IS IT TRUE another bar has applied for a permit on West Franklin Street that has turned into the de facto entertainment district in the City of Evansville?…that if having multiple bars and restaurants all within walking distance of each other is the criteria to define an entertainment district then West Franklin has a 30 year lead,on downtown Evansville?…the issue with the new bar is that the ownership is running into obstructions?…it is widely alleged and has been reported that the obstructions with getting plans and permits approved is rooted in a competitor who would prefer not to have to deal with another bar on West Franklin?…we are sure that things will eventually work out for yet another bar on West Franklin but are disappointed at someone trying to appeal to the “good old boy” network to oppress competition?

IS IT TRUE President Donald Trump is expected to start off with a series of executive, actions with respect to eliminating executive actions of his predecessor Barack Obama?…it will be interesting to see if President Trump will learn to choose his battles and ignore nitwittery like attendance comparisons with past inaugurations?…President Obama set the record for a century with the estimated 1.8 Million people who saw him sworn in for the first time?…in the big picture of running the country it really doesn’t matter and we hope that President Trump will stop getting adversarial with a press that isn’t about to start liking him?

IS IT TRUE the singer/actor Madonna who once insulted the City of Evansville as looking like a communist run city when she was here filming “A League of Their Own” in the late 90s, has shown her backside one time too many?…Madonna went on a rant at the women’s march where she uttered the words “Blow up the White House” when discussing the newly installed President of the United States?…we expect the material girl will be receiving a visit from some big guys in a black SUV for her indiscretion?…she deserves it for allowing herself to blurt out such an idiotic statement?…she along with fellow entertainer Ashley Judd reinforced the belief that singers and actors do not have sufficient self control to be taken seriously?…we expect Ms. Judd will hear the BOOOOO BIRDS of Rupp Arena someday for her profanity laced rant?

IS IT TRUE on the bright side of the women’s march, a reported 3-4 Million American women peacefully exerted their right to free speech and assembly?…we should all be proud of the women who assembled to make their hopes and demands for the future known?…with very few exceptions the women’s march was a model for future protests?…we thank and congratulate all who participated?

IS IT TRUE medical marijuana is beginning to attract some support in the State of Indiana from some unexpected places?…even local Republican Senator Jim Tomes is seeing the light when it comes to marijuana extracts for use with some diseases?..this is an encouraging situation for patients who can benefit from the effects of the plant?…the biggest problem drugs in Indiana have long been legal ones like Oxycodone and other painkillers that have a distribution system that starts with a prescription and ends at a pharmacy?…the recent crackdown on these legal drugs has driven addicts to the streets where they have rediscovered heroin?…marijuana is now legalized at the state level for roughly half of all Americans?…in those places it doesn’t seem to be transforming nice places into drug dens?…the reality is quite to the contrary as taxes have increased and the populations are growing?

FOOTNOTE: Todays “Readers Poll” question is:  Do you feel that the Zoning Appeals Board should approve another bar in the entertainment district on West Franklin street?