We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUE” will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address in a rational and responsible way

IS IT TRUE that it has been reported that CP reporter Jon Webb whom the CCO commends from time to time for his willingness to call a skunk a skunk was approached about running for Mayor of Evansville on the Democrat ticket?…Webb has written that he is not interested for all of the reasons that people without an ego the size of Texas always give?…the reality in today’s America is that entering politics is an invitation to be personally pilloried by the other party and peppered with lies and speculation from the peanut gallery?…it is difficult to imagine how anyone with a family or a life would open themselves up to the ridicule that elected officials and candidates for office are inundated with?…the time is coming when no one but a pea brained ego-maniac will run for public office?…it may have been true in some places for a long time and the results are showing?

IS IT TRUE that it really is beginning to look like the election for Mayor of Evansville is going to turn into a Potemkin election the way the joke of an election in 2007 was?…with a couple of poorly funded candidates challenging Mayor Lloyd Winnecke but no Democrat candidate this year is shaping up to be a wipe out of major proportions?…we will not be surprised if Mole #5 who has seen some straw polls is correct in the assessment that Winnecke will be surpassing the 2007 Weinzapfel wipeout of David Nixon in percentage margin of error?…we also will not be surprised if less than 10,000 ballots are cast as there is no national elections to get out the vote and there is little interest in the election for Mayor of Evansville that is essentially already decided?…debates may be fun to watch but they will not impact the outcome that is already cast in stone?

IS IT TRUE that College Professor Edie Hardcastle, PHD is expected to take over the reins as the Chairperson of the Vanderburgh County Democratic Party on this coming Sunday?  …we wish her luck because she is going to need it?

IS IT TRUE that last year 449,000 Californian’s received jury summons to which they replied “i am not a citizen, therefore i cannot sit on a jury”?  …the source for the jury summons candidates is the Voters Registration list?

IS IT TRUE last night the City Council meeting members approved an ordinance that regulated the placement of unsolicited materials on private property?  …starting today unsolicited materials must be left in a mailbox or between a storm door? …it now looks like the Evansville Courier and Press “Extra Savings” free but unsolicited publication can no longer can be tossed on people driveways because it will be in violation of the newly passed City Of Evansville ordinance?  …many people feel that this proposed ordinance is overreaching, unenforceable and bureaucrat?

IS IT TRUE that another week has passed in the City of Evansville and it was not a week without the all too familiar violence that seems to have metastasized on the once safe community by the Ohio River?…that shootings and stabbings that sometimes result in death are becoming an everyday occurrence to the point that no one is even surprised when violent crimes resulting in death or injury happen?…stabbings have also become so commonplace that some people who are stabbed don’t even call an ambulance, they just walk to the emergency room closest to them for treatment?  …it must be contagious too as Newburgh and Henderson have had the misfortune of being hosts to violent crimes too while most of the United States is experiencing a falling crime rate in recent history?          …we at the CCO do not pretend to have the solution to this wave of violence but would guess that over the top electric and water bills, illegal drug crisis, lack of education, divorce, affordable housing, and severe limits on good job opportunities all contribute to the malaise?

IS IT TRUE recently the new owners of Ellis Park announced that they are going to purchase around 900 Instant Historical Racing (slot-like) machines in the near future?       … we wonder if anyone have told the new owners at Ellis Park that the Kentucky Supreme Court will be taking a second look at Instant Historical Racing (slot-like) machines in order to determine if they can continued to be allowed to be played at all the Casinos in Kentucky?

IS IT TRUE  that “a lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.”  …this is a quote by the Dalai Lama?

IL FOR www.theindianaialawyer.com

An angry mother who made threatening posts on social media toward a police officer after the death of her son is now appealing her harassment conviction, arguing her free speech rights were violated.

Constance J. McGuire’s son died after consuming methamphetamine during a traffic stop in which Kokomo police officer Jeramie Dodd was involved. Upon her son’s death, McGuire made a Facebook post that included several threats against Dodd that were later reported to police by one of McGuire’s Facebook friends.

The shared post, which was under McGuire’s private Facebook account, but available to more than 1,000 of her Facebook friends, stated that members of the Kokomo Police Department “better watch out” and that “this mother is on a rampage and ready to shoot and kill.”

The message also made pointed comments toward Dodd, stating that he should have killed his own son instead of her own and that the KPD “messed with the wrong kid this time.” After the post was reported to law enforcement, McGuire was charged and later convicted of Class B misdemeanor harassment under Indiana Code Section 35-45-2-2(a)(4)(B).

On appeal, McGuire challenges the sufficiency of evidence supporting her conviction and argues her posts were legitimate free speech. She argues her conviction was unconstitutional in view of protections afforded to speech and free expression under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article 1, Section 9 of the Indiana Constitution.

An Indiana Court of Appeals panel consisting of Judges Patricia Riley, L. Mark Bailey and Rudolph Pyle III are scheduled to hear the appeal at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Court of Appeals Courtroom at the Statehouse in Indianapolis.

Hoosiers Should Pay Attention To Mail From The State Department Of Revenue

Staff Report
TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Revenue is advising Hoosiers to always check their letters because they might not know what’s inside.

The DOR wants people to make sure that they check letters that come from the department because they usually contain either a tax refund check or a request for more information.

 

DOR Commissioner Adam Krupp, in a press release on Monday, implored Hoosiers to not ignore the letters.

“If you receive mail from DOR, please do not ignore it,” Krupp said. “I assure you, ignoring correspondence will not make it disappear. There are countless examples of unfortunate situations involving financial penalties that resulted from simply ignoring our mail. Remember, DOR contacts customers by U.S. mail first, so it is imperative that everyone opens and responds to each notice sent.”

The DOR stated that the letters usually are asking for additional information so that they can process tax returns. If a recipient of one of these letters doesn’t respond in a timely manner, the tax returns will stay unprocessed, which means penalties and interest owed for the person who is getting the tax return.

The DOR also wants to warn Indiana residents that if they receive a phone call from someone claiming to be in the DOR, then it is a scam. The department only sends information out through the U.S. mail service.

If anyone has questions about scammers or the information in the letters, call the DOR’s customer service at (317) 232-2240 between 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday.

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