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IS IT TRUE JANUARY 26, 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 we are told that the search for the next Chamber Of Commerce President has been narrowed down to two (2) finalists?  …we hear that one of the two finalists is from Evansville proper?

IS IT TRUE that speculation has now reached a less than fever pitch with respect to the upcoming announcement from former Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel that he is planning to seek the Democrat nomination for the US House of Representative?  …several people in the political know feel that Weinzapfel late entry in the race will cause a serious split in the Democratic party?

IS IT TRUE we hear that Mr. Weinzapfel may announce his attention to run for the US Congress via social media in a couple of days?  …we are told if Mr. Weinzapzel decides to do so he will also send his announcement to area media via social media?

IS IT TRUE that Weinzapfel Democrat challenger is a well respected Terre Haute attorney with a good political following throughout the 8th Congressional District?  …it’s been alleged that a couple of Weinzapfel supporters approached Tanoos and asked him to withdraw from 8th District Congressional primary race?  …Tanoos response was heck no?  …we hear that Mr. Tanoos resolve to win the 8th District Congressional primary race is now stronger than ever?  …all we can say is let the political dogfight begin?

IS IT TRUE ..we predict the Republican primary be extremely interesting to watch?  …Congressman Bucshon is the establishment candidate that is seemly well liked by most Republicans in the 8th District? …you can rest assured that Governor Holcomb and Vice President Pence will do everything they can to help Congressmen Bucshon to win the primary race?

IS IT TRUE that 8th District Congressman Larry Bucshon has a serious opponent in the Republican primary? …we expect conservative Dr. Richard Moss of Jasper to call Mr. Bucshon out on some of the votes he casts over the years?  …we expect that Dr. Moss will be dogging Bucshon about his legal resident’s status?   …that Dr. Bucshon has to convince the people of the 8th District that he and his family live here and not in Washinton, DC?  ..Dr. Moss conservative position papers have gotten some attention from area Republicans?  … we respectfully suggest that Congressmen Bucshon better not take Dr. Moss primary candidacy for granted?

IS IT TRUE the political establishment in Indy better beware of the non-establishment candidate and successful businessmen Mike Braum from Jasper?  …his TV commercials are well done and sends a well thought out conservative message to the voters of the 8th District?  …that Mr. Braum must believe in what he doing because he put up $4 million dollars of his own money to fund his primary campaign?

IS IT TRUE after all said and done we expect that race for the 8th District Congressional seat in 2018 will be the most costly and in your face political battle we have seen in a long time?
IS IT TRUE we predict that the upcoming 2018 Primary and General elections are going to extremely competitive? …that Federal, State and County offices are on the ballot? …we expect these elections will draw a big voter turnout?
IS IT TRUE we are told that any candidate running for re-election that has wasted our tax dollars on questionable capital projects or voted on tax increases may have a hard time of being re-elected in 2018?
IS IT TRUE that the “FUN AND GAMES” crowd is at it again?  …that the Mayor Winnecke and City Councilwoman Mercer are trying to convince the public to fund a multi-million capital project at the vacant property at Robert’s Park?  …they are promoting the idea that a private-public partnership will make this project a reality?  …we were told by a couple of people who attended the this “Fun And Game” project presentation conducted by an outside consultant was boring?  … we wonder when some of our elected officials will realize that the City Of Evansville is currently experiencing a major financial crisis?
 Todays “Readers Poll” question is: If the Democratic primary election for the 8th District US Congressman was held today who would you vote for?
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Gas Pipeline Upgrades Underway in Evansville

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JANUARY 26TH, 2018  BRITNEY TAYLOR EVANSVILLE, INDIANA

 Vectren crews are replacing gas mains in Evansville. This is part of the company’s effort to replace about 1,300 miles of pipeline throughout Indiana.

Vectren is spending more than five million dollars to retire more than eight miles of gas main and service lines in Evansville alone.

In the last 10 years, about 60 miles have already been replaced within the city – with 130 miles to go.

Streets affected during the first project include South Rotherwood Avenue, East Mulberry Street, Bellemeade Avenue, East Gum Street, Runnymede Avenue, and South Englewood Avenue.

To view an interactive map displaying all street in Evansville where construction will take place in 2018, click here.

Evansville is one of nearly 75 cities in Indiana undergoing this type of pipeline replacement.

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Senate Bill Calls For Carbon Monoxide Testing In Vehicles

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written by Amari Thompson

TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS—Savannah Bettis was traveling home from a shopping trip with her boyfriend when she got a bad headache and passed out.

Her boyfriend, Jesse Hurt, immediately called her parents and began heading to the hospital. But moments later, he, too, passed out and crashed the car. Savannah, who was looking forward to her high school graduation the next week, was killed and Jesse was injured.

“What we know from Savannah’s case is that the vehicle she was riding in was leaking substantially,” said Sen. Michael Crider, R-Greenfield. “The autopsy determined that really the primary cause of her death was not injuries from a vehicle accident. It was from carbon monoxide poisoning.”

Crider and Sen. Michael Delph, R-Carmel, have authored Senate Bill 100, which would allow fire departments to perform carbon monoxide emission tests on vehicles free of charge. On Tuesday, the legislation, known as Savannah’s Law, passed the Senate 48-0.

Currently, the Wayne Township Fire Department offers voluntary free carbon monoxide emission test to the public.

After her death, Alexis Harris, a friend of Savannah and her parents, Wendy and John Bettis, created the #SavannahStrong foundation.

John and Wendy Bettis reached out to Delph, in hopes of spreading awareness about the risk of carbon monoxide leaks in an older car across Indiana and getting a law passed in the General Assembly.  “She always helped “She everyone. It didn’t matter race, clique, what type of person you were, she was there for everybody and anybody,” John Bettis said of his daughter in an interview. “She was her own individual person that went above and beyond to help others.”

The #SavannahStrong foundation funds the Savannah Bettis Memorial Endowed Scholarship with the Wayne Township Education Foundation—a scholarship to help high school seniors further their education.

“Savannah Strong means everything to me and Wendy. It’s moving Savannah Bettis’s legacy along on what she would do in life if she was here,” John Bettis said. “We will continue doing this for the rest of our life as far as raising awareness, having events, helping others.”

The Bettis family supported the bill and now encourage citizens to get their vehicles tested at their local fire stations.

A carbon monoxide test takes fewer than 15 minutes. While the vehicle is running, a trained firefighter places a carbon monoxide meter inside the vehicle. After the time has passed, the meter displays the amount of carbon monoxide leaking into the vehicle.

When carbon monoxide is present in vehicles there are no warning signs because the invisible gas has no taste or smell. Among the symptoms of poisoning are headaches, nausea, dizziness, and shortness of breath.

The only way to know whether a vehicle is at risk is to test it.

Andy Harris, the firefighter for the Wayne Township Fire Department, said citizens should get vehicles tested yearly and those 10 years and older need to be monitored more frequently.

The bill now moves to the House.

FOOTNOTE: Bryan Wells contributed to this report. Amari Thompson and Bryan Wells are reporters for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

Commentary: Trump’s America, Year One

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By John Krull
TheStatehouseFile.com 

INDIANAPOLIS – Somehow, it’s appropriate that President Donald Trump marked his first anniversary in the Oval Office by presiding, enraged and ineffectual, over the collapse of government.

The same turbulent forces that fueled Trump’s rise made the shutdown of the federal government inevitable. The divisions and distrust that he discerned and exploited in his march to the White House are the same dynamics that make our unruly land almost impossible to govern.

This is not a partisan or an ideological criticism.

Anyone with eyes, ears and an observant nature can see we are a country split, fragmented, even close to shattered along cultural, regional, racial, religious, ethnic and ideological lines. At this moment, we are less a nation than a collection of jousting tribes trying to occupy the same geographic space.

I hear on a regular basis from readers who disagree with things I have written. These criticisms come from, for lack of better terms, both left and right. (In such a chaotic time, the points on the ideological compass spin wildly, which is why the terms “conservative” and “liberal” have lost most, if not all, of their traditional meanings.)

When I submit to the temptation to respond to these notes – a habit I’m trying to curtail – by pointing out facts that undermine or at least should modify my critics’ arguments, the reaction inevitably takes one of three forms.

My correspondents either ignore the inconvenient facts, deny their truth without offering refuting evidence or argue that the real issue is that people on the other side have done even worse.

This is not just anecdotal.

Surveys from the Pew Center and other researchers reveal a disturbing and increasing number of Americans react to information that contradicts their beliefs in a distressing way. Instead of re-examining and altering or modifying their beliefs based on new evidence, they deny the validity of the facts and cling to their beliefs even more devoutly.

Contrary information strengthens rather than undercuts our biases and prejudices.

This is troubling on at least three counts.

The first is that it indicates that education will not bridge the chasms that divide us. If learning more does not alter the way we think but instead reinforces our differences, then marshaling evidence just compounds the problem.

The second reason this trend is cause for worry is that our nation’s system of government and philosophic underpinnings are products of the age of reason. The founders placed their faith in the pursuit of truth to liberate humanity. Without this organizing faith to unite us, we Americans – people of many faiths, heritages, races and beliefs – find ourselves subject to the same angry divisions that have plagued humanity for millennia.

The last reason is the most immediate. If there is no shared factual underpinning to our discussions, then we cannot talk or negotiate with each other.

The shutdown and the blame game accompanying it are all the evidence we need to prove this. Both sides cannot yield because they listen to and hear only those voices that agree with and reinforce their views and priorities. They argue and negotiate in echo chambers, hearing only the sound of their own contentions.

Consider the circularity of the arguments each side advances.

Republicans charge that Democrats hold the nation hostage to protect the “dreamers,” those young undocumented immigrants. Democrats contend that it is Republicans who hold the nation hostage, so they can punish innocent young people.

The identities of both victims and villains are determined by which side of the partisan divide the observer stands. We hear only what we want to hear when pondering the nature of the crime.

It’s tempting – and far too easy – to blame President Trump for this breakdown in national coherence and effectiveness, but the truth is he is more a product, rather than an architect, of the increasingly irrational age in which we live.

He is, in fact, a near-perfect manifestation of these choleric times. That’s why his tweets resemble howls into the winds that rage all around him, winds he is powerless to quiet or still.

His fury feeds on frustration, because he is ensnared by the whirlwind that swirls unchecked in an ugly and destructive age.

As are the rest of us.

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.

REPRESENTATIVE HATFIELD’S EFFORTS TO EXPAND SMALL CELL TECHNOLOGY GETS COMMITTEE SUPPORT 

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An Indiana House committee has approved legislation co-authored by Representative Ryan Hatfield (D-Evansville) that would expand small cell technology in the state.

House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee members passed House Bill 1050, which focuses on the expansion of small cell wireless infrastructure.

Small cell technology will provide more connectivity and access points for mobile devices and is capable of deploying new network enhancements such as 5G technology.

“This important legislation will provide needed infrastructure for the newest and best wireless technology, including the coming 5G network and beyond,” Rep. Hatfield commented.

The bill also provides greater access to existing infrastructure to provide efficiency in the process of deploying small cells.

“I have been working on small cell technology legislation for the last two years,” Rep Hatfield said. “Because of this work, Indiana will be among the first in the nation to deploy the new technology.”

Representative Hatfield, a recent winner of the Emerging Leader Award from the Indiana Farm Bureau for his work on expanding broadband to rural areas, has a focus on his district for this legislation.

“House Bill 1050 will mean that Evansville will be one of the first cities in the state to receive the 5G mobile network,” he said. “It is vital to our economy- specifically our business and agricultural industries that we provide this technology in every square mile of our state.”

 

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No. 3/7 Indiana Faces No. 14/10 Louisville on Friday

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The No. 3/7-ranked Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will wrap up the 2017-18 dual meet season on Friday afternoon when they face No. 14/10 Louisville.

The standard, 32-event dual meet will get underway at the Ralph Wright Natatorium on Friday at 2:00 p.m. ET. 1-meter and 3-meter diving will take place during the breaks of the swimming program.

Follow @IndianaSwimDive on Twitter for the latest updates on race results and find results on the Meet Mobile App.

Scouting the Hoosiers

The No. 3-ranked Indiana men’s team enters the meet with a record of 8-0 this season, having won the team’s past 21-straight dual meets. The men’s squad is 5-0 against ranked teams this year, earning wins over No. 2 Texas, No. 4 Florida, No. 8 Florida, No. 13 Notre Dame and No. 15 Tennessee.

The No. 7-ranked Hoosier women’s team defeated Purdue last Saturday to move to 4-4 in dual meets this season. IU has posted victories over No. 15 Kentucky and No. 18 Florida this season.

Scouting the Cardinals

The No. 14-ranked Louisville men’s team enters Friday’s meet with the Hoosiers coming off a 168.5-131.5 victory over Kentucky. The No. 10 Cardinals’ women’s team fell in a tightly-fought contest to the Wildcats, 161-139.

At last year’s NCAA Championships, the Louisville men placed 11th overall, while the women’s squad finished sixth.

Indiana Takes Down Purdue on Senior Day

The No. 3-ranked Hoosier men extended their dual meet win-streak to 21-straight with a 206-92 win over the Boilermakers, improving to 8-0 on the year. The No. 7-ranked IU women took down PU, 176-123, to move to 4-4 on the season.

Four Hoosiers Earn Weekly Big Ten Honors

Lilly King was named Big Ten Women’s Swimmer of the Week for the fourth time this year, while Jessica Parratto earned Big Ten Women’s Diver of the week for the fourth time as well. Michael Hixon was named the league’s Big Ten Men’s Diver of the Week, while Gabriel Fantoni was named Big Ten Men’s Freshman of the Week for the second-straight week.

On the year, the Hoosiers have combined to win 20 weekly Big Ten awards, four more than Michigan (16) and 12 more than Iowa (8). Both teams have won 10 honors each so far this season.

Hoosier Men Take Down No. 8 Michigan
The then-ranked No. 4 Hoosier men defeated No. 8 Michigan, 170.5-129.5, on Jan. 13. The win for the IU men’s team at Michigan was the first since the 1980-81 season.

Hixon, Connor Win Diving Titles
Michael Hixon and James Connor each won diving titles the week of Dec. 18. At the 2017 USA Diving Winter National Championships in Greensboro, N.C., Hixon won gold in the 3-meter dive with an impressive score of 1231.85. At the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Trials in Australia, Connor took home the gold in the 3-meter, winning with a score of 868.70.

IU Posts Impressive Times at Purdue Invitational
The IU women’s team won the Purdue Invite, topping the eight-team field with a total of 896.5 points, while the Hoosier men finished second with 847 points as No. 3 Florida won with a score of 1,009 points.

Over the course of the three-day meet, Indiana won an impressive 22 events. The Hoosiers also won eight of the 10 relays over the course of the three-day meet. IU also totaled six NCAA A cuts on the week as well.

King Wins Two USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards
Lilly King took home two awards at the 2017 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards at the J.W. Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE in November, winning Female Race of the Year honors, as well as Relay Performance of the Year. The Evansville, Ind. native now has three Golden Goggle Awards to her name, as she won Breakout Performer of the Year in 2016.

Along with King, IU’s Blake Pieroni and Ray Looze were also nominated for Golden Goggle Awards. Blake Pieroni was nominated as part of the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay at the 2017 FINA World Championships, while Looze was nominated for Coach of the Year.

Indiana Earns Three Victories over No. 13/18 Notre Dame and Cincinnati
The No. 1-ranked IU men’s team extended their dual-meet win streak to 19-straight, beating No. 13 Notre Dame, 146-95, and Cincinnati, 146-95. The No. 9-ranked Hoosier women’s team (3-3) took down Cincinnati, 190-53, but were edged by No. 18 Notre Dame, 123-120.

Five Hoosiers won two individual events on the day, with Blake Pieroni, Lilly King, Ali Rockett, Jessica Parratto and Michael Hixon pacing the Indiana effort. On the day, IU won 15 individual events and three of the four relays.

Looze Named SwimSwam Coach of the Month for October
Indiana head swimming coach Ray Looze was named SwimSwam’s Coach of the Month for October after leading IU to three wins over Texas and Florida. Swimming defending NCAA champions Texas and last year’s third-place team Florida on the men’s side, the IU men pulled off a big early-season win.

And on the women’s side, Indiana came within 26 points of Texas, a top-5 program a year ago, while beating up on Florida. IU swept all eight relays at the tri meet and won 25 of 42 swimming events between men and women.

Hoosiers Earn Three Wins Over Tennessee and Kentucky
The No. 1-ranked Hoosier men extended the team’s dual-meet win-streak to 17-straight, beating No. 15 Tennessee, 165-135, and Kentucky, 223-84. The No. 7-ranked Indiana women took down No. 15 Kentucky, 157-143, but were edged by No. 12 Tennessee, 159-141. The Hoosier women move to 2-2 on the dual meet season.

Overall, the men’s and women’s squads combined to win 14 events on the afternoon. The Hoosiers continued to swim fast early in the season, posting seven times in the top-10 across the country, including two best times in the nation.

Hoosiers Post Three Victories Over No. 2/3 Texas and No. 4/18 Florida
The No. 6 Indiana men defeated No. 2 Texas, 264-165, and took down No. 4 Florida, 242-187. With the two victories, the Hoosiers extend their dual-meet win streak to 15-straight. The No. 10 Indiana women beat No. 18 Florida, 251-178, but fell to No. 3 Texas, 226.5-200.5. For the meet, IU totaled 19 individual wins and an impressive seven relay victories.

IU Places Six Swimmers, Three Coaches on USA Swimming National Team
Six Indiana University swimmers along with three Hoosier coaches were named to the 2017-18 USA Swimming National Team in September. Current IU swimmers Ian Finnerty, Lilly King and Blake Pieroni were named to the team, along with alum Cody Miller and IU postgrads Zane Grothe and Amanda Kendall. IU head coach Ray Looze, associate head coach Mike Westphal and associate head sprint coach Coley Stickels were named Team USA coaches.

Looze Named ASCA Coach of the Year
Indiana University head coach Ray Looze was named George Haines Coach of the Year Thursday evening by the American Swim Coaches Association. Looze coached four swimmers onto the U.S. World Championships team this summer, including world record-setter Lilly King.

Looze was a women’s assistant coach on the USA staff in Budapest, and he led the Hoosier men to a seventh-place finish this summer at the NCAA championships, and his women took eighth.
King won four gold medals at the World Championships this year and set (or helped set) world records in all four events: the 50 breast, 100 breast and both the women’s and mixed 400 medley relays. Looze also put Cody Miller, Blake Pieroni and Zane Grothe onto the World Championships roster, and all won at least one relay medal in Budapest.

Hoosiers at the FINA World Championships
Indiana Swimming & Diving had quite the showing at the FINA World Championships this summer. Over the course of the week at the World Championships, Hoosiers swimmers – current, alumni and postgrad – combined to win seven gold and two bronze medals. The IU swimmers also combined to set four world records.

Indiana Men Win 2016 Big Ten Championship
The Hoosiers won the program’s 25th Big Ten Championship in 2016 – the first title for IU since 2006. IU won the team title with a total score of 1,504 points. For the week, IU won a total of 19 medals – 12 gold, five silver and two bronze. Indiana also won four of the five relays at the Big Ten Championships, marking the first time in program history the team accomplished that impressive feat. The dozen league crowns are the most for the team since winning 13 in 1976.

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