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SEPTEMBER 11 “READERS FORUM”

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THIS IS WHATS ON OUR MIND TODAY! 

WE HAVE BEEN SITTING BACK LISTENING AND WATCHING THE NEGATIVE AND INSULTING COMMENTS MADE BY DONALD TRUMP AND HILLARY CLINTON TOWARDS EACH OTHER FOR MANY MONTHS AND MUST SAY THAT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!  WE FEEL IT’S TIME FOR THEM TO BEGIN HONEST AND OPEN DIALOGUE CONCERNING THE REAL ISSUES FACING AMERICA.

POSTED BELOW IS A COMMENT REPORTED BY THE WASHINGTON POST BY HILLARY CLINTON AT A POLITICAL FUNDRAISER YESTERDAY.   IF YOU HAVE A SIMILAR POST MADE BY DONALD TRUMP TOWARD HILLARY CLINTON PLEASE FEEL FREE TO POST THEM.  WE PREDICT ONCE THIS PROCESS IS COMPLETE YOU WILL AGREE WITH US THAT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

POSTED BELOW IS A COMMENT REPORTED BY THE WASHINGTON POST BY HILLARY CLINTON AT A POLITICAL FUNDRAISER YESTERDAY.  

According to the Washington Post Hillary Clinton: said  “Half of Trump supporters fit in ‘what I call the basket of deplorable.'”  “To just be grossly generalist, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the ‘basket of deplorable,'”   Hillary Clinton said at this New York fundraiser on Sept. 9. : “They’re racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic, you name it.”  “And unfortunately, there are people like that, and he has lifted them up.”   She also added “Now, some of those folks—they are irredeemable, but thankfully they are not America.”

Clinton made these remarks the to applause and laughter from supporters at an “LGBT for Hillary” fundraiser Friday night in New York that also featured a performance by Barbra Streisand.

EDITOR FOOTNOTE:  In Tomorrows “READERS FORUM” we are going to ask what issues should the candidates for president be debating!

“IS IT TRUE” will be posted on this coming Wednesday.

Todays READERS POLL question is: WHO WOULD YOU VOTE FOR IF THE ELECTION WAS HELD TODAY FOR DISTRICT #1 VANDERBURGH COUNTY COMMISSIONER?

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TRUMP OR HILLARY OR ?

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TRUMP OR HILLARY OR ?

Making Sense by Michael Reagan

It’s after Labor Day.

Now the presidential election is getting serious.

Now is when what the candidates say and do really counts. And now, incredibly, an already depressing campaign is getting worse every day.

No matter who wins in November, we’re going to end up with a president that half the country hates and the other half didn’t really want to win.

We have Hillary the Crooked still trying to lie her way out of her email crimes like a cheap lawyer.

We have Trump the Unqualified still talking in gibberish about grabbing Iraq’s oil, claiming he knows more about ISIS than the generals and trading air-kisses with Vladimir Putin.

Thursday morning we even had Johnson the Pot Head flying his Libertarian Party’s campaign plane into a cliff on “Morning Joe” with his already famous “What is Aleppo?” response.

So who’s left to vote for — Jill Stein, the mad doctor of the Green Party?

It’s sad to say, but Trump, for all his many, many flaws, is still our best choice in an election year that has produced the worst slate of candidates in recent history.

For both The Donald and The Hillary, one of whom will be the next president, this election is no longer about gaining voters for their candidacy. It’s all about suppressing the other guy’s voters.

Whoever can get the other guy’s supporters to stay home on Election Day wins.

If Trump is going to win in the end, it might have less to do with what he says or does than what Citizens United and Judicial Watch do.

The two conservative groups, which have used lawsuits and Freedom of Information requests to get the state department to release Clinton’s emails, have caused Hillary much more trouble than Trump or the mainstream media.

There will be more emails coming because of Citizens United and Judicial Watch, plus whatever October surprises WikiLeaks and Julian Assange have coming.

You have to applaud both groups for what they are doing. They are the greatest assets Trump has.

Every time they force an email dump the media are forced to report on it and more Americans hear about Hillary’s sloppy email habits and how crooked she is.

The email dumps might very well suppress the voting for Hillary, which, let’s face it, is the only way Trump can win.

If you’re looking for a good reason to vote for Trump, here’s one — unlike Barack Obama, who dislikes America and blames it for every ill known to mankind, Trump loves America.

Here’s another: Unlike Hillary, Trump is not a lifelong liar.

And here’s a third: We know what we’ll get with President Hillary —- four more years of sleazy Clinton Family values, four more years of Obama progressivism and two generations of liberal Supreme Court decisions.

With President Trump —- who has no ideology but narcissism —- at least there’s the hope that he’ll convert to a conservative and hire people who’ll reverse, repeal and repair the damage done by eight years of Obama.

Never Forget

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Dear Friend,

Sunday marks the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that claimed nearly 3,000 lives.

Among those who died were brave first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice helping fellow Americans. Let’s remember the role they played on Sept. 11, 2001, and continue honoring those who dedicate themselves to protecting us.

As a way to pay tribute to all the victims of the attacks, consider donating blood during National Blood Donation Week. Click here to learn how to save a life.

Please take a moment to reflect on what was lost that September morning 15 years ago.

We will never forget the courage shown on 9/11 and how our country stood up against the face of evil.

May God continue to bless America,

State Rep. Wendy McNamara

State Government Monthly Revenue Report

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State Government Monthly Revenue Report

The monthly revenue report for August, along with commentary from State Budget Director Brian Bailey, has been posted on the State Budget Agency webpage. The report and commentary can be found here: http://in.gov/sba/2696.htm. Charts visualizing revenue data are located on the Management and Performance Hub under the State Tax Revenue section: http://www.in.gov/mph/staterevenue.html.

Results

  • General Fund revenues for August totaled $1,086.6 million, which is $25.7 million (2.3%) below estimate based on the December 17, 2015 Forecast but $7.5 million (0.7%) above revenue in August 2015.
  • Sales tax collections totaled $620.2 million for August, which is $20.6 million (3.2%) below the monthly estimate but $9.1 million (1.5%) above revenue in August 2015.
  • Individual income tax collections totaled $415.4 million for August, which is $0.6 million (0.1%) below the monthly estimate but $6.0 million (1.5%) above revenue in August 2015.
  • Corporate tax collections totaled $1.8 million for August, which is $0.5 million (41.3%) above the monthly estimate but $3.9 million (68.1%) below revenue in August 2015.
  • Riverboat wagering collections totaled $6.6 million for August, which is $6.0 million (47.6%) below the monthly estimate and $4.6 million (40.9%) below revenue in August 2015.
  • Racino wagering collections totaled $8.4 million for August, which is $1.0 million (13.3%) above the monthly estimate and $1.0 million (13.4%) above revenue in August 2015.

Commentary

Year-to-date General Fund collections total $2,152.1 million, which is $33.0 million (1.5%) below the December 2015 revenue forecast but $31.3 million (1.5%) above the prior fiscal year.

 

Seymour Lawyer Faces Felony Count, Disciplinary Case

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Seymour Lawyer Faces Felony Count, Disciplinary Case

Dave Stafford for www.theindianalawyer.com

A Seymour lawyer who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease faces a felony charge and a disciplinary complaint seeking his emergency suspension from the practice of law.

Stephen S. Pierson, 69, was charged in July with a single count of Level 6 felony aiding, inducing or causing welfare fraud. A Family and Social Services Administration investigation determined that Pierson had paid an office assistant in cash so that she could receive food stamps and Medicaid benefits for herself and/or her children. The worker, Teresa Cantu, also is charged with Level 6 felony welfare fraud and Level 6 felony perjury, according to Jackson County court records.

The charges allege the amount of the fraudulent benefits is $6,526.47. An FSSA investigator said witnesses said Pierson was paying Cantu at least $500 a week in cash that she failed to report in applying for benefits.

Last month, the Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission issued a petition for an emergency interim suspension of Pierson’s license, recommended based on a vote of three-quarters of the commission members, in part due to the criminal charges.

Additionally, the commission had been investigating grievances about Pierson for more than a year before filing a complaint. The commission’s complaint says Jackson Superior Judge Bruce MacTavish in June 2015 informed the commission that Pierson’s condition had left him impaired “to the extent that he cannot adequately represent his clients.”

Former employees in Pierson’s firm and those who shared space in the office allege that Pierson represented them in personal injury actions and failed to fully remit settlement proceeds. They also allege that Pierson distributed assets from an estate without authority from the court, and that Cantu, who is not a lawyer, decides which cases to take, sets fees, prepares pleadings without supervision, and receives or splits fees from personal injury cases.

Pierson denies the allegations or the commission’s characterization of witnesses’ allegations in a reply filed by his attorney, Don Lundberg. He moved that the petition be dismissed or a hearing ordered in a petition that characterized at least one witness as “a disgruntled former employee.”

He noted MacTavish’s letter from June 2015 wasn’t furnished to the Supreme Court until Aug. 10, and the accusations against Pierson are “based on at least two and probably three levels of hearsay – the Executive Secretary’s, unknown members of his staff, and various individuals who purportedly made statements to unidentified members of the Commission staff.”

Lundberg wrote that Pierson “cannot reasonably be expected to answer vague, second-hand hearsay allegations.”

The commission noted Pierson’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis and said he asserted that his “symptoms have improved due to experimental medication he has received. The respondent’s statement is misleading, however, since he is part of a blind study in which some participants received actual medicine and some receive placebos. The respondent has no actual knowledge which group he is in.”

Pierson in his reply “denies the commission’s mischaracterizations of his representations about the improvements he has experienced and that have been documented in the study.” Another filing argues, “What is misleading is the Commission’s attempt to characterize as misleading (Pierson’s) factually true statement that his symptoms have improved during the drug study.”

Chief Justice Loretta Rush Wednesday appointed Robert C. Reiling as a hearing officer in the matter.

UE to Offer Review Course for Fundamentals of Engineering Exam

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UE to Offer Review Course for Fundamentals of Engineering Exam

The University of Evansville College of Engineering and Computer Science has announced dates for the annual review and preparation course for those planning to take the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam.

Classes will be Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Koch Center for Engineering and Science on the UE campus. Classes are divided into relevance per discipline. Fees are adjusted accordingly.

  • Civil engineering candidates attend from October 6-February 2.
  • Candidates in mechanical engineering and other disciplines candidates attend from October 6-December 1.
  • Electrical and computer engineering candidates attend November 3-December 1.

Registration forms and payment must be returned by 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 4.

On campus registrations should be returned to Room 250 in the Koch Center for Engineering and Science.

Community members may obtain registration information by contacting Kimberly Higgins via e-mail at kh209@evansville.edu or phone at 812-488-2651. Early registration is encouraged as space is limited.

Hot Jobs in Evansville

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Governor Mike Pence Declares September 11-17, 2016 Rail Safety Week

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Governor Mike Pence has declared September 11-17, 2016 as Indiana Rail Safety Week.  Indiana Operation Lifesaver along with Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin Operation Lifesaver Programs are partnering together for the first Midwest Rail Safety Week. Our hope is to increase public awareness by working together on a multi-state rail safety week. Indiana State Police, Indiana Department of Transportation, local law enforcement and railroad companies have partnered together to raise public awareness about the dangers of disregarding railroad crossings laws and trespassing on railroad property.

“Train versus car collisions are completely preventable,” states Jessica Feder, Executive Director of Indiana Operation Lifesaver.  “Indiana law enforcement agencies and railroad special agents will be out monitoring railroad crossings and checking for trespassers during rail safety week. We want the public to know how important it is to pay attention at railroad crossings and that trespassing on railroad tracks and property is dangerous and illegal.”

Indiana Operation Lifesaver has scheduled numerous enforcement blitzes throughout Indiana involving law enforcement agencies. There will also be PSA’s throughout the state, safety information distributed at college campuses, booths at statewide festivals and events, social media blitzes, collision investigation training, messages on the INDOT dynamic highway signs and media coverage of events. Indiana Operation Lifesaver is taking a proactive lead in the elimination of trespassing and pedestrian fatalities at railroad crossings.

In 2015, there were 118 railroad crossing collisions resulting in 39 people injured and 12 fatalities in the state of Indiana. Indiana is currently ranked 4th nationally for railroad crossing collisions. The Hoosier State had 13 trespasser deaths last year as well as 14 injuries.

“We are constantly striving to improve our statistics with both crossing collisions and trespasser incidents,” said Feder. “We encourage everyone to take these warning devices seriously and pay attention at all railroad crossings. It’s the law and it could save your life!”

Indiana Operation Lifesaver is a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating collisions, deaths and injuries at highway-rail grade intersections and on railroad rights-of-way through public education, engineering and enforcement.  To learn more about Indiana Operation Lifesaver, please visit us online at www.oli.org or call (812) 528-4327.

This release has been sent at the request of Jessica Feder, Executive Director for Indiana Operation Lifesaver.

Men’s golf to open season at Murray State Invitational

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Three rounds to be played in event

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A trip south to Murray, Ky. will officially open the 2016-17 season for the University of Evansville men’s golf team.  The Murray State Invitational will take place at Miller Memorial Golf Course.

Play begins with two rounds on Monday with an 8:15 a.m. shotgun start.  Tuesday’s final round commences with an 8:45 a.m. shotgun start.  Par for the tournament will be a 71 with the yardage checking in at 6,601.

Set to play in the tournament are: Bethel (TN), Evansville, Green Bay, Missouri Baptist, Murray State, Southern Illinois, Southern Indiana and UT Martin.

With the departures of senior Will Knights and Rick Voyvodic from last season, Tyler Gray is the top returning player.  Last year, he had a stellar season, posting a 74.54 stroke average.  He picked up a season-best tie for 6th place at the Don Benbow Invitational in Florida.

Gray capped off the season at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship, tying for 9th place out of the 50 golfers.

 

CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE

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Watch live and archived meetings at www.evansville.in/accessevc September 12, 2016

FINANCE COMMITTEE:

Re: Date: Time: Notify:

Ordinance F-2016-27 September 26, 2016 5:00 p.m.

Russ Lloyd

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE:

Re: Date: Time: Notify:

Ordinance G-2016-25 September 12, 2016 5:25 p.m.
Marco DeLucio

CHAIRMAN DAN MCGINN

Appropriating Monies for the Purpose of Defraying the Expenditures of Departments of the City Government for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2017

CHAIRMAN JONATHAN WEAVER

Amending Section 8.05.050 (Container Regulations) of the Code of Ordinances

September 26, 2016

FINANCE COMMITTEE:

Re: Date: Time: Notify:

Re: Date: Time: Notify:

Re: Date: Time: Notify:

Re: Date: Time: Notify:

Re: Date: Time: Notify:

Re: Date: Time: Notify:

Re: Date: Time: Notify:

Ordinance F-2016-27 September 26, 2016 5:00 p.m.

Russ Lloyd

Ordinance F-2016-28 September 26, 2016 5:00 p.m.

Russ Lloyd

Ordinance F-2016-26 Amended September 26, 2016
5:05 p.m.

Russ Lloyd

Ordinance G-2016-26 September 26, 2016 5:10 p.m.

Russ Lloyd

Ordinance F-2016-29 September 26, 2016 5:15 p.m.

Russ Lloyd

Ordinance F-2016-25 September 26, 2016 5:20 p.m.

Russ Lloyd

Ordinance F-2016-24 September 26, 2016 5:25 p.m.

Russ Lloyd

CHAIRMAN DAN MCGINN

Appropriating Monies for the Purpose of Defraying the Expenditures of Departments of the City Government for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2017

Appropriating Monies for the Purpose of Defraying the Expenditures of Evansville-Vanderburgh Levee Authority District for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2017

Fixing the Salaries of Elected Officials for the City of Evansville, Indiana for the Year 2017

Fixing the Salaries of Every Appointive Officer, Employee, Deputy, Assistant, Departmental and Institutional Head of the City of Evansville and the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Levee Authority for the Year 2017 and Establishing Salary Administration Procedures

Approving and Adopting the 2017 Budget for the Port Authority of Evansville

Authorizing Transfers of Appropriations, Additional Appropriations and Repeal and Re-Appropriation of Funds for Various City Funds

An Ordinance Authorizing Re-Appropriations of Funds within Various Accounts (DMD)

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