC should immediately adopt similar programs for protection of the EVSC students and teachers? …we are told that if all EVSC schools had such volunteer tactical response teams within the schools, that it would greatly discourage any potential school shooter? …we hear that some people feel if the current EVSC School Board members refuse to take this common-sense approach to protect our students and teachers then a movement will begin to elect a new School Board?”

  3. LANSING – Teachers could be armed with guns in schools under legislation being developed by two Republicans in the Michigan House of Representatives….The teachers would have to go through 80 hours of training on how to shoot a gun, gun safety, how to engage with an active shooter and tactics to de-escalate a dangerous situation. The guns would be hidden in locked compartments that would only be accessible through the thumbprint of approved school employees.

    https://www.freep.com/story/news/2018/02/27/michigan-house-republicans-arming-teachers/379135002/

    For nearly four years, the Clarksville School District — about 100 miles northwest of Little Rock — has had teachers, janitors, computer technicians and other staff members ready to respond in the case of a shooting, CNN affiliate KARK reported….Hiring one school resource officer would have cost the district about $50,000 a year. The district spent at least $68,000 training about 13 staff members when the program began, Hopkins told KFSM. For Jim Krohn, a social studies teacher at Clarksville Junior High who volunteered to be one of the officers, the program is a good deterrent.

    https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/24/us/armed-teachers-states-trnd/index.html

    • Another idea with ZERO thoughts for funding

      For all those that bitch about money, you gonna pay the taxes needed for this ignorant idea?

  4. Anyone see an attendance number for the OVC tournament? Someone told me that Ford Center was nearly empty.

  6. I am sure there was little crowd for these OVC games. Let’s face it, UE only puts 3000+ even on a weekend. Only hotel rooms are probably for the players, coaches and cheer leaders. Just look at the D2 tourney games in the past and how few filled seats were in the Fraud Center.
    Now, the EVSC will never train any school employee to carry. Much to liberal and more interested in promoting more administrator’s into six figure jobs, building another school on a narrow pot hole filled road in a residential area on the north side and, buying a golf course. Time for new leadership and board.

  7. Regardless of the location of the LST, we are glad to see it continue to have an important spot on the downtown Evansville waterfront.

    For those of you who don’t know, the LST transported American soldiers and material to fight the Nazi menace in the world. They fought and died giving their lives for the United States of America. Brave soldiers were on that LST, and we honor their service to their country by continuing its presence here in Evansville.

    To this day, there are still Americans who defend and support the rights of Nazi’s on American soil. The kid wielding a military assault weapon in that Florida High School? He had Nazi swastikas on his ammo magazines. You people who defend Nazi’s and fight to protect their rights to march in places like Charlottesville? You have no shame. You are disgusting.

    Thank you for supporting the LST.

    • a lot of the crazy trump fan base are nazi sympathizers that is a fact david duke all of them
      they wore nazi armbands at the marches in charlottesville they claimed it was ok because they had a permit to march and in some kind of insane extreme logic, these people claime to be american conservatives
      i didnt know the kid who turned all those kids into hamburger meat had an ar-15 weapon with nazi labels all over it

  8. Another thought, is there any mechanism in place in any school district for back ground checks. I don’t mean, a computer check of data bases for a record. I mean an actual check where the background of a potential candidate is really gotten into. Back ground checks like law enforcement candidates are put through where an actual investigation is done. How many other pedophiles are working in local school systems? How many are under the influence of a drug or alcohol? Should drug testing be mandatory before you can be hired and periodic after hiring? All this would require some legislative help, but if we are serious about protection in our schools, it is worth exploring?

    • TBL, well said. There should be a very thorough background checks and vetting of the volunteer teachers and custodians. It is a high bar to have such important responsibility for student protection.

    • Once again, another “pie in the sky” idea with ZERO thoughts for how to fund it

      Do you have a clue how much background checks cost?

      All those willing to increase school funding to pay for it, let us know

      • Precisely, Mickard.
        These posts from people like JoeBiden who don’t have a clue, and frankly don’t care what the cost is….they talk like they know a lot, but in reality, they are dope-heads who don’t have a job and think they are smarter than CEO’s and true fiscal conservatives who are concerned that this idea is a bigger money pit than the Grand Canyon.
        He’s gun crazy. He’s high on dope. He’s blogging all day in the seats at Mesker Amphitheater. No fiscal knowledge whatsoever.

        • For nearly four years, the Clarksville School District — about 100 miles northwest of Little Rock — has had teachers, janitors, computer technicians and other staff members ready to respond in the case of a shooting, CNN affiliate KARK reported….Hiring one school resource officer would have cost the district about $50,000 a year. The district spent at least $68,000 training about 13 staff members when the program began, Hopkins told KFSM. For Jim Krohn, a social studies teacher at Clarksville Junior High who volunteered to be one of the officers, the program is a good deterrent.

          https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/24/us/armed-teachers-states-trnd/index.html

          • Hey. That’s just their initial training class. Nothing on background. Nothing on insurance. Nothing on costs. Nothing on legal fees. Nothing on lawsuit payout pools.

            It’s incredibly stupid and irresponsible.

          • Whoever Joebiden is, he’s nuts. He’s putting lipstick on a pig, and trying to convince you,
            for the cost of the lipstick,
            the schools will all be safe.

            He’s nuts.

    • Looks like your fan club of diminished mental capacity posters are out in force today, Joe.

      • dying breed that guy. paranoid angry old white man has nothing to do
        they’re dying off. leave him alone and let him have some fun dann

  11. Hey Mickard, do you want a pedophile diddling your kid? Not about cost, but after the school shootings and the 3rd grade Scott School teacher, enough! Right now Trump is open to anything that will make schools safe. That should include guns and teachers with savory backgrounds. Hire me, I will do background checks on new hires!!!

    • Thin, why not get out your sign that says, “Give me free shit.”

      The entitlement culture moves into the extreme nut community.

  12. If volunteers can adequately be trained to respond to school shootings, why not get rid of the cops and have a volunteer police force ?

    Can they practice shooting in a classroom around your kid ?

  13. Will the mayor be issuing a statement explaining to current local med students that not only will all of their classes be moving downtown, but all food and services purchased in this area will be taxed at a higher rate ?

    Not true you say ? Wait and see. It is that way in Peoria, IL in the area around Bradley University. Monkey see, Monkey do.

    We will also see if that so-called low-income housing in the downtown area is cheaper that the USI dorrm or other apartments in the Evansville area near their classes.

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