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IS IT TRUE that the University of Evansville Purple Aces have done something that is unprecedented when performance on the basketball is considered?…the Aces are the first team ever in the entire history of NCAA basketball to have defeated the #1 team in America on the road and go on to lose every game in their own conference?…the 2019-2020 season has seen the hopes and expectations for the Aces rise to the highest they have ever been after they upset the #1 Kentucky Wildcats at Rupp Arena and fall to despair after seeing a coach dismissed for personal issues and going on to lose 18 straight conference games in a row?…the Missouri Valley Conference that the Purple Aces play in is not exactly a top high-performance conference either?…what this shows is that coaching makes a tremendous difference and finding a good one is a key to success?
IS IT TRUE when examining the “announced” attendance at Ford Center we found that after the win over the UK the Aces were drawing about 5,500 per game and when the losing began the “announced” attendance fell to closer to 4,500 per game?…even for the puffed up “announced” attendance, being a winning or losing team makes a 1,000 per game difference?…the reality here is that the hiring process at UE when it comes to basketball coaches is deficient in the area of vetting?
IS IT TRUE this is not the first time that an organization based in Evansville has failed to vet something?…this harkens back to the days when the Winnecke Administration failed fundamentally to vet the Earthcare Energy LLC group and just handed them $200,000 without so much as checking online to see if they really had a patent as they claimed?
IS IT TRUE that trust but verify is a lesson taught by President Ronald Reagan in dealing with the USSR?…one would expect that the faculty at the University of Evansville’s College of Business would teach the vetting process given the monumental failures of the past in both local government and university decisions?…nothing that leads to the dismissal of the former coach or faculty member was something that could have been learned by a competent vetting investigation?…vetting is not rocket science but it does require one to abandon the naive practice of taking everything a face value and do some simple investigating?…as one person literally said at a meeting of the Evansville City Council with respect to the Earthcare Energy fiasco. “there is this new thing called Google that will help you do investigations, I assume you have heard of it.”…vetting is something that Evansville and its namesake university have not to figure out?…that is a problem that comes from the top as opposed to the bottom of the decision-making apparatus?
IS IT TRUE we been told that in a recent speech given at the Athena Awards luncheon by Ivy Tech President Dr. Sue Ellspermann she stressed the importance of hiring women for top management positions? …during her speech Dr. Ellspermann also told stories of personal discrimination she experienced in her past?
IS IT TRUE it’s been alleged that Deputy Mayor Steve Schaefer a candidate for the Ivy Tech-Evansville Chancellors position was told by a person in authority there is a slim chance that he will be hired as the Chancellor of the Ivy Tech-Evansville campus?  …if the above allegation is correct, we are puzzled why a person working at the IVY Tech Corporate office in Indy would tell Deputy Mayor Steve Schaefer this just before his interview at the Ivy Tech-Evansville campus was conducted?
IS IT TRUE we were told that all three (3) finalists for the Ivy Tech-Evansville Chancellors position did a great job in presenting themselves during their Indy and campus interviews?
IS IT TRUE that Indiana campaign finance reports filed after the first of the year show that Attorney General Curtis Hill finished 2019 with $183,659.78 in his campaign war chest? …that
Jonathan Weinzapfel, a Democrat and former two-term (2) term Mayor of Evansville, is heading into 2020 with $609,310.24 in his campaign war chest?
IS IT TRUE that the 54-year-old Weinzapfel is currently leading the Indiana Attorney General campaign funding with $609K?  …last year Weinzapfel received $15,000 from John Engelbrecht and $10,000 from John Dunn, both of Evansville?  …his law firm, Jones Wallace LLC in Evansville, has donated $2,500 to Weinzapfel’s AG campaign?  … also, Democratic State Representative Ryan Hatfield also donated $800 towards Mr.Weinzapfel’s campaign?
IS IT TRUE we been told by several movers and shakers within the Democratic State Party that the former two (2) term Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel is the odds on favorite of being elected as the Democratic nominee for the Indiana Attorney General office?
IS IT TRUE the question is “What is an online newspaper called”?  …the answer is “An online newspaper is the online version of a newspaper, either as a stand-alone publication or as the online version of a printed periodical. Going online created more opportunities for newspapers, such as competing with broadcast journalism in presenting breaking news in a more timely manner”?
IS IT TRUE the question is “What is the benefit of an Internet publication over newspaper”?  …the answers “Online newspapers are a popular way to publish content on general or specific newsworthy happenings. They are cheaper to produce than traditional print newspapers and have the potential to reach a wider and more global audience”?
IS IT TRUE that County Commissioner Ben Shoulders will be hosting his Fourth Annual “March Madness Birthday” fundraising event at Bud’s on West Franklin Steet on March 26, 2020?  …we are told around 300 people will be attending “Shoulders Birthday BasH”?
IS IT TRUE if any local political candidate listed on the 2020 election ballot that has an upcoming political fundraiser we shall post it in the CCO without costs, bias or editing?
IS IT TRUE that the SW Indiana Young Democrats hosted a Meet-N-Greet at KC’s Time Out Lounge last weekend?…numerous County and Congressional candidates were in attendance?  …that City Council President, Alex Burton, and County Commissioner, Ben Shoulders served as guest speakers?  … it’s obvious that this organization is picking up momentum for the upcoming November 2020 General election?  … we are told that many area High School and College students are joining this group in impressive numbers?
IS IT TRUEÂ our “READERS POLLS” are non-scientific but trendy?
Today’s “Readers Poll†question is: Do you feel that Indiana is headed in the right direction?
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