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“READERS FORUM” AUGUST 9, 2018
We hope that today’s “Readers Forumâ€Â 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?
 WHATS ON YOUR MIND TODAY?
Todays“Readers Poll†question is: Do you feel that the IU Medical school will have a major economic impact on downtown Evansville?
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Patrick and Lisa Shoulders Donated Public Fountain to the Stone Family Medical Center
Patrick and Lisa Shoulders Donated Public Fountain to the Stone Family Medical Center
Public fountains named “Healing Artsâ€, made possible by a gift from Patrick and Lisa Shoulders to the Stone Family Medical Center and the City of Evansville, will be dedicated on Thursday, August 9, 2018, at 5:30 p.m., at the Medical Education Complex located at Sixth & Walnut Streets, Evansville, Indiana.Â
The dedication ceremony will include comments from the Mayor, the President of Indiana University, and the donors.
FOOTNOTE: Pat Shoulders played an important role in bringing the I U Medical School to Downtown Evansville.  As a member of the Indiana Board of Trustees he lobbied state political and educational leaders in order to convince them to approve the I U Medical School for Evansville.
Let’s Get A Hate Crimes Law
Let’s Get A Hate Crimes Law
by Gail Riecken CCO StateHouse Editor
Both Republican and Democrat leadership followed up with an endorsement of the Governor’s actions.
House Speaker Brian Bosma explained, “The Interim Study Committee on Corrections and Criminal Code will take another look at the issue of bias-motivated crimes and identify opportunities for legislative consensus. Indiana judges already have the ability to enhance sentences based on a criminal’s motivation when presented with evidence of bias, but perhaps more needs to be done to clarify and highlight this existing provision.â€
House Democrat Minority Leader Rep.Terry Goodin responded, “But this is Indiana, where we find it easier to talk about stopping hate crimes instead of actually doing something about it. The governor announcing his support is one thing. Getting the Republican majorities in both the House and Senate to act is another.â€
Goodin is right. Hate crimes bills aren’t new to Indiana politics. They fail when gender identity is added to the language.
I’m not going to hold my breath that the Governor will succeed and gain consensus, but I am going to support any effort to move this issue beyond present law.
I have never understood why social conservative legislators can’t separate what ought to be law to protect innocent people whatever the gender they are from what they, the social conservatives, personally can’t accept as anyone’s lifestyle.
There is no doubt defacing a sacred building is deplorable but crimes against individuals just because their gender is different from what they were born is equally deplorable.
DEVIN NUNES: FROM DAIRYMAN TO DISGRACE
That’s a remarkably odd amount of money given that, in previous campaigns, Nunes typically raised between $1.5 – $2 million dollars. There are roughly 348,000 registered voters in Nunes’ 22nd Congressional District, which translates to about $20.11 per vote, or roughly four times the amount he spent in elections past.
So why has Nunes felt compelled to fill his campaign war chest with that much money while defending a “safe seat†in a historically red bastion of the Republican party?
Maybe Nunes is just a generous, likable guy who likes to spread the wealth around.
So generous and likable that in March and June of 2017, he transferred $300,000 to the National Republican Congressional Campaign for contributions to various races around the country. Guess it pays to have friends. And lots of them. Especially when being investigated by an Ethics Committee dominated by fellow Republicans and having your Republican colleagues remain, mum when others in government are questioning your actions.
Since taking on the “Deep State†and becoming Mr. Trump’s prat boy, Nunes is now a darling among far-right conservatives throughout the country, receiving an impressive amount of small individual contributions. That’s in addition to the $63,000 he’s gotten from the Koch Brothers; $71,000 from the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America Association (guess Devin likes wine, remember the $15,000 tour?) and many others. And, of course, the $74,500 he garnered from California Dairies, Inc.
Dairy is an important product in Nunes’ agriculture-reliant district. And yet, while riding off into the sunset, leaving his district behind on a quixotic mission to restore law and order throughout the land, his clueless leader has been imposing tariffs that will have a severe negative impact on farmers – almond, pistachio, walnut, and dairy farmers among them. Even Nunes’ father and brother’s dairy operation in Iowa will be affected.
The president has called Nunes “a man of tremendous courage and grit,†who may someday be recognized as a “Great American Hero.†That comment is probably making a lot of Americans grit their teeth, among them the almond, pistachio, and walnut growers who have consistently helped return Nunes to the office.
According to bakersfield.com, almond growers will see tariffs on exports to China rise from 10 to 25 percent. Many of those farmers and growers might like to voice their concerns to their congressman. Good luck. Nunes reportedly hasn’t held a town hall meeting in the district in seven years. Probably because he’s been spending more time in the Deep State rather than the State of California.
That dairy farm in Iowa? That’s where the Nunes Campaign Committee’s Treasurer, Toni Dian Nunes – the candidate’s mom – lives. As Treasurer for the campaign, she received a notification, earlier this year, from the Federal Election Commission requesting “information essential to full public disclosure†about three potentially illegal campaign contributions, one of which was made by a pistachio grower from a district bordering Nunes’ own. While that pistachio grower’s contribution was peanuts in comparison to that of California Dairies, it’s probably safe to assume he made it in hopes that his neighbor would stand up for him and others in his industry. Nutty thought.
Devin Nunes is as wanton, wasteful, and potentially as unethical as any other swamp dweller Donald J. Trump swore to throw out of Washington. Nunes was not elected to forsake constituents for the national stage, launch inexplicable and confounding witch hunts, or stand shoulder-to-shoulder with leaders who impose tariffs that are harmful to those at home, while simultaneously putting the national security of our country at risk.
Recent polls indicate Nunes is no longer meeting the expectations of his constituents. For good reason. Nunes willingly chose to lie down in the swamp, as have a significant number of his Republican colleagues in Congress. Clawing their way out may prove to be a very sticky proposition for many of them come Election Day.
FOOTNOTE: The City-County Observer posted this article without bias, opinion or editing.
AG Curtis Hill Warns Of Credit Card Scam
Attorney General Curtis Hill is warning Hoosiers to beware of scams in which companies send consumers unsolicited credit cards, often touting high credit limits. Consumers should never activate cards they have not requested nor provide personal information to entities sending such cards.
This warning comes after an Indianapolis man recently filed a consumer complaint with the Office of the Attorney General reporting that employees of his business received unsolicited credit cards from an entity calling itself Connector Capital, purportedly based in Los Angeles. The information on the credit cards included the name of the business for which the recipients worked. The entity that sent the card has an “F†rating with the Better Business Bureau.
“Hoosiers need to know that, under the federal Truth in Lending Act, it is illegal to send unsolicited credit cards to consumers,†Attorney General Hill said. “If you receive a credit card you have not requested, first cut it up and then file a consumer complaint with our office.â€
In some cases, unsolicited cards arriving in the mail are not credit cards in the first place. Would-be identity thieves may simply be trying to coerce consumers into providing personal information when they call or go online to attempt to activate the cards. In other cases, the high-limit credit cards may have a ruinous effect on consumers’ credit ratings if they activate and/or use them.
Anyone concerned about identity theft may want to consider a credit freeze, also known as a security freeze. Any Indiana resident may request a credit freeze free of charge. Learn more at the Attorney General’s website.
If you have been the victim of a scam or attempted scam – or have other consumer issues – you may file a complaint with the Office of the Attorney General by logging onto indianaconsumer.com or by calling 1-800-382-5516.
Art Council Arts Awards 2018
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Pinch Hit trying to fulfill Cox’s prophecy after finishing fourth in 2017 Groupie Doll
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