IS IT TRUE? April 29, 2011
IS IT TRUE that the projected crest of the Ohio River is expected to rise another 5 inches today to a level of 46.6?…that the rate of rising has slowed and that the crest is expected to come tomorrow at comfortably below the 48 foot level that is where the first gates are needed to be installed?…that an at-large candidate for Evansville City Council who wishes to remain anonymous took on the task of searching for the Flood Gates and the hardware associated with them and is satisfied that at this time they have been located?…that a conversation that he reported to us regarding the installation is that a single gate may be a half a day job for a crew?…that he is not overly concerned with hardware but is concerned that in a very fast rising situation that the manpower needs to install the gates would be a challenge?
IS IT TRUE we are extremely impressed to see Vanderburgh County Commissioner Marsha Abell doing volunteer work in helping putting sand in bags to help her constitutes keeping their property from being flooded?
IS IT TRUE that the Courier and Press photography team should be getting multiple awards for the photographs they have published this week about the flood?…that the photos of the lightning strikes in downtown Evansville captured both the power of the storm and the resilience of the City of Evansville in striking color?…that those particular photographs could easily be used as fundraisers for a local charity?
IS IT TRUE that a couple of candidates did get on board and make some statements about litter and blight, two of the biggest turnoffs that Evansville has to the outside world?…that Stephanie Brinkerhoff-Riley called out Evansville for the level of filth in the streets?…that she is right to do so as the CCO has been preaching for a year now?…that picking up litter is FREE and makes a good first impression?…that it is amazing that 50 years have passed and the litter bugs still outnumber the enlightened?…that Conor O’Daniel seized on the urban blight and shrinking population issue as repellent to getting free money from the state and federal governments?
IS IT TRUE that with a shrinking population the 8,000 houses that he referenced as needing repairs are actually not needed at all?…that it is much smarter to spend $5,000 to tear down a house that no one wants than it is to spend $125,000 to repair it and still have a house that nobody wants?…that if we need anything from Uncle Sam it is a fleet of bulldozers to demolish the blight as opposed to $240,000 one bedroom apartments that we do not need either?
IS IT TRUE that true to past form that Troy Tornatta walked out of another candidate’s night after giving an impromptu 3 minute buzz word talk about jobs and economic development?…that Mr. Tornatta was later seen outside the C. K. Newsome Center chatting with two people?…that all the other candidates for office (mayoral and council) stayed the entire time?…that he left an impression with the neighborhood associations and that the impression he left was not what he would have hoped?… that if he had stayed he could have heard a lot of good questions from his potential constituents?
IS IT TRUE that the race for the Democratic Party nomination for Mayor is really more about a public mandate of Mayor Weinzapfel performance in office than about the candidates running for that office?
Nice to see the CCO fail to mention Troy Tornatta was out there bright and early filling sandbags and didn’t attempt to use it for media coverage
We did not know that he was filling sandbags. We congratulate and thank Troy for doing so. We furthermore believe that it was a genuine act for the community that he cares about.
When are the Moles going to do their predictions?
I’m not a mole, but I’m going out on a limb here and predicting Dan McGinn is going to pull through.
I am not a mole either, but I am predicting Rick Davis, Al Lindsey, Patrick McBride, Dr. H Dan Adams, and Don Walker will win. But I am not a mole.
I’ll agree with you on 3 of those 5. Now, how about the Republican ticket … what’s your predictions there? I mean from a non-mole point of view, of course.
if you not a mole, then who cares about your prediction
Probability of missing this prediction is the same probability that Mr. McGinn is run over by a bus.
BULL!…… This is what is on his facebook….
Tornatta for Mayor
Team, a huge thanks to our volunteers for your work this week. But your community needs your help now too. Right now I am down at Faith Bible Church on 5601 Oak Hill Road moving sandbags. If you have an extra hour today, please come down here and help our community. Thanks!
PURE PUBLICITY STUNT!
Rick Davis, Al Lindsey, Patrick McBride, Dr. H Dan Adams, and Don Walker will win. Not a mole either!!!
not a mole either, but after reading Steve Smith’s paper on transparency it would be a crime not to vote for him
I agree it was a good article, and I agree with Steve. However being able to write a good article and being a smart CPA does not mean he is the best person for the job.
actually I know Steve and do believe he, along with Doc Adams, are the best men for the job
Editor/Joe, want do expect use to say in two minutes?
To go to your websites to read your detail plans with regard to jobs, litter, parks, etc.
Under the comments section on my web site you will see some ideas I have for the parks. I will be posting more in the coming weeks on my ideas for jobs, parks, and etc.
May take me a while to update my site. My web design software has a problem and I will have to rebuild the whole site starting from scratch.
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