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YESTERYEAR: H. A. Woods Drug Company

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H. A. Woods Drug Company

by Pat Sides

In 1916, H. A. (“Harry”) Woods opened his first drug store in Evansville at Seventh and Main streets, where the Ford Center is now. He had recently moved to the city from Louisville, Kentucky. Before he retired decades later, Woods built a chain of at least thirteen pharmacies in the Tri-State.

In 1950, when this photo was taken, there were three stores on Main Street, one in the Hulman Building, one at 19 SE Fourth Street, as well as three other locations in Evansville. Woods’ habit of wearing a red hat, necktie, and socks inspired the name Red Necktie Room for the popular dining areas in his stores.

Woods was also a prominent civic leader and enthusiastic promoter of Evansville causes. In 1974, he sold his chain to the Haag Drug Company; he died four years later.

University of Evansville Announces Competition Winners

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University of Evansville Announces Competition Winners

Posted:  June 15, 2020

The University of Evansville today announced the winners of the 2020 Tri-State Truth, Meaning, and Value Essay Competition. Sponsored by the University’s Department of Philosophy and Religion, the annual competition asks area high school students to address fundamental human questions of immediate and pressing concern. This year, students were asked to consider the question, “What lessons should humanity learn from the 2020 coronavirus pandemic?” Essays were evaluated by a panel of faculty authors selected from the department and judged based on academic merit, creativity, and the expression of practical wisdom.

This year’s first-place winner was Skylar Young (10th Grade – South Spencer High School) for an essay on understanding and appreciating the value of meaningful human interaction both in crisis situations and in the general course of life.

The second-place winner was Aidan Kunst (12th Grade – Evansville Day School), who wrote on the value of kindness and the importance of understanding our true relationship with “mother nature.”

Third place went to Natalie Page (10th Grade – North High School) for her essay on the value of collaboration and being prepared for the kinds of contingencies that come with something like a coronavirus pandemic.

Two honorable mentions were awarded to Ally Barnett (10th Grade – Reitz High School), who wrote on the need for equity in education, and Jalyn Smith (10th Grade – Edwards County High School), who noted that though normal may be defined differently by different groups, it may nonetheless be interrupted at any time across all groups.

Cash prizes were awarded to the top three essays along with the offer of a UE scholarship. The offer of a scholarship was also extended to those who received honorable mentions. The University congratulates these fine young students and expresses its gratitude to all the contestants for putting their minds to issues that affect us all.

The Annual Tri-State Truth, Meaning, and Value Essay Competition was conceived to promote local attention to matters requiring critical thinking in times of change and uncertainty and to engage in community outreach as part of the educational mission of the University of Evansville.

EPD DAILY REPORT

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EPD REPORT

Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jab” June 15, 2020

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Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jab” June 15, 2020

“Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jab” was created because we have a couple of commenters that post on a daily basis either in our “IS IT TRUE” or “Readers Forum” 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 JAB” 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.

ADOPT A PET

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HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS

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The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 407 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 39,909 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.

Intensive care unit and ventilator capacity remain steady. As of today, nearly 40 percent of ICU beds and more than 83 percent of ventilators are available.

A total of 2,240 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 9 over the previous day. Another 182 probable deaths have been reported based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.

To date, 348,391 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 340,637 on Saturday.

To find testing locations around the state, visit www.coronavirus.in.gov and click on the COVID-19 testing information link. More than 200 locations are available around the state.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY RECENT BOOKING RECORDS

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https://www.vanderburghsheriff.com/jail-recent-booking-records.aspx

Gov. Beshear Provides Update on COVID-19

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Gov. Beshear Provides Update on COVID-19

FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 13, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Saturday updated Kentuckians on steps the state is taking to address the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19).

“We’ve been fighting this virus for months and I know every single Kentuckian has sacrificed for the greater good during that time,” said Gov. Andy Beshear. “Today, I especially want to thank our health care workers who continue to save lives on the front lines and who have never given up.”

Today, pursuant to the Governor’s request and the Historic Properties Advisory Commission’s bipartisan vote, the statue of Jefferson Davis was removed from the Capitol Rotunda. To read Gov. Beshear’s full statement, click here.

Case information
As of 4 p.m. June 13, Gov. Beshear said there were at least 12,445 coronavirus cases in Kentucky, 315 of which were newly confirmed Saturday.

“As we reopen, we must continue to follow precautions and protect each other,” said Gov. Beshear. “We’ve come a long way but the fight is not over.”

Unfortunately, Gov. Beshear reported two new deaths Saturday, raising the total to 499 Kentuckians lost to the virus.

“We will hold their families in our hearts and lift them up,” said Gov. Beshear. “While today we are reporting a relatively low number of deaths, the pain their loved ones are going through is exactly the same as all other 497 families.”

The deaths reported Saturday to include a 68-year-old man from Grayson and a 78-year-old man from Oldham.

Fortunately, 3,409 Kentuckians have recovered from the virus. For additional information, including up-to-date lists of positive cases and deaths, as well as breakdowns of coronavirus infections by county, race, and ethnicity, click here.

Absentee ballot request application online
Gov. Beshear is reminding all voters to use the absentee ballot request application now available online before the deadline to request a ballot on June 15. A link to the State Board of Elections’ portal can be found at govoteky.com.

Testing expansion
Gov. Beshear on Wednesday announced that the state’s ongoing partnership with Kroger will bring expanded COVID-19 drive-through testing next week in several locations across the commonwealth.

Information on how to register at more than 180 sites throughout the commonwealth can be found at kycovid19.ky.gov.

Census update
Gov. Beshear reminded Kentuckians of the critical importance of filling out their U.S. Census forms. Those who have not can fill out the Census at my2020census.gov or by phone at 844-330-2020 (English) or 844-468-2020 (Spanish).

More Information
Read about other key updates, actions, and information from Gov. Beshear and his administration at governor.ky.gov, kycovid19.ky.gov and the Governor’s official social media account Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Kentuckians can also access translated COVID-19 information and daily summaries of the Governor’s news conference at tinyurl.com/kygovespanol (Spanish) and tinyurl.com/kygovtranslations (more than 20 additional languages).

Senator Braun’s Weekly Update | June 7 – 12

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For me, ensuring that similar tragedies don’t continue to occur included joining with Sen. Tim Scott, who has spent his entire life – including days in the U.S. Capitol – where he has faced police scrutiny while driving and walking, to enact meaningful changes to fix our criminal justice disparities. 

Furthermore, I was one of the first senators to support Sen, Scott’s Walter Scott Act – named in honor of a South Carolinian man who was shot during a daytime traffic stop – that would force states to provide reporting on officer-related shooting.  Should they fail to comply, states would see a 10 percent reduction in the funding they are eligible to receive from grants administrated from the Department of Justice.

Change is also coming to our communities, as the Indianapolis Police Department announced new policies that would update requirements for police to identify and warn people before using deadly force and clearly defined de-escalation requirements.  It would also prohibit officers from firing into or from a moving vehicle and from conducting choke holds, which I strongly support banning. 

Our brave law enforcement officials have a very difficult job, as they are entrusted to protect our streets, and these common-sense changes that are coming from individual police departments, not Washington, will hopefully work. Changes must come from the ground up, because the streets of New York City are different than Indianapolis, which are different than small towns like Jasper, Indiana. 

“I think though that instead of us sitting on our hands, we’re going to be doing something, and I’m glad we are,” Braun said in an interview with CBS News. “I think for the sake of law enforcement, there are protocols and procedures they need to look at in depth so these horrific incidents are just completely eliminated from the landscape, to the extent we can. And I think this is different this time.”

But it won’t be an easy path forward for Republicans, who are arguably more ideologically divided on possible police reforms than are Democrats, and whose party leader in the White House has shown few signs he wants serious change. 

“One of the I think general considerations would be, how do we get somewhere between 35 and 45 of our own conference on whatever we put out there? And there might be some of us that would like to be a little more aggressive because I think this is the right time, and for the sake of law enforcement, which I believe most of the corrections need to be done in the trenches by law enforcement itself, local and state levels,” Braun said.

 

Following weeks of historic protests, some Republican lawmakers are now joining Democrats in calling for serious policing reforms. And that change need to happen now, according to Indiana Senator Mike Braun.

“I think the reason this is the time is look at how many times in the recent past we’ve had similar situations,” Braun said Wednesday morning, speaking to 13News and other news outlets from his Capitol Hill office. “This is the time when it’s going to be different […] what we’re dealing with here needs to be addressed now.”

Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) told Breitbart News during a press conference on Wednesday that the death of George Floyd has resulted in a “watershed moment” to reform law enforcement procedures.

The death of Floyd sparked two weeks of protests and pushed Democrats, such as Sens. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), to sponsor their own police reform legislation.

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), along with Braun, are working to develop their own proposal, known as the JUSTICE Act, which would address police reporting, accountability, training, and relations.

The JUSTICE Act would include increased funding for body cameras, tie grant funding to law enforcement agencies to training on deescalation tactics, and require states to maintain a system for sharing records of law enforcement officers.

For Coronavirus Assistance, please visit braun.senate.gov/coroanvirus-assistance.

To subscribe to this newsletter and see other updates from Senator Braun, visit his official website. 

To unsubscribe from Senator Braun’s Weekly Update, click below or contact press@braun.senate.gov. 

TROPICANA EVANSVILLE CASINO REOPENING ON JUNE 15 At 10 A M

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We are excited and appreciative to reopen Tropicana Evansville Casino on Monday, June 15 at 10 AM CT.

As we resume operations at our properties across the country, the health and safety of our team members and guests continue to be our number one priority.

We have been working very hard over the last couple of months to prepare for the reopening and we look forward to providing the outstanding service and experiences Tropicana Evansville is known for,” said Anthony Carano, President and Chief Operating Officer of Eldorado Resorts.

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