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EDITORIAL: We Are Enthused About The CORE Reorganization Effort

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Regular readers of the City-County Observer have noticed that we are enthused about the CORE reorganization discussion that is to take place at the North Park Library at 5:45 on Tuesday, May 24th. We have high hopes for a truly nonpartisan people’s group that represents the public’s interest and good public policy will attend this worthwhile event.

The non-partisanship of such a citizen’s group is absolutely essential to the effectiveness of its efforts. We cannot emphasize that enough. It is our strong suggestion that anyone who holds an elected or appointed governmental position, or a candidate for office, should be barred by the by-laws from holding a seat on the board or any subcommittees affiliated with the group. We also believe that no political body or organization should be accepted as a sponsor for the group. Any board or committee member who decides to become a candidate for elective office or accepts a political appointment should also be required to resign immediately. Further, the same rules should apply to members of the media, both “mainstream” and the alternative sites, their owners, publishers, and employees.

Our reason for being so vehement about political and media influences being kept our of the leadership in this effort is that the group would lose credibility as a representative of the public interest if it is associated with political or news organizations. Any hint of a conflict of interest or influence peddling will harm the new CORE’s influence in the realm of “good public policy.” It is far easier to keep a sparkling reputation than it is to polish one that has been tarnished. This group must maintain a laser-like focus on the best interests of the tax-paying public, while hearing different opinions and suggestions without bias. We are not suggesting that anyone in government or the media should not participate in the group, but they should not be in leadership roles. All taxpayers and residents are encouraged to speak their minds, but should do so as individuals, not as representatives of their employer.

We believe the renewed version of CORE is the key to a renewed Evansville and Vanderburgh County, but only if all appearance of any impropriety is carefully avoided. To do less would reflect poorly on this city, and enough questionable dealings have already taken place here.

It is time for our elected officials to  “clean up their act” and spend our hard earned tax dollars more sensibly. Its time for the taxpayers of this community to challenge nepotism,  political patronage and the backroom political wheeling and dealing of our local board and commissions and take them head on!  We feel that CORE reorganization could be a GODSEND for our community to force “good public policy”!  

Its time for “We, the People to come forward for the betterment of our community and attend the discussion that is to take place at the North Park Library at 5:45 on Tuesday, May 24th sponsored by CORE!

Governor Pence Calls Ellspermann Selection to Lead Ivy Tech a ‘Win’ for Education in Indiana

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Commends Board of Trustees for Selection of former Lieutenant Governor

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today issued this statement following the selection of Sue Ellspermann to lead Ivy Tech Community College as its next president:

“The historic selection of Sue Ellspermann as the next president of Ivy Tech Community College is a win for education in Indiana and for the more than 170,000 students who will benefit from her energetic and visionary leadership.

“I commend the Board of Trustees and members of the search committee for choosing this uniquely qualified leader to serve as president of the largest post-secondary institution in our state and offer my heartfelt congratulations to my friend and former Lieutenant Governor on her selection. I also offer my thanks to outgoing president Tom Snyder for his nine years of service and leadership.

“At a time of record employment and economic growth across our state, I am confident that Sue Ellspermann’s energetic leadership will ensure that Ivy Tech Community College continues to play a vital role in ensuring that Hoosiers can pursue their dreams in a growing Indiana economy.”

The attached letter of recommendation was sent by Governor Pence to the trustees on March 29, 2016 supporting Sue Ellspermann as the next president of Ivy Tech Community College. Sue Ellspermann stepped down on March 2, 2016 to pursue the position of president of Ivy Tech with Governor Pence’s full support.

 

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: NEVER HILLARY

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by Alex Smith, Chairman College Republicans National Committee

Fellow Conservative,

If you’re scrolling through social media right now, you know that there’s a pretty wide range of emotions following last Tuesday’s primary results.

You’ve seen the #NeverThis and #NeverThat hashtags, and the media is jumping every chance they can to promote the party divide and push Hillary Clinton towards the presidency, but we all must share one very important goal: #NeverHillary.

Hillary and her pals think she can waltz right in to the White House, but she’s wrong. She needs the youth vote to win and despite her best (and mostly awkward) efforts, young voters are NOT going her way — and we want to keep it that way.
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Young voters are a real weakness for Hillary. When 18-34 year olds were asked whether or not they thought Clinton was “trustworthy” and “honest”, a majority answered with a resounding “NO.”

They know her rhetoric is awful.

Her record is even worse.

The only weapon in her decades old arsenal is her money.

And we can bet she’ll use every dollar to flood the airwaves to drown out the GOP message and sway as many young voters as possible.

We can’t let her.

Millennials need to know that 4 years of Hillary Clinton would mean a more tax-heavy, top-down, status quo system that keeps them on the bottom.

It means more money out of their pockets, more debt on their tabs, and more opportunities stifled by big government.

They need to know that the best path to prosperity and success for millennials is with a Republican president, #NeverHillary!

That’s the message we need to keep pushing.

Young voters decided the last presidential election and will do the same this year. We want them on the RIGHT side this time.

Will you help us bring a winning message to young voters?

The GOP has so much more to offer than multi-million dollar lies and we know America cannot afford 4 years of Hillary Clinton. If we can prevent Hillary from winning the youth vote, we’ll never have to!

We are determined to make sure every young voter has a chance to hear exactly who we are.

A donation today will help us get the word out and make sure the winning voting block never votes Hillary.

#NeverHillary

Sincerely,

Alex Smith,

Chairman College Republicans National Committee

YESTERYEAR: LOCKYEARS COLLEGE

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The invention of the typewriter in the late 1800s prompted the opening of business colleges around the country. In Evansville, Melvin Lockyear co-founded the Columbian Business College at Second and Main in 1893; four years later, the school was incorporated as Lockyear Business College. As enrollment surged, a new facility was built in 1911 at 209 NW Fifth Street (seen here). In addition to traditional business courses, Lockyear offered the popular Dale Carnegie salesmanship development program, graduating 6,000 students by 1962. The school closed in 1991, and the building was razed two years later.

FOOTNOTES: We want to thank Patricia Sides, Archivist of Willard Library for contributing this picture that shall increase people’s awareness and appreciation of Evansville’s rich history. If you have any historical pictures of Vanderburgh County or Evansville please contact please contact Patricia Sides, Archivist Willard Library at 812) 425-4309, ext. 114 or e-mail her at www.willard.lib.in.us.

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Baseball looking to gain momentum going into final conference series

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 The University of Evansville baseball team can finish anywhere from third to seventh in the Missouri Valley Conference standings, but head coach Wes Carroll and his Purple Aces team will be more concerned about picking up momentum this week at Indiana State going into next week’s conference tournament.

“We need to get back to playing Evansville baseball,” Carroll said. “Hopefully, we can play our style of baseball this weekend and get some confidence and momentum going into next week. I think that will be crucial for us.”

The Aces (26-23, 8-10), who started off the MVC season with four consecutive series victories have dropped from second in the standings down to fifth after falling in back-to-back series against Dallas Baptist and Southern Illinois. This weekend marks another chance to move back up into the top half of the conference as the Aces will be taking on the second-place Sycamores (32-18, 11-7).

Both ISU and SIU own 11-7 league marks entering the final week, which is 2.5 games off the pace of conference leading DBU (34-16, 13-4 MVC). SIU will be squaring off with fourth-place Bradley (24-19, 8-9 MVC), while both Wichita State (19-33, 8-10 MVC) and Illinois State (17-32, 7-10 MVC) check in just behind the Aces at sixth and seventh in the standings. Preseason conference favorite Missouri State (30-19, 4-13 MVC) sits in eighth place.

If the Aces are to be successful next week, Carroll believes that the process will need to start this weekend, beginning with an Aces offense that managed just five runs over three games last week against SIU.

“We need to get back to being a scrappy kind of offensive club at the top of the line-up,” Carroll explained. “Our on-base percentage hasn’t been great these last two weeks, so we need to focus on getting on base, and then having the guys in the middle of the line-up step up and drive in the runs. We haven’t been able to get those big innings, and that will be really important for us these next two weeks.”

UE’s offense has been one of the biggest bright spots in 2016, but with the loss of power hitter Jonathan Ramon, other hitters will be expected to step up and fill his shoes. Ramon, a senior, became the first UE hitter in over six years to hit double-digit home runs earlier this season, but he’s in line to miss the rest of the year due to injury. However, despite this loss, UE may still be able to replace his production in aggregate as every player with an at-bat this season has recorded a home run.  Korbin Williams, who joined Ramon with 10 homers earlier this month, leads the pack, and Trey Hair isn’t far behind him with eight round-trippers to go along with a team-best .351 batting average.

In all, four Aces players own .300 or better averages, but no one has touched the success of Boomer Synek in league play. A senior out of Northbrook, Ill., the catcher is hitting .394 in MVC games with a .469 on-base mark. Fellow senior Josh Jyawook has been impressive as well, hitting .373 with a team-best 13 runs batted in.

Meanwhile, the Aces will once again turn to Patrick Schnieders and Alex Weigand on the mound. The duo has started in every MVC series so far this season, but they’ve only recorded a winning decision twice as the UE bullpen has combined to pick up the other five victories. The duo is slated to pitch on Thursday and Friday, respectively, and Saturday’s starter for the regular season finale has not yet been determined.

First pitch at Bob Warn Field is slated for 5:30 p.m. Central.

NOTES: UE has homered 47 times this season, which is the most since leaving the park 53 times in 2010 … This weekend will mark the 100th, 101st and 102nd meetings between ISU and UE since the Aces started playing at the Division I level in 1978 … In those games, UE is 42-57 … The Aces have won each of the past three season series with the Sycamores … The first two meetings between the schools came in 1946 … The first UE win in the series was a 9-0 decision in 1948 … The first DI showdowns came in the form of a two-game split in 1978 … UE is 221-158 against Indiana schools since 1978.

 

US backs Syrian refugees against Pence at 7th Circuit

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Dave Stafford for www.theindianalawyer.com

The Department of Justice is urging the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago to affirm an Indianapolis district court judge’s ruling that blocked Gov. Mike Pence’s directive to suspend federal aid to Syrian refugees resettled in Indiana.

“The United States is filing this amicus brief in support of the federal government’s interest in ensuring that the refugee program is operated free of discrimination and, more generally, that recipients of federal funds do not engage in prohibited discrimination,” the department wrote in a friend-of-the-court brief filed Monday.

Judge Tanya Walton Pratt of the U.S. Court for the Southern District of Indiana ruled in March that Pence’s directive “clearly discriminates”  against refugees from the war-torn country. Pratt also granted a preliminary injunction blocking suspension of aid, ruling plaintiff Exodus Refugee Immigration was likely to prevail on the merits of the suit.  She also wrote in her order that withholding federal grant money from the aid group “in no way furthers the state’s asserted interest in the safety of Indiana residents.”

Exodus sued Pence in a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana. The suit claimed Pence’s directive last year to suspend certain federal aid for Syrian refugees in the wake of the November terror attacks in Paris was discriminatory and that he was exempted by federal law from taking such actions. Pence in court filings raised doubts about the screening process for refugees and argued as governor he was responsible for the safety of residents. The Justice Department also filed a brief in support of Exodus before the District Court.

Pence appealed Pratt’s ruling, but failed to persuade the judge to lift the injunction. At the 7th Circuit, the state argues it has legitimate public safety concerns in seeking temporary and partial suspension of grant payments to Exodus. It also says the federal government has not provided Indiana with sufficient information about the vetting process used to screen war refugees from Syria before Exodus relocated them to Indiana.

The DOJ argues Pence’s actions violate the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Refugee Act of 1980. It says Indiana’s participation in the federal Refugee Social Services Program prohibit interference with funds meant to assist resettlement of vetted refugees. “The United States supports the district court’s conclusion that Indiana has no authority to refuse assistance to refugees based on their country of origin,” the brief says.

“(A) blanket refusal to provide services to Syrian refugees, including refugees who already reside in Indiana, is by no means narrowly tailored to advance the State’s asserted purpose,” the federal government argues. “The federal government has exclusive authority to determine which refugees will be admitted to the United States, and States have no authority to discriminate against those refugees based on their country of origin.”

Indiana is one of several states whose governors issued similar policy statements aiming to block the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the wake of the Paris attacks, but Pratt’s ruling was the first addressing such court challenges. Texas has sued the federal government and has filed an amicus brief in support of Indiana in its appeal against Exodus.

“The resettlement of refugees is, by design, to be a cooperative process, involving significant information sharing,” Texas argues in its brief filed last month. “The district court’s order … is devoid of both historical context and an understanding of the rights the States have in resettlement. … (L)ying at the heart of the extant dispute is the federal government’s unwillingness to comply with the consultation and collaboration requirements of the Refugee Act.”

Meanwhile, the American Jewish Conference also has filed an amicus brief in this case in support of affirming Pratt’s ruling. The AJC argues Pence’s action directly conflicts with federal law.

Adam Lurie of the Washington law firm Linklaters LLP is among the drafters of the group’s brief. He said in a statement, “Especially given the challenges that Jewish refugees have historically faced, AJC has long championed fair U.S. immigration and refugee policies. AJC is therefore proud to stand with these Syrian refugees who the federal government has screened and found do not pose a security threat, and argues in its amicus brief that Indiana’s attempt to exclude only Syrian – but no other — refugees violates the U.S. Constitution.’”

Briefing in the case is scheduled to continue until at least mid-June.

Adopt A Pet

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Meet the Vanderburgh Humane Society’s longest feline resident. Alice is 2 years old and has been waiting on a home for more than three months. She’s a tortoiseshell with lots of personality from whiskers to toes! She goes home spayed, vaccinated, microchipped, and FeLV/FIV tested for only $30. Call (812) 426-2563 or visit www.vhslifesaver.org for adoption details!

 

AG Zoeller To Testify Before U.S. Senate Committee On Stopping Robocalls

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Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller to Testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation  Wednesday, May 18, 10 AM ET in the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Russell Senate Office Building, Room 253, Washington, DC

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller will testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on protecting consumers from unwanted calls, scams and robocalls, and the impact of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

Along with other state attorneys general, Zoeller has been urging this committee since February to pass the HANGUP Act, which would repeal a recent amendment to the TCPA allowing debt collection robocalls to peoples’ cell phones if the debt is owned or guaranteed by the United States.

A livestream of the committee will be available on www.commerce.senate.gov. More information about the committee hearing can be found here. 

USI T&F earns seven All-Region awards

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University of Southern Indiana Men’s and Women’s Track & Field garnered seven U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association All-Midwest Region honors Wednesday.

Sophomore Emily Roberts (Fredericktown, Ohio) and senior Johnnie Guy (Palmyra, Indiana) both earned All-Midwest Region accolades in the 5,000 meters as well as the 10,000 meters. Guy was one of four USI men’s competitors to earn All-Region honors as senior Tyler Pence (Springfield, Illinois) and junior Josh Guy (Palmyra, Indiana) collected honors in the 10,000 meters while junior Chase Broughton (Marengo, Indiana) earned the award in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

The top five individuals in each event from each region earned the All-Region distinction, in addition to each of the members of the regions’ top three relay teams.

Roberts ranks first in the region in the 10,000 meters and second in the 5,000 meters, while Johnnie Guy is first in the region in both the 5,000 meters and the 10,000 meters. Broughton ranks second, regionally, in the steeplechase, while Pence and Josh Guy rank fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 10,000 meters.

USI is sending seven competitors to the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships May 26-28 in Bradenton, Florida. Roberts is slated to compete in both the 5,000 meters and the 10,000 meters, while seniors Jamie Adkins (Owensboro, Kentucky) and Jessica Reeves (Midland, Michigan) earned bids in the women’s 10,000 meters.

Johnnie Guy and Pence are slated to compete in both the 5,000 meters and the 10,000 meters on the men’s side, while Broughton and Josh Guy are slated to compete in the steeplechase and the 10,000 meters, respectively.

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