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Eagles sink Tritons, 16-5

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The University of Southern Indiana baseball team scored 11 times in the first three frames and cruised to a 16-5 victory over the University of Missouri-St. Louis in a non-conference game Wednesday afternoon in St. Louis, Missouri. USI watches its record go to 8-9 overall, while UMSL goes to 8-10 in 2018.

The Screaming Eagles took command from the first pitch, scoring five in the first, four in the second, and two in the third to lead 11-1. USI, which reached double-digits in runs for the first time this season and led by as many as 13 runs during the contest, finished out the scoring with one in the fifth and sixth and three in the eighth.

The Eagles’ offensive surge was led by senior first baseman Drake McNamara (Mt. Vernon, Indiana) and junior catcher Logan Brown (Mt. Vernon, Indiana). McNamara finished the game four for four with two runs scored, three doubles, and four RBIs, while Brown was two for four with four RBIs. McNamara’s four hits tied a career-best and Brown’s four RBIs established a new career-high.

On the mound, USI junior left-hander Chase Partain (Evansville, Indiana) went the first three frames for the Eagles. Partain allowed two runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out two.

Senior designated hitter/pitcher Nick Gobert (Jasper, Indiana) followed for the next four frames to earn the win. Gobert (1-2) allowed one run on four hits and a walk with four strike outs.

The final two innings went to sophomore left-hander Trevor Salmon (Noblesville, Indiana) and sophomore right-hander Jordan Kelly (Carbondale, Illinois). Salmon threw a scoreless eighth inning, while Kelly finished the game by allowing two runs in the ninth.

The Eagles return to the USI Baseball Field this weekend to start a 13-game homestand that will span March 24 to April 11. The start of the homestand also is the beginning of the 2018 GLVC slate when the University of Illinois Springfield comes to Evansville for a four-game slate on March 24-25.

USI leads the all-time series with Illinois Springfield, 20-4, after taking three of the five games last season. The Eagles took three of four on the road versus the Prairie Stars in Springfield, Illinois, but lost the meeting in the GLVC Tournament in Springfield, Missouri. McNamara and junior second baseman Jacob Fleming (Evansville, Indiana) batted over .500 in the five games with the Stars, hitting .545 (6-11) and .533 (8-15), respectively. Brown tied for the team lead with four RBIs.

Gov. Holcomb Statements & Bill Watch Update

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The governor signed 40 bills today, including SEA 52 regarding CBD oil and SEA 419 regarding professional licensing for DACA recipients. The governor offered the following comments upon signing these bills:

Statement on SEA 52

“Indiana lawmakers delivered a bill that ensures Hoosiers who benefit from CBD oil can access it. The bill provides much needed clarity, with labeling requirements and a 0.3% THC limit on CBD products. I’m grateful for the General Assembly’s hard work to bring me a bill to address the needs expressed by our citizens.”

Statement on SEA 419

“I support removing impediments in state law that keep Indiana’s DACA recipients from skilling up and going to work. Many thanks to Indiana lawmakers for taking swift action to address this issue.”

You can view more details at the 2018 Bill Watch webpage: http://in.gov/gov/2966.htm.

 

EPD ACTIVITY REPORTS

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EPD REPORT

VANDERBURGH COUNTY RECENT BOOKING RECORDS

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http://www.vanderburghsheriff.com/recent-booking-records.aspx

“IS IT TRUE” MARCH 22, 2018

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We hope that today’s “Readers Forum” 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 during the last several days the ECHO Board of Directors refused to file a report to investigate allegations of financial impropriety at ECHO Housing with the Evansville Police Department?  …we wonder what the ECHO Board are trying to hide from the public?

IS IT TRUE at Monday’s night City Council meeting DMD Director, Kelley Coures told  Council members that the former ECHO Housing Director used the nonprofit’s money on more than just her personal property taxes?  …earlier Mr. Coures told the Courier and Press that “We combed through all of our grant programs and all the money that we run through ECHO, “We are 100 percent confident that ECHO used all our fund’s property”? …we also find it interesting that Mr. Coures also told the Courier and Press “that he did not know what funding source TenBarge used to pay her personal property taxes?” …it’s obvious that Mr. Coures would be better served if he just keep quiet and let law enforcement decide if there are any missing funds at ECHO?

IS IT TRUE earlier in the week it was reported that ECHO attorney Scott Wylie claimed that all ECHO funds have been accounted for? …later in the week, ECHO attorney Wylie announced that ECHO has hired a forensic accountant to audit the organization’s financial records?  …we wonder why Mr. Wylie would hire an accounting firm to do a forensic audit if all the ECHO funds have been accounted for?  …it looks like ECHO attorney is another one that should keep quiet and let law enforcement look into the allegations of financial impropriety at ECHO Housing?

IS IT TRUE ECHO Housing is a non-profit 501 3 (c) entity?  …that the funds used for services offered by the ECHO Housing agency come from Federal, State, and local governmental entities?  …that the ECHO Housing Board of Directors has complete control over the decision to exclude the Evansville Police Department from looking into allegations of financial impropriety at ECHO Housing? …yesterday, the ECHO Board of Directors decided to keep EPD from looking into allegations of financial impropriety at ECHO Housing?  …we wonder what the ECHO Board of Directors is trying to hide from the public?

IS IT TRUE due to the serious nature of the allegations of financial impropriety at ECHO Housing and the fact that ECHO Housing receives federal funds provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, we are glad that the Evansville Police Department has contacted the HUD Inspector General’s Office in Indianapolis?  IS IT TRUE can anyone tell us who are the current ECHO Housing Board of Directors?

IS IT TRUE the often overlooked reality in cases where employee theft is alleged is that the Boards of Directors are responsible for oversight of non-profit spending?  … it’s obvious that ECHO Housing agency Board of Directors don’t realize that they have a legal fiduciary responsibility to see that agency funds are spent property?

IS IT TRUE that there are now five finalists that have been interviewed to take over the reins of the University of Evansville men’s basketball program?…all five have some amount of experience as assistant coaching experience for teams that have been competitive?…it is of some curiosity that not a single one of the five candidates interviewed has ever been a head coach of a Division 1 basketball team so whoever is hired will start his career off with a 0 – 0 record?…this means that the new coach of the Aces will be definition be untested as a head coach and will not only have to make himself from the ground up but re-make the UE program from the ground up as well?…the City-County Observer always wishes UE success on and off the court and will be a supporter of whoever is hired?…we are sort of astonished however that the big name coaches were not beating down the doors to get the job that would allow them to coach in the magnificent $127.5 million Ford Center?

Todays “Readers Poll” question is: Do you feel that the ECHO Board of Directors made a major mistake by refusing to file a report with the EPD concerning alleged financial impropriety at the agency?

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Gov. Holcomb signs two Next Level Agenda workforce bills

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 INDIANAPOLIS –Gov. Eric J. Holcomb today signed two workforce-focused bills at Cummins Global Distribution Center in downtown Indianapolis. The bills—HEA 1002 and SEA 50—were among Gov. Holcomb’s Next Level priorities for the 2018 legislative session.

“These two bills position us to transform the state’s current approach to workforce development,” Gov. Holcomb said. “In the months ahead, we’ll assess our current programs, align them better to the needs of real job creators, and make them more accessible and easier to use.”

This new legislation will expand access to training funds for Hoosier adults and employers via the state’s Next Level Jobs initiative. It will also encourage more employer-driven, regionally-focused workforce partnerships, like the one between Cook Group, Monroe County Consolidated School Corporation and Ivy Tech in Bloomington. Additionally, the bills signed by Gov. Holcomb today will also put a stronger emphasis on high-demand careers experiencing shortages, such as nursing, and create the Governor’s Workforce Cabinet.

“We look forward to continuing to work with our state and local leaders and public and private organizations across the state to develop the workforce we need now and for the jobs of tomorrow,” said Cathy Van Way, Executive Director, Government Relations, Cummins Inc. “It will take significant work by all of us to equip both young students and adults with the skills necessary for the rapidly changing technical jobs. Cummins understands that our businesses are only as strong as the communities in which we live and by creating a strong workforce, we can increase opportunities for more Hoosiers to thrive and to set Indiana apart as a national leader in workforce development.”

 

Moss To Host Facebook Live Town Hall March 23rd

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Moss To Host Facebook Live Town Hall March 23rd

MARCH 21ST, 2018  BRITNEY TAYLOR INDIANA

Republican Congressional candidate and cancer surgeon Dr. Richard Moss will be hosting a town hall meeting on Facebook Live. The town hall meeting will be at 7:30 EST (6:30 CT).

Facebook Live is a free online video streaming service where viewers can watch from their computer or mobile device.

Moss encourages voters to email their questions ahead of time to hq@rmoss4congress.com, but you can also ask questions during the session by commenting on the live video feed.

Dr. Moss is a board-certified cancer surgeon, businessman, and Republican candidate for Congress in Indiana’s 8th District. He will be running against incumbent Dr. Larry Bucshon in the May primaries. Moss lives in Jasper with his wife of 30 years.

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Gun Control Starts at Homeby Michael Reagan

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Making Sense by Michael Reagan

President Donald Trump said a bunch of crazy things this week.

Nothing new there.

I’m not referring to the global trade war he may have started on Thursday with his announcement that steep protective tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum could be coming as early as next week.

I’m referring to the tougher gun control laws the president publicly floated on Wednesday during an unscripted discussion with bipartisan lawmakers in the White House.

Sounding more like Nancy Pelosi than a lifelong friend of the National Rifle Association, the president suggested three steps he thinks would help to prevent future mass school shootings like the one in Parkland, Fla.

He proposed raising the age limit to buy assault-type weapons like the AR-15 to 21, making background checks tougher on, 9all, 9gun buyers and taking guns away from people with mental problems.

In the real world, where there are more than 300 million guns floating around the United States, Trump’s first two actions will do nothing but burden law-abiding gun owners.

The president’s third idea – taking someone’s guns away for mental-health reasons and making them go to court to get them back – is especially outrageous.

Forget the serious constitutional concerns about taking law-abiding citizens’ guns and doing the due process, 9,9later.

Does Mr. Trump have any clue,9 how impossible it would be to determine who was truly crazy and dangerous and needed to have his or her guns seized?

Does he realize the dangerous road his idea would send us down?

“Hello 911? The guy next store is cutting his lawn sideways. He’s really crazy. You better come and take his guns away.”

And my Congresswoman Maxine Waters thinks the president is mentally ill.

Do you say, “I’m sorry, Mr. Trump, someone says you’re crazy? You have to give us your guns.”

Trump’s gun control ideas are not worth the breath he spent on them.

The most obvious reason the Parkland school tragedy happened was that the FBI and the local police screwed up – despite multiple warnings.

A less obvious reason the shooter was not stopped before he could take 17 innocent lives was the “parental” failure of his mother and the family he lived with after she died last year.

Those adults knew he was mentally ill, angry and dangerous, yet they did little to get him the help he needed.

Few parents agree to have their kids treated for being mentally ill because it reflects poorly on them. Fewer still will turn their own kids into the police.

But talk about bad parenting skills.

The couple the teenage killer was living with at the time of the shooting knew he had a bunch of guns and did nothing to get them out their house.

They locked his weapons in a safe, but the shooter easily made a spare key for himself. Apparently, the,9e couple,9 never met a teenager before.

Parkdale was a tragedy that could have been averted with, 9the, 9common sense that all parents should employ.

A good friend of mine, a hunter who owns several, 9guns, was having trouble with one of his kids and had to put him on Ritalin.

After the boy had an out-of-control moment, the father took every one of his guns out of the house and gave them to a friend to keep for him.

If you have a kid you think is mentally ill, and you have guns in your house, you shouldn’t look to the government to solve the problem.

You should, 9solve it, 9yourself. Remove the guns from, 9the, 9house. Don’t put them in a safe. Get them out.

If we are not going to take responsibility for being good parents when it comes to guns, don’t be surprised when Donald Trump or the government takes that responsibility away from us.

FOOTNOTE: The City-County Observer posted this article without opinion, bias or editing.

St. Vincent Evansville Birth Announcements For March 21, 2018

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Bridget and Andrew Wilson, Evansville, IN, Daughter, Ella Louise, March 12

Milana Miller and Chad Jones, Newburgh, IN, Son, Caden Michael, March 13

Cassidie and Jason Thomason, Boonville, IN, Daughter, Emersyn Jade, March 14

Jessica and Jason Michl, Poseyville, IN, Son, Thompson Hubert, March 15

Brooklynn Jones and Carlos Garnett Jr., Evansville, IN, Son, Kingston Lee, March 15

Tiffany Jarvis, Mount Vernon, IN, Son, Benjamin Jack, March 16

Amber Houser and Gale Cross II, Evansville, IN, Daughter, Ellie Grace, March 16

Laura and Brendan McKenzie, Evansville, IN, Daughter, Cecilia Rose, March 17

Justices Again Will Consider Fixed-Sentence Plea Modifications

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Olivia Covington for www.theindianalawye.com

The Indiana Supreme Court will once again consider when, if ever, fixed-sentence plea agreements can be modified. The court granted transfer to a second sentence-modification appeal after recently hearing a similar case.

The justices last week granted transfer in Alberto Baiza Rodriguez v. State of Indiana, 18S-CR-143, two months after a divided Indiana Court of Appeals instructed the Elkhart Superior Court to reconsider the denial of a sentence modification to Alberton Rodriguez. Rodriguez pleaded guilty to Class A misdemeanor operating while intoxicated and to being a habitual offender pursuant to an agreement that required him to serve six years on work release.

Rodriguez moved for a sentence modification one year after his sentencing, alleging his placement had caused undue hardship on his family. The trial court denied his motion on statutory grounds, but appellate judges Terry Crone and Paul Mathias reversed.

Crone, writing for the majority, determined that Indiana Code section 35-38-1-17(l), when harmonized with I.C. 35-35-3-3(e) and 35-38-1-17(e), preserves a defendant’s right to modification in fixed-plea situations. Section (l) holds that a person is not permitted to “waive the right to sentence modification under this section as part of a plea agreement.”

Crone and Mathias based their holding in part on the ruling in State v. Stafford, 86 N.E.3d 190, 193 (Ind. Ct. App. 2017), which held that, “Unless and until the General Assembly clarifies the statute at issue, it clearly and unambiguously states that offenders ‘may not waive the right to sentence modification … as part of a plea agreement.’” Sen. Mike Young, R-Indianapolis, sought to provide that clarification through Senate Enrolled Act 64, which allows modifications of fixed-sentence pleas only with prosecutorial consent.

Young claimed section (l) was added to the statute to prohibit provisions within plea agreements that explicitly waived the right to sentence modification, not to overturn long-standing sentencing practices. Former Justice and now-Senior Judge Robert Rucker agreed in his dissent to the Rodriguez decision, writing the General Assembly did not intend “to repeal long-standing statutory authority or to overrule long-standing judicial precedent by the enactment of (section (l)).”

The General Assembly passed SB 64 earlier this month and Gov. Eric Holcomb signed it into law on March 13. Meanwhile, the Indiana Supreme Court heard oral argument in the Stafford case on Jan. 26, but has not yet issued an opinion. Oral arguments in Rodriguez have not been scheduled.

The justices also denied transfer to 11 cases last week, including to Jonathan Webster v. State of Indiana, 71A03-1610-CR-2319. Justices Mark Massa, Geoffrey Slaughter and Christopher Goff voted to deny transfer to the child molesting case, but Justice Steven David and Chief Justice Loretta Rush dissented. David wrote in a dissenting opinion – which Rush joined – that the state failed to prove Jonathan Webster molested his niece after June 30, 2008, the “effective date” of the applicable statute.

The full list of transfer actions can be read here.

 

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