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2018 Indiana State of the State Address Will Be Delivered By Governor Holcomb Tonight

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INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb will deliver his second State of the State Address Tuesday, January 9, 2018, in the chamber of the Indiana House of Representatives. The address will be broadcast live statewide.

WHAT: 2018 State of the State Address

WHO: Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb

WHEN: Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 7 p.m

WHERE: Indiana House of Representatives Chamber at Indiana Statehouse

Each year, Indiana’s governor addresses both houses of the state legislature, the state’s supreme court justices, and other state leaders at the beginning of the legislative session in the State of the State Address. It provides an opportunity for the governor to report on the status of the state’s affairs, highlight key accomplishments of the past year and outline key priorities for the year ahead.

The 20 Most Annoying Liberals of 2017 (15th Annual)

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20) Kathy Griffin: I’m sure Kathy Griffin was shocked that even nervous liberals turned on her after she took an ISIS style picture holding a realistic mock-up of Trump’s severed head. Her “I’m a victim” complaints about Trump afterwards didn’t go over too well either. Good luck to her finding work as well…hopefully not as a hairdresser because the bald look she rocks these days is not at all flattering.

19) The P*ssyhat: What sort of creepos wear headgear named after their genitals? Sure, the tinfoil hat had a great run at the top of the list of most embarrassing things you can wear on your head, but the p*ssyhat has climbed atop it.

18) Chelsea Handler: On the one hand, I want to give Chelsea Handler credit for dropping her unfunny Netflix show so she can do equally unfunny political activism. If you’re going to be unfunny, putting a p*ssyhat on your head and associating with feminists seems like the perfect way to do it. On the other hand, she really doesn’t seem like a very nice human being.

Defining Quote #1: “To all the generals surrounding our idiot-in-chief…the longer U wait to remove him, the longer UR name will appear negatively in history.” — Chelsea Handler

Defining Quote #2: “That harlot that they’re dressing up and trolloping out every day? I mean, one day she has no makeup on at all, the next she got, like, six-foot-long eyelashes, and she’s got cleavage and summer whore lipstick all over her face. Can you believe what they turned her into? A proper trollop.” — Chelsea Handler on Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Defining Quote #3: “I really don’t think that someone who looks like they crawled out of the bottom of a bottle…needs to be commenting on the White House Press Secretary’s Appearance.” — Dana Loesch

16) Michael Moore: Moore is truly a left-wing craziness pioneer; so it feels almost wrong to put him this far down the list. Unfortunately for him, the competition in the “I hate white people, conservatives and guns” crazy Olympics has grown astronomically in the last few years and now he tends to just place, instead of medal.

Defining Quote #1: “The angry white guy is dying out, and the Census Bureau has already told us that by 2050, white people are going to be the minority, and I’m not sad to say I can’t wait for that day to happen. I hope I live long enough to see it because it will be a better country.” — Michael Moore

15) Shaun King: Setting aside the fact that he’s probably a white dude pretending to be a black dude, which has been discussed to death, he brings absolutely nothing to the table except a talent for finding new things to purportedly be outraged about because they’re supposedly racist.

14) Zinnia Jones: “She” is on the cutting edge of liberal thought on transsexuals. We’ve gone from pretending that guys who have surgery and take female hormones are women to, in Jones’ case, demanding that straight guys date other dudes.

Defining quote: “Being exclusionary of trans women partners should be an outlier and marginal position for straight men, not some commonplace expectation. These angry declarations that they have some absolute right to not want to be with trans women are just misplaced and inappropriate.” — Zinnia Jones

12) Rosie O’Donnell: Is it fair to put a woman on this list whose entire year seemed to be one long mental breakdown over the fact that her hated arch-enemy actually became President? Rosie was a little loopy and a horrible person before Trump became President; so I’m going to say “yes.”

Defining Quote #1: “so how about this
i promise to give
2 million dollars to senator susan collins
and 2 million to senator jeff flake

if they vote NO
NO I WILL NOT KILL AMERICANS
FOR THE SUOER RICH

DM me susan
DM me jeff

no sh*t
2 million
cash
each” – Rosie O’Donnell publicly offers to bribe GOP senators to vote “no” on tax reform

Defining Quote #2: “I seriously worry whether I will be able to live through his presidency.” – Rosie O’Donnell

11) Bill Nye “the Science Guy”: Ironically Bill Nye, who is actually a children’s entertainer pretending to be a scientist, has been embraced by liberals as the latest sanctimonious “voice of science” lecturing us all on the politically manufactured dangers of global warming.  It’s like having a TV doctor trying to do heart surgery.

10) Stephen Smith: He’s so smug that he makes Keith Olbermann seem humble, which wouldn’t matter if he just talked about sports. Unfortunately, he seems to mainly make news for commenting on politics these days. They might as well have Rachel Maddow at ESPN as this ass.

9) John Conyers: Apparently the longest serving member of Congress had a habit of bad touching female staffers when he wasn’t dropping his pants in front of them. Worse yet, taxpayer money was used as hush money to cover it up.  Also, he’s pretty clearly senile. Just saying.

8) Berkeley: Berkeley or as it’s better known, Fascist U, loves to say it “gave birth to the free speech movement.” Now the attitude seems to be that it brought free speech into the world and so it should be allowed to take it out of the world.

7) Evan McMullin/Jennifer Rubin/Matthew Dowd: Rubin has always been a squish and it’s hard to say how serious McMullin or Dowd ever were about their conservatism, but in the post-Trump world, all three of them are now largely indistinguishable from Nancy Pelosi, except they sound more bitter.

6)  Sally Kohn: It’s not that Sally Kohn is dumb per se; it’s more like she took a women’s studies class with a wacky professor, was kicked in the head by a horse, and everything she thinks, says and blurts out of her liehole is shaped by that brief childlike moment in time.

Defining Quote: “Whether we realize it or not, most men hate women.” — Sally Kohn

Defining Quote #2: “Straightforward from here:
1. Impeach Trump & Pence
2. Constitutional crisis
3. Call special election
4. Ryan v Clinton
5. President Clinton” — Sally Kohn

5) Jimmy Kimmel: Made news more than once for gratuitously exploiting his sick kid as an excuse to sanctimoniously peddle misinformation about health care. Whatever happened to just being funny and entertaining people?

4) Harvey Weinstein: As a man, I’d like to give a special thank you to Harvey Weinstein for setting off the #metoo movement. Because he wanted to have young actresses watch him shower and do awful things to potted plants, every other man in the country has to be worried that we will have our lives ruined after being falsely accused of grabbing some woman’s butt thirty years ago. Great job, buddy!

3) Antifa: A bunch of fascists use Mussolini tactics to try to shut down the speech of anyone they disagree with because of…”we’re gotta fight fascism” or something. They’re always happy to bravely use violence to achieve their ends as long as they’re armed, their victims aren’t, and they outnumber them at least 5-to-1.

2) Hillary Clinton: She got to spend this year in Costco promoting her book that absolved her of any wrongdoing during the election while Donald Trump got to enjoy being the President. Seems like a fair trade.

Special Defining Quote #1: “To say you won’t respect the results of the election, that is a direct threat to our democracy.” – Hillary Clinton in October of 2016

Defining Quote #2: “There are lots of questions about (the election’s) legitimacy.” – Hillary Clinton this year, after losing the election

1) The NFL: The same league that will fine players for wearing Santa Claus-themed cleats at Christmas time allowed its players to disrespect the flag of the country that allowed the spoiled man-children that play for it to become rich, pampered elites. Soccer should be wildly grateful that the NFL has replaced it as America’s most un-American sport.

Defining Quote #1: “Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a b*tch off the field right now, out, he’s fired. He’s fired.'” – Donald Trump

Defining Quote #2: “The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Republicans now view the NFL more negatively than Democrats view Fox News, in light of the protests.

”Honorable Mentions: Bill Clinton, Cher, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Stephen Colbert, Carmen Yulín Cruz, Lauren Duca, Lena Dunham, Keith Ellison, Jill Filipovich, Al Franken, Kirsten Gillibrand, Al Gore, Al Green, Kamala Harris, Chris Hayes, Jemele Hill, Eric Holder, Jesse Jackson, Van Jones, Tim Kaine, Steven King, Rachel Maddow, Bill Maher, “Chelsea” Manning, Chris Matthews, Alyssa Milano, Ed Murray, Tariq Nasheed, Keith Olbermann, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Ben Rhodes, Linda Sarsour, Chuck Schumer, Starbucks, Brian Stelter, George Takei, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, The View, Joan Walsh, Wil Wheaton, Montel Williams, Sally Yates, Mark Zuckerberg

MIKE BRAUN CALLS ON OPPONENTS TO JOIN HIM IN DENOUNCING PORK-BARREL SPENDING

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CONSERVATIVE MIKE BRAUN CALLS ON OPPONENTS TO JOIN HIM IN DENOUNCING PORK-BARREL SPENDING
 
JASPER, IN – Businessman and conservative outsider Mike Braun today called on his opponents, Congressmen Todd Rokita and Luke Messer, to join with him and denounce the news that House Republicans are considering bringing back the pork-barrel projects known as earmarks.
“Republicans ran on a promise to drain the swamp, and now they want to bring back the corrupt tool that led to multiple indictments and helped destroy voters’ faith in Republicans as good stewards of tax dollars?” said Braun. “My position on earmarks is this – I oppose them, I won’t take them, and I’ll do everything I can do eliminate them, even if that means offering amendments in the Senate to strike projects inserted by members of my own party.”
“Congressmen Todd Rokita and Luke Messer both serve in the House. They should join with me in denouncing and opposing any plan to bring earmarks back,” added Braun.

FREEZING WEATHER

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HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE

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Retail Sales Associate (Part-Time) – Store#2602 at 401 Mill St
AutoZone 6,029 reviews – Mount Vernon, IN
Operates cash registers and follows established cash handling procedures. Actively engaged in developing more effective customer service skills….
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Auto Parts Delivery Driver (Full-Time) – Store#2602 at 401 Mill St
AutoZone 6,029 reviews – Mount Vernon, IN
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Auto Parts Delivery Driver (Part-Time) – Store#2602 at 401 Mill St
AutoZone 6,029 reviews – Mount Vernon, IN
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VISITOR ASSOCIATE, Admitting, Full-Time 1.0
Deaconess Women’s Hospital of Southern Indiana 7 reviews – Newburgh, IN
This Visitor Associate is responsible for greeting, admitting inpatients and outpatients accurately, collecting payments and directing/escorting patients and…
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Southwestern Healthcare 11 reviews – Evansville, IN
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Regency Properties – Evansville, IN
Has a valid driver’s license and reliable personal transportation means available. O Facilitate tenant collections including calls, letters, and defaults….
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University of Southern Indiana 64 reviews – Evansville, IN
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Southwestern Healthcare 11 reviews – Evansville, IN
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Evansville Day School 3 reviews – Evansville, IN
EDS was founded in 1946 and remains the only independent school in the greater Evansville region. Perform basic graphic design and support efforts on collateral…
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Cable Installer/Technician
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Parts Delivery
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Has a valid driver’s license and reliable personal transportation means available. Prospects are to be obtained by canvassing competitive properties, contacting…
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The US Oncology Network 63 reviews – Evansville, IN
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Admissions Coordinator
Redbanks Nursing Home 20 reviews – Henderson, KY
Prefer a BS degree in Marketing or Communication. Responsible for developing and maintaining optimal occupancy levels and quality census mix….
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NETWORK SECURITY SPECIALIST
Old National Bank 128 reviews – Evansville, IN
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Cashier
Lowe’s Inc. 22,082 reviews – Evansville, IN
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This Week at USI

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Monday, January 8

Spring 2018 semester

Classes for the spring 2018 semester begin today, Monday, January 8.

11 a.m. Thursday, January 11

USI Board of Trustees meeting in Indianapolis

The University of Southern Indiana Board of Trustees will meet in regular session at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 11, 2018, at the Conrad Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana. Documents for the meeting are available at USI.edu/trustee.

11 a.m. Monday, January 15

Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Luncheon to feature keynote from Dr. Johnnetta Cole

Dr. Johnnetta Cole, president emerita of Spelman College and Bennett College for Women and past director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, will be the keynote presenter at the University of Southern Indiana’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Luncheon at 11 a.m. Monday, January 15, 2018, in Carter Hall.

Tickets will be available to the public beginning today and may be purchased online or at the USI Multicultural Center, located at Room 1224 in University Center East. Tickets are $5 for USI students, $10 for USI employees and $15 for the general public. Call 812-465-7188 or visit USI.edu/mcc for more information. Read More

9 a.m. Saturday, February 10

Hearts on Fire 5K

The ninth annual Hearts on Fire 5K, part of the Romain Screaming Eagles Running Series, will be held on Saturday, February 10 on the USI campus. This event a features an athlete division Run/Walk starting at 9 a.m. followed by a Cupid Fun Run (kids run) at 10:15 a.m. A portion of the proceeds from the Hearts on Fire 5K will be used to offer programming and provide professional development opportunities for student clubs within USI’s Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education. More Information

 

Old National Events Plaza Makes Pollstar’s Year End Worldwide Top 200 Theaters List

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We are pleased to announce that Old National Events Plaza has ranked #155 in the Top 200 Theatres by Pollstar Magazine’s 2017 Year End Worldwide Ticket Sales report. Figures released this week show the Old National Events Plaza ranked at #155 on the Worldwide List, note worthy rankings given the size of the venue, capacity of 2,500, and the county population base of 184,000, in comparison to other theatres on the list. The rankings are based on reported tickets sold in 2017 for all events, excluding non-competitive events. Old National Events Plaza reported 40,343 tickets sold in 2017.

The highest ranked Theatres are located in large metropolitan cities worldwide:

  1. Auditorio Nacional in  Mexico City, Mexico
  2. Radio City Music Hall New York, NY 693,964
  3. Royal Albert Hall London, United Kingdom
  4. The Axis At Planet Hollywood Las Vegas, NV
  5. Fox Theatre Atlanta, GA

“Evansville is quickly emerging as a thriving and significant entertainment destination.  In addition to Old National Events Plaza’s ranking in Pollstar’s Top Theaters around the world, Ford Center earned a position of 154 among Top Arenas internationally.  The combined success of these venues highlights the progress and development of Evansville within the Tri-State region and illustrates an emerging and more vibrant Downtown District,” said Old National Events Plaza General Manager, Alexis Berggren

Some popular shows held at the Old National Events Plaza in 2017 have included traveling Broadway theatrical productions, Joe Bonamassa, Gabriel Iglesias, Blackberry Smoke & Aaron Lewis, Straight No Chaser, Avett Brothers, as well as a variety of other events.

Old National Events Plaza is proud to be recognized in Pollstar’s annual Top 200 Theatres in the World list. We look forward to the outstanding shows scheduled for 2018 with performances that include Shopkins LIVE! Shop It Up! Jim Gaffigan’s Fixer Upper Tour, Bubble Guppies LIVE! and many other outstanding shows. For a complete schedule, visit http://oldnationaleventsplaza.com/.

Creating Awareness on Human Trafficking Through Literature 

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January is Human Trafficking Awareness month and Albion Fellows Bacon Center and Willard Library are partnering to present Beyond the Book: Human Trafficking; a book discussion of The Slave Across the Street by Theresa Flores on Tuesday, January 16th from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm.  All community members are invited to participate by reading the book and gathering at Willard Library to discuss human trafficking within the United States and in our Tri-State Area.

“There is a conversation, nationally, about human trafficking. Communities are noticing it is not just a problem in other countries, but that human trafficking and sexual exploitation occurs here. Because this is a new conversation, there is a lot that is misunderstood about domestic human trafficking. Albion Fellows Bacon Center strives to educate the community about the reality of human trafficking and sex exploitation. This starts with a conversation, which is why community events like Beyond the Book are paramount to address the issue of human trafficking,” said Courtney Keating, Crisis Intervention Specialist for Albion Fellows Bacon Center.

The book has mature content and language.  Therefore, teen readers are encouraged to seek parental/guardian permission before reading the book and attending the discussion.  Books can be checked out at Willard Library and Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library. Both libraries have inter-library loan, so it can be requested from a partnering library.   Copies of the book can also be purchased at barnesandnoble.com and Amazon.com.  While having read the book is recommended, it is not a requirement to attend the discussion.

Ivy Tech Community College Launches Five-Year Strategic Plan

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“Our Communities. Your College. Pathways for Student Success and a Stronger Indiana.”

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Ivy Tech Community College has kicked off its new five-year strategic plan: “Our Communities. Your College. Pathways for Student Success and a Stronger Indiana.” The plan’s vision is for Ivy Tech students to earn 50,000 high-quality certifications, certificates, and degrees per year aligned with workforce needs.

The plan aligns with Indiana’s goal to equip 60 percent of the workforce with a high-value, post-secondary degree or credential by 2025. Through achievement of this goal, the College will help increase Hoosier per capita income and support the transformation of the state’s advanced industries economy.

“Indiana is home to some of the world’s largest, most innovative corporations—not to mention countless ambitious smaller companies and start-ups,” said Ivy Tech President Sue Ellspermann. “And all of them share a common need: well-trained, skilled workers.”

The plan development covered 18 months, including a restructure of the College, comprehensive fact finding conducted internally and externally, including thousands of faculty, staff, students and statewide stakeholders.

“Our plan compliments the work of those with whom we collaborate including the Commission for Higher Education, Department of Workforce Development, the Indiana Chamber and industry groups, Strada Education Network, Lilly Endowment, and Lumina, to name a few,” Ellspermann said. “We are committed to aligning with those who have similar goals and are dedicated to Hoosier prosperity of employers, individuals, and the state.

The plan is comprised of seven goals, with detailed strategies and tactics accompanying each goal, and metrics to ensure success:

  • Goal 1 – Student Success: Ensure every student persists towards their educational objective.
  • Goal 2 – Recruitment and Enrollment: Recruit and enroll Hoosiers from every demographic into high-demand/high-wage career pathways.
  • Goal 3 – Completion: Students earn 50,000 high quality certificates, certifications, and degrees annually.
  • Goal 4 – Workforce: Students are placed into and succeed in high-demand, high-wage jobs.
  • Goal 5 – Employee: Become known as a great place to work.
  • Goal 6 – Financial: Ensure the institution has sufficient financial resources to achieve our mission.
  • Goal 7 – Community: Effectively engage with and serve our unique communities.

Strategies focused on student success include initiatives through improved technology, structured scheduling, eight week classes, and improved academic advising. Recruitment strategies include targeted outreach to adult workers, as well as high school students with no post-secondary plans. Completion strategies include reverse transfer, expanding the Associate Accelerated Program (ASAP), and more short-term, industry-focused certificates. Completion strategies are centered on “right-program, right-place, right-size” in each community and focused career development into high-demand, high-wage jobs.

“We are committed to putting more ‘community’ in community college,” Ellspermann continues. “To quote one of our own employees, ‘community’ is our middle name, and I look forward to seeing Ivy Tech become the workforce development and higher education engine our communities need to ensure long-term Hoosier prosperity.”

 

Free income tax preparation to be provided by USI students

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Through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA), University of Southern Indiana students in the Romain College of Business will provide free federal and state income tax preparation on Mondays, beginning on Monday, January 29 and taking appointments through Monday, March 19.

“We have 11 students enrolled in the program this year,” said Dr. Brett Bueltel, assistant professor of accounting and VITA program coordinator. “Our students are excited for the opportunity to serve our community and gain real world experience preparing tax returns.”

In VITA programs, the Internal Revenue Service partners with national and local organizations to provide tax services to individuals with low-to-moderate income at no cost to the taxpayer. Accounting students will interview and prepare the taxes of those taxpayers who make an appointment for the service. VITA sites do not prepare Schedule C business forms or Schedule E rental forms. Federal and state tax returns are prepared at the time of the appointment, and all taxpayers must be available to sign their returns. Preparation of returns typically takes 90 minutes to two hours to complete.

The sessions will be held by appointment only in Room 1004 in the Business and Engineering Center on the following Mondays: January 29; February 5, 12, 19 and 26; and March 12 and 19. Appointments will be available at 5 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. No appointments will be made for Monday, March 5 due to Spring Recess.

Individuals are required to bring their tax information, photo identification cards and Social Security cards for themselves and any dependents. International students must bring their passports and visas as well. The IRS encourages electronic filing and returns will be filed electronically for those who are eligible.

Please bring copies of your prior year state and federal tax returns if they are available. Your tax returns from the prior year are very helpful in preparing correct and complete current year returns. Paper returns will be prepared for those taxpayers who do not qualify for electronic filing or prefer paper returns.

To make an appointment, call the Romain College of Business at 812-464-1718.

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