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Indianapolis Possible Choice for Amazon Second Headquarters

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Indianapolis Possible Choice for Amazon Second Headquarters

 Several cities are vying for a chance to be the new home for Amazon. Indianapolis has already started its efforts to attract the retail giant.

The company has a long list of requirements, including a highly educated workforce, quality of life, and a strong university system.

It also has to be closed to an international airport. The Indianapolis International Airport fits the bill with direct flights to places like Seattle, New York and DC.

Experts are pointing to the low cost of living and doing business in the Hoosier state. “We have certainly built up our tech workforce, IT and related technologies and we can grow there. Between IUPUI with 35k students in downtown, IU Bloomington Flagship, Purdue, Ball State and others. We have a good university infrastructure to support a company like this,” says IU Kelley School of Business employee Mohan Tatikonda.

Filing those 50,000 jobs could be a challenge.

Amazon is looking for a metro area with more than 1 million people.

FIGHTING WORDS by Jim Redwine

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Gavel Gamut By Jim Redwine

www.jamesmredwine.com

FIGHTING WORDS

As lifetime members of the Indiana University Alumni Association Peg and I receive IU’s magazine which usually is devoid of substance and replete with solicitations for even more money. I normally toss it in the trash with a casual glance. However, this Fall 2017 edition contained an essay by C.J. Lotz titled “Fighting Words” which took up the issues surrounding the questions being asked by every Talking Head. Of course, no one really wants to know what anyone else thinks so right after the questions are raised the Talking Heads answer them for us as they wish. The main question is, “Are we becoming an ever more polarized society?” The question the Talking Heads deign to answer for us is, “Why?” It is simply assumed that we are.

Frequently someone opines that we are in the midst of the most fractured, volatile social and political environment America has ever experienced. Such a priori statements reek with irony. The people who boldly assert such an evaluation are themselves adding to the fracturing. Often there is neither citation of facts nor any attempt at logical analysis. The nearest thing to a thought process is an assessment of blame. Targets might include everything from a nasty election to Hurricane Harvey being the wrath of the gods for the outcome of the election.

While Hurricane Harvey has neither mind nor soul, it does remind one of the kind of natural disaster the gods of the Bible or those of Ancient Greece might use to send a message. Harvey’s destruction struck at the just and unjust without discrimination. Such an approach is similar to the types of statements you can hear every day in our national and interpersonal discourse. You will notice I did not say we were engaged in argument. Arguments entail clashing viewpoints. What we so often witness today are simple pronouncements as if from Olympus.

The past two years have witnessed the kind of hyperbole and vitriol one might expect from the buildup to a professional boxing or wrestling match. Take the recent bout between the boxer, Floyd Mayweather, and Mixed Martial Arts fighter, Conor McGregor. Mayweather made $300,000,000 and McGregor $100,000,000. With four letter words and gross threats of physical harm the pre-fight “conversation” sounded like two twelve year olds in a school yard. It reminded me of CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and FOX’s Sean Hannity yelling out fake news. On the other hand the banal

invective did help gin up lots of money from red meat loving fans, which of course, is the objective of the news media too.

Fighting words by groups and individuals are our society’s replacement for the kind of physical fighting that once was used to quell disagreements. Each side of a dispute would choose a champion, a mounted knight for example, then the two champions would fight to the death of one of them. The survivor won the argument. In other words, might did make right or as we might observe today, one side was right because it won, not won because it was right. There are often no nuances to our contemporary verbal clashes. It is all or nothing.

What is more concerning are the motives each side projects onto the other. It is simply assumed the opposition is lying and venal. The possibility of an honest mistake or another reasonable alternative is not considered.

Perhaps such a development in our national and personal discourse is itself subject to interpretation as suggested by the IU publication. So, if you have nothing of particular interest to do for awhile perhaps you might want to take an Odyssey with me for a week or so in search of constructive conversation.

Editors Foot Note: For more Gavel Gamut articles go to: www.jamesmredwine.com

COA Remands Landlord-Tenant Dispute Due To ‘Informal’ Proceedings

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COA Remands Landlord-Tenant Dispute Due To ‘Informal’ Proceedings

Olivia Covington for www.theindianalawyer.com

After concluding an Indiana trial court conducted a small claims landlord-tenant dispute too informally without considering testimony or evidence, the Indiana Court of Appeals has remanded the case for a “proper” evidentiary hearing.

Noblesville resident Robert Muldowney was renting a residence from Lincoln Park LLC, owned by Robert Versprille, for $500 per month from July 2015 to June 2016, when the lease was set to expire. Lincoln Park and Versprille then accepted additional payment from Muldowney in July 2016, and he remained in possession of the residence past July 31.

Then on Sept. 2, Versprille filed a pro se complaint for immediate possession of the property and $1,000 in rent. The complaint, which was docketed as a small claims action, claimed Muldowney was notified on May 26 his lease would not be renewed. However, the complaint also made no mention of the July 2016 payment.

During a subsequent hearing, Muldowney’s counsel orally moved to dismiss the complaint, arguing the one-year lease converted into a month-to-month lease when Versprille accepted the July 2016 payment. He also said Versprille refused to accept Muldowney’s August rent payment and that the eviction complaint was not proper notice of intent to terminate the lease. Versprille, speaking only once during the proceeding, said Muldowney was disruptive, so he wanted him removed from the premises.

No one was sworn in to testify during the hearing and no exhibits were entered into evidence, but the Hamilton Superior Court still ruled that eviction should be granted effective Oct. 2, 2016. Muldowney’s motion to correct was then denied, so he appealed in Robert Muldowney v. Lincoln Park, LLC and Robert Versprille, 29A02-1610-SC-2439.

Upon review of the case, the Indiana Court of Appeals determined Friday the trial court had proceeded too informally during the small claims proceeding, warranting dismissal of the appeal without prejudice and remand for an evidentiary hearing.

“Here, the trial court’s informality went too far,” Judge Michael Barnes wrote. “It did not allow either party the opportunity to present documentary evidence or sworn testimony in support of their respective positions. … Also, it should have been apparent, based on counsel’s motion to dismiss and supporting argument, that the facts of the case were not straightforward and that each party should have been allowed to present evidence to support its claims before the trial court spontaneously ruled against Muldowney.”

Further, because Muldowney claimed he was not notified his month-to-month lease would be terminated before the eviction complaint, he had not yet breached the lease when the complaint was filed, Barnes said. Additionally, existing precedent points to the fact that the lease could not be terminated until Oct. 31, rather than Oct. 2, he said.

However, “(t)he manner in which the trial court acted here deprived Lincoln (Park) and Versprille of the chance to present evidence to meet its burden of proof against Muldowney,” Barnes said. Thus, the case was dismissed and remanded, with the opportunity for either party to initiate a new appeal after the evidentiary hearing.

RETURNING TO THE RULE OF LAW IS CRUEL?

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RETURNING TO THE RULE OF LAW IS CRUEL?

By Susan Stamper Brown

Those currently in freak-out mode who say it is cruel for President Trump to phase out DACA should take a deep breath. Otherwise, it will be impossible for them to separate logic from emotions long enough to understand that all the Trump administration is doing is returning America to the rule of law rather than allowing the law to be ruled by emotions.

This six-month phase out of Obama’s illegal executive branch overreach program, Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals, rightly returns immigration laws to the Congress.

Trump made his intentions clear September 5 when he said, “I have a great heart for the folks we are talking about, a great love for them…hopefully now Congress will help them and do it properly.” As Townhall.com editor Guy Benson aptly points out, “The Trump administration clearly stated yesterday that they will not be ‘targeting’ these young people or reshuffling their enforcement priorities.”

Obama, who regularly referred to himself as a “constitutional law professor,” knew better. Now he opines on social media to much oohing and aahing, that rescinding his temporary DACA is “wrong,” “self-defeating” and “cruel.”

Seems to me, it was “wrong” for Democrats, who could’ve done something about immigration, didn’t when they owned Washington during Obama’s first term. According to NBC News, 2010 was “the one REAL moment of the Obama first term when immigration was possible, it was Senate Democratic leaders who weren’t ready to give up the politics of the issue. And the White House didn’t fight.”

Wasn’t it “cruel” that Obama waited until reelection time to create a temporary program like DACA to garner the Hispanic vote as Sen. Marco Rubio hinted in 2012? Likewise, it seems nauseously “self-defeating” that Obama blamed his action on Congress’ inaction. Might it be immoral to offer false hope to DREAMers and potentially the thousands of undocumented kids from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala who flooded our borders reportedly to escape violence after DACA was publicized?

The last I checked, presidents aren’t allowed to bulldoze over the U.S. Constitution and rewrite laws simply because they disagree with them.

Obama said he was against that sort of thing before he was for it.

Remarkably, Speaker.gov documents 22 times Obama said he “couldn’t ignore or create his own immigration law,” including in 2010 when he said this:”[T]here are those in the immigrants’ rights community who have argued passionately that we should simply provide those who are [here] illegally with legal status, or at least ignore the laws on the books and put an end to deportation until we have better laws…I believe such an indiscriminate approach would be both unwise and unfair. It would suggest to those thinking about coming here illegally that there will be no repercussions for such a decision. And this could lead to a surge in more illegal immigration. And it would also ignore the millions of people around the world who are waiting in line to come here legally. Ultimately, our nation, like all nations, has the right and obligation to control its borders and set laws for residency and citizenship. And no matter how decent they are, no matter their reasons, the 11 million who broke these laws should be held accountable.”

That changed in 2012 when Obama forsook his oath to ensure that “laws be faithfully executed” — and crowned himself as proverbial king. Obama justified DACA on the authority of “prosecutorial discretion,” but, as Fox News’ Gregg Jarrett recently expressed, it is more accurate that Obama was “distorting” prosecutorial discretion.

Legal experts agree DACA won’t stand up in court when challenged because, as Attorney General Jeff Sessions said, “Such an open-ended circumvention of immigration laws was an unconstitutional exercise of authority by the executive branch.”

Though Obama’s words are easy on the ears to the point they lull the nae¯ve to sleep, those who are “woke” understand that even in his retirement, Obama’s words continue to fan the flame of ignorance while his policies continue to divide and damage America.

USI To Host Evansville For Charity Game

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he University of Southern Indiana baseball team will host the University of Evansville for a charity exhibition game September 20 at 6 p.m. at the USI Baseball Field. The proceeds from the game will benefit the Evansville Boys and Girls Club.

Tickets, which are $5 for adults and $2 students K-12, can be purchased at the field or in advance in the USI Ticket Office. USI students are admitted free with a valid University identification. Donations of crayons, coloring books, or board games for the Boys and Girls Club also will be accepted at the game.

The USI Baseball Dugout Club will be tailgating at the field prior to the game, beginning at 5 p.m.

For more information, contact USI Athletics at 812-465-7165.

Adopt A Pet

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Jinx is a female “torbie” (brown tabby + tortoiseshell) cat. She’s 3 years old and was the mom of the Divergent kittens who have all been adopted. Jinx currently lives at River Kitty Cat Café! She’s one of the more shy residents, keeping to herself if there’s too much raucous. But she’s still very sweet. Her adoption fee is $30 and includes her spay, microchip, vaccines, and more. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 or visit www.vhslifesaver.org for details!

HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE

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Rep. Messer Votes Against Debt Ceiling Deal

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U.S. Rep. Luke Messer (IN-06) issued the following statement following his vote on the U.S. Senate bill to tie Hurricane Harvey funding with a debt ceiling increase.

“Earlier this week, I voted for targeted disaster relief for Hurricane Harvey victims in the House, but I can’t support the Senate’s legislation that piles on more deficit spending, without any effort to shake up the status quo, balance budgets and pay down our debt. The Senate is playing politics with this tragedy. Hoosiers know our nation can’t keep spending money we don’t have. Our kids and grandkids deserve better.”

Aces Set Sights On John McNichols Invitational

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 The University of Evansville men’s and women’s cross country teams head north to compete in the John McNichols Invitational in Terre Haute, Indiana on Saturday morning.

The races will be held at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course with the women’s 5k beginning at 8:30 a.m. (CST) race and the men’s 10k starting at 9 a.m. (CST).

Other schools running on the women’s side include: third-ranked Michigan, Cincinnati, Indiana State, Marian, McKendree, St. Mary (Kansas), and Rose-Hulman.

For the men’s race, third-ranked Illinois, Butler, Indiana State, Louisville, St. Mary (Kansas), McKendree, and Rose-Hulman.

The Aces’ women’s team finished fourth of five Division I teams last Saturday in the Belmont Opener in Nashville, Tennessee. Freshman Anna Lowry led the way for the Aces with a 32nd-place finish.

Evansville’s men earned a fifth-place finish in the five-team Divsion I field as sophomore Stanley Chepchieng paced the Aces with a 22nd-place finish in a time of 16:23.17.

For the first time, the Aces are competing at the John McNichols Invitational, previously know as the Sycamore Invitational. Evansville does have history running at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course though, as the Aces have made four previous trips to the course, most recently in 2012 for the Indiana Intercollegiate Championships.

Men’s Golf To Open Season At Murray State

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Tournament Set For Monday And Tuesday 

 Another Purple Aces sport will get under way this weekend as the University of Evansville men’s golf team will take part in the Murray State Invitational on Monday and Tuesday.

Thirty-six holes comprise Monday’s action with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.  On Tuesday, the final 18 holes start at 9 a.m. at Miller Memorial Golf Course in Murray, Ky.  Par will be 71 with the yardage coming in at 6,601.

A large field in the event will include: Bethel (TN), Chicago State, Evansville, Green Bay, John A. Logan, Missouri Baptist, Morehead State, Southern Indiana, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee State, UT Martin and Western Illinois.

Tyler Gray is the top returning player for the men, finishing last year with an average of 72.20 strokes per round.  He took top honors in the Butler Fall Invitational in 2016 and came home second in the TSU Intercollegiate in the spring.

Matthew Ladd and Noah Reese also averaged under 77 strokes per round last year.  Ladd finished at 76.25 with his top finish being a tie for 8th in the Bulldog Florida Invitational.  Reese checked in with a 76.93 average, bringing home a pair of 15th-place outings.

Three newcomers join the squad as Jessie Brumley, Gabe Rohleder and Spencer Wagner have joined the team.