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 the that Congressman Dr. Larry Buschon and his primary opponent Dr. Richard Moss have philosophical differences? …both gentlemen are accomplished surgeons, good family men, good citizens, have a deep love for their county? …the 8th District voters  want to know how they feel about: the design and construction costs of the “Wall”, their position on the “Dreamers” issue, their stance on taxes, civil and equal rights legislation, North Korea dilemma, military spending, balance budgets, inflation challenges, public health issues, fair trade, global warming, creative and affordable ways to improve education in America, and pending legislation that affects our quality of life?  …we look forward to Congressman Buschon and his opponent Jasper surgeon, Dr. Richard Moss having civil and respectful debates in the very near future about where they want to take America during the next 2 years?

IS IT TRUE that Evansville’s Vectren Corporation has let it be known that they are taking actions that are intended for selling the company?…Vectren is a highly profitable legislated monopoly, it should make some new owner a healthy cash cow?…Vectren has surely been good to its shareholders and employees?…thee could be a silver lining in this possible acquisition if Vectren is absorbed into a much larger company that has lower prices for electricity?…the perfect way for a new owner to create a bunch of goodwill would be to reduce Vectren’s rates to the national average?

IS IT TRUE if our elected officials don’t make additional increases to the Evansville Police Departments budgets we may have to depend on the “Penguin” to help protect us?

IS IT TRUE a CCO poster named DarkLight posted the following comment we feel worth reposting?  …Darklight said:  “The city needs to get serious about reducing expenses with creative solutions. Eliminating the Homestead Tax credit and increasing the County Option Income Tax is a simplistic solution to rising costs. How about reducing the expenses”?  …he also said: “The city’s health insurance plan should align with comparable plans in the public and private sector where Cadillac plans were phased out long ago. Deductibles and co-pays need to balance the excessive health care subsidy that has grown without check”?  …can you believe that he also stated that  “Pass an incremental cost increase on to city employees rather than incremental tax increases to the average taxpayer who has no say on decreasing the exponential costs in city government. Finally, eliminate health insurance coverage for part-time employees, i.e., city council, et. al”  …we think this post makes a heck of a lot of sense?

IS IT TRUE that the City of Evansville and all around the Tri-State have been basking in a most welcome days of warmth and sunshine in what has otherwise been a cold and dismal winter?…with the temperature north of 70 and the sun out we can only hope the worst is behind us and that the damage done by freezing and thawing to our already abysmal roads and water pipes?…aside from a wonderful spring day in February the realities are that our obsolete water pipes have broken as they do in winter creating pot holes and subterranean voids that will eventually result in sinkholes?…in spite of this being known for decades the borrowing to spend on silliness is stil rampant?…we expect there will be another round of freezing and it’s accompanying round of road and water pipe damage?

IS IT TRUE on Presidents Day the George Washington birthday question always comes up? …the question is “Who was the greatest President?”  …CCO reader Bill Hazelip states that question itself is incorrect?  …Mr. Hazelip claims that the correct question should be, “who was the greatest President after George Washington?” …because, without Washington, you would have no question?  …we thank loyal CCO reader Bill Hazelip for sending us this comment?

IS IT TRUE that one of our conservative readers claim that that corporate tax abatements are issued at the expense of the City of Evansville General Fund?

IS IT TRUE we been told that Vanderburgh County Commissioner Bruce Ungethiem political opponents are claiming that he is a tax and spend liberal? …  if the tax and spend label sticks it may prove to be a career ender for the once darling of local conservative politics?

IS IT TRUE that the former City Council Finance Chairmen John Friend, CPA publicly stated that the Winnecke Administration was over spending about $1 million dollars per month?  … we wonder if this situation still exists today?

IS IT TRUE that the former City Council Finance Chairman Dan McGinn once declared that “the city financial deficit is much bigger, and expenses are much higher than we thought”?  …we wonder if this situation still exists today?

IS IT TRUE that the past weekend was aghast at the indictments brought by a federal grand jury against 13 Russian citizens who came to the United States to disrupt the election of 2016?…these Russian buffoons took to social media to spread confusion and chaos in our nation and there are some who think they were successful in “stealing” the White House for Donald Trump leaving Hillary Clinton to pout and walk in the woods?…these sophisticated and high rolling Russians must have really targeted the purple states because the indictments sates that they spent a whopping $300 on chaos driving Facebook ads in Pennsylvania, $820 in Michigan, and an earth shaking $1,800 in Wisconsin?…these three states put Trump over the top and there are literally some delusional Americans who think that $2,920 tipped the scales for Trump?… For perspective, the total these clever Ruskies spent on Facebook ads was less than $100,000 while the Clinton and Trump campaigns spent a total of $81 million on Facebook ads?…you can’t make this kind of nonsense up?

IS IT TRUE that what these Russians were actually indicted for was a) being a foreign national and trying to influence American elections, b) they failed to register as required of disruptive foreigners under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, and c) they did not report their funding sources to the Federal Election Commission?…that is all they are charged with?…there is someone else who has admitted to doing all three of those things and he is not under indictment?…that Christopher Steele who compiled the Trump dossier for Fusion GPS is a foreign national who was paid by the DNC, the FBI, and the Clinton campaign through the firm of PerkinesCoie failed to register or disclose his funding too?…his objective just as the 13 Russians was to tamper with the minds of Americans in a way that would impact their decisions on voting?…this is the same thing that the Russians are going to trial for?…there is also the inconvenient truth that many Americans intentional aided and abetted Mr. Steele in addition to paying him to write a partially fabricated dossier on foreign soil to disrupt our election?…we hope to see justice served equally on this foreign collusion matter?

Todays “Readers Poll” question is:  Do you feel that voters of the 8th Congressional District want Congressman Lary Buschon and his opponent Dr. Richard Moss to have civil and respectful debates about the issues that affect us?

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