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Libertarian Candidate for Governor points out flaws in Pence logic…
Rex Bell, Libertarian candidate for Governor of Indiana, claims that current Governor Mike Pence isn’t getting the full picture. “We’re seeing a lot of commercials where the Governor is taking credit for creating jobs. Most people nowadays realize government doesn’t create jobs. People do, and they create them in spite of government, not because of it. We need to consider the number of jobs lost, or not created, because of excessive regulation and taxation.â€
The Libertarian Party supports free-markets with minimal government intervention.“Government needs to stop picking winners and losers,†says Bell. “Last month Henry County offered one company a 100% property tax abatement, while at the same time leaving the taxes in affect for other businesses. We should all be calling foul. If government really wants to help, it needs to eliminate property taxes for everybody, not just the chosen few.â€
Ex-attorney from Richmond avoids jail for bilking clients
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A former Richmond attorney won’t spend any time in jail despite pleading guilty to eight felony theft charges of taking money from clients but never filing their bankruptcy petitions.
A judge ordered 61-year-old Charles Hyde to serve six years on probation. Judge Marianne Vorhees said she believes Hyde can better spend the time working to pay off nearly $55,000 in restitution.
Some of Hyde’s victims told the (Richmond) Palladium-Item after Thursday’s hearing that they believed he deserved a tougher punishment. Robert Florence said someone who stole so much from a store would go to jail.
Hyde closed his office without warning and gave up his law license in 2012.
Defense attorney James Williams said Hyde’s problems came from undiagnosed psychological problems.
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The Governor’s Week in Photos
As the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 nears, Governor Mike Pence visits the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Fast Friday practice and celebrates the Hoosier tradition alongside Indiana’s race fans.
1) Governor Pence Hits Track with Racing Legend Mario Andretti // May 20, 2016. Governor Mike Pence climbs into an IndyCar 2-seater with Indy Racing League legend Mario Andretti for two laps around the Yard of Bricks at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Friday. The IndyCar reached speeds of 180 miles per hour.
2) Governor Pence Meets 500 Festival Princesses // May 20, 2016. Governor Mike Pence meets the 2016 500 Festival Princesses outside of the Pagoda at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Each year, 33 college-aged women are selected as 500 Festival Princesses and serve as ambassadors of the 500 Festival, their hometowns and their colleges.
3) Governor Pence Meets Chip Ganassi Racing // May 20, 2016. Governor Mike Pence meets IndyCar team Chip Ganassi Racing on Gasoline Alley during Fast Friday practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. For 100 years, mechanics have tuned and repaired race cars in the garages in the days leading up to the Indianapolis 500.
4) Governor Pence Presents Racing Historian Donald Davidson with Sagamore // May 20, 2016. Governor Mike Pence presents Indianapolis 500 historian Donald Davidson with a Sagamore of the Wabash, one of Indiana’s highest civilian honors, live on air on WFNI ESPN 1070 the Fan on Fast Friday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Since 1971, British-born Davidson has hosted ‘The Talk of Gasoline Alley’ on WFNI, Indianapolis. He was inducted into the Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2010 and the Richard M. Fairbanks Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2013.
Former USI standout Jordan makes strong Olympic Trials push
Former University of Southern Indiana Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field All-American Michael Jordan ’15 (Indianapolis, Indiana) made a strong push for a spot in the upcoming U.S. Olympic Trials Friday night.
Jordan, competing for the New Jersey-New York Track Club, finished 17th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Hoka One One Middle Distance Classic in Eagle Rock, California. His time of eight minutes, 35.47 seconds was just 3.47 seconds away from a U.S. Olympic Trials automatic qualifying time and ranks him 14th in the U.S. in 2016 and 66th in the world.
A five-time All-American at USI, Jordan owns the top three times in school history in the steeplechase. He was the 2012 GLVC Cross Country Runner of the Year before earning U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association Midwest Region Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year honors in 2013.
The two-time steeplechase All-American finished third in the event at the 2013 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships and sixth at the 2012 NCAA II Outdoor Championships. He posted a school-record time of 8:42.63 at the 2013 Payton Jordan Invitational.
If Jordan qualifies and competes at the U.S. Olympic Trials, which are July 1-10 in Eugene, Oregon, he will become the third former USI Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field All-American to compete at a U.S. Olympic Trials event in the last six months.
This past February, Jesse Davis ’06 (Bloomington, Indiana) and Dustin Emerick ’12 (Elmwood, Illinois) competed in the U.S. Olympic Trials marathon in Los Angeles. Emerick finished 26th in the event, crossing the finish line in 2:22:18, while Davis was 70th with a time of 2:29:39.
Jordan graduated from USI in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology.
Carter’s career ends with T26 finish at NCAA II Championships
University of Southern Indiana Women’s Golf senior Anastasia Carter (Granger, Indiana) finished her career as a Screaming Eagle with a tied for 26th-place finish at the NCAA Division II National Championships. A 76 in the final round brought her four-round total to 300 (+12) for the event, which was held at CommonGround Golf Course.
Starting on the front-nine for the first time since the first round, Carter began her round with a birdie on the first hole. Bogeys on holes five, six, and eight gave carter a two-over-par, 38 on her opening nine holes.
Despite a birdie on hole 11, three bogeys on 10, 12, and 14 moved Carter to four-over for her round through fourteen holes. She would end her round and the national championships with four consecutive pars for her 76.
Gabrielle Shipley of Grand Valley State University took home the individual title after a birdie on 18 and a four-round score of 282 (-6). The University of Findlay’s Kasey Petty finished one stroke back while Isabell Jimenez Perea of Tarleton State University was the final individual completing the event under par with a 285 (-3).
Rollins College won the team championship with a score of 1173 beating out Nova Southeastern University by nine strokes. The 2015 national champions finished third with a four-round score of 1183.
Coming into the 2015-16 season, Alisha Luigs had the lowest stroke average for season with a 78.1 average per round set in the 2005-06 season. Carter’s teammate sophomore Taylor Howerton lowered the record with her average of 78 strokes per each of her 15 rounds in 2015-16. With Carter’s 300 at the national championships, her average for the season dropped to 77.8 in 30 rounds giving Carter the lowest season average in USI history. Carter also becomes the only golfer in USI Women’s Golf history to compete in a four round event with her score of 300.
The only USI Women’s Golfer to appear at the national championships, Carter’s ends her career with a number of accolades. A four-time All-Great Lakes Valley Conference team honoree, she was the 2014 GLVC Individual Champion, the only win of her career. The 70 Carter scored in her final round of the 2014 GLVC Championship is tied for the third lowest round in program history, while her total of 145 from the event is tied for the lowest score for a 36-hole event at USI. Carter’s resume also includes three Academic All-GLVC awards and being honored as a 2016 Academic All-District IV team member.
Sycamores blank Aces in regular season finale
The University of Evansville baseball team was shut out for a second straight day at Bob Warn Field on Saturday as the Purple Aces wrapped up the regular season with a 3-0 loss to host Indiana State.
With the loss, the Aces finish fifth in the conference and will head into next week’s Missouri Valley Conference Tournament with a 27-25 record and a 9-12 mark in league play. Meanwhile, the Sycamores grabbed the No. 2 seed and complete their regular season at 34-19 with a 13-8 showing in MVC games.
Austin Allinger got the nod on the mound for the Aces, but a trio of miscues marred his start as the Andy Young scored the opener on a Boomer Synek passed ball in the first. A pair of errors in the third ultimately resulted in two more, accounting for the final score.
Allinger dropped to 4-3 on the year after allowing five hits without issuing a walk, and Brandon Gomer and Ryan Brady combined to keep the Aces in the game with four shutout frames afterwards.
“Whenever you can throw two freshmen and a sophomore and get an effort like that, it’s fantastic,†UE head coach Wes Carroll said. “I really like where our pitching is going into the conference tournament. We have four or five guys who can come in and throw up goose eggs consistently, but our offense needs to step up and get going.â€
ISU, on the other hand, played a clean game in the field and pitched just as well as Weston Rivers surrendered three hits in the first 5.1 innings to move to 3-0, and Damon Olds gave up just one hit over the final 3.2 frames to earn his third save of the year.
UE will return to Bob Warn Field next Wednesday as Missouri Valley Conference Tournament play is slated to begin. Further information regarding official game times and a bracket will be announced later this weekend.