IS IT TRUE it looks like the Evansville Thunderbolt marketing campaign designed to attract big crowds has seemly fallen short of its goal?  …we have been told that around seven 7 Corporate Sky boxes haven’t been sold so far? …if this information is correct it will deprives the Thunderbolts from much needed income because these boxes are big ticket items?

IS IT TRUE  we hear that the “NO FIGHTING” policy among players announced by the Thunderbolt management is proving to be a negative for the fans?

IS IT TRUE “it looks like it might be time for the Evansville Thunderbolt management to share some of his marketing responsibilities with the extremely talented and qualified staff at VENUWORKS”?

IS IT TRUE that a member of the City County Observer staff has received insulting and threatening late night (between 2:00 and 2:30 AM} phone calls and anonymous letters?   …the CCO web site has also experienced some unexplainable problems caused from outside sources?  …the CCO management are planning to schedule a meeting with law enforcement officials in order that they can identify who are the individuals harassing their staff member and messing with their site so they can file formal charges against them?

IS IT TRUE we are hearing that District #1 County Commission race is turning out to be an interesting race to watch?  … we are told if conservative Sean Selby supporters turned out on election day then he would pull the biggest political upset since John Hostettler congressional win years ago?  …if Mr. Shoulders can muster voter from both side of the political aisle then he should prevail?

IS IT TRUE we are hearing that the winner of the race between Deputy County Coroner Steve Lockyear and Brian Claspell could be announced early on election night?  …we are told that the night belong to Mr. Lockyear’s?

IS IT TRUE that the race between County Commissioner Steve Melcher and challenger Cheryl Musgrave is turning out to be a real knockdown and drag out political barn burner?  …both candidates have waged an aggressive campaign?

IS IT TRUE the race between Johnny Kincaid and Ryan Hatfield is turning out to be an extremely positive campaign between two well qualified candidates?

IS IT TRUE it looks like State Representative Holly Sullivan will be re-elected by a large margin?

IS IT TRUE the race between Debbie Stucki and Shannon Edwards will be decided by Civic Center employees because they know them best?

IS IT TRUE  we are hearing that the race between Carla Haydan and Zachary Heronemus for County Clerk is to close to call?  …both candidates conducted themselves is a positive manner?

IS IT TRUE the race for the three slots on the Vanderburgh County Council will prove to be extremely interesting? …don’t be surprised if least one of the three incumbent members of the current County Council will be replaced by a challenger?

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Lieutenant Jim Martin and Corrections Officer Nancy Angermeier were retired. Lieutenant Matt Schnell and Sergeants Mike Bishop and Derek Lappe were promoted. Deputies Brent Persinger and Skye Terhune completed their probationary periods. And Lucas Ray and Josh Heilser were sworn in as the newest deputies on the force.

LAWS AND EFFECT

by Andrew Horning

Ignoring for the moment that most of our laws are themselves illegal, corrupt, and promote corruption, there are two important aspects of human laws that we should NOT ignore:

1.       They’re not like laws of physics. They don’t actually work. For example, murder and theft are illegal, but murder and theft still happen. Some laws actually harm what they try to help – for example, “Cash for Clunkers” and Obamacare.

2.       Our laws have dramatic side effects; notably on that deadly abstraction we call “government.”

Number 1 should be obvious enough that we only need reminding from time to time.

But #2 demands some discussion.

What force does it take to enforce a law? Does it prompt more spying, more SWAT teams, more military hardware? Will there be new taxes? Will the new power added to government be for sale to the highest bidder? (hint: yes)

And will the law, like so many others, be much worse than the “problem” lawmakers meant to fix?

Let’s be serious, and put aside the emotional, political, partisan arguments that always attend everything in politics, and ask ourselves both what government can do, and what it should never do.

1.       The clumsy force we call “government” can temporarily suppress, discourage, punish and/or lock up problems; government can’t really fix anything. Humans still suffer fraud, theft, coercion and murder; and government still institute slavery, genocide and war. We can only suppress these sadly-human things to a degree and for a time with concentration and diligence. For example, human trafficking has actually risen in recent decades in the USA since we’ve asked government to do so many other things. To concentrate on what’s important and doable, we should enforce laws against fraud, theft, rape, murder; and see how our resources hold up with that.

2.       We should never think that what’s wrong for an individual is right for politicians. The “it takes a thief to catch a thief” morality, or “make my day” cops, may make for good movies. But it’s very bad, destructive reality. Giving armed highway robbery a name like “civil asset forfeiture” doesn’t make it right.

There is no such thing as “settled law.” Politicians violate their own rules every day. So it’s time to eliminate the laws that are too numerous to know, too corrupt and complex to understand, and too unjust, corrupt and destructive to enforce, so we can actually enforce the few that do make sense…like constitutions, for starters.

I know the preceding must sound strange to modern ears. But it’s called “prioritizing,” and it’s actually a very good thing to do.

(Evansville, IN) – St. Mary’s Health welcomes Dr. Andrew Riggs, Pediatric Endocrinologist. Dr. Riggs is the Medical Director of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes at St.Vincent’s Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital, Indianapolis. He is providing services at the St. Mary’s Center for Children Subspecialty Clinic. He will see patients in Evansville on select days each month. We are proud to welcome him to our team and offer the ability to provide services locally.

Dr. Riggs is a graduate of Indiana University School of Medicine and completed his pediatric residency at the University of Minnesota and his fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at Washington University in St. Louis and St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

He is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology and has a specific interest in diabetes. He has authored numerous professional articles on diabetes in children. Dr. Riggs is also very active in the diabetes community in central Indiana and is the Medical Director of the Diabetes Youth Foundation of Indiana.