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IS IT TRUE MARCH 15, 2017

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IS IT TRUE Jacob Murphy was the Vanderburgh County Burdette Park Director for over 2 years?  …guess what  County Commissioners (Cheryl Musgrave (R) and Ben Shoulders (D)) did to him yesterday?  …the answer is they fired him and replace him with County Commissioner Ben Shoulders (D) campaign manager?  …we been told by people in the know that this decision should be considered an act of political patronage?

IS IT TRUE yesterday Vanderburgh County Commissioners Cheryl Musgrave (R) and Ben Shoulders (D) approved the hiring of former Democratic County Commissioner Pat Tuley to be the new Director of Burdette Park less than an hour after informing 28 year old Burdette Park Director Jacob Murphy that he was fired? … the time frame in which the firing of Jacob Murphy happened and the hiring of Pat and his wife Z Tuley may suggests that a backroom political deal may have been cut before the Commission meeting?  …if this is correct it looks like the State Sunshine laws may have been violated?

IS IT TRUE we wonder why the newly vacant position for Burdette Park Director wasn’t publicly advertised in our local paper? …during the election didn’t Commissioners Musgrave and Shoulders campaigns promise open and transparent government?

IS IT TRUE facts are that former Burdette Park Director Jacob Murphy was a very good Director of Burdette Park?  …he reduced his Department budget in 2016 by 11%. or $118,000 dollars?  … Mr. Murphy not only increased park attendance but also introduced some very creative ideas in order to improve Burdette Park?  … recently Mr. Murphy has been holding discussions to create a holiday theme at Burdette Park with a firm from Louisville in hopes that it would create a regional draw to the park and Evansville alike?

IS IT TRUE that Commissioners Musgrave (R) and Shoulders (D) also approved the hiring of Pat Tuley’s wife as part-time Campgrounds Manager for Burdette Park?  …we hope that Commissioners Musgrave and Shoulders read the Vanderburgh County “Nepotism Policy” statement posted in the employee handbook?  …they may be in direct violation of this policy because they officially hired a husband and wife team to run Burdette Park?

IS IT TRUE we find it laughable when County Commissioner Shoulder (D) said “removing Murphy from the post was not reflective of how the park was managed”?  …we wonder what was the real reason why Mr. Shoulders decided to fire Mr. Murphy?  …we have been told by several long time political office holders in both the city and county that County Commissioner Ben Shoulders (D) is quickly establishing the reputation of being less than truthful and somewhat self serving?

IS IT TRUE could a backroom political deal be the real reason for the firing of a young, qualified and hard working non-political county employee?  …the footnote on Jacob Murphy resume can now read “I was fired as Burdette Park Director because of politics and without cause”?

IS IT TRUE many people are now saying that the decision of Commissioners Musgrave and Shoulders to fire Burdette Park Director Jacob Murphy reeks of nepotism and political patronage?

IS IT TRUE tonight members of the local FOP will be talking about conducting a “VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE” against Evansville Chief of Police Billy Bolin? …this meeting will be closed to the media and the public? …we are also told if the FOP membership hold such a vote against Chief Bolin and it passes it could be extremely damaging to his professional reputation and future effectiveness as Police Chief?

FOOTNOTE: Todays “READERS POLL” question is: Do you feel that the decision to fire Burdette Park Director Jacob Murphy reeks of nepotism and political patronage?

 

Channel 44 News: Event Set to Help Homeless in Vanderburgh County

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Event Set to Help Homeless in Vanderburgh County

“Homeless Connect” is coming to Vanderburgh County. The event is free and gives the local homeless population employment and educational support, veterans services, health screenings, and housing assistance. The one-day event will be Thursday,…

Attorney General Curtis Hill Calls For End To Federal Overreach By Environmental Protection Agency

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IU Women’s Swimming & Diving Heads to NCAA Championship

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 15-ranked Indiana University women’s swimming and diving team will head to Indianapolis, Ind. this week for 2017 NCAA Championships, hosted by Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis and Indiana Sports Corp.

The four-day meet gets underway on Wednesday night at the IU Natatorium with the finals of the 800 freestyle relay. The next three days will feature prelims beginning at 10 a.m. ET, with finals following at 6 p.m. ET. Diving trials and consolation finals will begin following swimming prelims Thursday through Saturday.

ESPN3.com will stream the championships finals sessions live on Friday and Saturday. Wednesday’s evening session, Thursday’s sessions along with the morning sessions on Friday and Saturday will be streamed live on NCAA.com and IndianaSportsCorp.org. Additionally, ESPNU will air a two-hour broadcast via tape delay at 7 p.m. Eastern time, Tuesday, March 28.

Live results for the championships will be available on IUHoosiers.com.

                                                 Hoosiers at the 2016 NCAA Championships

The Indiana Hoosiers will send a total of 12 swimmers and diver to Indianapolis this week for the NCAA Championships. Along with the individual events listed below, the Hoosiers will also swim in the 800 freestyle relay, the 400 medley relay and the 200 medley relay.

The Hoosiers have recorded some impressive times this season, earning five individual top-10 seeds at this year’s NCAA Championships. Leading the way for IU is the defending NCAA champion in the 100 and 200 breast, Lilly King, who is the No. 1 seed in both events again this season.

Gia Dalesandro is the No. 5 seed in the 100 fly and the No. 7 seed in the 200 fly, while Kennedy Goss is the No. 6 seed in the 200 backstroke. In addition, the Hoosiers are seeded No. 5 in the 400 medley relay.

Below is the list of the Hoosier student-athletes at the 2017 NCAA Championships and the individual events in which they are scheduled to participate.

Michal Bower – 1-Meter Dive, 3-Meter Dive
Gia Dalesandro – 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly
Kennedy Goss – 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 200 backstroke
Cassy Jernberg – 500 freestyle, 1,650 freestyle
Lilly King – 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 IM
Stephanie Marchuk – 500 freestyle, 1,650 freestyle
Jessica Parratto – 1-Meter Dive, 3-Meter Dive, Platform Dive
Bailey Pressey – 200 butterfly, 200 IM, 400 IM
Ali Rockett – 50 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke
Delaney Barnard – Relays Only
Maria Paula Heitmann – Relays Only
Holly Spears – Relays Only

                                                     Indiana at the 2016 NCAA Championships

The 2016 NCAA Championships were the most successful in the history of the IU women’s swimming and diving program, as the Hoosiers placed seventh with a total of 228 points. The seventh-place finish and 228 points are both the best for the team in NCAA Championship history. IU was also the top Big Ten finisher at the national championships for the second-straight year.

Lilly King won NCAA titles in both the 100 and 200 breast, becoming the first woman – and fourth swimmer Big Ten history – to win multiple national championships in one year. King is the first Hoosier – man or woman – to win multiple NCAA crowns in one year since Jim Montgomery in 1976. With her great performance, King was named CSCAA National Swimmer of the Year.

The top-10 finish was the seventh in program history and marked the first time the team posted consecutive top-10’s since IU placed 10th three-straight years from 2008-10. The team also garnered 27 All-America honors – the most for the program since 2004.

IU Places Second at 2017 Big Ten Championships
Indiana finished in second place at the 2017 Big Ten Championships with a total score of 1125 points, finishing behind Michigan. IU has placed first or second at the Big Ten Championships in each of the last nine years, winning the title three-straight times from 2009 to 2011. The Hoosiers have finished second the last six seasons.

At the league championships, IU won a total of nine medals – eight gold and one silver. Lilly King was named Swimmer of the Championships after winning three individual Big Ten titles, as well as a gold medal with the 400 medley relay and a silver medal with the 200 medley relay.

Gia Dalesandro dominated the butterfly events, winning both with NCAA A cuts. Her victory in the 200 fly was her fourth-straight, as she became just the 15th woman in Big Ten history to win an individual event four times and was the first Hoosier to accomplish the feat. Prior to Dalesandro, no other women’s swimmer in Big Ten history had ever won a 200 fly title more than two straight years.

Joining King and Dalesandro on the All-Big Ten First-Team were Kennedy Goss, Ali Rockett, Holly Spears and Jessica Parratto.

Over the course of the Big Ten Championships, the Hoosiers posted some impressive accolades. The Hoosiers broke four school records, four Big Ten records, six Big Ten meet records, six Boilermaker Aquatic Center pool records, one NCAA record and one American record. IU also amassed nine NCAA A cut times and had 42 personal-best swims.

Downton Tabby Tickets On Sale Now!

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TICKETS ON SALE AND DONATIONS BEING ACCEPTED NOW FOR VANDERBURGH HUMANE’S LARGEST FUNDRAISER

 The Vanderburgh Humane Society’s 22nd annual Going, Going, Gone to the Dogs! Benefit Dinner & Auction, sponsored by Pet Food Center and Jack Rogers Realty, will be held Saturday, April 29th, 2017 at the Holiday Inn Evansville Airport. This year’s theme is, “Downton Tabby!” The auction typically nets over $60,000 each year for the VHS, which serves the largest number of animals in the Tri-State each year.

The VHS, founded in 1957, is a tax exempt 501(c)(3) organization. The mission of the society is to eliminate pet overpopulation through Spay/Neuter, Adoption, and Humane Education. The VHS receives no tax-based funding and therefore must depend on the generosity of the corporate community and the public to continue the much needed services it offers. The 22nd annual GGGD Benefit Dinner & Auction is designed to be the largest single fundraising event for a humane society in Southern Indiana. The auction will feature a preview cocktail party, dinner, and both silent and live auctions. Higher valued items or packages with high interest will be featured in the live portion of this successful event.

Tickets are on sale now for this event. Individuals begin at $75 per plate, with benefactor tickets available at $125 and corporate tables of 10 available at $1250. Tickets will notbe sold at the door, so patrons should plan accordingly and make advance reservations.

VHS is also still accepting donations valued at $25+. Just about anything has a place at “Downton Tabby,” including baskets, gift cards & gift certificates, services, artwork, jewelry, vacation packages, sports memorabilia, antiques, and more. Donating to the Going, Going, Gone to the Dogs! is a great way to show philanthropy and advertise to almost 300 patrons in a single evening!

To purchase tickets, please visit www.vhslifesaver.org/auction. To donate auction items or for businesses who wish to sponsor the event or purchase a corporate table, email a.coburn@vhslifesaver.org or call (812) 426-2563 ext. 218!

USI, SWI-AHEC Partner With EVSC For Public Health Camp

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The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation’s Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center (SICTC), in collaboration with Southwest Indiana Area Health Education Center (SWI-AHEC), is hosting a one-week summer public health camp, Go Viral: Be a Disease Detective. The camp is for students currently in the seventh and eighth grades in Gibson, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties who are interested in exploring epidemiology and careers in public health. The camp will be held in the morning, June 5-9, 2017, at the SICTC, 1901 Lynch Road in Evansville.

Dr. Erin Reynolds, assistant professor of Health Services in the College of Nursing and Health Professions at the University of Southern Indiana, and Gwen Barnett, Health Science Education instructor at SICTC, will lead a variety of activities to teach students about epidemiology, food safety, global health, using a microscope and how to collect and analyze data during a simulated food poisoning outbreak.

Camper registration is now open. Cost is $20 (payable at time of camp). More details available online or at www.SICTC.com

For more information, contact Kerseclia Patterson, Academic Outreach Coordinator at Southwest Indiana AHEC, 812-228-5048, or email kpatterson@usi.edu.

Southwest Indiana AHEC began as a regional center in 2008, and it is hosted by the University of Southern Indiana in the College of Nursing and Health Professions. SWI-AHEC is part of a national network with a mission to improve health by leading the nation in the recruitment, training and retention of a diverse health workforce for underserved communities.

For more information about SWI-AHEC, contact:

ST PATRICKS DAY 2017

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Faculty Colloquia Continues with Art Professor

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The University of Southern Indiana College of Liberal Arts Faculty Colloquia will present Alisa Holen, assistant professor of art, at 3 p.m. Friday, March 17 in Kleymeyer Hall in the Liberal Arts Center.

Holen’s lecture will explore the handmade object. She will answer the question, why makers, including Holen, still have the desire and passion to make handmade objects, given the considerable time and effort involved. In addition, she will explore what ultimately gives these handmade objects their value, both intrinsic and extrinsic. Finally, why do people continue to desire handmade objects, even long after they have ceased to be necessary in our modern society?

Holen holds a bachelor’s degree in art from Augsburg College, and a Master of Fine Arts in ceramics, as well as in sculpture with a ceramics emphasis, from the University of Iowa. She is an active presenter in the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Conference. She is also involved in many local arts activities including founding Empty Bowls Evansville. For more information on Holen, visit http://alpottergirl.com

For more information about the colloquia, contact, Shannon Pritchard at snpritchar@usi.edu or 812-465-1023.

Notre Dame, McKinney Up, Maurer Down In US News Rankings

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Notre Dame, McKinney Up, Maurer Down In US News Rankings

Marilyn Odendahl for www.theindianalawyer.com

Although deans consistently disparage the annual rankings, the U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best Law Schools may have given Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law reason to cheer.

The Indianapolis institution jumped to 88th place, up from 100th place on 2017 list and 102nd place in 2016. It tied with Brooklyn Law School, St. Louis University and University of South Carolina in the annual rankings released Tuesday.

U.S. News examined all 197 law schools fully accredited by the American Bar Association. The rankings are based on 12 factors including median LSAT and GRE scores, employment rate, bar passage rate and assessment scores from lawyers and judges.

University of Notre Dame Law School also took a step up to the 20thslot after placing 22nd the previous two years. The South Bend school was tied with the University of Iowa.

Indiana University Maurer School of Law stayed on the roller coaster. In the current list, it slid to the 30th place, tying with George Washington University, Ohio State University, University of Georgia, University of Washington and University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Bloomington school sank to 34th place in 2016 then leaped to the 25thslot in the 2017 rankings.

Valparaiso University School of Law remained in the “Ranking Not Published” category. Indiana Tech Law School, which has provisional accreditation but has announced plans to close in June, was not included in the rankings.

The top three spots on the list were occupied by Yale University, Stanford University and Harvard University, respectively.

Within the specialty rankings, IU McKinney and IU Maurer had strong showings.

IU McKinney’s health law program placed 12th and its legal writing curriculum was 15th. IU Maurer’s tax law program was ranked 23rd, international and environmental law was 25th and intellectual property law was 27th.

The U.S. News rankings also looked at the cost of attending each accredited law school and graduate indebtedness.

IU McKinney, with an enrollment of 816 (519 full-time students and 297 part-time students), charges in-state full-time students $26,379 annually in tuition and fees. Among its 2016 graduates, 91 percent of the class had debt and the average amount owed was $105,065.

IU Maurer has an enrollment of 525 and sets tuition and fees for in-state full-time students at $32,551 annually. A total of 74 percent of the 2016 graduates had debt with the average indebtedness being $99,895.

Notre Dame has a total of 599 students and costs $54,297 each year in tuition and fees. The average amount of debt for the 2016 graduates was $123,924 with 75 percent of the class leaving school with debt.

Valparaiso Law School has 185 students and charges $40,372 each year in tuition and fees. Of the 2016 graduating class, 95 percent had debt and the average indebtedness was $136,765.

Eagles travel to Quincy for non-conference series

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The University of Southern Indiana baseball team hits the road for a three-game series at Quincy University March 17-19 in Quincy, Illinois, this week. The start times for the three-game set are 3 p.m. Friday and noon for the Saturday and Sunday contests. Coverage of the Screaming Eagles in 2017 can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.

The next USI home game is slated for March 22 when the Eagles host the University of Missouri-St. Louis for a 6 p.m. game at the USI Baseball Field.

SCREAMING EAGLES BASEBALL NOTES:

USI struggles through 1-3 week. The Screaming Eagles (4-8) struggled through a 1-3 week, dropping a neutral site game with Young Harris College and two of three home games versus Drury University.  Junior leftfielder Drake McNamara was USI’s top hitter last week, batting .429 (6-14) with four runs scored, five RBIs, two doubles, and a pair of home runs, while junior utility player Nick Gobert followed by batting .400 with two runs scored, a double, and three RBIs.

Season hitting leaders. Junior utility player Nathan Kuester leads the Eagles in hitting with a .367 batting average and two home runs. He also is second on the team with 10 RBIs behind junior second baseman Joe Redburn‘s team-best 11 runs driven in.

Season pitching leaders. Sophomore right-hander Austin Krizan leads the USI hurlers with a 2.03 ERA in five games out of the bullpen. Junior starting right-hander Kyle Griffin has recorded a team best 22 strike outs in 17 innings of work, while four different pitchers have one of the Eagles’ victories this spring.

Archuleta at USI. USI Head Coach Tracy Archuleta is USI’s all-time winningest coach with a record of 382-200 (.656) in nine-plus seasons and is 530-324 (.621) in 14-plus seasons all-time as a head coach. He has been named the ABCA Division II Coach of the Year twice (2010 and 2014) after leading the Screaming Eagles to a pair of national championships and the ABCA Division II Midwest Region Coach of the Year after leading USI to the regional crown in 2016. Archuleta also has earned a pair of GLVC Coach of the Year awards (2011 and 2014) at USI.

USI vs. Quincy. USI trails in the all-time series with Quincy, 39-34, after going 1-3 versus the Hawks in 2016. The Eagles started 2016 with three-straight defeats at the hands of the Hawks (7-4, 8-4 in the regular season; 12-4 GLVC Tournament) before posting a victory in the NCAA II Midwest Regional semifinals (9-5). USI holds a one game lead in the series since 2007, 12-11.

USI vs. UMSL. The Eagles hold a 50-42 lead in the all-time series with the Tritons of UMSL after the programs split a pair of regular season games last year (UMLS 8-1; USI 10-1). USI also holds a 15-7 lead in the all-time series since 2007.

 

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