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ROCK N’ ROLL HALL OF FAMER STEVE MILLER BAND ALONG WITH PETER FRAMPTON

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FORD CENTER | JUNE 12, 2018 – 7:00 PM

Evansville, IN – Coming off an extraordinary 2017, Steve Miller and his band are heading out for the summer 2018 tour and will once again be joined by Peter Frampton.

Steve Miller has confirmed the dates for the Steve Miller Band’s 2018 North American summer tour. Last summer’s sold-out tour with Peter Frampton has been extended for another 40 dates into 2018.. A much loved summer tradition, the iconic Steve Miller Band has been performing inspired versions of Miller’s incomparable songbook to legions of fans across the globe for 50 years. This year, Miller aficionados will be regaled not only with powerful sets from both the SMB and Frampton’s band, but also by the highlight of Miller bringing Frampton onstage midset to create some of the most compelling jamming of the season.

June 12th will bring a Rock N’ Roll Hall of Famer, Steve Miller to Ford Center as part of his 2018 Summer Tour. Pepper Entertainment and Mammoth Live welcomes Steve Miller Band with Peter Frampton and tickets will go on sale Friday, February 16 at 10 AM at the Ford Center Ticket Office, all Ticketmaster locations or by calling 800-745-3000. Reserved seats are $29.00- $109.00.

About Steve Miller

Last September, Miller produced and personally directed the curation and creative process for two new, career-spanning Steve Miller Band Ultimate Hits collections. The Ultimate Hits collection is available in a 1CD and digital edition featuring 22 essential Steve Miller Band tracks, including three previously unreleased rarities, and in an expanded 2CD and digital deluxe edition with 40 tracks, including the acclaimed band’s top hits, live traces and eight previously unreleased recordings from the studio and the stage. -MORE-

The Steve Miller Band has played to more than 20 million people in the last 20 years. In addition to touring with his band, Miller is also contributing his time to serving on the visiting committee of the Department of Musical Instruments of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and as a board member of Jazz at Lincoln Center, where he curates and hosts shows at both institutions celebrating blues, jazz and early American music.

About Peter Frampton

Grammy Award-winning guitarist Peter Frampton remains one of the most celebrated artists in rock history. At age 16, he was lead singer and guitarist for British band the Herd. At 18, he co-founded one of the first supergroups, seminal rock act Humble Pie. His session work includes collaborations with such legendary artists as George Harrison, Harry Nilsson, David Bowie, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ringo Starr, John Entwistle among many others. Frampton has appeared as himself in television shows “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy.” He also served as technical advisor on Cameron Crowe’s film Almost Famous as well as appearing in it and writing songs for the soundtrack. In 2014, Frampton was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame. He recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of his fifth solo album, Frampton Comes Alive!, which remains one of the top-selling live records of all time.

Tickets can be purchased at Ford Center Ticket Office, Ticketmaster.com or by phone 800.745.3000 Ford Center is managed by VenuWorks of Evansville, LLC. For more information on Ford Center visit:

About Pepper Entertainment

Established in July of 2006, Pepper (PE) is based in Sioux Falls, SD. As one of the fastest scaling, independent promotions company in the Midwest, PE, collectively, exceeds 25 years of experience spanning a broad scope of industry specialties, such as; Live Promotions, Corporate & Private Event Talent Buying, Club & Performing Art Center Programming & Media & Marketing Services. PE recently launched a Digital Media Firm that will specialize its craft around Web Platform Development & Hosting, Digital and Social Media Marketing, Brand Design & Management.

About Mammoth Live

Mammoth is an event production company based out of Lawrence, KS that produces concerts in the Midwest. With involvement in concert booking, promotions and production, Mammoth’s events range from full- scale festival, amphitheater and arena shows to small club venues

Evansville Police Department Police Pension Board Meeting

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The Evansville Police Department Police Pension Board will hold an Executive Session on Wednesday, February 14, 2018at 8:15 a.m.  The Meeting will be held in Room 307 of the Civic Center Plaza.

The Executive Session will be closed as provided by:

I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(7) For discussion of records classified as confidential by state or federal statute.

Immediately following the Executive Session, a regular Open Session will be held in Room 307

of the Civic Center Plaza.

ADOPT A PET

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EPD ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD REPORT

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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IS IT TRUE FEBRUARY 12, 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 according to Indy Star columnist Matthew Tully his colleagues ”Kaitlin L. Lange and Tony Cook laid it all out last week in an article that told of Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma giving what should be called the “Legalized Loan Shark Legislation” a push on its way to a narrow victory in the House”?  … it’s been alleged if this bill is passed by both Chambers that House Bill 1319 would allow annual interest rates on some loans to roughly triple, to a mind-boggling 222 percent.?

IS IT TRUE  if the “Payday Lending” bill passes the Indiana State Senate it would increase interest rates by leaps and bounds on some of our most vulnerable residents? …House Bill 1319 now goes to the Indiana State Senate for consideration and we are told that it may have a hard time passing? …we are told that the four (4) local State Representatives voted “Yes” for this “Predatory Loan” bill was Wendy McNamara, Ron Beacon, Tom Washburne and Hollie Sullivan? …that State Representative Ryan Hatfield voted “no” on this bill?…we are extremely disappointed that members of the local media haven’t picked up on this “Predatory Loan Legislation” issue that seemly might hurt the most economically vulnerable among us? … that State Representative Wendy McNamara was a co-author of this bill?

Below is the Link to House Bill 1319 Roll Call vote for your review.

https://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/0/6/5/c065d690/HB1319.113.pdf

Attached below is the link to House Bill 1319 for your review.

                          https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2018/bills/house/1319

IS IT TRUE recently the Indiana Department of Revenue’s Tax Advisory Council convened behind closed doors for its inaugural quarterly meeting? … the Advisory Council was created in December of 2017?  …the group’s mission is to “shape the future of tax administration by providing input regarding agency operations, policies and legislative proposals,” according to the department?  …we are highly disappointed that not one individual appointed to this Advisory Council is from this area?

IS IT TRUE we wonder how many members of the Evansville City Council are aware that the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 protects people with orthopedic, visual, speech and hearing impairments issues?

IS IT TRUE  we wonder if the unreasonable “3-minute Governmental Censorship” rule imposed two (2) years ago by former Evansville City Council President Missy Mosby (D) could be something that members of the “Indivisible Evansville” group should address?

IS IT TRUE we wonder if City Council will provide an interpreter for those attending Council meeting who have a major hearing problem or may be deaf that want to address the Council about a city issue? …we also wonder if Council President Jim Brinkmeyer (D) will impose the unreasonable “3-minute Governmental Censorship” rule when a hearing impaired persons address Council?

IS IT TRUE we wonder how Council President Jim Brinkmeyer (D) would handle a request from persons who have a speaking challenge because they have a serious studdering problem? …we wonder if Mr. Brinkmeyer (D) will impose the unreasonable “3-minute Governmental Censorship” rule on them when they address Council?

IS IT TRUE if a Civil Rights attorney who is well versed on the end and outs of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 made a presentation on this subject would City Council President Jim Brinkmeyer (D) cut him off from speaking on this highly complexed legal subject after three (3) minutes?

IS IT TRUE last year the uber-entrepreneur founder of Tesla, Solar City, and Space X, Elon Musk tweeted that he suffers from bi-polar conditions?…Musk went on to discuss in short bursts how he enjoys the extreme highs but also has to deal with the depressive lows?… according to scientific studies genius and insanity may actually go together according to scientists who found that mental illnesses like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are often found in highly creative and intelligent people?…Elon is in the company of some highly intelligent and impactful people with his self-diagnosis including Ludvig von Beethoven, Vincent van Gogh, mathematician John Nash, media mogul Ted Turner, Congressman Patrick Kennedy, author Ernest Hemingway, entrepreneur Rene Rivkin, and a plethora of luminaries from the fields of entertainment including Kurt Cobain, Ben Stiller, Britney Spears, Frank Sinatra, and Marilyn Monroe?…technology entrepreneurs Steve Jobs of Apple, Larry Ellison of Oracle, and Bill Gates of Microsoft all have exhibited symptoms of bi-polar disorder at some stage of their lives?…Elon Musk personally acknowledged the level of stress he is under as CEO of three large companies and the City-County Observer wishes him peace, serenity, and profitability?…visionaries who can make things happen at a profit while creating jobs and wealth for regular people are few and far between?…most of us cannot even imagine the anguish that comes to the mind of people who truly aspire to greatness?

Todays “Readers Poll” question is: Do you feel that Indiana House Bill 1319 will be economically hurtful to the most vulnerable among us?

Please take time and read our articles entitled “STATEHOUSE Files, CHANNEL 44 NEWS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, READERS POLL, BIRTHDAYS, HOT JOBS” and “LOCAL SPORTS”.  You now are able to subscribe to get the CCO daily.

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EDITOR’S FOOTNOTE:  Any comments posted in this column do not represent the views or opinions of the City-County Observer or our advertisers.

 

 

Commentary: Lee Hamilton’s America

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February 12, 2018  

By John Krull
TheStatehouseFile.com 

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana – Lee Hamilton has some things to say about the state of the country.

The former longtime Democratic congressman from Southern Indiana and I talk in a studio just a few doors down from his office here on Indiana University’s campus. He serves here as senior advisor to the Center for Representative Government.

John Krull, publisher, TheStatehouseFile.com

As Hamilton, 86, and I chat, the members of the Congress in which he served for 34 years scramble to avoid the second federal government shutdown in two weeks. They fail, and the government closes, once again, for a few hours before the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representative’s cobble together a compromise that will stabilize things for a year. The cost is that the deficit will explode by at least a trillion dollars.

At the same time, the stock market – spooked, analysts say, by concerns about these deficits, interest rates and the government’s instability – takes another shrieking dive, dropping more than 1,000 points in a single day. This also is the second time in days this has happened.

Hamilton doesn’t talk about these events.

At least not directly.

He starts by expressing sympathy for the people who serve as president of the United States.

He says no one is qualified to be president. The job is too big, the responsibilities too immense, for any one human being to fill the role to perfection.

He’s known, nine presidents. All of them, Hamilton says, talked about the restraints imposed on the office.

“We talk about how the president is the most powerful person on earth, and perhaps he is,” Hamilton says.

But that power exists within constraints.

The effective presidents, Hamilton argues, learn to work within those constraints to get things done.

Hamilton’s implied message is twofold and clear.

The first part is that we Americans often have unrealistic expectations about what presidents, regardless of their party, can accomplish.

Particularly on their own.

That’s the second part.

Good presidents don’t accomplish things by dictating to people or by issuing orders. The presidents who get things done understand that their greatest power is the power to persuade. To serve the country, they must bring people along with them.

Great presidents know how to work with others, including those who don’t agree with them.

Then Hamilton talks about how government itself should work.

He notes the discontent that dominates the land. He says many Americans have lost their faith in our institutions, in our government, even in the country itself.

The causes of this are many, Hamilton adds. Some Americans may be upset that they are not paid what they think they should be. Or that their children won’t be able to afford lives and homes as comfortable as the ones they’ve known. Or that other parts of their lives just are not secure.

Donald Trump understood these concerns, Hamilton says. The president didn’t cause them, but he read those Americans’ fears better than anyone else and gave voice to them. That’s what put him in the White House.

But anger and unhappiness are neither policies nor solutions.

The remedy Hamilton proposes sounds surprising, but it shouldn’t be. He was, after all, one of Congress’ master negotiators, the guy who was sent into the room after room after room to bring warring sides together and close the deal.

He says we need robust partisanship. This country works best, he argues, when the two-party system is strong.

The two parties serve as checks on each other, mechanisms that test ideas and make sure that varied voices and concerns are heard as decisions are made.

Hamilton says he watches the warring going on within the Republican Party with concern.

The issues that historically have animated the GOP – fiscal restraint, respect for traditions and institutions, national defense – are vital to the country’s success and survival. Those voices need to be heard in the nation’s discussions and decision-making.

“America needs a strong Republican Party,” Hamilton, a Democrat his entire career, says.

This country, he adds, works best with strong leaders with firm principles who trust each other enough to work through differences.

Hamilton’s message is clear.

We need to start listening to and working with each other once more.

That’s the way to make America great again.

FOOTNOTE: John Krull is director of Franklin College’s Pulliam School of Journalism, host of “No Limits” WFYI 90.1 Indianapolis and publisher of TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

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EVANSVILLE CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 12, 2018 AGENDA

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EVANSVILLE CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 12, 2018 AGENDA

I. INTRODUCTION

 

AGENDA Attachment:
II. APPROVAL OF MEETING MEMORANDA

 

III. REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

 

IV. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY

 

V. CONSENT AGENDA:  FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

 

A. ORDINANCE G-2018-05 An Ordinance Amending Section 2.10.090 (Common Council) of the Evansville Municipal Code Sponsor(s): Elpers Discussion Led By: ASD Chair Adams 2/26/2018
G-2018-05 Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE G-2018-06 Ordinance of the Evansville Common Council Authorizing the City of Evansville, Indiana, to Issue One or More Series of Its “Economic Development Revenue Bonds (SP Evansville, LLC Project)”, and Approving and Authorizing Other Actions in Respect Thereto Sponsor(s): Weaver Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Weaver 2/26/2018
G-2018-06 Attachment:
C. RESOLUTION C-2018-02 Resolution Authorizing the City of Evansville, Indiana to Execute and Deliver a Third Supplemental and Amendatory Loan Agreement in Connection with Its Economic Development Revenue Bond, Series 2011A (University of Evansville Project), Its Economic Development Revenue Bond, Series 2011B (University of Evansville Project), Its Economic Development Revenue Bond, Series 2011C (University of Evansville Project), Its Economic Development Revenue Bond, Series 2011D (University of Evansville Project), Its Economic Development Revenue Bond, Series 2011E (University of Evansville Project) and Approving and Authorizing Other Actions in Respect Thereto Sponsor(s): Weaver Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Weaver 2/26/2018
C-2018-02 Attachment:
D. RESOLUTION C-2018-03 Resolution Authorizing the City of Evansville, Indiana to Execute and Deliver a Second Supplemental and Amendatory Loan Agreement in Connection with Its Economic Development Revenue Note, Series 2013 (University of Evansville Project) and Approving and Authorizing Other Actions in Respect Thereto Sponsor(s): Weaver Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Weaver 2/26/2018
C-2018-03 Attachment:
E. ORDINANCE R-2018-03 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 2904 N. First Avenue Petitioner: Melody Mayo Owner: Melody Mayo Requested Change: C1 to C2 Ward: 5 Elpers Representative: Melody Mayo
R-2018-03 Attachment:
F. ORDINANCE R-2018-04 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 1505 Lincoln Avenue Petitioner: GG Properties & Maintenance LLC Owner: GG Properties & Maintenance LLC Requested Change: R2 to R3 Ward: 4 Robinson Representative: Aaron Doll, Doll & Sievers Attorneys at Law, LLC
R-2018-04 Attachment:
G. ORDINANCE R-2018-05 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 2120 and 2128 Culverson Avenue Petitioner:
C. Marion Brown and Shirley U. Brown Owner:
C. Marion Brown and Shirley U. Brown Requested Change: R1 to C4 w/ UDC Ward: 2 Sponsor:  Adams Representative: Christopher C. Wischer, Stoll, Keenon, Ogden, PLLC
R-2018-05 Attachment:
H. ORDINANCE R-2018-06 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 516 Court Street and 314 NW Sixth Street Petitioner: YMCA of Southern IN Owner: YMCA of Southern IN Requested Change: C4 to C3 Ward: 4 Robinson Representative: Derrick Stewart, YMCA of Southern IN
R-2018-06 Attachment:
VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

VII. REGULAR AGENDA:  SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

 

VIII. RESOLUTION DOCKET

 

A. RESOLUTION C-2018-04 A Preliminary Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Declaring an Economic Revitalization Area for Property Tax Phase-In for the Acquisition and Installation of Manufacturing Equipment at 101 Oakley Street, Evansville, IN 47710 – Berry Global and its subsidiaries Sponsor(s): Weaver Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Weaver 2/12/2018
C-2018-04 Attachment:
B. RESOLUTION C-2018-05 A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Evansville In Support of Economic Development Incentives Offered to Berry Global by the City of Evansville for the Installation of New Equipment in the Facility at 101 Oakley Street Evansville, IN 47710 Sponsor(s): Weaver Discussion Led By: Finance Chair Weaver 2/12/2018
C-2018-05 Attachment:
IX. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

 

A. THE NEXT MEETING of the Common Council will be Monday, February 26, 2018 at 5:30 p.m.
B. ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
X. COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

XI. ADJOURNMENT

Tax Advisory Council Has Inaugural Meeting

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January 29, 2018
written by Rob Burgess  for The Indiana Lawyer

The Indiana Department of Revenue’s Tax Advisory Council convened behind closed doors for its inaugural quarterly meeting today. Created in December, the group’s mission is to “shape the future of tax administration by providing input regarding agency operations, policies and legislative proposals,” according to the department.

Commissioner Adam Krupp said he had crafted a tentative agenda for the meeting centering around Indiana’s compliance with the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and the state’s policy on payment plans for delinquent taxpayers. “Topics will be presented where we give (the council) an opportunity primarily to say, ‘Here’s what we see from the outside. Here’s what we think would be better policy.’ And, then, the department will take that into consideration and go from there,” he said.

Krupp, who was appointed as commissioner in January 2017 by Gov. Eric Holcomb, said he would update the public on the council’s progress at the department’s mandatory open annual hearing. “I will talk specifically about the items on the agenda and some of the things we have done as a result of the feedback obtained from those members,” he said.

The appointment of the group’s 14-member roster of volunteers was announced Jan. 16.

Krupp said his two main priorities when selecting committee members were geographic variety and expertise. “I did not want this to be … an Indianapolis-centric endeavor,” he said. “In terms of expertise, it was open to absolutely anybody. You did not have to be a CPA or (a) tax lawyer, necessarily, to participate. We got applications from individuals who are just interested in good government.”The group of a dozen Hoosiers appointed to serve two-year terms includes:

  • Frank DiPietro, Bloomington, director of the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic with Indiana Legal Services, Inc.
  • Carol Flynn, Sellersburg, owner of Flynn Accounting, LLC
  • Philip Jackson, Indianapolis, director at OnTarget CPA
  • Monty Korte, Indianapolis, partner at Ernst & Young, LLP
  • John Laszlo, Merrillville, CPA, an attorney for Laszlo & Associates, P.C.
  • Stacey McCreery, founder and president of ROI Search Group in Indianapolis
  • Donna Niesen, Indianapolis, partner at Katz, Sapper & Miller’s state and local tax law group
  • Mark Richards, Indianapolis, partner at Ice Miller, LLP
  • Kyle Simmerman, Indianapolis, partner at BGBC Partners, LLP’s state tax services law group
  • Ben Smith, president, and CEO of Estep-Doctor & Company, Muncie
  • Patrick Thomas, professor of the practice and director of the Notre Dame Clinical Law Center, South Bend
  • Bill Waltz, Indianapolis, vice president of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce

In addition to the 12 members from within the state, two more are from outside: Jim Eads, a principal at Ryan, LLC, and Ryan Advocacy in Austin, Texas; and Lauren Hagwood, a senior state government relations manager with Intuit in San Diego, California. More information about the council and its members can be found here.

St. Ben’s Mardi Gras Event Nets Over $100,000

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The St. Ben’s event, An Evening At Mardi Gras was held Saturday, February 10th at the downtown DoubleTree ballroom.
This event is the primary fundraising vehicle for the PTO for the Parochial parish and school. This year’s event sold 360 tickets for the silent & live auction, dinner & dance and is expected to net a little over $100,000 to help fund the needs of the nearly 400 student school.
The event co-chairpersons were Kate Miller and Ashley Hammer, silent auction coordinator Melanie McMinn, ticket/registration coordinator Marla Stratman and Emcees Natalie Hedde and Steve Hammer.
It featured a Cajun-themed dinner, 250 silent auction items, a Mexico condo, Florida condo and Hawaii condo for a week, Marlins tickets donated by Don Mattingly, tuition raffle, half pot, heads or tails I-watch winner and the Indianapolis based band, Dave & Rae as entertainment.
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