“IS IT TRUE” JUNE 18, 2020 Ron BOOK

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IS IT TRUE that yesterday former Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel barely won the Democratic party nomination for Indiana Attorney General by a slim 48 vote margin?  …that former State Senator Karen Tallian received 1,009 voted and Mr. Wienzapel received 1,057 votes?…that 86% of delegates voted in this democratic party primary?  …that supporters of Mr. Wienzapfel are hoping that the politically embattled Curtis Hill will be the Republican nominee for Attorney General?
IS IT TRUE one of the best political kept secret in Vanderburgh County is that three (3)   School Board seats are for re-election?  …the filing deadline will be at noon on August 21, 2020?  …we are told that many people would like for businessmen Tony Ricketts to run for one of the three positions?
IS IT TRUE we wonder if the practice of political patronage and nepotism at the EVSC will become a political issue in the upcoming November General election?  …we also wonder if the extensive salary with a benefits package paid to the EVSC School Superintendent will become an election issue?
IS IT TRUE we are told by several people that are getting extremely impatient with Governor Eric Holcomb for not naming a replacement to the vacant Vanderburgh County Superior Court seat?  …this Judgeship has remained vacant for almost 4 months and a backlog of court cases is becoming a burden of the Vanderburgh Court system?
IS IT TRUE the best-known secret in Vanderburgh County is that the City of Evansville receives around $7 million dollars a year from the not-for-profit Water and Sewer Utility Department for in lieu of property tax payments?  …is this why many people at the Civic Center call the Evansville Water and Sewer Department a “cash cow”?
IS IT TRUE that the CCO continues to warn about the pending deficit spending disaster of the City of Evansville for several years?…years ago that former Councilman John Friend, CPA also warned that this was deficit spending disaster was coming for many years? …it seems that the only members of the current City Council who recognizes and admits to these deficiencies are At-Large Councilman Jonathan Weaver, 5th Ward City Councilman Justin Elpers, and 2nd Ward City Council member Missy Mosby?
IS IT TRUE that former Evansville Mayors Jonathon Weinzapfel and Frank McDonald Jr. not only lived within their budget restraints and when they left office they had impressive cash balances and “Rainey Day” funds?
IS IT TRUE that over the years the City-County Observer has studied and published articles that examine the economic expectations and realities of proposed capital projects within the Evansville City limits? …that our conclusions thus far are that a lack of planning has created an unavoidable last-minute quagmire that leaves the City of Evansville in the unenviable position of needing to provide significant incentives to secure a binding and enforceable agreement to entice a developer to build profitable projects?
IS IT TRUE that the City-County Observer has been doing extremely well in the first half of 2020?…that we have increased our page views and unique site visitors by 35%?…that we are excited about providing local news to an increased readership while providing more value to our advertisers?…the recent changes we have made to our paper have kept readers on our site 20% longer?…despite the impressive increase in site traffic, we have decided to keep our same low rates for advertisers?
IS IT TRUE that the owner and Publisher of the City-County Observer have been working on a book entitled “IT IS TRUE” during the last several years?  …things a progressing quite well?  …not only will he be writing about the many hundreds of past more dicey “IS IT TRUE” comments posted in the CCO over the many years but he will also explain why these comments proved to be accurate? …the CCO Publisher has taken extreme precautions to ensure that the names of the many hundreds contributing “MOLES”  that have provided information to our “IS IT TRUE” columns identity shall never be known?… all proceeds from the sale of books shall be donated to an annual scholarship given to future Journalism students?
IS IT TRUE over the last 17 plus years the City-County Observer has published around 250 “IS IT TRUE” columns per year?  …each column had an average of eight (8) “IS IT TRUE” statements posted in it?  …our guesstimate is that the City-County Observer has written and posted around 35,000 individual “IS IT TRUE” statements over the last 17 plus years?  …we also guesstimated that we have posted around 65,000 news articles during the last 17 plus years articles? …we are extremely pleased that we were able to provide our readers with current and informative news over the years in order to help enhance their quality of life without a charge?  …we have posted 1.206 “Readers Polls”
over the last 17 years?
IS IT TRUE the number one cause for a divorce is marriage?
IS IT TRUE when the people fear the Government we have Tyranny!  When the Government fears the people we have Liberty?

IS IT TRUE our “READERS POLLS” are non-scientific but trendy?

Today’s “Readers Poll” question is: If the election was held today to pick the Republican nominee for the Indiana Attorney General who would you vote for?
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  1. It’s funny how Weinzapfel running away and leaving Evansville with a millstone, i.e., the Ford Center, around it’s neck for the next several decades somehow isn’t mentioned with his “impressive cash balance” and “Rainy Day fund” which he knew would soon be erased. Not to mention the green space where Roberts Stadium once stood.

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