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Senator Braun “Cut the Pork” Amendment To Eliminate Earmarks From Spending Bill

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WASHINGTON — Senator Mike Braun today introduced an amendment to cut all of the earmarks out of the omnibus spending bill. The amendment will be voted on by the U.S. Senate shortly.

The omnibus spending package, which passed the House Wednesday and is expected to pass the Senate tonight, is $1.5 trillion of federal spending, including 367 pages’ worth of earmarks – or pet projects that House Representatives and Senators have added to the package.

These earmarks are worth more than $8 billion.

Senator Braun’s amendment would cut all of those “pork barrel” projects from the bill, and will be voted on at a threshold of 50 votes.

He will speak on the Senate floor in the 8pm hour.

SENATOR BRAUN ON HIS “CUT THE PORK” AMENDMENT:

This bill has 367 pages of earmarks, totaling over 8 billion dollars.

 As Dr. Tom Coburn said, earmarks are the gateway drug to overspending.

 I’m against earmarks because I believe they lead to waste and abuse.

 That’s why Congress got rid of them 10 years ago. They should not have been allowed back.

 My amendment would cut every earmark from this bill.

 If you believe the federal government should be bigger, shouldn’t you be worried that we’re going bankrupt as it is?

 If you want the government to support more Americans, shouldn’t you want to ensure the government is solvent in the long run?

 I urge my colleagues to join me and my cosponsors in removing the pork barrel pet projects from this bill.

Eagles Can’t Comeback Against Nighthawks

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DAHLONEGA, Geo. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Tennis fell to the University of North Georgia on Friday, 7-0, in Dahlonega, Georgia. The Screaming Eagles fall to 5-3 overall, while the Nighthawks improve to 6-3.
 
DOUBLES: The Eagles started off slowly as North Georgia took all three double-matches to claim the point.
 
SINGLES: USI continued to struggle in singles, as the Nighthawks took the number one, two, and five singles to claim the match win. The Eagles fought back in the number three and six singles, but graduate Spencer Blandford (Louisville, Kentucky) and junior Preston Cameron (Floyds Knobs, Indiana) both fell in third set tiebreakers. North Georgia also took the number four singles in straight sets.
 

A CUPPA FOR PEACE

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A CUPPA FOR PEACE

GAVEL GAMUT By Jim Redwine

Starbucks Coffee Company has suspended operations in all 130 of its Russia-based coffee shops as a protest to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The first shop opened in September 2007 in Moscow. Peg and I were in Moscow in 2003. We are Americans. We drink coffee. We were in anguished caffeine withdrawal almost the whole week we were in Russia. I applaud Starbuck’s gesture but worry about those people who are forced back to the pre-2007 coffee-less culture in Russia. Of course, the blame lies with Putin but the headaches are visited on the Russian proletariat as war is visited by Putin on the Ukrainians.

In 2003 Peg and I, after long and frenzied searching, located one coffee shop, The Coffee Bean, in Moscow. As this was our first trip to Russia we had been unaware of Russian culture which at that time considered one cup of instant coffee in tepid water good enough for such foreigners as we. The cold turkey shock treatment made us acutely aware of a society where vodka and cognac were more available at breakfast than coffee.

I do not expect Putin to come to his senses on his own so his war on Ukraine will most likely play out as such debacles always have. There is the initial shock and awe, then the search for weapons of mass destruction, the trading of lies and misinformation, then death, injury and misery followed by years of confusion and remaking of history by the survivors.

I do wonder what Putin’s thought process was that led him into this tar pit. He keeps making public statements and allegations about NATO and Ukraine’s belligerence. His statements and actions appear to arise from paranoia, what most of the world sees as an unreasonable fear that Ukraine and the other pre-1991 Soviet Union countries along Russia’s western border will be used as bases for the United States and our allies to attack Russia.

Putin may have reasoned that as Ukraine was steadily building up its ties to democracies such as America, if he did not strike now, he would have no viable defense to a stronger Ukraine that might become a member of NATO later. Such an analysis seems ludicrous to us but it is not our thought process that is in question. If Putin believes it, even if it is false, then his actions may make sense to him.

He also may have been misled by the relative ease with which Russia took over Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. In today’s attack, his objective may have mainly been to take over that part of Ukraine, such as Odessa, that borders the Black Sea. But then he made a common tyrant’s mistake. He got too greedy and decided to grab what was left of the remainder of Ukraine beyond Crimea.

By this time, Gentle Reader, if you are still with me, you are asking, “What does any of this have to do with coffee?” Okay, as Fareed Zakaria might say, “Here’s my take”. I hope the Russian people will have become so hooked on coffee after 2007 that this forced Starbuck’s withdrawal will cause them to see Putin for the despot he is. Then perhaps the aroused common citizens will rise up and replace the warmongering Putin and his incompetent military leaders. If the Russians feel anything similar to the way Peg and I did in 2003, revolution is not so farfetched.

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THUNDERBOLTS CONTINUE HOME STRETCH AGAINST BIRMINGHAM, MACON 

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THUNDERBOLTS CONTINUE HOME STRETCH AGAINST BIRMINGHAM, MACON 

Evansville, In.: Following a win in Vermilion County and pair of losses against the Storm, the Thunderbolts continue their homestand with a pair of games against Birmingham this Friday and Saturday and against Macon on Wednesday.

Week In Review: 

  Josh Adkins made Thunderbolts history on Friday, scoring a game-winning goal for the third straight game, which at the time gave Evansville a 1-0 lead late in the first period against the Bobcats.  Cameron Cook padded the lead to 2-0 in the second period and the defense did the rest of the work, with Brian Billett stopping all 26 shots faced for his 4th shutout of the season.  The win also marked the 100th win in Thunderbolts franchise history.  The following night in Quad City did not go so well, as Austin Plevy scored the lone goal in a 4-1 loss on Saturday, followed up with a 5-1 loss to Quad City on Sunday afternoon with Coy Prevost scoring the lone goal.

 The Week Ahead: 

The Thunderbolts host the Birmingham Bulls this Friday and Saturday, both games beginning at 7:00 pm CST.  The homestand continues as the Thunderbolts host the Macon Mayhem next Wednesday, March 16th at 7:00 pm CST.  For tickets, call (812)422-BOLT (2658), buy online at EvansvilleThunderbolts.com or get tickets at the Ford Center Ticket Office.

Scouting the Opponent: 

  • Birmingham Bulls: 
    • Record: 13-27-4, 30 Points, 9th Place
    • Leading Goal Scorer: Carson Rose (16 Goals)
    • Leading Point Scorer: Carson Rose (29 Points)
    • Primary Goaltender: Hayden Stewart (8-13-1, .907 Save %)
    • Thunderbolts 21-22 Record vs BHM: 3-1-1The Bulls suffered a 4-1 loss at home to Pensacola last Friday night, with Aaron Huffnagle scoring the lone Bulls goal late in regulation to avoid a shutout. With 4 goals against on 28 shots, Hayden Stewart was swapped out with Austin Lotz the following night against Knoxville, however, the result was a similar 4-1 loss to the Ice Bears. Carson Rose scored Birmingham’s lone goal.  Birmingham hosts the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs this Thursday evening before traveling to Evansville on Friday.
  • Macon Mayhem: 
    • Record: 8-31-3, 19 Points, 10th Place
    • Leading Goal Scorer: Scott Coash (13 Goals)
    • Leading Point Scorer: Devin Brink/Curtis Hansen (25 Points)
    • Primary Goaltender: Michael Stiliadis (4-20-3, .867 Save %)
    • Thunderbolts 21-22 Record vs MAC: 1-1-0

The Mayhem suffered an 8-2 loss to Pensacola last Thursday, with Caleb Cameron and Michael Snow scoring Macon’s goals.  Michael Stiliadis stopped 27 of 33 shots before being swapped with Gregg Hussey, who stopped 8 of 10 shots in relief.  Macon bounced back with a 3-2 win against Fayetteville on Friday, with goals from Devin Brink, Brendan Hussey and Scott Coash, and a 23-save performance from Hussey in net.  Fayetteville answered back, defeating Macon 4-1 on Saturday, as Brink scored the lone goal for Macon.  The Mayhem play at Fayetteville this Friday and Saturday before traveling to Evansville on Wednesday.

Call-up Report 

– Cooper Jones (Idaho Steelheads – ECHL) 
                        – Games Played: 32 (1 with Jacksonville IceMen, 31 with Idaho) 
– 0 Goals, 2 Assist, 2 Point, 4 PIM

            – Cole Stallard (Iowa Heartlanders – ECHL) 
– Games Played: 45
– 10 Goals, 11 Assists, 21 Points, 61 PIM

Transactions:  

Thur. 3/10: Charles Barber, Zane Jones, Tyson Kirkby placed on team suspension
Wed. 3/9: Evan Moyse claimed off waivers from Knoxville
Wed. 3/9: Ryan Edquist placed on waivers
Tue. 3/8: Scott Kirton returned from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL)
Sun. 3/6: Vincenzo Renda acquired from Fayetteville in exchange for future considerations
Sun. 3/6: Brett Magee placed on waivers
Sat. 3/5: Brett Radford traded to Vermilion County in exchange for the rights to Anthony Collins
Sat. 3/5: Brennan Feasey signed to standard contract

The Thunderbolts are currently competing in their fifth season in the SPHL (Southern Professional Hockey League).  Season tickets are less than $9 per game.  To order your tickets for this season, call 812-422-BOLT(2658).

About Evansville Thunderbolts: The Evansville Thunderbolts is the area’s only professional
hockey team.  The Thunderbolts are a proud member of the Southern Professional Hockey
League (SPHL).  The team is owned and operated by VW Sports, L.L.C, a subsidiary of
VenuWorks, Inc. www.evansvillethunderbolts.com

Senator Braun: “Replace Russian oil with energy made in America – not Venezuela, not Iran, not Saudi Arabia – AMERICA”

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WASHINGTON — Senator Mike Braun released the following statement on President Biden’s decision to finally ban Russian oil imports.

Senator Braun has been calling to unleash American energy since the Biden administration first stopped prioritizing energy independence, including passing an amendment through the U.S. Senate to stop bans on fracking in February of 2021. Senator Braun called to shut down Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in May of 2021, and supported banning Russian oil imports following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, noting that had President Biden not shut down the Keystone XL pipeline, we would be pumping enough oil in North America to make up for our Russian oil imports.

“I’m glad President Biden has finally come around to shutting down Russian energy imports, but gas prices were going up before this invasion because the Biden administration strangled American energy. We must replace Russian oil and gas with energy made in America – not Venezuela, not Iran, not Saudi Arabia – AMERICA.”

– SENATOR MIKE BRAUN

 

 

Hoosier Qualifiers Finalized for NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships

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 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Twenty-three Indiana men’s and women’s swimming and diving athletes earned individual qualifying berths to the 2022 NCAA Championships in Atlanta following the NCAA’s announcement of the men’s field and the conclusion of the NCAA Zone Diving Championships on Wednesday (March 9).

The women’s championships will take place from March 16-19, while the Big Ten Champion men’s team will compete March 23-26, both inside McCauley Aquatic Center on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).

Seventeen swimmers, eight women, and nine men qualified individually for Indiana. Both Hoosier teams will also participate in all five relay events, and the Hoosier men own a top-10 seed in each relay.

Among IU’s notable swimmers is the 2022 Big Ten Champion in three events, junior Brendan Burns, who owns the No. 1 seed in the 100 Backstroke (44.31), No. 5 seed in the 200 Butterfly (1:39.81), and No. 25 seed in the 100 Fly (45.49). IU will have five swimmers in the men’s 100 Fly.

As zone diving concluded on Wednesday, six Hoosiers qualified for the national meet with five of them earning bids in all three events. On the women’s side, senior Kristen Hayden and sophomore Tarrin Gilliland completed the triad, while sophomore Anne Fowler will compete in each of the springboard events. The men’s trio of senior Andrew Capobianco and freshmen Quinn Henninger and Carson Tyler each qualified for all three events as well. Capobianco and Gilliland are the reigning NCAA Champions in the 3-meter dive and Platform dive, respectively.

WOMEN’S QUALIFIERS (SEED)

Breanna Crawford – 200 IM (79), 100 Breaststroke (22), 200 Breaststroke (12)

Mariah Denigan – 400 IM (31), 500 Freestyle (25), 1,650 Freestyle (20)

Anne Fowler – 1-Meter Dive, 3-Meter Dive

Ching Hwee Gan – 400 IM (44), 500 Freestyle (19), 1,650 Freestyle (10)

Tarrin Gilliland – 1-Meter Dive, 3-Meter Dive, Platform Dive

Kristen Hayden – 1-Meter Dive, 3-Meter Dive, Platform Dive

Mackenzie Looze – 200 IM (18), 400 IM (23), 200 Breaststroke (32)

Kacey McKenna – 100 Backstroke (23)

Anna Peplowski – 200 Freestyle (10), 100 Backstroke (33), 200 Backstroke (18)

Noelle Peplowski – 200 IM (20), 100 Breaststroke (25), 200 Breaststroke (16)

Ella Ristic – 100 Freestyle (60), 200 Freestyle (22), 500 Freestyle (36)

Relays: 200 Freestyle (22), 400 Freestyle (20), 800 Freestyle (8), 200 Medley (16), 400 Medley (22)

MEN’S QUALIFIERS (SEED)

Bruno Blaskovic – 50 Freestyle (27), 100 Freestyle (15), 100 Butterfly (30)

Michael Brinegar – 500 Freestyle (40), 1,650 Freestyle (9)

Brendan Burns – 100 Backstroke (1), 100 Butterfly (25), 200 Butterfly (5)

Andrew Capobianco – 1-Meter Dive, 3-Meter Dive, Platform Dive

Corey Gambardella – 100 Butterfly (47), 200 Butterfly (26)

Quinn Henninger – 1-Meter Dive, 3-Meter Dive, Platform Dive

Gabriel Fantoni – 100 Backstroke (8), 200 Backstroke (12), 100 Butterfly (13)

Tomer Frankel – 200 Freestyle (27), 100 Butterfly (8), 200 Butterfly (32)

Josh Matheny – 100 Breaststroke (15), 200 Breaststroke (6)

Rafael Miroslaw – 50 Freestyle (45), 100 Freestyle (25), 200 Freestyle (5)

Jacob Steele – 200 IM (44), 100 Backstroke (16), 200 Backstroke (33)

Carson Tyler – 1-Meter Dive, 3-Meter Dive, Platform Dive

Relays: 200 Freestyle (8), 400 Freestyle (9), 800 Freestyle (10), 200 Medley (6), 400 Medley (1)

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Schwomeyer places Top-Five as VU Golf starts Spring season strong

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SCOTTSBORO, Ala. – Vincennes University freshman Paxton Schwomeyer (Oakland City, Ind.) began his 2022 Spring golf season with an impressive top-five finish at the Ron Marshall Spring Invitational hosted at Goose Pond Lake Golf Course in Scottsboro, Ala. earlier this week.

Schwomeyer and his teammates helped the Trailblazers post a third-place team finish in the two-day tournament.

The opening day of the tournament saw the field play 36-holes. After the first two rounds of golf Schwomeyer found himself in a tie for the top-spot on the leaderboard after a first round 76 and a second round one-over 73.

Sophomore Bryce Kirchner (North Vernon, Ind.) took six shots off his score during the first two rounds, shooting an 82 in the first round and a 76 later on the first day.

Freshman Luke VanDeventer (Columbus, Ind.) had a consistent first day with an opening round 84 and a second round 85.

Freshman Adam Leach (North Vernon, Ind.) had an impressive first day of the spring season, ending his day with an 82 in the first round and an 81 in the second.

Freshman Caleb Maris (Terre Haute, Ind.) rounded out the Trailblazer scorers on the first day, shooting a 91 and a 92 on the first day of the tournament.

The field returned to the course Tuesday morning for the final round of the tournament.

Schwomeyer dropped a few spots down the leaderboard from his top position, finishing with a fifth-place finish with a final round 80.

Kirchner matched Schwomeyer’s final round score of 80 and ended his tournament with a 15th-place finish.

VanDeventer had one of the biggest jumps of the tournament with a final round three-over 75, the third lowest score of the day, to move up five spots to a tie for 20th.

Maris continued his consistent shooting on the final day of the tournament to shoot a 90 to finish in 35th place and Leach ended with a 95 to take a tie for 29th place in the field.

The Trailblazers as a team earned a third-place finish, finishing one shot better than Rend Lake College, who will be hosting the next tournament VU will be competing in this season.

Vincennes will hit the road again Sunday, March 20 and Monday, March 21 as the VU golf team takes part in the Rend Lake College Spring Invitational at Franklin County Country Club in West Frankfort, Ill.

TEAM RESULTS

John A. Logan – 304, 305, 300 – 909

Snead State (A) – 304, 310, 301 – 915

VINCENNES – 324, 315, 325 – 964

Rend Lake – 322, 320, 323 – 965

Grand Rapids – 326, 318, 324 – 968

Northeast Alabama – 337, 337, 327 – 1001

Snead State (B) – 345, 337, 325 – 1007

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Paxton Schwomeyer (T5) – 76, 73, 80 – 229

Bryce Kirchner (15) – 82, 76, 80 – 238

Luke VanDeventer (T20) – 84, 85, 75 – 244

Adam Leach (T29) – 82, 81, 95 – 258

Caleb Maris (35) – 91, 92, 90 – 273

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VU freshmen Shilo Jackson and Thow James Biel named to All-Region 24 team

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VU freshmen Shilo Jackson and Thow James Biel named to All-Region 24 team

VINCENNES, Ind – The Vincennes University men’s basketball team earned two All-Region 24 selections this past weekend in talented freshmen Shilo Jackson (Indianapolis, Ind.) and Thow James Biel (Calgary, Alberta).

Jackson burst onto the scene in a big way during his freshman campaign, finishing as Vincennes’ leading scorer averaging 12.5 points and 10 rebounds per game this season.

Jackson also made his presence felt on the defensive end of the floor, averaging just under two blocks per game this season as well.

Jackson would score in double-figures a total of 18 times this season, with 15 of those times coming as double-doubles.

Jackson’s best stretch of the season came in the form of recording double-doubles in four straight games to begin the month of February, including a pair of 24-point games against Lake Land College and Lewis & Clark College.

Jackson had his best day on the boards early in the season, recording 17 rebounds against then No. 20-ranked Harcum College in just his third career collegiate game.

Jackson was joined on the All-Region 24 team by fellow freshman teammate Thow James Biel.

“Receiving this honor means a lot to me,” Jackson said. “Because this is my first big achievement in basketball. I hadn’t received any awards or any recognition when it comes to basketball before this season, so it’s nice to be recognized and this means a lot to me.”

“I have learned the most about how to be a part of a real basketball team,” Jackson added. “Knowing all the different roles and how the different pieces work.”

Biel was just one of two VU players this season to play in all 31 Trailblazer games this season and finished his freshman season averaging 11 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.

Biel scored in double-figures 18 times this season, including a stretch of seven straight games in November, but saved his best for a home matchup with then No. 5-ranked John A. Logan College when he set a career-high with 26 points.

Biel would follow that performance with his first career double-double at Lake Land, one of two he had on the season, after grabbing a season-high 12 rebounds in the double-overtime win in Mattoon.

“This means a lot to be recognized as one of the top players in the region,” Biel said. “Especially as a freshman and not having experience at the collegiate level. I was able to show what I could do and I am very thankful to be recognized for it.”

“One thing I’ve learned from this season is to challenge myself,” Biel added. “I learned what my role was with this team and I learned how to be the best I could be at it.”

The pair of All-Region recipients were part of the Trailblazers season that finished with a record of 12 wins and 19 losses, but the pair said they hope to learn from their experience this season to help put Vincennes back on top next year.

“I hope to build on my confidence,” Jackson said. “That’s the biggest thing for me. I want to come back next year more confident in my ability as a basketball player.”

“We did not have a great season,” Biel said. “So I hope we learn from our mistakes and continue to improve in every way. I am going to continue to expand my game and become a better player every day.”

ALL-REGION 24 TEAM (In no particular order)

Sean East – Player of the Year (John A. Logan

Cobie Barnes (John A. Logan)

Tae Williams (John A. Logan)

Cam Alford (John A. Logan)

Tedrick Washington, Jr. (Shawnee)

Adrian Cohen (Shawnee)

Malachi Davis (Lake Land)

Everett Stubblefield (Lake Land)

SHILO JACKSON (VINCENNES)

THOW JAMES BIEL (VINCENNES)

Deshaun Nettles (Wabash Valley)

TreVon Smith (Wabash Valley)

Clint Wickcliffe (Lincoln Trail

Greg Jenkins (Lincoln Trail)

Chauncey Hughes (Kaskaskia)

Luke Davis (Southwestern Illinois)

 

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