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11th Annual Evansville Otters Game to Benefit Jacob’s Village

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Evansville Otters first exhibition game on May 6th to benefit Jacob’s Village.

As part of this year’s benefit, Jacob’s Village and the Otters are proud to once again host an exciting “Diamond Dash”, a promotion sponsored by Tracy Zeller Jewelry in honor of Mother’s Day.  The Diamond Dash will give every woman over the age of 18 a chance to go onto the field following the 7th inning to “dash” for a $1,000 Tracy Zeller Jewelry Shopping Spree.  For the men attending, the partnership is also introducing a Men’s Yeti Cooler Dash this year. The Yeti Cooler Dash will give every man over the age of 18 a chance to go onto the field following the 7th inning to “dash” for a $400 Yeti Cooler.  The benefit game, now in its 11th year, represents a long-standing partnership between Jacob’s Village and the Otters.  The game has been a great way for the community to come out and support people with disabilities.

Tickets for this year’s game may be purchased at all G.D. Ritzy’s locations, Bosse Field, and Jacob’s Village.

The mission of Jacob’s Village is to develop a safe, walkable neighborhood community where people with disabilities and older adults can find meaningful relationships, housing that is affordable and accessible, and activities that encourage active minds and bodies.  For more information, visit their website at www.jacobsvillage.org.

The Otters open the 2016 season at home against the Schaumburg Boomers on Friday, May 13, at 6:35 p.m. Tickets are on sale now by calling (812) 435-8686.

UE men’s basketball to open 2016-17 season at Louisville

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Aces have solid base to non-conference schedule

A road contest at national powerhouse Louisville will mark the season opener for the University of Evansville men’s basketball team as the program is formulating its non-conference slate for the 2016-17 season.

Louisville, who went 23-8 last season and finished 16th in the NCAA RPI, will be the first contest for the Purple Aces on November 11.  It will mark the first time the Aces and Cardinals have met on the hardwood since December 2, 1957, a game that saw the Aces take a 92-90 decision in Evansville.

The non-conference home slate is also shaping up to be a memorable one.  Teams set to make the trip to the Ford Center in November and December include: Murray State, Boise State, Bowling Green and Norfolk State.

“Our staff has worked very hard to add some great games to our schedule next year.  Louisville is always a great team and will be a good road test for our team,” Aces head coach Marty Simmons said.  “Having home non-conference games that include Murray State, Boise State, Bowling Green and Norfolk State will be some great games that will get our fans excited for the season.”

Murray State comes to the Ford Center on Saturday, Nov. 19.  The afternoon game begins a huge day of basketball action that will see USI host three games of the Hall of Fame Classic later in the day.  The MVC/Mountain West Challenge makes its way back to Evansville on Dec. 3 as the Aces welcome Boise State.  UE opened the renewed series in 2015-16 with a bigtime 85-77 win at Fresno State.  The Broncos were 20-12 last year.

Evansville is set to take on Bowling Green in a Dec. 6 home game.  The Aces and Falcons have not met since 2001.  Another home game set for later in December will be Norfolk State.  The Spartans are a strong team out of the MEAC who have finished at .500 or above in each of the last five seasons while making the postseason in each of those years.

“We are really excited about how our schedule is shaping up for next season,” Director of Athletics Mark Spencer said.  “Our coaching staff and administration have been working together to develop a non-conference schedule with a regional and national focus.  We will continue to add to our schedule in the coming weeks and we hope to announce some exciting opponents in the near future.”

During Thanksgiving weekend, UE will be playing their in-season tournament in Nashville, making for a convenient holiday trip for Aces fans.  The second “Challenge in Music City” will feature three games against mid-major opponents at Nashville Municipal Auditorium.

New season ticket deposits will be accepted beginning on June 6 while renewals for existing season ticket holders will be sent out on June 13.  On Sept. 1, season tickets go on sale to the general public w

Record turnout on hand for Lunch with the Aces

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On-campus event draws record support

  A record crowd of over 400 was in attendance as the University of Evansville Athletics Department held its annual Lunch with the Aces on Friday afternoon at the Carson Center.

For the first time, the event was held on the UE campus.  Purple Aces fans and supporters had the opportunity to mingle with staff members, coaches and student-athletes at the event.  Emceed by Don Apple, the program featured a video tribute to the athletic success over the last year and a speech from former men’s basketball player Colt Ryan.

“I want to thank everyone for the overwhelming support of our Lunch with the Aces event,” Director of Athletics Mark Spencer said.  “It was great to be able to bring so many of our supporters back to campus.  Our thanks also go out to Don Apple and Colt Ryan for speaking at the program.”

Apple, who is the president of the Purple Aces Club, opened the event with a welcome to the crowd.  The recipient of this year’s prestigious Heart of UE Award addressed the crowd before handing the mic over to Ryan.  The #2 scorer in program history with 2,279 career points was excited to be back at his alma mater and enjoyed the opportunity to reconnect with many of his fans.

“It is an honor to be back at the University of Evansville and to have the opportunity to speak at this event,” Ryan said.  “The opportunities that UE has given me in my life are priceless.  It is great to be back on campus and have the opportunity to support the program.”

The event would not have been possible if not for the support of the corporate sponsors.  The department wishes to thank T.R.U. Event Rental, Marx Barbecue and Catering, Skanska, Ford Center, Master Tire, Brackett Heating & Air, Lumaworx, German American Bank, Gibco Motor Express, Payne Wealth Partners, Old National Bank and Lochmueller Group.

PAUL RYAN’S 20-20 VISION

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Making Sense by Michael Reagan

Paul Ryan can see the future.

He can see that Hillary is going to be the next president.

He can see the Republican Party train wreck strewn across the tracks this fall.

Ryan’s not playing coy or hard to get when he insists he isn’t running for president and doesn’t want to be drafted by the GOP.

He’s not running — not this year.

He’s seen too much bad stuff happen to Republicans already.

He’s seen the party’s leading nominee calling for the deportation of 11.5 illegal immigrants, which is impossible.

He’s seen a frontrunner saying he’d stop Muslims from coming into the U.S., which is impossible.

He’s seen a candidate who mistreats and insults women.

He’s seen a guy, a fake Republican from New York City, who thinks he’s got a right to get the nomination at the convention even if, according to the party’s rules, he doesn’t earn enough delegates to win it.

Now Ryan can see two scenarios, both of which are going to be disasters for the present and future of the Republican Party.

Trump wins. Hillary wins.

Trump loses. Hillary wins.

If Trump gets his 1,237 delegates and becomes the nominee without a contested convention, he and the GOP will get crushed by Hillary this November.

Congress could fall into the hands of the Democrats and Clinton Family Values will be restored to the White House they trashed for eight years.

If Trump loses in Cleveland because he didn’t win enough delegates, or because the GOP establishment played by the rules and the author of “The Art of the Deal” didn’t know how to, he and his followers will work overtime to sabotage the Republican Party’s chances.

Either way, Trump will make sure Hillary wins in November, and both the GOP and the country will lose.

The Party of Lincoln and Reagan, whether it nominates Trump or Cruz or someone else, is headed for disaster this fall. It’s going to get almost no votes from women, Latinos or blacks.

Ryan can already see — and hear and feel — the Great Republican Train Wreck of 2016 coming around the bend.

He is no dummy. He has no intention of becoming the engineer of his party’s inevitable self-derailment.

Four years from now, after Hillary is done with us, Ryan wants to become the superhero who puts the GOP train back on its tracks, resets its guidance system to a conservative destination and steers Republicans back into power.

Maybe he’ll do that while serving as Speaker of the House — if he still has that position after November.

Maybe he’ll go home to Wisconsin and try to fix Washington from the outside, not the inside.

Whatever he does, he’s seen how this election is going to end and he’s already started running for 2020.

Justices: Custody Petition Permitted During CHINS Case

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Justices: Custody Petition Permitted During CHINS Case 

by Scott Roberts of the Indian Lawyer Daily

The Indiana Supreme Court reversed a trial court, ruling an aunt and uncle could bring a custody action despite a child in need of services case that was pending for the child in Posey Circuit Court.

A mother admitted her daughter was a CHINS, and began receiving services. The child was staying with relatives when the child’s paternal aunt and uncle filed an emergency petition for custody in the same court where the CHINS case was pending. Since then, the child was placed in foster care because the mother was arrested. The child had previously been removed from aunt and uncle’s care when aunt tested positive for methamphetamine.

A hearing was held, and the trial court determined aunt and uncle did not have standing to bring a custody action and the court did not have jurisdiction while a CHINS case was proceeding. The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court.

The CHINS case involving the mother and daughter was terminated in July 2015 and the mother was reunited with the daughter, so the aunt and uncle would be free to file an independent custody action if they chose, meaning the questions is moot. However, Justice Steven David wrote that In RE the Custody of M.B. B/N/F S.C. and D.C. v S.B. and S.W., 65S04-1604-MI-00180, still had great public interest.

“(W)e seek to clarify when a suitable third-party may initiate an independent custody action and address jurisdictional question that has been presented,” David wrote.

The court said the trial court did have jurisdiction to consider the petition under Indiana Code 31-17-2-3(2), which says a person other than a parent has grounds to seek custody of a child that is not incidental to marital dissolution, legal separation or child support action.

David also said a CHINS case and custody action, although different, have the same subject matter, the care of the child. Because of that, the circuit could have allowed the aunt and uncle to file their independent custody action but stay it until the conclusion of the CHINS proceeding. David said a court of concurrent jurisdiction should abstain from exercising that jurisdiction when subject matter is before another court, but abstention is not the same as being divested of jurisdiction, only the postponement of exercise.

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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http://www.vanderburghsheriff.com/recent-booking-records.aspx

IS IT TRUE APRIL 15, 2016

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IS IT TRUE  one of our bloggers  Pressanykey posted this comment yesterday that we felt worthily of reposting?  …attached is Preesanykeys  post?

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF PROPOSED ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS

Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the City of Evansville and Vanderburgh County, Indiana, that the Common Council of Evansville in Room 301, Civic Center Complex, on the 25th day of April, 2016, at 5:25 PM, will conduct a public on additional appropriations in excess of the budget for the current year.

F-2016-5

General fund…………………………………………….. $750,000.

Local Roads & Streets Fund………………………….$500,000.

Local Option Income Tax Fund………………………$500,000.

Riverboat Fund…………………………………………..$750,000.

Parks & Recreation Fund………………………………$200,000.

TOTAL…………………………………………………….$2,750,000.

IS IT TRUE this is how it is done nowadays at the Civic Center, low ball the original budget so you look good at the time you roll it out for the public, then make up the real difference during the taxable year using additional appropriations.  …the Mayor and his Controller thinks the public is not smart enough to catch on, right?  …the answer is “wrong”?  …we get it?  …all we can say is  the City of Evansville is facing a major deficit spending challenge?  …the its obvious that the City of Evansville 2016 Budget predictions are way off track?  …we miss fiscal conservative watchdog Councilman John Friend CPA?

IS IT TRUE we wonder why a former City employee (Zoo Director) Dan McGinn was selected to be Chairman of the City Council Finance committee?  …we wonder why Council President Missy Mosby didn’t select Anne Hargis CPA to Chair that committee?

IS IT TRUE that Cheryl Musgrave has just been endorsed for County Commissioner by the Farm Bureau and Southern Indiana Builders Association despite Alex Schmitt’s endorsements from Mayor Lloyd Winnecke and Republican County Chairman Wayne Parke?  .. .Mayor Winnecke and Vanderburgh County  GOP Chairmen Wayne Parke have risked a big chunk of their political gravitas on the young candidate with the questionable resume that lacks fiscal responsibility?

IS IT TRUE that  people living in the rural area are upset that members of the Vanderburgh County Commission weren’t included in the planning of the $42 million dollar Regional Cities Initiative Grant project?  …they are extremely upset that they didn’t get one red cent from this State grant?

IS IT TRUE we are watching to see if the Winnecke-Parke political machine  are able to “roll” across the City Limits and into Vanderburgh County to get the needed votes to elect Alex Schmitt to the County Commission?…it’s predicted when Mr. Schmitt hits the county line he stands to meet the same fate at the hands of the County voters that former Commissioner Marsha Abel met two years ago? …if that happens Mayor Winnecke’s credibility as a possible candidate for higher office will suffer?

IS IT TRUE the race for District 77 State Representative is turning into a real political barn burner?  …all eyes will be on  the Center City to see if the political movers and shakers of that area  will get people to come out to vote in the coming Democratic  primary?

IS IT TRUE that neither City Council Finance Chairman Dan McGinn  and City Controller Russ Lloyd Jr will offer any explanation for the excess appropriations and related expenses?  … don’t expect  them to give us monthly explanations how much money is in each account during the 2016 budget cycle?

IS IT TRUE we hear from reliable sources that  City Controller Russell- Lloyd Jr received a pre-paid advancement of $12 million from Tropicana Casino in December  2015 and dumped  this money into the cities ailing General Fund?   …we wonder why the local corporate media didn’t report this?

FOOTNOTE:  Todays “Readers Poll” question is: Do you feel members of the Vanderburgh County Commission should had been included in the planning of the Regional Cities Initiative Grant project?

Congressional Candidate Dr. Richard Moss Thanks Wayne Parkes For Boosting His Campaign

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Jasper, IN – The Moss For Congress Campaign would like to formally thank Vanderburgh County GOP Chair Wayne Parkes for his support of Dr. Moss’s campaign to represent Indiana’s 8th district in Congress for the Republican Party. Although Parkes endorsed Congressman Larry Bucshon, Dr. Moss’s opponent in the Congressional race, the Moss For Congress Campaign recognizes that this will most likely redound to Dr. Moss’s benefit. Whether this was Parkes’s ultimate intention is not known.

Earlier this week, in a break with protocol, Wayne Parkes, shocked his followers and hangers-on and the listening public by releasing his endorsement of a slate of candidates competing in Republican primaries.

Republican primary candidates chimed in as reported in the Evansville Courier Press.

Brenda Bergwitz, who’s running for the commissioner’s seat after winning a German Township Advisory Board position in 2014, wasn’t surprised to learn she won’t get a vote from the party head.  “I think it’s sad … and they wonder why regular, normal people don’t want to get involved — it’s because it’s already fixed from the get-go,” Bergwitz said.

Cheryl Musgrave, a local who’s held several elected and governmental positions over the last 20 years, who is running for Vanderburgh County Commissioner, and who has been a Republican since the 1980s, said she couldn’t remember a party chairman ever making endorsements for every race in a primary. “For him to, ultimately all by himself, make endorsements is an improper use of his role as party chairman,” Musgrave said. A party chairman endorsing candidates turns off voters, she said.” Voters are telling me that’s causing them to want to do the opposite of what he’s doing.” she said. There were others who shared similar sentiments.

Indeed, Parkes has done all of us not among his chosen a favor. He has probably also done some damage to his preferred circle of candidates. Hence my thanks and gratitude to the county chair for helping my campaign.

But this point should be elementary to someone as politically astute as Mr. Parkes. As Vanderburgh County GOP chair, he should understand that his job is to unify the party, not divide it. The primary is for Republican voters, whom we colloquially refer to as “we the people,” to decide who will be their standard bearer in the general election against the Democrats. It is typical not to take sides. One may have a preference but should keep that private while treating all Republican primary candidates equally. To take the unusual measure of listing one’s recommendations, sharing them publically with more than 1500 people on the party’s email list as well as in newspapers while urging GOP primary voters to use them as cheat-sheets at the polls is over-the-top, clumsy, and heavy-handed at best, and abusive and corrupt at worst.

Such a move undermines the primary process and seeks to influence the outcome, decidedly not the job of county chair. More than that, it is a slap in the face of the other Republican candidates, generally all good reliable members of the Republican Party, some of whom may wind up winning anyway despite Parkes’s misguided efforts, which will complicate efforts in the general election. It also insults the Republican base, the ones who knock on doors, plant yard signs, make phone calls, and vote. It shows contempt for them and the democratic process. It also conveys nervousness and doubt over the county chairs favored candidates. While we recognize that Wayne Parkes and his ilk are likely to support what we commonly refer to as “Establishment” candidates (particularly at the national or federal level), to do so openly during a primary is peculiar and suggests consternation that the preferred candidates, the establishment picks, may not be faring as well as he had hoped hence his decision to intervene in this unprecedented and graceless, amateurish manner.

It is also odd that he would endorse John Kasich for President, another “Establishment” favorite but someone who has no mathematical chance of winning the nomination. Why tell voters to throw away their vote to someone who cannot win? Kasich is truly reprehensible for staying in the race for his own selfish and egotistical reasons, when all the other former Presidential candidates with no chance of winning have already abandoned the contest. He is a self-obsessed saboteur, a shameless self-promoter, who seeks to disrupt the Republican Convention for personal reasons. His decision to continue his futile and insufferable campaign throws into question not just his judgment but the judgment of the county chair who would endorse him.

But there is yet a deeper issue on display in this unfortunate political exercise by the county chair. In his inept, bungling way, he displays an overwhelming obtuseness to what is going on around the country – which I should scarcely need to mention. As the county chair appears to have missed this, allow me to point out that the Republican base has had it with the Republican Party in Washington. They are disgusted with it. And the reason is that Republican leadership in Washington DC is out of touch. But it goes far deeper than that. They have betrayed the base, and then heaped scorn, slander, and contempt upon them – on the people who get them elected. An unpardonable sin. And the base is sick of it, as we have witnessed in this election season.

Yes, we the conservative base are disgusted with the gutless, stand for nothing Republican Party in Washington, with the impotent, pathetic Republican leadership and their water-carriers in Congress who cave on every issue. We can no longer tolerate big spending Republicans who come home during election time and campaign as conservatives and return to Washington and vote as liberals, who make promises they have no intention of keeping. We are tired of Republican leadership and their loyal foot soldiers in Congress like Larry Bucshon who do the bidding of their leaders who in turn do the bidding of Obama and the Democrats. And this is why the base has rejected the “Establishment.” This is why Jeb Bush, Chris Christy, Marco Rubio, and John Kasich are either out of the Presidential race or have no chance of winning, like the disgraceful Kasich, who stays in the race despite this, an annoying, malign figure. It is only the outsiders left, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, both outsiders, a sure sign of the contempt the base holds for the Republican ruling class. And apparently Mr. Parkes has missed all this. Apparently he failed to notice the grand, chaotic spectacle of Republican Party Politics across the land and in the media the last nine months, and what it portends for the Republican Party and the next election.

The people are angry as hell and hold the federal government, Washington, and the Republican Party, in particular the Congress, responsible. Yes, we are tired of the backroom deals, the political patronage, favoritism, and cronyism. We cannot abide an inept, unprincipled Republican Party in Washington that can’t surrender soon enough. We have had it with the career politicians that betray the base that wins them stunning, landslide election victories as we did in 2010 and 2014 – and get nothing for their trouble. When Parkes delivered his cheat sheet for the Republican rank and file he displayed all the arrogance of the Republican ruling class in Washington. Not recognizing the frustration of the base with its leadership, he also failed to realize his actions would backfire.

As I said, I want to thank Chairman Parkes for aiding the Moss For Congress campaign. We appreciate his support!

Another note. Has anyone seen Congressman Larry Bucshon? We have been looking for him, but can’t seem to find him. Is he in hiding? Part of the witness-protection program? We have publically challenged him to a debate, to defend his voting record, his love of spending and the Obama agenda, of more debt and more government, of amnesty, the EPA, sanctuary cities, and Planned Parenthood. We invited the Congressman to a debate on March 30. He failed to show. We challenged him again publically last week. He ignored it. The College Republicans at Vincennes University invited him to debate me under their auspices. He refused and the poor College Republican youngsters were given a stern rebuke for challenging the Congressman – at a time when we are trying to recruit youth to our mission and party. Not a good example. If anyone sees the Congressman, if anyone can find him or his many operatives out and about, please advise him that we are looking for him and recommend he stop dodging the voters, the issues, and his voting record. We would relish the opportunity to debate him on the issues and his voting record sometime before May 3.

“Our nation is at the precipice. Time is running out. We cannot afford business as usual or the status quo. Our country is slipping through our fingers. It is time for a change for Indiana’s 8th district. I ask for your vote in the Republican Primary May 3 2016. I will be your conservative champion in Washington. I will not let you down. Thank you.”

Find out more about Dr. Moss at www.rmoss4congress.com.  Call or email at 812-684-0971 or hq@rmoss4congress.com.  Find Moss For Congress on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

The States With The Strongest And Weakest Unions

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Michael B. Sauter and Samuel Stebbins

The U.S. Supreme Court issued in March a split vote on a decision that, if passed, would have prevented public sector unions from requiring non-union government workers to pay union fees. This split represents a major victory for organized labor groups, which have been squeezed by changes in the labor force and anti-union legislation for decades. Just 45 years ago, nearly one in four workers were union members. Today, barely one in 10 are in a union.

The strength of organized labor in the United States depends largely on political and economic forces. Because these factors differ across the country, unions hold considerable power in some states and are virtually nonexistent in others. In New York, nearly 25% of state private and public sector workers are unionized, while in South Carolina, just 2.1% of workers are in unions.

There are many reasons for the differences in unionization between states. In an interview with 24/7 Wall St., David Macpherson, E.M. Stephens professor of economics and department chair at Trinity University, explained that politics is likely one of the biggest factors affecting the regional strength of organized labor. Over half of the states in the country now have right-to-work laws, with West Virginia’s statute passing this February. All of the states with the lowest shares of union membership have right to work laws, while Michigan is the only state with high membership which does.

Visit 24/7 Wall St. for the complete report and methodology

“The reason unionization rates are low in right-to-work law states is because those are the states that don’t like unions and so they pass laws that are not favorable to unions.” Macpherson said.

Union membership is also at least partially determined by the industrial composition of a state. Macpherson explained that public sector jobs and manufacturing jobs tend to be more unionized, with transportation workers in particular very likely to be union members. Michigan’s substantial manufacturing sector, for example, is likely driving up unionization rates in the state.

The overall decline in union membership has been due to a massive decline in private sector organized labor. At the same time, public sector membership has actually increased. As a result, public sector workers account for nearly half of union membership nationwide, even as they only account for about 15% of the nation’s total workforce.

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