“RIGHT JAB AND MIDDLE JAB AND LEFT JAB” DECEMBER 4, 2020
“Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jabâ€Â was created because we have a couple of commenters that post on a daily basis either in our “IS IT TRUE†or “Readers Forumâ€Â columns concerning National or International issues.
The majority of our “IS IT TRUE†columns are about local or state issues, so we have decided to give our more opinionated readers exclusive access to our newly created “LEFT JAB and Middle Jab and RIGHT JAB† column. They now have this post to exclusively discuss national or world issues that they feel passionate about.
We shall be posting the “LEFT JAB†AND “MIDDLE JAB†AND “RIGHT JABâ€Â several times a week.  Oh, “LEFT JAB†is a liberal view, “MIDDLE JAB†is the libertarian view and the “RIGHT JAB is representative of the more conservative views. Also, any reader who would like to react to the written comments in this column is free to do so.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
 Evansville, IN – Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.
Jerry Leroy Boyd: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony), Strangulation (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor)
Daniel Eugene Hurt: Strangulation (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor)
Trevor Jordan Brown: Battery resulting in serious bodily injury (Level 5 Felony), Possession of a controlled substance (Class A misdemeanor)
Darius Keycion Fahmawi: Intimidation (Level 5 Felony), Pointing a firearm (Level 6 Felony), Carrying a handgun without a license (Class A misdemeanor)
Cody Cogburn: Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), Public intoxication (Class B misdemeanor)
Alicia Nicole Galindo: Operating a vehicle while intoxicated (Level 6 Felony), Operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person with a passenger less than 18 years of age (Level 6 Felony)
Lori Louise Hobby: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class B misdemeanor)
Eagles ink four for ’21-22
University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis has signed Abigail Myers to a national letter of intent and received commitments to play from three additional players for the 2021-22 season.
Myers, a senior at Reitz Memorial High School (Evansville, Indiana) has played tennis all four years for the Tiger. She also is a member of Champion Elite at the Tri-State Athletic Club and plans to study early childhood education. Tennis runs in the family as Myers has an older sister who plays for the Red Hawks at Miami University of Ohio while her younger sister stays motivated training full-time in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
On the tennis court, she was named All-SIAC twice (2017-18 second team and 2018-19 first team). Myers had great success in 2019 as a member of the Tigers’ sectional & regional championship team and ultimately earned 2019 doubles first-team All-State accolades.
USI received commitments to play for the Eagles next year from Abby Brown, Ellie Ossenberg, and Madison Windham.
A senior at F.J. Reitz High School (Evansville, Indiana), Brown has received magna cum luade honors for her academic effort and plans to study communications at USI where her older brother, Dylan, is a member of the men’s tennis team.
Ossenberg, a senior at Castle High School (Newburgh, Indiana) is a member of the Knights’ tennis team the last four years. The incoming early childhood education major plays in the USTA tournaments at the Evansville Tennis Center, her home court.
Windham is in her senior year at Rossview High School (Clarksville, Tennessee) looking to earn her fourth varsity letter in women’s tennis. The future food and nutrition major was named Leaf Chronicles’ All-Area Girls Tennis Player of the Year twice and won her respective district singles tournaments as a freshman and sophomore. She was a finalist in the regionals as a freshman and sophomore and helped lead RHS to a district championship in 2019.
USI Women’s Tennis Head Coach Keely Porter had this to say about the upcoming additions to her team,
“I am excited to bring in these talented players. With nine possible returners, we could have our largest roster ever. Consistently intense competition is pushing my current group to work hard, which is what we need to be a better team.
Abby Myers should make an immediate impact on our line up. With two exceptionally strong tennis-playing sisters, Abby is coming into her own. She has begun focusing on singles, after early doubles success.
Elle, Madison and Abby Brown are all good athletes, with games that can be developed with more experience. All four of these high school players were very disappointed to miss their junior high school season, motivating them to prepare for an even better senior year. I look forward to following them compete this spring.â€
HEALTH DEPARTMENT SHARES NEW CDC COVID-19 QUARANTINE GUIDANCE
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EPA Celebrates 50 Year of Progress, Dedicates Conference Center to First Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrates 50 years of protecting human health and the environment in the United States, on tribal lands, and around the world. As part of the 50th anniversary commemoration, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler hosted an event at EPA’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., where he unveiled the new Ruckelshaus Conference Center in honor of EPA’s first administrator, the late William D. Ruckelshaus, and highlighted the many accomplishments of the EPA over the past 50 years.
“EPA has delivered on our mission to protect human health and the environment for every American, regardless of their zip code,â€Â said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “Since 1970 air pollution has fallen more than 77 percent, down at least 7 percent in the last 4 years alone. Under the Trump Administration, our nation’s air, water and land are the cleanest and safest they have been in our lifetimes. This is something to celebrate.â€
Since 1970, EPA has made significant progress in protecting the nation’s water, cleaning up our air and land, and safeguarding human health. Historic milestones include setting the nation’s air quality standards to protect human health, regulating the quality of public drinking water, creating the Superfund program to clean up hazardous waste sites, protecting children from exposure to lead-based paint, and recently, launching the first ever United States Federal Strategy for Addressing the Global Issue of Marine Litter and new, modern National Recycling Goal of 50% by 2030.
Over the past year, EPA has highlighted 50 years of progress through monthly themes featuring the work of numerous EPA programs that have led to positive environmental outcomes for our nation and improved processes to better serve the public. Here is a recap of some of the accomplishments highlighted throughout the year:
AG Curtis Hill encourages Hoosiers to check for unclaimed property this holiday season
With the holiday season approaching, Attorney General Curtis Hill is encouraging Hoosiers to visit IndianaUnclaimed.govand search for unclaimed property in their names.
This year, Attorney General Hill’s Unclaimed Property Division has returned more than $52.6 million in unclaimed property to rightful owners. Unclaimed property is considered any financial asset with no activity by its owner for an extended period. This includes unclaimed wages or commissions; savings and checking accounts; stock dividends; insurance proceeds; underlying shares; customer deposits or overpayments; certificates of deposit; credit balances; refunds; money orders; and safe deposit box contents.
To search for unclaimed property, just visit IndianaUnclaimed.gov, enter your name and click “Search.†Multiple entries could appear in your search, so be sure to claim property that matches the information you provide. Once you have filed a claim for your property, you can track the status of your claim here. Just have your claim ID available.
“I consider it a privilege to oversee Indiana’s unclaimed property efforts. This function is what makes my office unique compared to other attorneys general offices throughout our nation,†Attorney General Hill said. “Millions of dollars are just waiting to be claimed, so take a few minutes this holiday season to search for unclaimed property in your name. You never know what you may find. It’s worth a look!â€
Even as the COVID-19 pandemic persists, the Unclaimed Property Division continues to help Hoosiers search for and acquire unclaimed property. Staff members also continue to use the Attorney General’s Mobile Operations Center to travel the state and help people across Indiana search for unclaimed property.
“This pandemic has changed how we connect Hoosiers with their unclaimed property, but we remain undeterred in our mission to serve the people of Indiana and we will continue to adjust our practices as necessary,†Attorney General Hill said.
From 2017 to 2019, the Unclaimed Property Division returned more than $188 million in unclaimed property to Hoosiers.
Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Meeting
 The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will meet in executive session at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, December 7, 2020, in TIC Room 103 located in the EVSC Administration Building, 951 Walnut, IN 47713, Evansville, IN. The session will be conducted according to Senate Enrolled Act 313, Section 1, I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1, as amended. The purpose of the meeting is for discussion of: the assessment, design, and implementation of school safety and security measures, plans, and systems (3).Â
Beginning at 5:30 PM, the Board will call upon those who have completed and submitted a Request for Public Comment form and the regular meeting of the School Board will commence immediately following in the EVSC Board Room, same address.Â
ADOPT A PET
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