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IS IT TRUE there is much curiosity in the Tri-State about the benefits of merging several Governmental creative entities and why the need to do such a thing culminated so rapidly?…it was revealed as examination of the 990 forms for E-REP show that it was actually formed three years ago in 2021 inside the Chamber?…it seems as though the merger was in the minds of some insiders for some time?…in reality E-REP assumed the roles of the Chamber and gobbled up the other two organizations as their leadership moved or decided to retirement?…the transparency about this merger from a public disclosure perspective is being questioned by members of the Mole Nation, with Mole #3 asking why the SNEGAL smell is in the air down at 318 Main Street?…the non-profit organization aggregation site GuideStar gives ratings for transparency gives Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum rankings to all non-profits based on how much of their financial, management, board of directors and performance data is published on their site?…at this time E-REP has no ranking whatsoever on GuideStar which is below the lowest rating for transparency that GuideStar has?…this means they have shared no information of substance period?

IS IT TRUE one of the City-County Observer Moles is adept at cyber-sleuthing techniques and was able to learn that E-REP is a 501c6 which is typical for organizations that employ lobbyists like Chambers of Commerce do?… Economic Development entities like GAGE and the Coalition are typically either 501c3 or 501c4 organizations that can accept deductible donations from anywhere?…this begs the question “Can E-REP accept money from governments (we know they do from a recent article in the Courier and Press) and plausibly advocate for business when they are beholding to government”?…one has to wonder why the City of Evansville and Vanderburgh County would put large contributions into E-REP when E-REP is a Chamber of a different name?… Mole #12 has asked if there is even one person on the staff at E-REP including the newly inaugurated CEO who has a single day of experience in grassroots economic development?… thus far, this all seems SNEGAL (sneaky but legal) from the day of formation with special interest lined up to feed at the trough?…a practice of transparency on the part of the organization would help with such impressions?

IS IT TRUE that the sneaky way that the Ford Center was forced down the taxpayers of Evansville’s throats without a vote was pretty darn deplorable?…the deplorable who voted this in and believed the concocted story of the place paying for itself got the ultimate slap in the face when it came to what set the attendance records for the Ford Center?…it was not the Purple Aces?…it was surely not any hockey team?…it was not the circus?…it was not even a classic rock or country concert that set the record for attendance?…the Democrats on the City Council all voted for the Ford Center just like former Mayor Weinzapfel told them to and the #1 and #2 attendance winner for the Ford Center is and shall always be President Donald J. Trump who set the record in 2016 and broke his record in 2018?…that is about as appropriate of a smack in the face as has ever happened?

 

 

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FEBRUARY 2023 HAPPENINGS

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FEBRUARY 2023 HAPPENINGS

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Wednesday, February 8 – Choice of 2 Gifts from a selection of 5 Gifts
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DINING, SPECIALS, AND HAPPY HOURS

FEBRUARY 9 is National Pizza Day! Enjoy $5 Pepperoni Pizza at The Deli.

FEBRUARY 14 is Valentine’s Day! Celebrate at Cavanaugh’s On the River. Make reservations at OpenTable.com after January 19th.

FEBRUARY 23 is National Chili Day! Enjoy half-price chili at The Deli.

FEBRUARY 24 is National Tortilla Chip Day! Enjoy half-price Chips and Salsa with the purchase of any entrée at Tap House.

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LEGENDARY CELEBRATION
Legend Club Members receive complimentary appetizers and alcohol each Friday from 5PM-9PM at Cavanaugh’s On the River.

PREMIUM WEEKEND PARTY
Legend Club Members receive complimentary drinks from 7PM-12AM at the High Limit Bar on Fridays and Saturdays.

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT


THE PIANO BAR AT CAVANAUGH’S ON THE RIVER – The casual, upscale atmosphere of the Piano Bar is the ideal place to enjoy live regional entertainment on Thursdays from 6PM-9PM and on Fridays and Saturdays from 6PM-10PM CT.
February 2 – Andrea Wirth
February 3 – Bob Green
February 4 – Rachel Solomon
February 9 – Andrea Wirth
February 10 – The Honey Vines
February 11 – Bob Green
February 14 – Bob Green
February 16 – Andrea Wirth
February 17 – The Honey Vines
February 18 – Bob Green
February 23 – Andrea Wirth
February 24 – Bob Green
February 25 – Bob Green

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“IS IT TRUE” FOR FEBRUARY 22, 2024 MATER WORKING COPY

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IS IT TRUE that we have been told by several people that the $150,000 paid to renovate and erect the North Main welcome sign could have been better spent on more important things such as fixing sidewalks and paving streets throughout Evansville?
IS IT TRUE that the Evansville City Council quietly passed a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Policy back in 2022 by a vote tally of 9 to 0 without it drawing much attention? …that information concerning Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) should have been front-page news on every news outlet in Evansville?  …it may have been more realistic for this game-changing decision made by members of the Evansville City Council to openly discuss the pros and cons of the DEI before voting on it?…every time an elected body ignores the will of the people it comes back to bite them on the backside?
IS IT TRUE that the reality of what happened was that the Evansville City Council approved forming a DEI Council to advocate for DEI initiatives for hiring and making decisions about who gets jobs at the City of Evansville ?…many people feel that DEI started with honorable and reasonable aspirations but has morphed into what some are now calling reverse discrimination?…we been told that the new DEI Advisory Council was approved by the City Council was just supposed to advise but this is not how things have been going with the early adopters?
IS IT TRUE we have been told that in large progressive cities on the coasts, DEI has become a discriminatory set of programs that are already being canceled due to the realization that it is removing merit from the hiring process, resulting in unqualified people being placed in jobs due to appease the vocal proponents of DEI, and further dividing people while fanning the flames of entitlement?
IS IT TRUE the City of Evansville according to the Census Bureau been losing population for decades and even with annexation we are down to 115,749 people and dropping by the day?… It appears from looking at the websites for the City of Evansville and its Fire and Police Department websites that about 1,000 people are toiling in the public payroll?…there is no information on these websites about the demographic makeup of the employees so we can’t tell if the goal of promoting diversity REFLECTIVE of the City of Evansville is happening with city staff?…the City of Evansville is made up of 78.4% white people, 13.6% African Americans, 3.5% Hispanics, 1.3% Asians with the balance being mixed race or other?…if the goal of the DEI Gods is to impose a reflective workforce across the city payroll, the numbers employed should reflect those percentages?…it would be very interesting to learn if Evansville is already reflective or not because it may not be an issue at all outside of the world called POLITICAL VIRTUE SIGNALING?
IS IT TRUE that under the duties of the DEI Council, there are indeed three articles that promote quotas and the third one extends to private workforces?…this policy mimicked policies adopted by failing cities on the coast that can’t seem to see reality over ideology?…this whole DEI thing will probably turn out to be a fad as merit is ignored and services are challenging to deliver due to obsessing over DEI before competence?…the nine members of Evansville City Council who voted for this ordinance should consider repealing it and getting on with the business of governing for prosperity and growth?…we ask what will these leaders do when the John Galts of the Tri-State take their talents elsewhere?

 

IS IT TRUE that some of the recent appointments made to some boards of directors controlled by the City of Evansville make one wonder if there has been a new Mayor sworn in?…in at least one case, and an appointment was made that is Straight out of Winnecke Land and it is as easy to see a red light in the rearview mirror?…it almost looks as though a coalition government has been formed between the former Republican Mayor who now heads EVRep and a group of traditional powerful Democrat allies?

IS IT TRUE that in some cases that have been documented across the nation, elected officials have blunted the efforts of potential competitors to raise their friend’s or relative’s businesses or consulting prospects into single bidder or sole source situations?…when sole source situations happen, the taxpayers lose?…it would be a shame if sole-source service contracts for parties related to elected officials have ever happened with the nomination and vote of that elected official?…like with Gold Bar Bob of New Jersey, such an action would be seen by the taxpayers as self-serving, potentially compromising, and certainly inappropriate?
IS IT TRUE that some of the recent appointments made to some boards of directors controlled by the City of Evansville make one wonder if there has been a new Mayor sworn in?…in at least one case, and an appointment was made that is “Straight out of Winnecke Land” and it is as easy to see a red light in the rearview mirror?…it almost looks as though a coalition government has been formed between the former Republican Mayor who now heads EVRep and a group of traditional powerful Democrat allies?…such a happy arrangement is both unlikely and unexpected while leaving the door open to holding lots of backroom meetings like the one back in 2008 when such a coalition conspired to take away the Homestead Tax Credit?…luckily that was headed off by the City-County Observer at the pass before it could be snuck in?…that some of the same characters involved in the Homestead Tax Credit fiasco are in power today?

IS IT TRUE that the entities known as the City of Evansville, the Vanderburgh County Commissioners and Council, EVRep and predecessors, and Visit Evansville have never been politically aligned so the business they do has been farmed out to many entities from suppliers to servicers?…it will be interesting to see if the supposed new cabal in town will do things that consolidate the suppliers and providers to the respective entities creating a favored group of sole source contracts?

IS IT TRUE that over the years people living in the JIMTOWN area of Evansville say when there is a change of the political guard at the Civic Center the “Names Have Changed but The Political Games Remain The Same”?… this phenomenon is not exclusive to Evansville and was memorialized by Cinderella in their song “the more things change, the more they stay the same”?…the Mole Nation asked the question, “why would salt of the earth working people believe positive change will ever happen when shenanigans like this are commonplace”?

IS IT TRUE that former Evansville City Council member and fiscal conservative Justin Elpers-County Commissioner said: “that the city’s health insurance plan is supposed to be self-funded by employee premiums, copays, and deductibles?…what the reality has been over the last five years is that the self-funded plan is not self-funded” at all?…that County Commissioner Elpers realized this long ago simply by paying attention to the arithmetic associated with budget analysis?

IS IT TRUE that the City of Evansville Employee health insurance program has been hundreds of thousands of dollars in the red each year for many years?… Mayor Terry should consider putting the City Employees Healthcare package out for a formal competitive bid in hopes that it will be more affordable?…doing this in a very visible way could buy her instant credibility with the overwhelming majority of the population that does not benefit from this largesse.

IS IT TRUE that the Ford Center has been million dollars in the red since the day it opened?…former Mayor Jonathan Weinzaptel did what all ambitious politicians with a need to build something to grease the unions did and paid a consultant to opine that the Ford Center would pay for itself from operating cash flow?… Mayor Terry should consider the Ford Center to be a prime candidate for a forensic audit so she can find out how to make it at least cover expenses or maybe eke out a small profit.

END OF THIS IIT

BEGINNING OF ANOTHER IIT

IS IT TRUE that a large majority of the Vanderburgh County voters surveyed by the CCO are extremely pleased to hear that County Commissioner Cheryl Musgrave is planning to run for County Commissioner?…that she is sometimes controversial, often opinionated, and less than a perfect County Commissioner for those who want to attach puppet strings on her?… Cheryl is also extremely smart, honest, dedicated and hardworking to the point of exhaustion?… Musgrave has managed to weather several unfounded, insulting remarks aimed at her during her recent Republication primary race for Mayor of Evansville?…several members of the mole network associated with the CCO have expressed the opinion that Commissioner Musgrave is running for re-election as the Vanderburgh County Commissioner?…that it has also been disclosed that many of her loyal supporters are not going to sit idly by and observe any person wrongly insult or mistreat Commissioner Musgrave during her re-election bid for Vanderburgh County Commissioner?… it looks like a couple of political hacks in the local GOP have awakened a sleeping giant?

IS IT TRUE that many people feel if Republican Mayoral candidate Natalie Rasher was allowed to personally talk on her Television and Radio commercials about her vision for Evansville, she would have generated many more additional votes?…it was always confusing as to why Rasher allowed others to articulate things for her rather than practice the leadership quality of running her narrative for the campaign?…perhaps if she had done so, she would be Mayor today?

IS IT TRUE that it has been rumored that a locally elected official didn’t attend an official meeting because of health concerns about the COVID-19 virus but he did attend a political fundraising event on his behalf that evening?…that last year several elected officials took advantage of taxpayers by not attending meetings and still receiving full pay?…the quality of candidates across the nation is low and the City of Evansville is no exception to that bubbling catastrophe?

IS IT TRUE that three years ago our publisher experienced unexpected post-surgery complications from his spine surgery?…he “coded” three times before the medical team at Vanderbilt was able to bring him back to life and stabilize him?…after spending 9 days in a medically induced coma he miraculously started to function on his own?…last week he went under the knife at St. Vincent/Ascension-Evansville for another complicated spine surgery and things went very well for him? …thanks are offered to Steve Hammer for helping Ron negotiate some of his physiological challenges right after surgery?… We also thank the “Prayer Warriors” for their divine intervention on Ron’s behalf.

IS IT TRUE that the “National Search” for the replacement of EREP CEO/President Tara Barney has been concluded …Mole 3 predicted accurately that on January 8, 2023, Mayor Lloyd Winnecke would replace her and that no national search was completed and no outside candidates were considered?…this is another example of the more things change, the more they stay the same and may have squandered an opportunity to upgrade the local talent pool?…we wish Ms. Barney well and thank her for a job well done?…we also wish Mayor Winnecke only the best in his new career while encouraging him to find the right talent for the things that need to happen to keep Evansville off of the list of the worst run cities in America?

IS IT TRUE that newly elected Evansville Mayor Stephanie Terry’s “Inaugural Ball” is this coming Friday evening at the OLD NATIONAL BANK PLAZA?   …that this event is a sellout and is reported that around 800 people will be attending this POLITICAL GALA?   …that we have been told that between 10 to 12 tables have sold for a whopping  $10,000 each?
IS IT TRUE that on further examination of the leading contributor to the campaign that succeeded in securing the Office of Mayor of Evansville for Stephanie Terry, an interesting trend is revealed?…when researching the website for ActBlue Indiana that was the overwhelming largest donor to Terry’s campaign, we discovered an admitted far left fundraising firm that touts having raised $12.8 Billion for Democrat candidates across the nation?…it was easy to find four fundraising efforts for Mayor Terry including the Gala (Coronation) that is happening at the Old National Events Plaza on Saturday night?…along with the fundraising efforts for Mayor Terry are fundraising efforts for San Francisco Representative Nancy Pelosi, Senator Bernie Sanders, the controversial and alleged ant-Semite Rashida Talib, Minnesota Squad Leader Ilhan Omar and even the much maligned but always entertaining AOC?…if there is one thing that a town that filled the Ford Center twice for President Donald Trump does not want to see in a Mayor it is extreme left wing progressive actions?

IS IT TRUE that over the years people living in the JIMTOWN area of Evansville say when there is a change of the political guard at the Civic Center the “Names Have Changed but The Political Games Remind the Same”?… this phenomenon is not exclusive to Evansville and was memorialized by Cinderella in their song “the more things change, the more they stay the same”?…the Mole Nation asked the question, “why would salt of the earth working people believe positive change will ever happen when shenanigans like this are commonplace”?

IS IT TRUE that over the years people living in the JIMTOWN area of Evansville say when there is a change of the political guard at the Civic Center the “Names Have Changed but The Political Games Remind the Same”?… this phenomenon is not exclusive to Evansville and was memorialized by Cinderella in their song “the more things change, the more they stay the same”?…the Mole Nation asked the question, “why would salt of the earth working people believe positive change will ever happen when shenanigans like this are commonplace”?

IS IT TRUE that the Ford Center has been million dollars in the red almost the day it opened?   ….. many taxpayers are watching to see if Mayor Terry will consider the Ford Center to be a prime candidate for a forensic audit so she can find out how to make it at least cover expenses or maybe eke out a small profit?

IS IT TRUE that the City of Evansville Employee health insurance program has been hundreds of thousands of dollars in the red each year for many years?… many taxpayers feel that Mayor Terry should consider putting the City Employee’s Healthcare package out for a formal competitive bid in hopes that it will be more affordable?…doing this in a very visible way could buy her instant credibility with the overwhelming majority of the population that does not benefit from this largesse?

IS IT TRUE that the Ford Center has been million dollars in the red almost the day it opened?  …Mayor Terry should consider the Ford Center to be a prime candidate for a forensic audit so she can find out how to make it at least cover expenses or maybe eke out a small profit?

IS IT TRUE that many people feel if Republican Mayoral candidate Natalie Rasher was allowed to personally talk on her Television and Radio commercials about her vision for Evansville, she would have generated many more additional votes?….perhaps if she had done so, she would be Mayor today

IS IT TRUE that it has been rumored that a locally elected official didn’t attend an official meeting because of health concerns about the COVID-19 virus but he did attend a political fundraising event on his behalf that evening?

IS IT TRUE that a large majority of the Vanderburgh County voters surveyed by the CCO are extremely pleased to hear that County Commissioner Cheryl Musgrave is planning to run for County Commissioner?…that she is sometimes controversial, often opinionated, and less than a perfect County Commissioner for those who want to attach puppet strings on her?… Cheryl is also extremely smart, honest, dedicated, and hardworking to the point of exhaustion?… Musgrave has managed to weather several unfounded, insulting remarks aimed at her during her recent Republication primary race for Mayor of Evansville?…several members of the mole network associated with the CCO have expressed the opinion that Commissioner Musgrave is running for re-election as the Vanderburgh County Commissioner?…that it has also been disclosed that many of her loyal supporters are not going to sit idly by and observe any person wrongly insult or mistreat Commissioner Musgrave during her re-election bid for Vanderburgh County Commissioner?… it looks like a couple of political hacks in the local GOP have awakened a sleeping giant?

IS IT TRUE that the Evansville City Council passed a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Policy back in 2022 by a vote tally of 9 to 0 without it drawing much attention?…this sort of thing happens regularly these days in local politics since the pillars of mainstream media have been financially challenged to the point that they can’t provide adequate coverage of what is going on of importance at the Civic Center?…this should have been on the front page of the flagship newspaper in Evansville, and it may have been more realistic to take such a game-changing decision to a vote of the people?…every time an elected body ignores the will of the people it comes back to bite them on the backside?
IS IT TRUE that the reality of what happened on September 12, 2022 was that members of Evansville City Council approved forming a DEI Council to advocate for DEI initiatives not only in making decisions about who gets jobs at the City of Evansville but also extends into private businesses?…DEI started with honorable and reasonable aspirations but has morphed into what some are calling reverse discrimination?…the new DEI Advisory Council that was recently  anonymously approved by the City Council is just supposed to advise but this is not how things have been going with the early adopters?…in big progressive cities on the coasts, DEI has become a discriminatory set of programs that are already being canceled due to the realization that it is removing merit from the hiring process, resulting in unqualified people being placed in jobs due to appease the vocal proponents of DEI, and further dividing people while fanning the flames of entitlement?
IS IT TRUE that the City of Evansville according to the Census Bureau been losing population for decades and even with annexation we are down to 115,749 people and dropping by the day?  …It appears from looking at the websites for the City of Evansville and its Fire and Police Department websites that about 1,000 people are toiling in the public payroll?…there is no information on these websites about the demographic makeup of the employees so we can’t tell if the goal of promoting diversity REFLECTIVE of the City of Evansville is happening with city staff?…the City of Evansville is made up of 78.4% white people, 13.6% African Americans, 3.5% Hispanics, 1.3% Asians with the balance being mixed race or other?…if the goal of the DEI Gods is to impose a reflective workforce across the city payroll, the numbers employed should closly reflect those percentages?…it would be very interesting to learn if Evansville is already reflective or not because it may not be an issue at all outside of the world called POLITICAL VIRTUE SIGNALING?
IS IT TRUE that under the duties of the DEI Council, there are indeed three articles that promote quotas and the third one extends to private workforces?…this policy mimicked policies adopted by failing cities on the coast that can’t seem to see reality over ideology?…this whole DEI thing will probably turn out to be a fad as merit is ignored and services are challenging to deliver due to obsessing over DEI before competence?…the nine members of the 2022 City Council who voted for this city ordiAnce , should consider repealing it and getting on with the business of governing for prosperity and growth?…we ask what will these leaders do when the John Galts of the Tri-State take their talents elsewhere?
IS IT TRUE it would be most appropriate tf the three strong proponents of the DEI City Of Evansville ordinance schedule a public hearing to give a detailed presentation why they feel that Evansville needs move forward with an ordinance without discussing the Pros and Cons of the DEI proposal the could be amended into a meanful Civil Rights
IS IT TRUE that on further examination of the leading contributor to the campaign that succeeded in securing the Office of Mayor of Evansville for Stephanie Terry, an interesting trend is revealed?…when researching the website for ActBlue Indiana that was the overwhelming largest donor to Terry’s campaign, we discovered an admitted far left fundraising firm that touts having raised $12.8 Billion for Democrat candidates across the nation?…it was easy to find four fundraising efforts for Mayor Terry including the Gala (Coronation) that is happening at the Old National Events Plaza on Saturday night?…along with the fundraising efforts for Mayor Terry are fundraising efforts for San Francisco Representative Nancy Pelosi, Senator Bernie Sanders, the controversial and alleged ant-Semite Rashida Talib, Minnesota Squad Leader Ilhan Omar and even the much maligned but always entertaining AOC?…if there is one thing that a town that filled the Ford Center twice for President Donald Trump does not want to see in a Mayor it is extreme left wing progressive actions?
IS IT TRUE that many people feel if Republican Mayoral candidate Natalie Rasher was allowed to personally talk on her Television and Radio commercials about her vision for Evansville, she would have generated many more additional votes?…it was always confusing as to why Rasher allowed others to articulate things for her rather than practice the leadership quality of running her narrative for the campaign?…perhaps if she had done so, she would be Mayor today?
IS IT TRUE that some of the recent appointments made to some boards of directors controlled by the City of Evansville make one wonder if there has been a new Mayor sworn in?…in at least one case, and an appointment was made that is straight out of Winnecke Land and it is as easy to see a red light in the rearview mirror?…it almost looks as though a coalition government has been formed between the former Republican Mayor who now heads EVRep and a group of non-traditional political allies?

 

IS IT TRUE that a large majority of the Vanderburgh County voters surveyed by the CCO are extremely pleased to hear that County Commissioner Cheryl Musgrave is planning to run for County Commissioner?…that she is sometimes controversial, often opinionated, and less than a perfect County Commissioner for those who want to attach puppet strings on her?… Cheryl is also extremely smart, honest, dedicated, and hardworking to the point of exhaustion?… Musgrave has managed to weather several unfounded, insulting remarks aimed at her during her recent Republication primary race for Mayor of Evansville?…several members of the mole network associated with the CCO have expressed the opinion that Commissioner Musgrave is running for re-election as the Vanderburgh County Commissioner?…that it has also been disclosed that many of her loyal supporters are not going to sit idly by and observe any person wrongly insult or mistreat Commissioner Musgrave during her re-election bid for Vanderburgh County Commissioner?… it looks like a couple of political hacks in the local GOP have awakened a sleeping giant?

IS IT TRUE that over the years people living in the JIMTOWN area of Evansville say when there is a change of the political guard at the Civic Center that the “Names Have Changed But The Political Games Remind The Same”?  …that we hope that the good people of JimTown are wrong this time?

IS IT TRUE that it has been rumored that a locally elected official didn’t attend an official meeting because of health concerns about the COVID-19 virus but he did attend a political fundraising event on his behalf that evening?

IS IT TRUE that we have been told that last year several elected officials took advantage of taxpayers by not attending meetings and still receiving full pay?
IS IT TRUE that it has been rumored that a locally elected official didn’t attend an official
meeting because of health concerns about the COVID-19 virus but he did attend a political fundraising event on his behalf that evening?…that last year several elected officials took advantage of taxpayers by not attending meetings and still receiving full pay?…the quality of candidates across the nation is low and the City of Evansville is no exception to that bubbling catastrophe?
IS IT TRUE that in some cases that have been documented across the nation, elected officials have blunted the efforts of potential competitors to raise their friend’s or relative’s businesses or consulting prospects into single bidder or sole source situations?…when sole source situations happen, the taxpayers lose?…it would be a shame if sole-source service contracts for parties related to elected officials have ever happened with the nomination and vote of that elected official?…like with Gold Bar Bob of New Jersey, such an action would be seen by the taxpayers as self-serving, potentially compromising, and certainly inappropriate?
IS IT TRUE that newly elected Evansville Mayor Stephanie Terry’s “Inaugural Ball” is this coming Friday evening at the OLD NATIONAL BANK PLAZA?   …that this event is a sellout and is reported that around 800 people will be attending this POLITICAL GALA?   …that we have been told that between 10 to 12 tables have sold for a whopping  $10,000 each?
IS IT TRUE that a few elected officials in Vanderburgh County to order avoid putting out a “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL” is to sign a “SERVICE AGREEMENT” so they don’t have to put contracts out for bids so their friends will be awarded the contracts without submitting a formal bid?

IS IT TRUE that over the years people living in the JIMTOWN area of Evansville say when there is a change of the political guard at the Civic Center that the “Names Have Changed But The Political Games Remind The Same”?

IS IT TRUE that former Evansville City member and fiscal conservative Justin Elpers-County Commissioner said: “that the city’s health insurance plan is supposed to be self-funded by employee copays and deductibles, but what we have seen over the last five years is that the self-funded plan is not self-funded” …that County Commissioner Elpers comment is spot on?

 IS IT TRUE that the City Of Evansville Employee HealthCare insurance program has been hundreds of thousands of dollars in the red each year for many years? …that Mayor Terry should consider putting the City Employees Healthcare package out for a formal competitive bid in hopes that it will be more affordable?
IS IT TRUE that the Ford Center has been many million dollars in the red for many years and Mayor Terry should consider it a prime candidate for a forensic audit so she can find out how to make it more profitable?

IS IT TRUE that we are told that it is estimated that the Evansville Water and Sewer Department’s current debt is $730 million and increasing every day?

IS IT TRUE that we are told the current outstanding debt of the City of Evansville is around $300 million and increasing daily?

IS IT TRUE that many Vanderburgh County voters are extremely pleased to hear that County Commissioner Cheryl Musgrave is planning to run for County Commission?  …that she’s sometimes conversational, opinionated, and less than a perfect County Commissioner, extremely smart, honest, and hardworking?  …that Cheryl Musgrave has managed to weather several unfounded, insulting remarks made against her during her recent Republication primary race for Mayor of Evansville?  …we are told that Commissioner Musgrave is running for re-election as the Vanderburgh County Commissioner.  …that we have been told that many of her loyal supporters are not going to sit ideally by and observe any person wrongly insult or mistreat Commissioner Musgrave during her re-election bid for Vanderburgh County Commissioner?  … it looks like a couple of political hacks in the local GOP have awakened a sleeping giant.

IS IT TRUE that many people feel if Republican Mayoral candidate Natalie Rashner was allowed to personally talk on her Television and Radio commercials about her vision for Evansville she would have generated many more additional votes?

IS IT TRUE that it has been rumored that a locally elected official didn’t attend an official meeting because of health concerns about the COVID-19 virus but he did attend a political fundraising event on his behalf that evening?

IS IT TRUE that last year several elected officials took advantage of taxpayers by not attending meetings and still receiving full pay?

TRUE that fiscal conservative Justin Elpers said: “that the city’s health insurance plan is supposed to be self-funded by employee copays and deductibles, but what we have seen over the last five years is that the self-funded plan is not self-funded”. That’s why we see the imbalance.” is spot on.

IS IT TRUE that three years ago our publisher experienced unexpected post-surgery complications from his spine surgery? …he “coded” three times before the medical team at Vanderbilt was able to bring him back to life and stabilize him.  …after spending 9 days in a medically induced coma he miraculously started to function on his own?  …last week he went under the knife at St. Vincent/Ascension-Evansville for another complicated spine surgery and things went very well for him.  …thanks are to Steve Hammer for helping Ron negotiate some of his physiological challenges right after surgery?…we also thank the “Prayer Warriors” for their divine intervention on Ron’s behalf.
IS IT TRUE that the “National Search” for the replacement of EREP CEO/President Tara Barney has been concluded?  …we been told that on January 8, 2023, Mayor Lloyd Winnecke will replace her?  …we wish Ms. Barney well and thank her for a job well done.  …we also wish Mayor Winnecke only the best in his new career.

 

 

 

 

“IS IT TRUE” JANUARY 14, 2024

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We hope today’s “IS IT TRUE” will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address rationally and responsibly.
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IS IT TRUE that a recent examination of the campaign contribution and expense reports for the candidates for Mayor of Evansville are quite different and raise questions about the candidates and who may “own” them?…the stunning thing about the reports is that Natalie Rascher raised $1,030,377 and spent nearly all of it, and lost to now Mayor Stephanie Terry whose campaign only disclosed raising $560,632 and spent only $484,522?…it is quite unusual to see one candidate outspend the other by over 100% and lose the election?…this would imply that there was something very wrong with the big spending candidate who lost the election?…a further analysis of where the money was coming from and where it was being spent may lead the people of Evansville to some conclusions or maybe leave them as flabbergasted as the Mole Nation is?
IS IT TRUE that the Rascher campaign was sort of unique in recent Evansville Mayoral elections in that most of the money came from people who have addresses in greater Evansville?…there were 205 pages of information in the Rascher disclosure meaning either donations or expenses from a total of 1,025 people or businesses?…the donors were made up of the usual real estate agents and brokers, attorneys, political gadflys, business leaders, perpetual patronage job holders, local businesses, and a large number of just citizens who opened their wallet for the Rascher campaign?…most of the donations were for under $10,000 and many that were disclosed were under the threshold of mandatory disclosure?…there were of course some big contributions from Big Indianapolis based political action committees (PACs) but not to the extent we have seen in the past?…the overwhelmingly largest donor to the Rascher campaign was none other than the “Friends of Winnecke”?…if any donor would have had an overwhelming influence over Rascher it would be former Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke and now CEO of ERep and his wife?…that when it came to expenses, we are sad to report that most of the money was spent outside of the Tri-State?…the largest expense reported was to a political consulting firm in Leesburgh, Virginia named Brabendon Cox LLC that recieved a whopping $655,992 from “Team Rascher”?…that is more on political consultants than all of the other candidates combined?…there must be some sorrow and surprise for people to have invested over a million dollars to elevate Mrs.Rascher to the office of Mayor of Evansville only to see her lose because an underfunded campaign took votes from her?
IS IT TRUE that the Rascher campaign spent nearly $145 for every vote they received at the ballot box?…that is nearly 3 times the price of a vote spent by Mayor Stephanie Terry who only paid $55 per vote?…the overwhelming winner in the dollars per vote contest was Libertarian Michael Daugherty who spent under $20 per vote for the 2,032 votes he received?…the other reality is that the Libertarian and Republican candidates did draw more votes than Mayor Terry meaning that she won with only a plurality of the votes cast as opposed to a majority?…it is clear that Mayor Terry does not have a mandate to govern as she did not get a majority?
IS IT TRUE that it is a darn shame that only about 17,000 people in a city of 115,000 bothered to cast a ballot in the race for Mayor of Evansville?…that is only 15% of the population and when it comes to the winner who got 8,679 votes to win the Office of the Mayor only received a vote from 7.5% of the citizens of Evansville?…that my friends is a far cry from an acceptable total to ever dream of a mandate?
IS IT TRUE that Mayor Terry campaign disclosures were much less interesting and more typical than Mrs. Rascher campaign?…not only did Terry bring in less than half of the total than Rascher did, but there were many fewer local donors?…the big money contributors to the Terry campaign were statewide political action committees like Act Blue Indiana that put up nearly $100,000 of the $484,522 spent by the Terry campaign?…they spent their money elsewhere too with an unexpected vendor from Berkeley, California called “Uplift” that CCO Mole #3 tells us is also associated with campaigns by some of the big national progressive Democrat campaigns like President Biden, Nancy Pelosi, and California Governor Gavin Newson to name a few well-known libel politicians?…we wonder if Mayor Terry is as practical as she seems to be if she will be listening to some of her big progressive donors that support the tax and spend policies that have contributed to the main reason why the United States in well over 34 trillion dollars in debt?

IS IT TRUE that the presence of a grossly underfunded (by personal choice) and a real Republican running as a Libertarian who was the most efficient campaigner when it comes to votes may have cost Rascher the election?…it should have been hers to lose and lose she did?…many people were expressing wonder why she let former Mayor Winnecke and his wife run her entire campaign and seldom let her speak for herself?…we and many others are concerned for the future of Evansville as it is now being ruled by a person who garnered 7.5% of the people and was bankrolled by big progressive money from outside the region?…that many people are also mystified about how many friends of former Mayor Winnecke are getting appointed to the Terry Administration?… Evansville once again it looks like a machine politics kind of town.

Today’s Readers Poll” question is: HOW DO YOU RATE THE JOB THE MAYOR TERRYS TRANSITION TEAM IS DOING?

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MAYHEM RALLY LATE TO DEFEAT THUNDERBOLTS 3-2

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Evansville, In.:  Despite leading late into the third period, the Thunderbolts fell victim to a Macon rally of two quick late goals to steal the victory away from Evansville, 3-2 Macon the final score at Ford Center on Friday night.  The Thunderbolts’ next home game will be on Saturday, January 28th  against the Macon Mayhem at 7:00pm CT.  For tickets, call (812)422-BOLT (2658), go to EvansvilleThunderbolts.com, or visit the Ford Center Ticket Office.

Evansville grabbed their first lead late in the first period, as Bryan Etter scored on a breakaway from Aaron Huffnagle at 18:35.  The Mayhem responded with a power play goal from Carter Roo at 16:53 of the second period to send the game into the third period tied at 1-1.  Brendan Harrogate gave Evansville a 2-1 lead at 6:49 from Scott Kirton and Felix Sasser, however the lead would not last as the Mayhem scored twice to put themselves in front 3-2 late.  The first goal, on a late power play from Aaron Aragon at 17:09 tied the game, before a takeaway in the Evansville zone led to a go-ahead goal from Rhett Kingston only 36 seconds later at 17:45 to make it a 3-2 Macon lead.  Despite several close chances in the Macon zone, the Thunderbolts failed to tie it back up as the Mayhem took the first game of the weekend series with the rematch on Saturday night at Ford Center.

                Etter and Harrogate had Evansville’s goals, while Sammy Bernard stopped 26 of 29 shots faced in net.  The Thunderbolts and Mayhem meet once again on Saturday night at Ford Center.

 

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“IS IT TRUE ” AUGUST 28, 2023

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IS IT TRUE that a late great professor from the University of Evansville once said, “Come to the revolution all of this $%#! will cease?”…the obsession with fun and game spending is what has led the sheep to this unsustainable abyss?
IS IT TRUE that many people are extremely upset with EREP leadership for not allowing Libertarian Michael Daugherty to participate in their upcoming Mayoral debates and feel that their decision is a direct assault against his Constitution Rights of Free Speech?  …that many voters also feel that EREP’s decision not to allow Mr.Daugherty to participate in their upcoming Mayoral debates is not only discriminatory but an act of elitism? …that many people are now saying the EREP new slogan should be changed to that of “E” ISN’T FOR EVERYONE” because of their ill-advisee decision against a third-party Mayoral candidate whose name is listed on the fall general election ballot?
IS IT TRUE that the State of Indiana always has all three (3) political parties in their debate plans for governor, senate, etc.? … that when there were District 8 Representative debates, all three party candidates were also invited to participate?
IS IT TRUE that the IRS “Restriction of Political Campaign Intervention” posted in Section 501(c)(3) –Tax-Exempt Organizations states that under the Internal Revenue Code, all Section 501(c) that non-profit organizations are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office?…that contributions to political campaign funds or public statements of position (verbal or written) made on behalf of the non-profit organization in favor of or in opposition to any candidate for public office clearly violate the prohibition against political campaign activity? …that violating this prohibition may result in denial or revocation of tax-exempt status and the imposition of certain excise taxes?
IS IT TRUE that the City Of Evansville doesn’t have the money to make 9 million dollars worth of repairs on the FORD CENTER?  …that we are told that City leadership has come up with an abstract way of raising funds to renovate the FORD CENTER?  …that in today’s CCO we have posted an article concerning this extremely far-out way of raising 9 million dollars to renovate the Ford Center?
IS IT TRUE that fiscal conservative and former Evansville City Councilmen Justin Elpers said: “that the Evansville health insurance plan is supposed to be self-funded by employee copays and deductibles, but what we have seen over the last five years is that the self-funded plan is not self-funded,”  …that now Vanderburgh County Commissioner Elpers also commented, “That’s why we see the imbalance in the City’s employee Insurance Plan”? …that the CCO feels that now Vanderburgh County Commissioner Elpers’s comments concerning the above Evansville Employee Healthcare plan are spot on?
IS IT TRUE that we are told that the EVSC officials have authority under the “Temporary Loan Resolution” to draw down millions of dollars in low-interest loans to help defray current operating expenses?  …that we are now told that the practice of EVSC Administration applying for and receiving a “Temporary Loan Warrant” may have been going on for many years? …that we also wonder if any of the “Temporary Loan” money was ever used to fund capital projects?
IS IT TRUE when well-credentialed scientists cannot make prediction better than a dart-flinging monkey, what is an intellectually challenged elected official to do?…the answer is to panic and makes edicts that are then overturned time and again because most politicians are literally in way over their heads?… the official position of seemly of some government officials has gone from “Corona will never come to so please come visit us for a virus-safe holiday” to “wear a mask but we are not going to do anything about it if you don’t”? …the litany of inconsistencies has shaken people’s faith in the ability of government to know right from left or up from down?
IS IT TRUE that one of the most serious impending health crises facing America today is the possibility of the reinsurance of the COVID-19 virus?  …that we hope that the majority of our elected officials and medical experts are prepared for this possible impending health crisis?
IS IT TRUE that we are proud of the success of the Ivy Tech LPN Nursing students because every year they achieve an extremely high pass rate for their LPN State tests? …that we would like to congratulate Ivy Tech-Evansville Administration, faculty, and staff for preparing the LPN student to pass these extremely challenging test?
IS IT TRUE when small-town politicians who preside over an increasing crime rate and a mediocre economy that gets national attention, every politician who rides in parades hearing “Hail to the Chief” in their mind catches “Buttigieg Derangement Syndrome”?…we hope that this political disorder won’t be contagious enough to infect the thinking of a few current local elected officials?
IS IT TRUE that the CCO gives five (5) cheers to the Teamsters  Local 215 for establishing the Taft-Hartley Scholarship Fund?  ..that since 1998 the fund has awarded many millions of dollars in Scholarships to deserving students?
IS IT TRUE that we wonder what the Board Of Directors of the Evansville Museum has done with the multi-million dollar “PICASSO On Glass” painting?
IS IT TRUE that our “Readers Poll” is non-scientific but trendy?  …our current “Readers Poll” question is: Do you feel that EREP leadership not allowing Libertarian Michael Daugherty to participate in their upcoming Mayoral debates is unacceptable?
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IS IT TRUE AUGUST 28, 2023

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IS IT TRUE that the suppression of EREP not allowing Libertarian Michael Dauaghty to participate in their upcoming debates is an assault against the Constitution of the United States?  …that we feel that EREP’s decision not to allow Mr. Dauaghty to participate in their upcoming Mayoral debates is not only discriminatory but an act of elitism?
IS IT TRUE that the State of Indiana always has all three (3) political parties in their debates for governor, senate, etc.? … that when there were District 8 Representative debates, all three party candidates were invited to participate?
IS IT TRUE that the City Of Evansville has an annual budget of $480 million? …that the Evansville City Council approves the annual operating budgets? …that the Mayor of Evansville is responsible for using the budgeted money to pay the bills and create economic activities within the budget restraints of the City Government?  …that the Evansville City Controller is responsible for ensuring that the spending of our tax dollars will meet the stringent criteria of complying with auditing principles?  …if the above City officials did their financial due diligence then why can’t the City borrow Municipal Bonds for future capital projects?
IS IT TRUE back in the day the voters considered the majority
of elected officials to be “Good Stewards Of The Public Trust”?  …that today many elected officials are not considered by the voters as “Good Stewards Of The Public Trust”?  …that it looks like political patronage, self-serving greed, corruption, and nepotism have finally taken their toll?
IS IT TRUE that a late great professor from the University of Evansville once said, “Come to the revolution all of this $%#! will cease?”…the obsession with fun and game spending is what has led the sheep to this unsustainable abyss?
IS IT TRUE that the CCO gives five (5) cheers to the Teamsters  Local 215 for establishing the Taft-Hartley Scholarship Fund?  ..that since 1998 the fund has awarded many millions of dollars in Scholarships to deserving students?
IS IT TRUE that fiscal conservative and former Evansville  City Councilmen Justin Elpers said: “that the Evansville health insurance plan is supposed to be self-funded by employee copays and deductibles, but what we have seen over the last five years is that the self-funded plan is not self-funded,”  …that now Vanderburgh County Commissioner Elpers also commented, “That’s why we see the imbalance in the City’s employee Insurance Plan.”  …that the CCO feels that now Vanderburgh County Commissioner Elpers’s comments concerning the above Healthcare plan are spot on?
IS IT TRUE we are told that the EVSC officials have authority under the “Tememory Loan Resolution” to draw down millions of dollars in loans to help defray current operating expenses?  …that we are now told that the practice of EVSC Administration applying for and receiving a “Temporary Loan Warrant” may have been going on for many years? …we look forward to the Superintendent  Of Schools, Dr. David Smith making a public statement clarifying the number of years that the school system has participated in making the “Temporary Loans” program.  …that we also wonder if any of the “Temporary Loan” money was ever used to fund any capital projects.
IS IT TRUE that we are pleased with the way that the good folks at local TV Channel 14 are providing the masses with up-to-date local news, weather, and sports?  …we are so impressed by the way they are providing current and accurate news that we have included Channel 14 TV in our 2021 advertising budget.
IS IT TRUE that the Evansville city employee’s hospitalization fund has been insufficiently funded over several years? …that the city’s hospitalization fund, from which city employee medical claims are paid, has had a negative balance of several millions of dollars over the last several years?  …that we are now hearing that the city’s hospitalization fund will continue to be an issue in the proposed 2021 City budget?
IS IT TRUE that we wonder what the Board Of Directors of the Evansville Museum has done with the multi-million dollar “PICASSO On Glass” painting?
IS IT TRUE that the most important issues for Vanderburgh County and Evansville today are the COVID-19 pandemic and the economy?  …we feel that the majority of our elected officials and medical experts realize this?
IS IT TRUE when well-credentialed scientists cannot make prediction better than a dart-flinging monkey, what is an intellectually challenged elected official to do?…the answer is to panic and makes edicts that are then overturned time and again because most politicians are literally in way over their heads?… the official position of seemly of some government officials has gone from “Corona will never come to so please come visit us for a virus-safe holiday” to “wear a mask but we are not going to do anything about it if you don’t”? …the litany of inconsistencies has shaken people’s faith in the ability of government to know right from left or up from down?
IS IT TRUE when the people fear the Government we have Tyranny?  …when the Government fears the people we have Liberty?
IS IT TRUE that we are proud of the success of the Ivy Tech LPN Nursing students because every year they achieve an extremely high pass rate for their LPN State tests? …that we would like to congratulate Ivy Tech-Evansville faculty for preparing the LPN student to pass these extremely challenging tests?
IS IT TRUE we get a kick out of career politicians when are they talking to the masses about race issues and political, social, economic, judicial, and police injustices? …it’s even more intriguing when career politicians masterfully try to convince the masses that they understand and feel their grief, they understand their economic plight and suffering caused by racial injustice and institutional racism.
IS IT TRUE when small-town politicians that preside over an increasing crime rate and a mediocre economy that gets national attention, every pissant politician who rides in parades hearing “Hail to the Chief” in their mind catches “Buttigieg Derangement Syndrome”?…we hope that this political disorder won’t be contagious enough to infect the thinking of a few current local elected officials?
IS IT TRUE that several people are wondering if the City stopped building the waterfront Skate Park because of cash flow problems?

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Eagles split spring opener against Racers, Phoenix

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HARDIN, Ken. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis (2-1) completed its first roadtrip of the 2023 campaign, falling to Murray State University (1-0), 6-1, before defeating Cumberland University (2-1), 5-2, at the Kenlake Tennis Courts Friday afternoon. The Screaming Eagles went into three singles tiebreakers against the Phoenix, winning two to clinch the victory.
 
USI vs. Murray State
Doubles: USI did not receive a win in the doubles competition.
 
Singles: Freshman Elle Dewees (Newburgh, Indiana) was able to capture the lone singles win for the Eagles after taking a 6-4, 6-4 victory at number six.
 
USI vs. Cumberland
Doubles: USI kicked off the match with a pair of doubles wins with junior Rachel McCorkle (Tulsa, Oklahoma)/junior Lauren Rowe (Terre Haute, Indiana) duo taking home a 6-0 victory in the first doubles spot. Sophomore Abby Myers (Evansville, Indiana)/sophomore Madison Windham (Clarksville, Tennessee) combination was the deciding factor in doubles play after securing a 6-4 win to give the Eagles the doubles point.
 
Singles: Singles competition started with a commanding 6-0, 6-1 win in the four spot for freshman Khandice Thomas (Pickerington, Ohio) before Rowe went into USI’s first singles tiebreaker, clinching a 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-3) victory to give the Eagles a 3-0 advantage. Sealing the Phoenix fate was McCorkle in court one after earning a 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (12-10) tiebreaker win to guarantee USI its second win of the young season. Also defeating her opponent was sophomore Abby Brown (Evansville, Indiana) with a 6-2, 6-1 triumph.
 
 
NEXT UP FOR THE EAGLES:
The Eagles head back to Evansville, Indiana for a duel against Western Illinois University Friday, February 3 at the Evansville Tennis Center starting at 1 p.m.

WIU got the upper hand over USI in the fall when the Leathernecks took six of eight in the Redhawk Invitational. This will be the first regular season dual match between the two squads.

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