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AG Curtis Hill Joins Bipartisan Coalition Raising Concerns About Illegal Online Alcohol Sales

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Attorney General Curtis Hill today joined a bipartisan coalition of 46 state and territory attorneys general in calling on Facebook, Craigslist and eBay to take proactive measures against alcohol sales on their platforms that frequently violate state laws.

“We have rules and regulations for many reasons,” Attorney General Hill said. “When making purchases like these online, you never fully know what you’re getting. It could be extremely dangerous and detrimental to consume alcohol that might not be tested and regulated by the appropriate agencies.”

In a letter, the attorneys general note that the 21st Amendment invests the right to regulate the sale of alcohol to each state and points out concerns that unlicensed, unregulated, and untaxed alcohol sales are taking place on digital platforms. The consumer may not know that this method of alcohol sales is illegitimate or that these black-market products could pose health risks.

“We believe that everyone has an ethical and moral responsibility to protect consumers, especially those who are most vulnerable to fraud,” write the attorneys general. “Self-regulation and self-policing to prevent illegal and unfair trade practices and ensure consumer safety are minimum responsibilities for your respective companies. You have the technical prowess and power to accomplish basic protections against illegal sales.”

The letter asks Facebook, Craigslist and eBay to take the following specific actions:

  • Review the current content posted to the companies’ websites and remove illegal postings for the sales and/or transfer of alcohol products.
  • Develop and deploy programming to block and prevent your platform users from violating state law by posting content for the sale and distribution of alcohol products on their websites.

The attorneys general also invited the companies to join with them to form a working group with stakeholders from government and industry to further explore how to establish practical and effective protocols for preventing illegal alcohol sales.

Social Media, Apps Parents Should Look Out For

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Social Media, Apps Parents Should Look Out For

By Wendy McNamara
While technology and social media are extremely useful and powerful tools that help us connect like never before, they can be dangerous — especially for children.

With recent arrests made following online predator and human trafficking stings, law enforcement officers around the country are warning parents about potentially dangerous apps their kids could be accessing.

Well-known social media and dating apps like Snapchat, TikTok, and Tinder can be used by online predators to interact with children. Apps such as Calculator% allow users to hide photos and their browser history.

It is important that we all look out for the young ones in our lives and ensure they are aware of these dangers and use their devices responsibly.

Click here to see a full list of apps that police around the country are asking parents to look out for.

If your child has a cell phone or mobile device, check out these resources and take some time to understand the risks and implement a few safeguards to keep them protected from online dangers.

YOUNG AND ESTABLISHED MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THE YOUTH OF EVANSVILLE

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YOUNG AND ESTABLISHED make a difference in Evansville, and with your support, they continue to have this impact on our community!  Young & Established, Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit organization, founded in 2013, that inspires, motivates and uplifts youth.

They provide an outlet of mentors who illustrate what it means to be a positive example in the community.

In order for our youth to excel, they need continuous exposure to high character individuals who lead impactful programs. Based upon the experiences we have had while working in Evansville, there are gaps of opportunities around tutoring and mentoring programs, along with the environmental effects of crime and the increasing societal issues influencing the learning performance of youth throughout our city.

Over the past six years, Y&E has been committed to providing the youth in the community with tutoring, mentoring, and annual events that benefit they’re personal and
academic development as well as their college and career achievement.

Consider making a tax-deductible financial investment in Young & Established to help them continue the great work that they provide for our youth. Your gift makes a difference by empowering youth and strengthening our community for the future.

For more information, you can go to our website www.youngandestablished.com

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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 Evansville, IN – Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.

Isaiah L. Henderson: Failure to register as a sex or violent offender (Level 5 Felony)

Donald Ray Eapman: Failure of a sex offender to possess identification (Level 6 Felony)

Curtis Lee Romhill: Criminal trespass (Level 6 Felony), Invasion of privacy (Class A misdemeanor)

Erin Michael Worman: Resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor)

Whitney R. Wallace: Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony)

Charles Steele Tingley: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)

Candace Nechole Carnahan: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)

Brian Eden: Dealing in methamphetamine (Level 2 Felony), Possession of methamphetamine (Level 3 Felony), Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Dealing in marijuana (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a controlled substance (Class A misdemeanor), Possession of a controlled substance (Class A misdemeanor)

 

Eagles Captured 15th Straight GLVC Men’s XC Title

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University of Southern Indiana Men’s Cross Country collected its league-record 15th consecutive Great Lakes Valley Conference title Saturday at Angel Mounds as the No. 8 Screaming Eagles finished first out of 14 teams at the GLVC Championships.

The score was a lot closer than expected at the University of Illinois Springfield, coached by former USI National Champion Tyler Pence, pushed the Eagles to their limit. The first-place finish by sophomore All-American Titus Winders, however, helped propel USI to its league-record 27th conference championship.

Winders finished the rain-soaked eight-kilometer race in 25 minutes, 4.95 seconds, nearly 20-seconds faster than the time posted by second-place finisher Wyatt McIntyre of Illinois Springfield; and was named the GLVC Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Year for his effort.

Additionally, Winders’ first-place finish marked the third straight year and eighth time in the last nine seasons that the Eagles’ have had the top finisher at the GLVC Championships. Winders, the 2018 GLVC Freshman of the Year as well as the 2018 Midwest Region Runner of the Year, is the ninth different USI men’s runner to capture a GLVC Cross Country title, while USI men’s runners have won a total of 17 conference titles.

Senior Austin Nolan, who had won the previous two GLVC championships, ran step-for-step with Winders throughout the first six kilometers before finishing fifth with a time of 25:29.60, while fellow classmate Nathan Hall was eighth with a time of 25:37.38. Junior Gavin Prior was USI’s No. 4 with a 14th-place finish.

Through the first four finishers, however, the Eagles found themselves clinging to a two-point lead over Illinois Springfield, which finished six points behind USI’s winning score of 47. USI’s decisive blow came at No. 5, where junior Wyat Harmon finished 19th and four spots in front of the Prairie Stars’ No. 5 competitor.

Junior Grady Wilkinson and senior Javan Winders rounded out the Eagles’ top seven finishers with respective finishes of 29th and 34th.

In addition to Titus Winders, the Eagles’ All-GLVC honorees included Nolan, Hall, and Prior. Head Coach Mike Hillyard was named the GLVC Coach of the Year for the 28th time in his career—he was the GLVC Women’s Coach of the Year as well.

The University of Indianapolis was third, while Missouri S&T and league-newcomer Southwest Baptist University were fourth and fifth, respectively, to round out the top-five teams.

USI returns to action on November 9 when it hosts the NCAA II Midwest Region Championships at Angel Mounds. The women’s 6k is slated for a 10:30 a.m. start time, while the men’s 10k is scheduled to begin at 11:45 a.m.

“Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jab” October 27, 2019

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“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.

Today’s “Readers Poll’ question is: If the election was held today for City Council Ward Four (4) who would you vote for?

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Board of Public Safety Meeting Dates

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The Board of Public Safety will meet the 1st & 3rd Wednesday in the months of November & December due to upcoming holidays.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

November 6th, 2019

November 20th, 2019

December 4th, 2019

December 18th, 2019

 

Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Meeting

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The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will meet in executive session at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, October 28, 2019, in the John H. Schroeder Conference Centre at 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 one or more of the following: collective bargaining, (2)(A); initiation of litigation or litigation that is either pending or has been threatened specifically in writing, (2)(B); purchase or lease of property, (2)(D); for discussion of the assessment, design, and implementation of school safety and security measures, plans, and systems (3); and job performance evaluation of individual employees, (9); to train school board members with an outside consultant about the performance of the role of the members as public officials (11).

The regular meeting of the School Board will follow at 5:30 p.m. in the EVSC Board Room, same address.

Halloween Howl

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USI Women’s XC back on top of GLVC

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University of Southern Indiana Women’s Cross Country returned to the top of the of the Great Lakes Valley Conference mountain Saturday morning at Angel Mounds as the No. 22 Screaming Eagles edged No. 11 Southwest Baptist University to capture their 10th conference title in the last 12 years and league-record 13th overall.

The Eagles got a huge boost from their No. 4-7 runners as they finished the GLVC Championships with 48 points, eight in front of the Bearcats, to earn their first title since 2017.

Southwest Baptist jumped out to a big lead as a pair of Bearcats—individual winner and GLVC Runner of the Year Elysia Burgos as well as GLVC Freshman of the Year Tesa Valdivia—finished in front of USI’s top finisher.

Junior Jennifer Comastri was the first to cross the finish line for the Eagles as the Indianapolis native was fifth with a six-kilometer time of 21 minutes, 51.45. Senior Hope Jones was sixth with a time of 21:55.75, but the Bearcats’ No. 3 runner, Tabitha Weber, finished seventh, two spots ahead of USI’s No. 3, freshman Presley Warren.

Down by eight points with three runners across the finish line, the Eagles’ scored a three-point win at No. 4 as junior Dorian Langlois posted a 13th-place finish. Freshman Mckenna Cavanaugh, USI’s No. 5 finisher, out-kicked Southwest Baptist’s No. 4 finisher for 15th. The gap between Cavanaugh and Southwest Baptist’s No. 5 proved significant as the Eagles also placed their No. 6 and No. 7 finishers in front of the Bearcats’ No. 5, who was 28th overall.

Rounding out USI’s top seven runners was freshman Aubrey Swart, who was 21st in the 143-competitor field, and sophomore Emma Brown who finished 25th.

Comastri, Jones, Warren, Langlois and Cavanaugh all were named All-GLVC due to their top-15 finishes, while Head Coach Mike Hillyard earned GLVC Coach of the Year honors for the 27th time in his career—Hillyard collected his 28th GLVC Coach of the Year honor following the men’s race.

The University of Indianapolis, last year’s GLVC champion, finished third in the 14-team field, while Rockhurst University and Missouri S&T respectively rounded out the top five teams.

USI returns to action November 9 when it hosts the NCAA II Midwest Region Championships at Angel Mounds. The women’s 6k is slated for a 10:30 a.m. start time, while the men’s 10k is scheduled to begin at 11:45 a.m.

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