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BLAKE SHELTON IS BRINGING HIS “FRIENDS AND HEROES 2019” TOUR TO FORD CENTER MARCH 2

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From his team members on The Voice to veteran country artists, Blake Shelton has a history of demonstrating his support for the people in whom he believes; when he realized that fans across the country needed to hear music from his friends and heroes, he decided to bring them all out on the road. “Friends & Heroes 2019” will kick offon February 14 in Oklahoma City, OK and will span 18 dates across the country (full list below).Very special guest Lauren Alaina joins Shelton for the run along with special appearances by country icons the Bellamy Brothers, John Anderson and Trace Adkins.

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“I’m really excited about my tour because it’s taking where I came from and the music I listened to growing up, and actually introducing it to a whole new audience,” Shelton said. “I feel like a lot of people might know the Bellamy Brothers’ and John Anderson’s music, but maybe they’renot familiar with who they are as artists. I think that this is going to be a great opportunity for the country music fan base to be re-introduced to these guys and, selfishly, I’m just excited to sharethe stage with them! It’ll be great to have Trace back out on the road with us, and I can’t wait forone of my newer friends and heroes, Lauren Alaina, to blow these crowds away.”

Tickets and VIP experiences (information below) for “Friends & Heroes 2019” will go on sale November 9 at 10:00 a.m. Blake Shelton Fan Club members and American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Friday, November 2 at 10:00 a.m. local through Thursday, November 8 at 10:00 p.m. local.

VIP experiences will be available throughout the 2019 tour with premium perks ranging from a great seat on the floor to exclusive merchandise. The BS’ers VIP Lounge will also return, including the opportunity to pose in Shelton’s chair from The Voice, plus he will play a private acoustic set in select cities. Blake Shelton VIP Experience details are available

at https://www.cidentertainment.com/events/blake-shelton-tour/.

Fans can hear Shelton on country radio with his Top 15 and climbing single “Turnin’ Me On.”The “smoldering, mid-tempo number about a seductive flame” (Rolling Stone) follows smashhits “I Lived It” and “I’ll Name The Dogs,” the latter of which notched him the 25th No. 1 single of his career and recently earned its RIAA Gold certification.

He is also back as a coach for his 15th season on NBC’s The Voice.

“Turnin’ Me On” hails from Shelton’s chart-topping Warner Bros. / Warner Music Nashville album Texoma Shore. In the week following album launch, he became the first artist in Country Aircheck / Mediabase history to have six songs chart simultaneously. It became his sixth record to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and marked his 11th all-genre Top 10.

BLAKE SHELTON’S “FRIENDS & HEROES 2019” DATES

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single to major television stages on Late Night with Seth Meyers, TODAY, the 2018 CMT

Date City

  1. 2/14  OKC, OK
  2. 2/15  Kansas City, MO
  3. 2/16  Sioux Falls, SD
  1. 2/21  Indianapolis, IN
  2. 2/22  Buffalo, NY
  3. 2/23  Pittsburgh, PA

2/28 Peoria, IL

  1. 3/1  Louisville, KY
  2. 3/2  Evansville, IN
  1. 3/7  Jacksonville, FL
  2. 3/8  Tampa, FL
  3. 3/9  Sunrise, FL
  1. 3/14  Des Moines, IA
  2. 3/15  St. Paul, MN

Venue

Chesapeake Energy Arena Sprint Center
Denny PREMIER Center Bankers Life Fieldhouse KeyBank Center

PPG Paints Arena
Peoria Civic Center
KFC Yum! Center
Ford Center
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Amalie Arena

BB&T Center Wells Fargo Arena Xcel Energy Center

Shelton has already taken the

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Awards and more.

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3/16 Green Bay, WI

  1. 3/21  Uncasville, CT
  2. 3/22  Uncasville, CT
  3. 3/23  Albany, NY

ABOUT BLAKE SHELTON

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Country Music Association’s 2012 “Entertainer of the Year,” five-time Male Vocalist of the Year winner and GRAMMY nominee Blake Shelton continues to add to his superstar status. His most recent album Texoma Shore became his sixth record to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and marked his 11th all-genre Top 10. Texoma Shore features tracksincluding “I Lived It” and “I’ll Name The Dogs,” a romantic tune that boasts more than 115million streams and marked his 25th No. 1 song. His current hit, “Turnin’ Me On,” is the project’s third single and was most-added upon impact at country radio. In the week following album launch, Shelton became the first artist in Country Aircheck / Mediabase history to have six songs chart simultaneously. Texoma Shore follows 2016’s Gold-certified If I’m Honest, the best-selling country album release of the year, which spawned three chart-topping songs and earned him a No. 1 on both the Billboard Top Country Albums and the all-genre Top Album Sales charts.

A member of the Grand Ole Opry, Shelton has earned a host of honors throughout his career including 20 ACM nominations and both the male and overall Video of the Year trophies at the 2018 CMT Awards. As a coach for the Emmy Award-winning television show The Voice, Shelton is a six-time champion, most recently with his contestant Chloe Kohanski. Off stage, Shelton has teamed up with Ryman Hospitality to open a string of Ole Red entertainment restaurant venues, a nod to his 2001 hit of the same name. The first location in his hometown ofTishomingo, OK opened in September 2017, while the space on Nashville’s lower Broadwayhosted a week-long grand opening in June of 2018. Locations in Gatlinburg, TN and Orlando, FL are due to follow.

ABOUT LAUREN ALAINA

Georgia native Lauren Alaina captured America’s hearts when she competed on Season 10 of

American Idol. In 2017, Lauren followed up her No. 1 debuting first album, Wildflower, with the

release of the critically-acclaimed Road Less Traveled. The album landed on multiple end-of-

year “Best Of” lists including Billboard, Rolling Stone and Amazon, and it became the top-

streamed female country album release of the year. Praised as “full of life lessons and uplift”

(PEOPLE), the collection of 12 songs all written by the young star includes Lauren’s first No. 1

hit, title track “Road Less Traveled.”

The “sassy Southerner with killer pipes” (PARADE) has

shared the stage with superstars including Jason Aldean, Alan Jackson, Carrie Underwood, Luke

Bryan and Martina McBride. Lauren recently joined Cole Swindell and Dustin Lynch on the

Reason to Drink Another Tour.

Lauren is this year’s ACM New Female Vocalist of the Year and performed on the Apr. 15

broadcast live from Las Vegas. She was also nominated for ACM Vocal Event of the Year for

“What Ifs,” the double-platinum-selling No. 1 collaboration with her childhood friend, Kane

Brown. Lauren is one of CMT’s Next Women of Country and she received her first CMT Music

Award for Breakthrough Video of the Year with her No. 1 smash “Road Less Traveled,” This

year she received her second CMT Music Award for Collaborative Video of the Year, with Kane

Brown. In addition to performing on the 51st Annual CMA Awards, 2017 saw Lauren earning

nominations for CMA New Artist of the Year, several Teen Choice Awards and Radio Disney

Music Awards. In 2018, Lauren is again nominated for CMA New Artist of the Year, and is the

reigning Breakout Artist of the Year for the Nashville Business Journal. Her current

single, “Ladies of the ‘90s” is at country radio now.

ABOUT BELLAMY BROTHERS

Howard and David continue to prove that the trail they’ve ridden to fame has been as unique astheir music itself—music that is now celebrating more than 40 years of success. The road thatstarted on the pop music charts in the ‘70’s, took a winding turn into country music in the ‘80’s,paving the way for duos to come, such as Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Big & Rich andThe Judds. “If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body (Would You Hold It Against Me),” originallyscrawled on a dinner napkin by David, rocketed them to the top of the country charts the way“Let Your Love Flow,” had done in the pop market just a few years earlier. It proved to be thefirst of a string of 14 No. 1 singles in the U.S. alone. They’re the only U.S. country music actwho’ve toured in India, Sri Lanka, New Caledonia and Qatar. The Bellamy Brothers hold the record in both the Academy of Country Music (ACM) and the Country Music Association Awards (CMA) for the most duo nominations. Numerous Grammy nods have also been directed toward the brothers. The Bellamys are also opening up their lives to television audiences with their new reality show, “Honky Tonk Ranch.” Each episode of “Honky Tonk Ranch” captivatesviewers by the unpredictable misadventures the Bellamys face while balancing their globe- trotting touring schedule while running their sprawling family ranch in south Florida. “Honky Tonk Ranch” is executive produced by David Bellamy and directed, shot and edited by Derrek Kupish, CEO/founder of dkupish productions. “Honky Tonk Ranch” airs Sundays at 8:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. CT on The Cowboy Channel. For more information on Honky Tonk Ranch, visithonkytonkranchtv.com. For additional tour dates, merchandise and more, visitbellamybrothers.com

ABOUT JOHN ANDERSON

The story of John Anderson is the true-to-life, yet larger-than-life, saga of one of the most dramatic career turn-arounds of the 1990’s.It’s the story of just reward for a singer who originally took country music by storm and helped keep it true to its roots back in the early ’80’s. His memorable hits from that musical era included “Wild and Blue,” “I’m Just An Old Chunk Of Coal,” “1959,” “I Just Came Home To Count The Memories,” “Black Sheep” and “Swingin’.”

“Straight Tequila Night,” the lead-off single from 1992’s Seminole Wind went to number one across the board on every country chart, and spawned another run of hits in the decade to follow such as “Money In The Bank,” “I’ve Got It Made,” “I Wish I Could Have Been There,” “Let Go Of The Stone,” “Bend It ‘Til It Breaks,” “Mississippi Moon” and “Somebody Slap Me.” JohnAnderson… an influence to many of today’s country artists, a colorful character and truly acountry music treasure!

ABOUT TRACE ADKINS

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Towering baritone Trace Adkins has sold more than 11 million albums and charted more than 20singles in his 25 years in Nashville, a remarkable run for one of country music’s most easilyidentifiable stars. The Louisiana native recently released his 12th studio album, Something’sGoing On, on BBR Music Group / Wheelhouse Records. A three-time GRAMMY Award

nominee, Adkins has won three Academy of Country Music Awards, including the 2009 Single of the Year Award for “You’re Gonna Miss This” and Vocal Event of the Year with Blake Shelton for “Hillbilly Bone” in 2010. The Grand Ole Opry member is also an author and spokesman for the Wounded Warrior Project and The American Red Cross, for whom he raised more than $1.5 million dollars as winner of NBC’s All-Star Celebrity Apprentice. In recent years, Adkins has performed for our service members across 12 USO Tours. In his 2007 autobiography, A Personal Stand: Observations and Opinions from a Freethinking Roughneck, Adkins recounted his rise to fame, brushes with death, and battles with personal demons. Adkins has also acted in multiple films and television shows, playing a tough-as-nails biker in The Lincoln Lawyer (starring Matthew McConaughey), a desperate father in Deepwater

Horizon (starring Mark Wahlberg) and a wise oracle of a tattoo artist in the family friendly film Moms’ Night Out (starring Patricia Heaton, Sean Astin, Sarah Drew). His most recent role was that of MercyMe’s real-life manager, Brickell, in the box office smash “I Can Only

 

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Threats Directed At Good Shepard School Will Be Investigated By Kentucky Authorities

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Threats Directed At Good Shepard School Will Be Investigated By Kentucky Authorities

The investigation into online threats directed at Good Shepard Catholic School has been handed over to Henderson County authorities.

Evansville Police began investigating the threats on Monday night. The student who made the threats was located at a parent’s house in Evansville prior to the start of the school day on Tuesday.

During the investigation, Evansville Police was able to determine the threats were posted online by the student while he was at a home in Henderson County Kentucky.
Although the target of the threat was in Indiana, the alleged criminal activity took place in Kentucky.

The juvenile was released to a parent while Kentucky authorities continue the investigation.

EPD Officer injured during investigation into suspicious person at Fairlawn Elementary School

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An Evansville Police Officer was injured while investigating a complaint of a suspicious person at Fairlawn Elementary School. The officer was sent to the school around 6:50 on Wednesday morning when a school employee called to report LOGAN STIDHAM was at the front doors acting suspicious. The employee asked Stidham why he was at the school and he replied he had a child in daycare there. The employee knew that to be false and called 911.
The responding officer located Stidham near the school and attempted to question him. Stidham was uncooperative and would not comply with the officers instructions or identify himself.
When the officer tired to handcuff Stidham, he pulled away. The officer deployed his TASER, but it was unsuccessful in subduing Stidham. A physical altercation between the officer and Stidham resulted in the two wrestling on the ground. As Stidham resisted, the officer was able to call for assistance.
Stidham was able to gain control of the officer’s TASER and discharged it as he held it against the officer’s face.
Stidham lost control of the TASER, but ended up on top of the officer. While pinned on his back, the officer was able to partially control Stidham’s hands and wrist. He was able to do so until another officer arrived.
Stidham refused to let the officer up. Another TASER was used, but was also ineffective. The second officer then used physical force to stop Stidham’s actions. As other officers arrived, Stidham continued to ignore instructions. Additional force was used. Stidham was eventually taken into custody.
The officer received facial injuries during the assault. He was treated at a local hospital and released. Stidham was examined at a local hospital and then booked into the Vanderburgh County Jail. He is charged with:
Battery with a Deadly Weapon
Battery with Serious Bodily Injury
Resisting Law Enforcement
Trespass
Theft

Customers can save nearly $200 annually on energy bills by reducing vampire load

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This Halloween, Vectren is reminding customers they can save nearly $200 per year on their electric bills by cutting “vampire” load. The average home has up to 40 devices contributing to vampire load, often called phantom load, which refers to the amount of electricity that’s being drained by equipment when it’s off or in standby mode.

Any device that has a remote control or instant-on capability is slowly draining power. Examples of these energy vampires include Blu-Ray and DVD players, digital cable boxes, DVRs, microwaves, video gaming systems, alarm clocks, cell phones that are fully charged, computers, televisions and any device with a digital display.

 

“Most people don’t realize just how easy it is to shave significant dollars off your electric bill by ridding your home of these energy vampires,” said Brad Ellsworth, president of Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana – South. “The individual vampire loads range from a fraction of a watt to more than 45 watts, and these electric appliances may account for as much as 10 percent of the total electric bill even when switched off.”

 

For instance, mobile phone chargers that are left plugged in after your phone is disconnected consume .26 watts of energy — and 2.24 watts when your phone is fully charged and still connected. According to the Department of Energy, 45 “vampire” watts feeding off of your electric power bill for a year totals nearly 400 kilowatt hours – enough energy to operate a new, 21 cubic-feet refrigerator for nearly one year.

 

Combat these energy vampires in the following ways:

  • Plug all components of a home entertainment system into a power strip and turn it off when the equipment is not in use. Anything plugged into the strip is then truly turned off.
  • Computers and their peripherals should be placed on a Smart Strip, which automatically powers down a computer’s peripherals, such as speakers, modems and printers, once the computer is turned off. Smart Strips range from $25 to $40. Essentially, a Smart Strip detects when the primary appliance in a group has been turned off and then electronically powers-off the associated peripherals.
  • Unplug devices that are rarely used as well as chargers that aren’t in use. Unplug items such as televisions, toaster ovens and other well-used appliances before leaving on vacation or more frequently as desired.
  • Curb idle time by simply setting your computer to sleep mode, or stopping a game and powering down your video game console instead of leaving it paused for a prolonged period.
  • Buy energy-efficient appliances or those bearing the ENERGY STAR® label. ENERGY STAR-qualified appliances incorporate advanced technologies that use 10 to 50 percent less energy than standard models. Find a list of products at EnergyStar.gov.

 

For additional ways to conserve energy for your home or business, visit www.vectren.com/saveenergy.

 

EPD ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD REPORT

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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IS IT TRUE OCTOBER 31, 2018

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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 yesterday the Rotary Club of Evansville planned to host a political discussion between a candidate for Vanderburgh County Prosecutor, Stan Levco and current County Prosecutor Nick Hermann?  …those in attendance were dismayed when they were informed that current County Prosecutor Nick Hermann opted out of this important political event to attend a drug symposium in Indy? …we are told that the decision made by Mr. Hermann to go to Indy instead of attending the Rotary Club political event may have cost Mr. Hermann some votes?  …Gary Schutte, Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney of Vanderburgh County represented Mr. Hermann while he attended a drug symposium in Indy did a credible job?  …Mr. Levco did an outstanding job in explaining the reasons why he is running for Prosecuting Attorney for Vanderburgh County? …we commend both Mr. Levco and Mr. Schutte for not only attending this most worthwhile public political forum but treating each other with respect?
IS IT TRUE we have been told by reliable sources that a full-time employee of the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor Nick Hermann office (working 37.5 hours per week), has allegedly billed Vanderburgh County for 4,000 hours during the year for time spent writing grants for another Vanderburgh County department? …this grant writing job had nothing to do with the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor office? …if the above information is correct this calculates to 77 hours per week if they work a full 52 weeks per year, never taking vacation, holiday, sick day, etc?…that simple math shows the claims of working 114.5 hours per week (37.5 +77) or 22.9 hours a day Monday through Friday?… this only leaves 1.1 hours per day to sleep, eat, bathe, drive to and from work, spend time with family, etc., etc. etc.? …it’s possible that someone may have errored when they reported that they spent 4,000 hours on grant writing but in reality only spent 400 hours writing grants? …sometime mistakes happen? …the City-County Observer respectfully request that the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor Nick Hermann look into the above allegations in order to determine what is fact and what is fiction? …if Mr. Hermann decides not to investigate this matter, we suggest that he appoints an independent special prosecutor to investigate this issue?
IS IT TRUE that the State Board of Accounts states that routinely overdrawn funds could be an indicator of serious financial problems which should be investigated by the unit?  …according to the SBOA audit, it looks like the City of Evansville might have some serious financial problems?
IS IT TRUE we are told that the patrons of Ellis Park are excited that the new owners of Ellis Park (Saratoga Gaming of New York) has promised to do some extensive updates to the interior decor of the main Club House?   …we urge supporters of Ellis Park to be a little more patient with the new owners of Ellis because we’re told that they shall address the interior remodeling challenges in the main Club House area in the very near future?
IS IT TRUE that it is not just Thunderfest racing event that is a perpetual drain on public and private funds?…the Evansville Thunderbolts Hockey team has done the same thing in a much shorter time frame and the latest rendition called the Evansville Thunderbolts are going the way of the past sporting venues in Evansville with serious operating losses that have already picked the pockets of every private investor that has been seduced by the sirens song of being a big shot team owner?…the fun and games crowd of Evansville needs to learn how to throw in the towel when the time has come to do so?
IS IT TRUE that the Jacksonville Icemen (formerly the Evansville Icemen) are not only the undefeated team in their conference (5 and 0) but are also are the only undefeated team in the ECHL? …we send the Jacksonville Icemen owner Ron Geary big congrats?  …it looks like the City of Evansville made a major mistake when that forced the Evansville Icemen to move to Jacksonville, Fla?
IS IT TRUE we hear that the 5th Ward City Council member Justin Elpers and his wife are going to have a baby boy in the future?  …we send best wishes and congratulations to the Elpers?
IS IT TRUE that we would like to thank Susan Harp for donating two pet oxygen masks to the EFD?
Today’s “Readers Polls” question is: Do you feel when County Prosecutor Nick Hermann decided to attend a drug seminar in Indy instead of participating in the Rotary Club political forum has hurt him politically?
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Rotary Club Hosts Prosecutor’s Forum Without Nick Hermann

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Rotary Club Hosts Prosecutor’s Forum

(Hermann Skips Rotary Event to Attend Drug Symposium In Indianapolis) 

OCTOBER 30TH, 2018 JOYLYN BUKOVAC EVANSVILLE, INDIANA

The Rotary Club of Evansville hosted a discussion for Stan Levco and Gary Schutte, who was representing Nick Hermann while he attended a drug symposium.
“I think to be an effective leader, you have to put your staff at a position to where they have the greatest capacity to have the greatest impact on their community, and I think Nick is taking steps to try and do that,” says Gary Schutte, Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Vanderburgh County.
Levco says he’s worried about the office’s 45 percent conviction rate and the outcome of the Beckerle case in addition to a few others.
“He blamed his not guilty verdict on the bad publicity the jurors had read. Well, the reason you have jury selection is you can tell what kind of publicity the jurors have had and he didn’t ask a single question to the second panel of jurors, and that’s just beyond belief,” says Levco.
However, Schutte says there are more cases they have faced than that specific one.

“I understand the criticism of the Roach case, I do. It wasn’t the result we intended, but I think it needs to be taken into perspective in compared to all of the other cases. The last five murder trials our office has tried have resulted in guilty verdicts,” says Schutte.

Schutte says the most significant challenge their office is facing is overcrowding of the Vanderburgh County Jail. Levco says, if he’s elected he will do more work releases.  However, Schutte believes there are more effective alternatives.

“Free time is a dangerous thing for people with addiction problems. So one of our reasons for that is there’s technology available that allows you to track in the eyes of the prosecutor’s office in a better, more effective way.”

Court of Appeals Upholds Darmstadt Apartment Complex

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The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a trial court’s dismissal of Darmstadt’s lawsuit against CWK Investments-Hillsdale, LLC (owned by Wayne Kinney). The court dismissed the suit on procedural grounds—Darmstadt failed to file its suit within the time required under state law. A copy of the decision is available here: http://publicaccess.courts.in.gov/Appellate/Document?id=2af339e4-5f4a-443b-aafa-dcbff1bff5b8

The decision upholds the trial court’s decision which found the planned apartment complex was properly zoned on the southeast side of Darmstadt. As a result of the ruling, the development company may proceed with construction of four apartment buildings containing approximately 350 apartment units (175 two-bedroom units and 175 three-bedroom units) on a 28-acre development.

Separately, CWK Investments filed suit in 2017 against Darmstadt and its Town Council members for violating the Fair Housing Act (FHA) by discriminating against minorities and multi-family residents. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, remains ongoing and charges that Darmstadt and its Town Council violated the FHA and discriminated against minorities by imposing requirements on affordable multi-family housing often used by racial minorities that they did not impose on single-family developments more frequently used by white residents. According to 2010 census data, Darmstadt is 97% white. In 2000 census data, Darmstadt was 99% white. By denying Mr. Kinney’s permit to build affordable housing, Darmstadt perpetuates segregated housing patterns and denies minorities the opportunity to seek affordable housing.

The law firm of Jackson Kelly, PLLC represents CWK Investments and Mr. Kinney in all of these matters, including the most recent litigation before the Indiana Court of Appeals which found in favor of Mr. Kinney and CWK.

 

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