Chacha is a 2-year-old female guinea pig. She’s a tricolor Abyssinian. She has 2 sisters named Iella and Stella. The adoption fee is $15 per guinea pig and some may be required to go home together, as guinea pigs are social animals who do better with friends. The adoption fee includes a cardboard carrier to get them safely home!
YWCA Evansville Commemorates Equal Pay Day on April 10, 2018
The YWCA of Evansville and other professional and community organizations in Evansville will mobilize on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 to call attention to the persistent and sizable gap between men’s and women’s wages. April 10th symbolizes the day when women’s wages catch up to men’s wages from the previous year. Every year in April, thousands of women’s, civil rights, labor, and community organizations across the country come together for a national day of action promoting fair pay known as Equal Pay Day.
“Pay inequality isn’t just a women’s issue; it is a family issue,†says YWCA CEO, Erika Taylor.“Research shows that 42 percent of mothers with children under the age of 18 are their families primary or sole breadwinners. Pay equity is critical in helping families make ends meet.â€
According to the most recent statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, the median earnings for U.S. women working full time, year-round were just 80 percent of U.S. men’s median earnings—a gap of 20 percent, which means they have to work until April 10, 2018 to be paid as much as the typical man took home by December 31, 2017. Progress to close the gap has stalled during the last decade and the gap is even larger for women of color.
In Indiana, median earnings for men were $46,300 compared to women’s median earnings of $34,180 — an earnings ratio of just 74 percent. This is the sixth worst pay gap in the nation. Here in the 8thCongressional District, the gap is even greater at 70.8%. Earlier this year several Indiana lawmakers hoped to change that disparity by proposing equal-pay legislation to close the gap. The two measures that would charge employers with discrimination if they failed to pay women or minority workers equally. It would also give the Indiana Civil Rights Commission expanded authority to investigate and resolve wage complaints.
YWCA Evansville has invited two of the proponents of the equal pay bill, Senator Jeanne Breaux of Indianapolis, and Senator Vaneta Becker of Evansville to take part in the events on April 10th. Also attending will be Erin Macey from the Indiana Center for Working Families.
YWCA has scheduled a lineup of events on this day—open to the public.
- ï‚· Â First of all, wear RED on Equal Pay Day to show that women are “In the Red” with their pay.
- ï‚· Â Next, follow @YWCAevansille on twitter and retweet the statistics and information posted by YWCA Evansville.EVENTS SCHEDULE
- ï‚· Â 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Main Street next to Zuki – YWCA is sharing the sour truth about the wage gap at our annual Lemonade Stand on Main Street where male community leaders including Mayor Winnecke, Bob Jones, Jonathan Weinzapfel, Ken Haynie, and more will be serving up the lemonade which is discounted by 20% for women–the wage gap for women.
- ï‚· Â 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Old National Bank Auditorium (1 N. Main Street.) – YWCA is hosting The Unhappy Hour, featuring comedian Rachael Goldman. Come learn more about how the wage gap impacts women in the workforce and families from speakers Vaneta Becker (IN State Senator), Jeanne Breaux (IN State Senator), Sloane Standley (YWCA Board Member), and Erin Macey (IN Center for Working Families). Appetizers and Cash Bar! Come learn, laugh, and be inspired! Special thanks to Old Nationals Bank and Acropolis Restaurant.The YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. The YWCA has been serving the Evansville area since 1911 and from its inception has provided housing and services for women and girls. The Evansville YWCA is a member of the YWCA of the U.S.A., the oldest and largest women’s membership movement in the country.
Over the years, YWCA programs have changed to meet the evolving needs of women and girls. In 1979, the YWCA opened the first domestic violence shelter in Evansville. Other current programs include the YES! sober living program, Emergency Shelter for homeless women and children, and the Live Y’ers after-school and mentoring program for at-risk girls in grades 3 through 12. Special programs and events for the general public are also offered.
Visit www.ywcaevansville.org for more information.
“IS IT TRUE” FOR APRIL 9, 2018
We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUEâ€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?
IS IT TRUE we commend the At-Large City Councilman and Finance Chairman Jonathon Weaver for requesting that the ECHO Board Of Directors and their newly appointed Executive Director come before City Council at this evenings Council meeting to explain why they are worthy of receiving approximately $500,000 of our tax dollars this year? …we predict that they will make a passionate plea to convince Council to release the embargo Federal and State funds to ECHO Housing?
IS IT TRUE we hope that At-large City Council member and Finance Chairman Jonathon Weaver will remind Council members that the Forensic audit will begin on April 17, 2018, and should take a month to complete?  …he should also remind Council that the final results of the Evansville Police Department investigation of ECHO Housing aren’t complete and haven’t been made public?
IS IT TRUE for the sake of transparency we respectfully request that At-Large Councilman and Finance Chairman Jonathon Weaver will ask members of ECHO Housing Board Of Director’s if they had a policy that allowed the past Executive Director to write and sign agency checks with only her signature? Â …we can’t wait to hear the answer to this question?
IS IT TRUEÂ we wonder if you would you donate any of your personal money to ECHO Housing before the official results of the Police investigation and the Forensic audit are made public? Â …if the answer is “no” then why would the Evansville City Council even consider releasing the Federal and State tax dollars to ECHO Housing at this time?
IS IT TRUE we predict that members of the City Council will not approve giving the Federal and State funds to ECHO Housing until the police investigation report and the Forensic audit are made public?
IS IT TRUE several readers brought to our attention that the Airport public announcement welcoming people to Evansville is the voice of Evansville Mayor Winnecke? …they pointed out that Airport is jointly controlled by the City of Evansville and Vanderburgh County?  …they feel the Airport welcoming announcements should also include the Presidents of the County Commission and the County Council of Vanderburgh County?
IS IT TRUE we predict that the proposed that the new Northside Lloyd swimming pool will be built on the Robert Parks site? Â …all the Mayor has to do is find the money to build this multi-million dollar state of the art swimming pool?
IS IT TRUE at tonights Evansville City Council meeting an amendment to the Ordinance creating Chapter 9.30 (Regulation of Noise) of the Evansville Municipal Code will be discussed in detail?  …that the sponsors of this are Council persons Dr. Dan Adam (D) and Connie Robinson (D)?  …we wonder if the people opposing this Ordinance will make public some of the interesting e-mails sent back and forth between the individuals pushing for a more restrictive noise Ordinance?
IS IT TRUE we expect that any day the Chairman of the Vanderburgh County Democratic party, Scott Danks will be announcing the names of the individuals running in the upcoming General election?  …Mr. Danks promises that his party will have well known and qualified candidates running for every State and County offices list on the General election ballot?  …he also stressed that he has two extremely well known and qualified candidates that will be running for Vanderburgh County Commissioner and County Prosecutor positions?  …he even predicted that both people running for these offices would be elected?  …this is definitely a developing story?
IS IT TRUE that 63 people applied for the Evansville/Vanderburgh Vistors and Convention Bureau Executive Directors job?  …we hear that the final applicant for the Evansville/Vanderburgh Visitors and Convention Bureau Executive Directors job is from out-of-town?  …that the Evansville/Vanderburgh Visitors and Convention Bureau Board Of Director hired a national firm to vet the final applicants for this job?  …we are hearing that the new Executive Director could be from the same state that the recently hired local Chamber of Commerce Executive Director is from?
IS IT TRUE that we recommend that “2nd Amendment Patriots” better be ready to attend the April 23, 2018, City Council meeting? Â …at this meeting City Council members will hear a “GUN SENSE INDIANA PRESENTATION” led by Sean O’Daniel?
IS IT TRUE that the Vanderburgh County Property Tax Bills are being mailed Monday, April 9th, 2018? Â …the Deadline is May 10th, 2018?
Todays “Readers Poll” question is: Should City Council should give Federal and State tax dollars to EHO Housing without knowing the findings of the police investigation and the Forensic audit?
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TODAY’S EVANSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING Â HAS NOISE ORDINANCE ON AGENDA
AGENDA
| I. | INTRODUCTION |
AGENDA Attachment:
| II. | APPROVAL OF MEETING MEMORANDA |
MEMO Attachment:
| III. | REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS |
| IV. | SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY |
| V. | CONSENT AGENDA:Â FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS |
A. ORDINANCE G-2018-11 An Ordinance Creating Chapter 9.30 (Regulation of Noise) of the Evansville Municipal Code Sponsor(s): Adams, Robinson Discussion Led By: ASD Chair Adams 4/23/2018
G-2018-11 Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE F-2018-03 An Ordinance Regarding City of Evansville Funds Allocated to ECHO Housing Corp. Sponsor(s): Elpers, Weaver Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Weaver 4/23/2018
F-2018-03 Attachment:
C. ORDINANCE F-2018-04 An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Authorizing Repeal, Re-Appropriations within the Department of Metropolitan Development Sponsor(s): Weaver Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Weaver 4/23/2018
F-2018-04 Attachment:
D. RESOLUTION C-2018-08 A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Ratifying, Confirming, Authorizing and Approving an Agreement Between the City of Evansville and the Chauffeurs, Teamsters and Helpers Local Union No. 215 Sponsor(s): Robinson Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Weaver 4/23/2018
C-2018-08 Attachment:
E. RESOLUTION C-2018-09 A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Ratifying, Confirming, Authorizing and Approving an Agreement Between the City of Evansville Metropolitan Evansville Transit System (METS) and the Chauffers, Teamsters and Helpers Local Union No. 215 Sponsor(s): Robinson Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Weaver 4/23/2018
C-2018-09 Attachment:
| VI. | COMMITTEE REPORTS |
| VII. | REGULAR AGENDA:Â SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS |
A. ORDINANCE G-2018-12 An Ordinance Vacating that 12’ Alley Running Parallel to S.E. 10th Street Between Cherry Street and Lincoln Avenue in the City of Evansville, Indiana Sponsor(s): Robinson Discussion Led By: Public Works Chair Mosby 4/9/2018 5:30 p.m. Notify: Krista Lockyear, Lockyear Law, LLC
G-2018-12 Attachment:
| VIII. | RESOLUTION DOCKET |
| IX. | MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS |
A. THE NEXT MEETING of the Common Council will be Monday, April 23, 2018 at 5:30 p.m.
B. GUN SENSE INDIANA PRESENTATION: Sean O’Daniel
GUN SENSE INDIANA INFORMATION Attachment:
C. ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
| X. | COMMITTEE REPORTS |
Subcommittee: Youth Sports Grant, Chair McGinn 4/9/2018, 4:00 pm, Room 301 Notify: All Applicants
| XI. | ADJOURNMENT |
EVANSVILLE CITY COUNTY TO DISCUSS “GUN SENSE INDIANA” AT APRIL 23, 2018 MEETING
LINK OF “GUN SENSE INDIANA PRESENTATION’ LED BY SEAN O’DANIEL ON APRIL 23, 2018 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
Voter Registration Deadline April 9th
Voter Registration Deadline April 9th
APRIL 8TH, 2018 
TOWNSEND OUTLAW INDIANA
Monday, April 9th, 2018 is the deadline to register to vote in Indiana’s upcoming Primary Election. Primary voting is May 8th, and any voter must be registered by Monday, April 9th. Along with hundreds of state legislators, Hoosiers can vote for nine U.S House of Representative seats, and one U.S Senate seat on this years’ ballot.
Voter registration will re-open for the general election on May 22, 2018, two weeks after Primary Elections are over.
To register to vote for the 2018 Primary Elections click on the link below
Commentary: Ten Primary Rules
By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz
IndyPoltics.OrgÂ
It’s official, the May primary election season is here and in full swing. And, unfortunately, you are about to be inundated with television ads, campaign mailers and phone calls to convince you that you must vote for one candidate in order to save the republic or you must vote against another candidate in order to save the republic. I feel your pain.
So, with that basic premise, I’ve decided to scribble down a few “rules†things that candidates should try to follow. With a little bit of luck, it will make their lives a lot easier and spare them some embarrassing moments, but more importantly, it will make the voters’ lives easier and spare them the grief of having to watch those embarrassing moments.
Drum roll, please.
- Don’t tell me how you oppose the Trump agenda. Because to be honest, I think some of you are so blinded by your hatred of Donald Trump that he could propose universal health care, free college tuition and birth control, massive regulations and raise taxes on the wealthy, and you would still oppose him because his name was Trump.
- Don’t tell me how you support the Trump agenda. Because to be frank, I don’t think many of you fully understand it. If you did, you wouldn’t support tariffs that at the end of the day end up hurting Indiana pork and soybean producers because the Chinese will retaliate and impose their own tariffs on American products.
- Don’t tell me about your religion. I can respect you being a person of faith, but what does that have to do whether cutting taxes will help create jobs in a universe of 3.5 percent unemployment?
- When you say you’re “pro-family,†what exactly does that mean? Families come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, so do you have a preference? And to be honest, I always thought the best pro-family policies were the ones that let families keep their own money and make their own decisions (including whether to create a family) with as little government intervention as possible.
- I really don’t care that your family has been here since Indiana was part of the Northwest Territory if anything that means you never left. And if you’ve never left, you have no idea what life is like in outside world which frightens me even more.
- Don’t tell me we need to “cut the fat†and end “wasteful spending.†Give me details, particularly cuts that will impact your constituents. It’s easy to point out everyone else’s wasteful spending, but what pet projects are in your district are willing to go without?
- I know the other candidate is bad. Now, tell me why you’re good. Yes, the other guy is a RINO (Republican in name only) or DINO (Democrat in name only) and he doesn’t represent true conservative/progressive values. We’ve established that. Now, let’s talk about you.
- Don’t insult my intelligence. I am willing to bet money I’m a lot smarter than you, and if you don’t believe me, let’s sit down for a one-on-one interview so I can clearly demonstrate it to you.
- Stay in your lane. If you’re running for township trustee, talk to me about how you plan to stop wasting my money doing a job at an unnecessary level of government. Don’t tell me how you support building a border wall 2,000 miles away from your township boundary lines.
- Act like an adult and don’t talk to the voters like they are children. They are a lot smarter than you think they are. They usually don’t have a lot to pick from on the ballot.
There are a lot of other things I could add – don’t blame the media for your screw-ups, don’t try to say you’re an outsider even though you’ve been on the government dole since the late 1990s. And if the government is such a horrible, evil thing, don’t go on ad nauseum telling me why you want the job.
But I decided to limit it only to 10 items. I could have included a lot more. Unfortunately, there is not that much space in the cloud for all the rules I would need to write to bring some sense of sanity to the insanity that is coming this primary season.
FOOTNOTE: Abdul is an attorney and the editor and publisher of IndyPoltics.Org. He is also a frequent contributor to numerous Indiana media outlets. He can be reached at abdul@indypolitics.org.
Late rally can’t stop Aces from weekend sweep at Missouri State
Despite matching Missouri State hit for hit, the University of Evansville baseball team came out on the wrong end of an 11-4 decision in their series finale on a frosty Sunday afternoon at Hammons Field in Springfield, Mo.
“The hits-to-runs ratio was a problem all game for us”, said University of Evansville head coach Wes Carroll. “Eleven runs on eleven hits is a tough stat for our offense to come back from.”
With a shortage of starting pitching, the Purple Aces pressed senior right hand reliever Dalton Horstmeier into service. Horstmeier got himself in and out of a bases loaded jam in the bottom of first inning unscathed. However, the second inning was another matter, as a lead-off walk, followed by a hit batter, then a sacrifice put runner in scoring position with one out. Then, MSU’sJeremy Eierman snuck a single through the left side of the infield, plating a pair, putting the Bears up 2-0 in the second.
Horstmeier would escape the inning without any more damage. However, in the fourth inning, Missouri State would erupt again, putting the first two runners aboard on a single and a walk to open the frame. That would end Horstmeier’s day, as Evansville turned to sophomore left hand reliever Nathan Croner to put out the fire. Instead, Jeremy Eierman would bring in one run on a fielder’s choice. Then, John Privitera would steal home, pushing the MSU lead to 4-0. Matt Brown capped the three-run frame for the Bears with an RBI single to the gap in left-center, putting the Aces in a 5-0 hole.
Senior right hander Ryan Brady would take over for Croner in the fifth inning, and he managed to strike out the side. However, in between Missouri State loaded up the bases on him, and Drew Millas unloaded them on a bases-clearing double down the left field line. The Bears would go onto build a 9-0 lead.
The Aces staged a late inning rally, first breaking through on the scoreboard on back to back RBI singles from sophomore shortstop Craig Shepherd and senior third baseman Stewart Nelson, cutting the Missouri State lead to seven.
The Bears would get those two tallies back, but Evansville continued to battle in the final frame, as a slow chopper to shortstop by junior pinch hitter Jordan McDonough resulted in a run-scoring error on an errant throw to first, plating freshman outfielder Evan Aders. Then, sophomore outfielder Troy Beilsmith lifted a sacrifice fly to left, bringing in Craig Shepherd, cutting the deficit to seven. However, the Aces could draw no closer, falling 11-4.
The loss drops UE to 6-19 on the season and 0-3 in the Missouri Valley Conference, while Missouri State improves to 22-7 and 5-1 in the MVC.
The Aces are back in action Tuesday night at home against out-of-conference Murray State.