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.
Youth First Social Work Receives $25,000 Grant from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation
 Youth First, Inc. was awarded a $25,000 grant from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation to support social work services in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC). As part of the grant, Youth First Social Workers will be in local schools to help address the social and emotional needs of young people by building caring relationships, fostering a readiness for positive changes, boosting resiliency and teaching other valuable life skills. These specialized mentors will offer free-of-charge support to students, parents, families and teachers in five local schools.
“Our children are growing up in a complex and challenging world that puts them at greater risk for substance use, suicide, violence, and other harmful behaviors,†said Parri O. Black, resident & CEO of Youth First, Inc. “The Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation’s investment and the EVSC’s partnership are critical to achieving Youth First’s mission. Working together, we can protect and heal the hearts of more young people.â€
The Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation grant will help fund Youth First’s Social Work services and programs at five EVSC high schools: Bosse, Central, Harrison, North, and Reitz.
“Anthem is committed to improving the health and well-being of our communities and the people we serve,†said Kristen Metzger, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Plan President. “Through our partnership with Youth First, we’ll be able to improve access to care for those in need while positively impacting and supporting youth who are often the most in need of finding emotional and social help.â€
A check presentation for the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation grant will take place on Monday, April 9, 2018, at 2:00 pm at Youth First, 111 SE Third Street, Suite 405, Evansville, IN. Representatives from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Youth First and Dr. David Smith, Superintendent of the EVSC, will be present. Media is invited to attend.
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MUSIC AND HUMOR SHOW TO BENEFIT EVSC ARTS
sting a public benefit show featuring the award-winning Will Read and Sing for Food (WRASFF) troupe to raise money for EVSC’s arts programming on Friday, April 20 at 7 p.m., at Central High School Auditorium (5400 North First Ave, Evansville, IN 47710)
WRASFF offers audiences a unique mix of live music and humor essays. Since 2011, WRASFF has raised over $139,000 for 40-some charities in southern Indiana. The show earned a 2016 arts award from the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana.
Special musical guest is singer-songwriter Jason Wilber, who is the long-time lead guitarist for folk legend John Prine. Rolling Stone Magazine named Wilber one of the “10 New Country Artists You Need to Know,†after the release of his 2017 album, “Reaction Time.â€
Wilber’s TV and radio appearances include Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Colbert Report, The Grand Ole Opry, Live with Regis and Kathy Lee, CNN Entertainment Week, Mountain Stage, Austin City Limits, The Late Show with David Letterman, and Live From Here with Chris Thile.
Other WRASFF guest musicians include The Cold Stare’s front man Chris Tapp, reggae musician Zion, Shawn Needham, John Gibson & Peggy Pirro, and The Song Show’s Brick Briscoe.
Other performers and writers include humor columnist Scott Saalman (WRASFF founder and host), Kate McKinney, Leslie Hamby, Que Pasa Midwest podcast’s Paola Marizan, and local TV personality Ange Humphrey.
Mary Allen, owner of Sixth Street Soapery and Evansville Pedicab and winner of this year’s Evansville Leadership Individual Award, will read a brief story from her podcast, The Mary Movement, which highlights the good in humanity.
From Carnegie Hall to the London Palladium and throughout an endless stream of well-known venues in North America — Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn.; Wolf Trap in Virginia; Massey Hall in Canada; and Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado — Wilber has backed up Prine for more than 20 years. He appears on Prine’s Grammy-nominated and Grammy-winning albums.
Wilber, who lives in Bloomington, Ind., will be spending most of this spring and summer touring to promote Prine’s new album, “The Tree of Forgiveness.†In between Prine gigs, Wilber promotes his own music.
Tapp is front man for The Cold Stares, a hard-rocking, soul-lifting band formed in 2008. The two-man band has played at Piano’s in New York City, the Viper Room in Hollywood’s Sunset Strip, festivals, and recently opened for Grand Funk Railroad and Cracker at the Lincoln Amphitheatre.
Dominica West Indies native Zion, now living in Evansville, has opened for The Wailers (of Bob Marley fame) and tours inside and outside the U.S. He will be backed up by Needham.
Wilber, Tapp, Zion, Needham and Briscoe are frequent guest performers of WRASFF
Admission is a $10 donation. Tickets may be purchased at the door or by calling (812)435-0934 or online at http://evscfoundation.org/give-today/(memo: Will Read and Sing for Food).
This will be WRASFF’s 135th show. Sponsors are Jim and Pat Thyen and Sixth Street Soapery. Evansville’s Anne Dowhie, winner of a WRASFF “Choose A Charity†drawing, selected EVSC as the recipient of donations raised during this show.
Newman to speak as part of Entrepreneur’s Perspective Speaker Series
Andrew Newman, author and entrepreneur, will be this year’s speaker for the University of Southern Indiana Romain College of Business Entrepreneur’s Perspective Speaker Series. His presentation, “Why the last 20 minutes of the day matter,†will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, in Carter Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Newman was born into a fourth-generation family jewelry business in South Africa. However, when this life-long stability fell away overnight, he turned to spiritual inquiry and dove into the deep end of healing, psychology and personal development. His unplanned adventures turned into 12 years of professional training with thought leaders including Dr. Barbara Brennan, author of Hands of Light, and Jason Shulman, founder of A Society of Souls.
Today Newman balances the worlds of entrepreneur and teacher, creating a healthy, mission-aligned business that serves the world on a personal, local, and global scale. He is the founder of the Conscious Bedtime Story Club and is the author of numerous children’s’ books including The Boy Who Searched for Silence, The Hug Who Got Stuck, and The Elephant Who Tried To Tiptoe.
Newman’s presentation is brought to USI by Hug Alliance, Inc., a startup, not-for-profit organization that originated with Jeanette Maier-Lytle, instructor in accounting, and Romain College of Business students Josh Beiriger, Kyle Hoeing, and Ryan Loehrlein. Hug came into existence as the result of the observation of a high level of anxiety and stress in the young adult population and the desire to support this community of people.
The Entrepreneur’s Perspective Speakers Series highlights speakers who provide insights on entrepreneurship and the connection between education and entrepreneurial outcomes.