IS IT TRUE April 15, 2012

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IS IT TRUE April 15, 2012

IS IT TRUE we are hearing from reliable sources that people serving on the GAGE Board of Directors are required to sign a “Confidentiality Agreement” not to publically discuss that tax supported organization business with the public? …we are amazed that our local (City and County) elected officials are put in a position to withhold some information generated from GAGE such as audit finding and salary and bonuses paid to GAGE employees? …that conventional legal wisdom suggests that this agreement shall not be considered a legal and binding document if challenged by the media and/or elected officials?

IS IT TRUE that the CITY COUNTY OBSERVER is getting a great deal of un-solicited pressure to re-considering its policy of not endorsing political candidates for public office? …we are getting private e-mails, phone calls and face to face comments to re-consider this policy? …we are discussing this issue among ourselves and shall make a final decision sometime next week?…that whether we decide to change our policy with respect to endorsements across the board that we shall be making an endorsement in the Republican primary for the United States Senate?

IS IT TRUE that a person who does VETTING for a living has taken to reading the antics of the elected and appointed officials in Evansville, Indiana?…that this person found the observer by doing a Google search of the term VETTING and has been astonished many times over the last two years a just how regularly the Evansville City Council, the Evansville Redevelopment Commission, and now GAGE have failed to do the absolute basic things involved in the VETTING process?…that this person spoke with the CCO last week and wishes to ask the people in charge of VETTING in Evansville including Mayor Winnecke one simple question?…that question is “Have you ever heard of a thing called Google and do you know how to use it”?…that we agree that Google is the most basic thing to do in a VETTING process and that GOOGLE is free?…that is even more basic than checking credit, doing a background check, or even confirming a pulse?

IS IT TRUE that the Off Track Betting business in Evansville is going to close their doors in June?…that management is publically blaming the smoking ban that has now been in effect for 14 days for the demise of their business?…that this is the same management group that dropped the ball by not seeking an exemption that they may very well have been granted if they had been doing their job?…that OTB sights in other parts of Indiana have been struggling for years and some are even under the protection of bankruptcy proceedings?…that these OTB sites still have smoking?…that in truth when you become complacent in management, uncompetitive in the marketplace, or if your product or service just runs its course that businesses fail?…that in the case of the local OTB site that is blaming the smoking ban for their demise that it is a combination of factors totally unrelated to smoking that has lead to their decision to close?…that the smoking ban is just their excuse to do exactly that?

IS IT TRUE that we wish the 50 people who work at the OTB site Godspeed in finding new employment by June when they lock the doors?

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14 COMMENTS

  1. The OTB people should apply for work at Earthcare Energy. They said they will be shipping to the DOD this summer so they should be hiring now.

  2. i can honestly say nothing surprises me in evansville any more,in the U.S.A. as far as that goes ..

  3. Changing policy on endorsing candidates is not necessary – the blog writer’s opinions literally ooze of the site!

  4. Publicly, not publically
    Sites, not sights, in your usage(OTB sights)
    Comments In the interest of getting things right.

    • No uppercase “I” incorrect in the word “In” (see your own comment). Also, your spacing and punctuation can use some help.

  6. I recommend CCO endorse candidates. As you know, other media endorse candidates, why not the CCO. A lot of voters want to know what others think before casting their important vote.

    Endorsing may be helpful to get more of the public out to vote. This Primary election is going to be exciting for people who elect to vote Republican. Depending on what Precinct you live in, the Republican Party ballot will have up to 14 contested races for the Republican voters to decide who will be the winner.

    Please Vote on or before May 8 no matter what Party you belong to–even though I prefer it to be Republican. 🙂

    Wayne Parke
    Chairman Vanderburgh County Republican Party

  7. To the CCO writers:
    Is there a point to you endorsing a candidate? Much of what you write suggests your preference. I think that any more than the suggestions you already do may be too much.

  8. The City County Observer should endorse candidates, the Courier & Press endorses as do a most newspapers.
    Please Vote on or before May 8 no matter what Party you belong to.

    E. Lon Walters

  9. If you endorse candidates openly, I predict you will have a hard time calling them to account after they get elected, you may think not but I suspect it will happen. I’d also imagine the non selected candidates would drop rheir ads affecting your revenue stream. I would stick to the previous policy of not endorsing candidates were it me.

  10. I really don’t see a problem with the CCO endorsing candidates for office. I am a regular reader and commenter on the site, and political endorsements really don’t sway me one way or another. I do my own due diligence and cast my vote for the most qualified candidate that fits into my system of beliefs. I have also noticed a majority of the commenters [sic] on this site are well informed and can come to their own political conclusions. So ENDORSE AWAY!

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