IS IT TRUE? June 24, 2011 Evening Edition

IS IT TRUE that one can now purchase Credit Default Swaps on the debt of the Government of the United States of America?…that the volume of trades in the CDS’s has grown by a factor of 10 (900%) since 2008?…that the very idea that there is basically a financial instrument (casino bet) available to gamble on the failure of the economic system of the United States is sickening?…that if such a thing is available for certain cities or states in America that there may be some money to be made betting on something like the failure of Detroit?…that is sickening too?

IS IT TRUE “CCO Mole #3” just told us that 2nd Ward City Councilwoman Missy Mosby and 6th Ward City Councilman candidate Al Lindsey have discussed the political and personal issues between themselves?…both individuals went away from this meeting with a great deal of respect between each other?…that you can expect Missy Mosby and Al Lindsey only be saying positive things about each other during rest of the campaign?…that thanks are in order to 4th Ward City Councilwoman Connie Robinson and 5th Ward City Councilman John Friend for brokering this meeting between Missy and Al?

IS IT TRUE we would like to thank Vanderburgh County Sheriff Eric Williams for creating a “NO BARS ON MEDICAL CARE” facility on site?…that this is another example of why Sheriff Williams not only enjoys great popularity locally and state wide because he thinks outside the box?

IS IT TRUE we would like to congratulate the membership of the Memorial Community Development Corp. for cleaning up their neighborhoods and starting a “Gardening Program” aimed at feeding the less fortunate in the Center City area? .. we would like to take our hats off to Program Director Serita Cabel and Rev. Adrian Brooks for creating these worthwhile community program? …that we also take our hats off to DMD Director, Tom Barnett for making community funds available to start these worthwhile community based programs?

IS IT TRUE that we are extremely pleased with the hard work that Greg Wathen, President of the Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana and Mayor Weinzapfel who did the convincing of the powers that be at our Number #1 Corporate Citizen, Berry Plastics to add an additional 120 jobs here in Evansville?

IS IT TRUE that we take our hats off to Jim Garrard , Interim Director of the Evansville Water and Sewer and Mayor Weinzafpel did in convincing the Federal Judge to set a 20 year time frame to fix our expensive sewer problems?…that just because we have 20 years to do this repair does not mean that we have to take the whole time period to do so?…that our sewer problems are repellant to people and an uncertainty to the cost of doing business?…that biting the bullet and fixing the sewers no matter what it cost will establish Evansville as a leader and send a message to the world that Evansville is not going to die a slow death like much of the Rust Belt?