“Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jab†APRIL 6, 2020
“Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jab†APRIL 6, 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 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 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.
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EPD Pension Board Meeting
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Evansville Police Department
Police Pension Board
PUBLIC NOTICE
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COMBINDED PUBLIC NOTICE of EXECUTIVE SESSION
and RELOCATION of PUBLIC MEETING of the
EVANSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT PENSION BOARD
The Evansville Police Department Police Pension Board will hold an Executive Session on Thursday, April 9, 2020, at 8:15 a.m. The Meeting will be held in the Locust Meeting Rooms “BC†of the Old National Events Plaza (“ONEPâ€), located at 715 Locust Street in Evansville, Indiana. The Executive Session will be closed for discussion of records classified as confidential by state or federal statute ( I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(7)) and to receive information about prospective employees (I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(5)). Immediately following the Executive Session, a regular Open Session will be held in by the Pension Board.
The public is welcome to attend the Open Session, but, pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order 20-08 of March 23, 2020, the Statement and General Guidance of the Public Access Counselor Regarding the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Event, and CDC and ISDH requirements, public attendance will be limited to a maximum of ten (10) people with first preference given to the media. In accordance with the PAC’s guidance, the following accommodations will be made:Â
- A portion of those individuals present must include representatives from the media or the public.Â
- Access into ONEP will be limited to the Locust 2 Door.
- No admittance will be allowed until five (5) minutes before the start of the meeting.
- Admittance into ONEP will be limited to ten (10) persons.
- Other reasonable restriction on social distancing and movement may be made at the discretion of the Pension Board’s President.
- Any person attempting to enter may be subject to denial if displaying symptoms of COVID-19.
Notices and agendas for public meetings may be posted solely by electronic means during the duration of the Governor’s Emergency Declaration.Â
EVSC Educators Making Face Shields
EVSC educators respond to local and national calls for help. Using 3D printers, a group of teachers and staff are busy creating masks for the local community organizations. Michael Stauth, EVSC student data analyst began by contacting several groups and Ivy Tech’s Donna Zimmerman accepted his offer. Stauth, a 26 year retired US Air Force Flight Nurse, knows the meaning of teamwork so he sat down over spring break and started making face shields and he is still going strong with over 275.
Harrison High School media specialist, Gayle Kiesel and fellow EVSC educator Kerry Sensenbrenner joined Stauth’s cause. Kiesel realized she could help by connecting makers with people who want to help buy supplies for masks. Mackin Group donated rolls of filament plastic but more is needed. Each face shield takes approximately 18 meters or 52 grams of PLA filament. Right now each maker is funding filament or the fabric costs. Kiesel is asking supporters to donate to the EVSC Foundation to fulfill requests from the community. Earlier this week, Urban Seeds requested masks as well as local food service and security companies.
EVSC Makers group is using PRUSA.org files and files from Ivy Tech’s grass roots team https://3dprint.nih.gov/collections/covid-19-response
This is an important fundraiser to continue serving not only the EVSC community but also the Evansville community. This is one way EVSC is helping our community by making plastic shields to go over fabric masks. The EVSC Foundation is matching donations up to $2,000.
Sheriff’s Office K9 Apprehends Driver of Stolen Vehicle
Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the 14000 block of Browning Road in northern Vanderburgh County to investigate a suspicious vehicle. Deputies arrived to find a blue 2012 Ford Town and County mini-van parked off of the roadway. The investigating deputies discovered that the vehicle was reported stolen from the state of Georgia.
As the deputies attempted to check the vehicle for occupants, the driver suddenly started the ignition and attempted to drive away. The driver nearly struck one of the deputies in his attempt to flee. The vehicle was able to boxed in, but the driver refused to exit the van. Deputies attempted to negotiate with the suspect to exit; however, he continued to refuse. As a result, a Sheriff’s Office K9 was deployed through a broken window to apprehend the lone occupant of the vehicle. The suspect, Carl Culbertson Jr., was transported to a local hospital for medical clearance before being booked into the Vanderburgh County jail for the below listed charges.
Auto Theft- Receiving (L6)
Resisting Law Enforcement (L6)
Criminal Recklessness While Armed with a Deadly Weapon
Resisting Law Enforcement (AM)
Trespassing (AM)
SENATOR TOMES BELIEVES IT WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF OUR FREDOM OF MOVEMENT
SENATOR TOMES BELIEVES IT WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF OUR FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
THE NEW-HARMONY GAZETTE
by: Publisher-Dan Barton April 2020
I have not been “Johnny on the Spot†with addressing the CV issue here in Posey County, primarily because I’ve been predisposed with some hospitalization and surgical issues of my own. No. Not CV; cardiac-related surgery. I’m doing fine, after a week at Deaconess Hospital. But have not gotten my writer’s legs back under me quite yet. However, important issues wait for no man. So here goes:
I’m writing this on Saturday, April 4, 2020. So far there have been no reported cases of CV in New Harmony. According to my sources, there are five cases in Posey County; population approx. 25,910. That’s about 0.00020 percent of the population. Not much, you say. We have thus far been blessed. I hope you are all taking reasonable precautions, as has been outlined by both State and Federal health officials and our elected representatives. New Harmony has done everything that is currently, feasibly, possible to prevent an outbreak here. The rest is pretty much up to citizen control. Let’s take this seriously and be done with it.
This morning I got a call on my cell phone from a concerned citizen. The concern was, that even though our town is doing what it can, the State of Indiana is not. It seems that Indiana Governor, Eric Holcomb, unlike our surrounding states Governors of Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan, has decided to leave our State Park campgrounds open for business during the CV crises. The other states closed campgrounds in order to restrain the spread of CV among the campers and to not spread them into outside communities.
I have to admit that I was startled to hear this news when the person on the other end of the phone related it to me. Why? I wondered, would a Governor close all of the state’s educational institutions, libraries, bars and restaurants, movie theaters and almost all of its businesses, but then leave a loophole as big as the State House, open for social co-mingling and potential disease spread?
The reports of how many campers have been at our own Harmony State Park have differed, depending on where the information is coming from, and I used several sources, both official and community. Some said, as many as 80 campers from places like Kentucky, Illinois, South Dakota, Montana, and Indiana. Others said, around 20 to 25 campers. State Senator Tomes said he had been given a number of around 15 or so from the Property Manager at Indiana Department of Natural Resources in Evansville, Joe Compton. So, take your pick. I tried to call Joe personally before calling State Senator Tomes but couldn’t get him, nor did he return my call. Instead, he immediately called Senator Tomes in order to head me off and do a little damage control on the side. I had very little success reaching anyone at IDNR, who had any authority.
It was a heck of a lot easier reaching Senator Tomes. I called his number and got his wife Margie, who interrupted Jim, while he was splitting fireplace wood. We had a good discussion about our differences on this subject, I being very concerned that these campgrounds might be a breeding ground for this virus to spread to communities like New Harmony and elsewhere if this open camping arrangement at Hoosier State Park was allowed to continue. Jim assured me that Parks personnel were on the lookout for campers being less than several feet apart and would address that problem if seen. I was skeptical. Senator Tomes was opposed to closing these campgrounds, I was not arguing to close the Parks entirely, only camping.
Senator Tomes believed that it would be just another violation of our freedom of movement in America and we should not cross that threshold. He did not agree with me that the campers could inadvertently spread a virus in which monumental steps had already been taken throughout the country to control. He said he believed that there were so many other ways that this virus could be spread that the campground issue was a non-issue. He believed that the national and local economy was already in jeopardy as it is and that further steps, like closing the campgrounds, could lead to irreparable damage to our country.
Senator Tomes is not alone in this position, by the way. In fact, I spoke to many people in New Harmony about this matter and found that there were some, especially in the business sector, who believed just a Jim believes. They believe that camping is done primarily by families only and the risk of them spreading a case of CV to New Harmony was remote at best.
There were others that I spoke to in New Harmony who thought otherwise. Many were dismayed that the Governor would close Indiana businesses, order citizens to stay indoors and close schools, but yet not consider the gatherings of people from Indiana and other states in a campground, just a couple of miles from our border, a threat.
I tried to reach Governor Holcomb, but with no success. Even Senator Tomes said that he wouldn’t be able to reach him when I asked the Senator to pass on these concerns about the Campground and the possible spread of CV to our community. So, I must say, the Governor is not reachable, nor is the upper level of the IDNR, but Senator Jim Tomes is. He was willing to openly discuss the issue in his usual candid manner. We did have to leave it at agreeing to disagree on this issue, however.
If any of you are interested in making your opinion known to our elected representatives, the following is a list of emails that I have gathered. Emailing is the best way, it’s permanent and they can’t erase them:
Governor Eric Holcomb: www.in.gov/gov/2752.htm (This is supposed to be his personal email, that’s why it says gov twice.
Indiana Senator JimTomes: senator.tomes@iga.in.gov
State Representative Wendy McNamara: wendy.m.mcnamara@gmail.com New Harmony’s
County Council Rep: David Pearce: dpearce263@aol.com Posey County Councilman at
Large, Aaron Wilson: aaron@wilsonauctions.com