“IS IT TRUE” DECEMBER 13, 2019

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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 the owner of the City-County Observer was recently approached by a group of local financially successful business investors asking him to consider publishing a printed Sunday newspaper on their behalf for the Evansville/Vanderburgh County area? …that the real truth is that they would really like to outright purchase the City-County Observer? …we told that the 76-year-old CEO and Publisher of the CCO will give them an answer on January 15, 2020, because at that time he will be given the results of his extensive heart evaluations?

IS IT TRUE that the current owner of the City-County Observer will require that potential buyers of this publication must pledge that it will remain an “Independent Non-Partisan Community Newspaper” that encourages “Good Public Policy”?

IS IT TRUE we have been conducting a non-scientific but trendy “READERS POLL” concerning printing a Sunday newspaper over the last 11 days?  …we are blown away with the number of votes this poll has attracted? …please take the time and cast your vote in this poll? …that our “Readers Poll” is non-scientific but trendy?

IS IT TRUE yesterday the Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding announced that he has appointed Major Noah Robinson to the rank of Colonel”  …that Colonel Noah Robinson is now second in command of the Vanderburgh County Sheriff Office?  …he takes over from retiring Chief Deputy John Strange III position?  …that Colonel Noah  Robinson is highly respected within the ranks of the Vanderburgh County Sheriff Department?  …the City-County Observer staff have had numerous contacts with Colonel Noah Robinson of the Vanderburgh County Sheriff Office over the years and must say that he does an outstanding job for the taxpayers of Vanderburgh County?

IS IT TRUE it’s obvious that former Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel really craves holding elected office and hearing the adoring applause of a crowd?…it will be interesting to see how Weinzapfel will respond to questions that will most certainly be asked about the negated effort that he lead to quietly deceive the people of Vanderburgh County with a backroom meeting to take away their Homestead Tax Credit?

IS IT TRUE that former two-term Mayor of Evansville Weinzapfel did finish law school but his interests have never seemed to be in practicing law?

IS IT TRUE yesterday afternoon at the December 12th Evansville Board of Public Works meeting Board members Sharon Walker, Marty Amsler, and Bill Nix showed wisdom in choosing a local company to fulfill the new 5-year advertising contract for the METS bus bench, shelters and bus wrap, and panels?  …the Evansville Board Of Public Works exhibited responsible good public policy in selecting a  local company?  …we hope that the Evansville Bus & Bench LLC owner Lynne M Finney will work in partnership with the METS officials to help improve the appearance and maintenance of the bus benches and shelters throughout Evansville?
IS IT TRUE according to the Evansville Courier and Press that the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Superintendent David Smith was the highest-paid administrator in Indiana’s five largest school systems last year and local teachers were the lowest-paid?  …  this is downright shameful?
IS IT TRUE we are also told that many employees of the EVSC are finally getting tired of the practices of political patronage, nepotism and pork-barrel politics within the school system?
IS IT TRUE we wonder if local attorney Charles Berger ever receive the information he requested from the EVCS?
IS IT TRUE we are told that Deputy Treasurer Dottie Thomas is gearing up to announce her intentions to run for the Vanderburgh County Treasurer position during the next election cycle?  …that Dottie has a solid reputation of serving the taxpayers in a non-partisan manner?  …Dottie Thomas is extremely likable and hard working?
Today’s “Readers Poll” question is: Would you purchase a Sunday printed edition of the City-County Observer for one buck?
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