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IS IT TRUE that The World Health Organization on Wednesday said that the new Coronavirus outbreak “can now be characterized as a pandemic”?
IS IT TRUEÂ one of the reasons why Coranvius is considered to be deadly is because currently there are no known Vaccines to protect us against It?
IS IT TRUE that the Coranvius doesn’t discriminate against natural origin, race, color, creed, educational background, gender, blue or white-collar workers, religion, political affiliation, age, sexual preference, rich or poor, type of neighborhood you live in, or mental or physical challenges?
IS IT TRUE that are numerous allegations floating around that several area hospitals may be treating patients that either has symptoms of or have the Coranvius? …if any of these allegations prove to be true and if any hospital administers involved in the suppression of current and accurate public medical advisories should immediately be terminated for intentionally withholding serious public health information from the general public?
IS IT TRUE we shouldn’t let the Coronavius pandemic manage us but its time we start managing it? …The NCAA COVID-19 Advisory Panel recognizes the fluidity of COVID-19 and its impact on hosting events in a public space. COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in the United States, and behavioral risk mitigation strategies are the best option for slowing the spread of this disease?
IS IT TRUE the reality of coronavirus is that it will reach every location in the nation that has airports and interstate travel?… Evansville, Indiana is no exception to this rule and just because a case has not yet been officially acknowledged or identified, it is a virtual guarantee that some cases are already here?…those who make fun of this and make assurance without scientific basis are nothing but cheerleaders and fools?…at this point, all scientific evidence points to more cases spread more broadly?…it is advised not to follow the example of other fools of Coachella Valley, California who believed their elected officials and medical providers when they made hollow guarantees that they would protect the masses from Coronavirus?
IS IT TRUE the retail, restaurant, and hospitality service providers of California’s Coachella Valley absorbed a significant blow Sunday when it was announced that the BNP Paribas tennis tournament that draws as many as 450,000 attendees was canceled due to a single case of coronavirus being identified in the Coachella Valley?…the tennis tournament that has been held in the Coachella Valley since 1976 has grown to be one of the highest economically impactful events hosted here?… According to a 2017 study, the total economic impact to the valley was $406 million including $19 million in tax revenue into the coffers of local governments?…the BNP Paribas is not the only entertainment event that has a high level of impact on the Coachella Valley’s economy every spring?
IS IT TRUE California’s Coachella Valley region also benefits from the ANA Women’s Golf Tournament, a pair of dance parties in Palm Springs, and of course the Coachella and Stagecoach Arts and Music Festivals at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio?…according to local economists, the three music festivals also have a collective impact of just over $400 million per year too?…the tennis tournament was canceled after the Riverside County Department of Health declared the region to be in a medical crisis?…the cancellation came 16 hours before the event was scheduled to start and after the contestants and numerous attendees from all over the world had already arrived?…the decision seems a bit harsh for a single case but it must be remembered that there is no cure for COVID-19 and what looks like panic and overreaction may well be the best course of action to take?…this is especially true for a population that is disproportionally older as is the population of Indian Wells where the tournament is held?
IS IT TRUEÂ the day after the cancellation of the tennis tournament, the businesses of the valley began to express concern about the possibility of other events being canceled just like the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas and the Calle Ocho and Ultra Music Festivals in Miami have been?…the potential for loss of economic impact in the Coachella Valley is on the order of a billion dollars?…that is sufficient to get the attention of business leaders and owners across the valley?…on Tuesday the music festivals were canceled but immediately rescheduled for October which salvaged half of the negative economic impact?…literally thousands of temporary jobs are supported annually by these events?… these temporary jobs provide extra wages to service workers who supplement their full-time jobs to make ends meet or students who are interested in earning a little extra money for tuition, books and gas to travel to college campuses outside the valley to pursue an education?… our medical providers all get business from event attendees and even upscale restaurants will feel the pinch?
IS IT TRUE that when the fun and games stop, nearly every business in the Coachella Valley is negatively impacted?…here are few locations that are more dependent on a single business cluster that this region is even though there are many places that are envious of all of the entertainment and tourism activities that are held here?…companies that are not dependent on fun and games that can weather the storm of cancellations and those kinds of companies are the key to the diversification of the economy?… locations that scoff at the potential for infection are woefully ignorant?…just last week some elected officials in Southern California were assuring tourists that there were no coronavirus victims there and that the shows will go on?…today, the participants in that artificial dissemination of misplaced confidence look like fools?
IS IT TRUE we wonder why not one newly elected Evansville City Council member hasn’t demanded that City Controller Russ Lloyd, Jr. make public how much the City of Evansville has paid to help subsidize the Evansville Thunderbolts? Â …we wonder what happened to the campaign promises if elected we will be “Transparent”?
IS IT TRUE that many people feel that its time to challenge the out of control nepotism and political patronage practices at the Civic Center?
IS IT TRUE that Susan Kirk is doing an outstanding job as Vanderburgh County Treasurer?
IS IT TRUE that current Sheriff Dave Wedding is doing a great job?
IS IT TRUE that the current County Clerk Carla Hayden is also doing a bang-up job?
IS IT TRUE if our water and sewer rates keeping going up the cost of a gallon of water will cost more than a gallon of Jack Daniels?
IS IT TRUE the most effective members of the Evansville City Council Finance Committee was John Friend, CPA? Â … it’s obvious that it would extremely beneficial if the current City Council Finance Chairman, Ron Beane would make an appointment to talk with Mr. Friend on how to properly read and understand the complicated City Of Evansville budget?
IS IT TRUE we find it hard to believe that an organization that does a good job at spending a bunch of money planting trees in the downtown area, displaying Christmas lights and sponsoring social events would actually have the analytical capacity of adding anything of financial value in multi-million dollar real estate decisions? …that one of the best-kept secrets in Evansville is who are the three (3) Board members of the EID?
IS IT TRUE that the Vanderburgh County Superior Court Judge Richard G. D’Amour is doing an outstanding job for the citizens of Vanderburgh County?
IS IT TRUE we would like to thank Kalah Hirsch, Records SpecialistAsst. and IDACS Coordinator with the Evansville Police Department for sending us the daily EPD Police report in a timely manner?
IS IT TRUE we would also like to thank Ray Simmons, Director of Athletic Communications at USI for sending current sports happenings at that fine University?
IS IT TRUEÂ our “READERS POLLS” are non-scientific but trendy?
Today’s “Readers Poll” question is: Do you feel that local politicians and healthcare professionals are finally getting a grip on how to contain the Coronavirus in our area?
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Woodward, who served as a trustee at KWC for many years, was inducted as a member of the second class of the Kentucky Wesleyan Alumni Hall of Fame in 2005, and inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014. In 1996, the College awarded him an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree. The Woodward Health and Recreation Center is also named in his honor in recognition of his establishment of an Athletic Endowment Fund for the College.