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IS IT TRUE APRIL 11, 2016

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IS IT TRUE that State Representative Tom Washburn lives in the 47720 zip code area and uses post office box located within a post office in the 47725 zip code area?  … his campaign uses a post office  box with the 47618 zip code which is for Inglefield Indiana a neighborhood within the northeastern part of Darmstadt?   …we wonder why does Mr Washburn do that?

IS IT TRUE that it was reported by Courier and Press political writer Tom Langhorne that Vanderburgh County Commissioners candidate Alex Schmitt has been repeatedly late in paying his county property taxes in recent years?

IS IT TRUE Schmitt claims that his late property tax payments was caused by “missed communications” between him, his homeowners insurance company and the bank that financed his home loan?

IS IT TRUE it has been reported y the Courier and Press that Mr. Schmitt also has at least seven debt collection actions filed against him since 2013 because of medical bills?

IS IT TRUE his opponent Cheryl Musgrave, believes that Mr. Schmitt’s financial issues problems question his readiness to serve in elected office at this time?

IS IT TRUE we are disappointed that Mayor Winnecke hand picked candidate for the Vanderburgh County Commission Alex Schmitt has deemed it necessary to get personal and insulting towards Mrs. Musgrave? …his statement that Mrs. Musgrave was forced to leave her position as the CEO of Keep Evansville Beautiful was totally inaccurate?   …we are pleased that Mr. Schmitt retracted this statement and admitted he was wrong?

IS IT TRUE we are pleased that Mr. Schmitt admitted that he got his information that  Musgrave’s was forced to resign her position from Keep Evansville Beautiful came from  the Mayors Chief of Staff. Steve Schaefer?  …all we can say about Mr. Schaefer libel remarks towards Mrs. Musgrave is that this is a prime example why he is considered to be Mayor Winnecke’s biggest political liability?

IS IT TRUE Mr. Schmitt’s statement that’s Cheryl Musgrave was petty, rude, and insulting was a low blow?  …he should had said; Mrs. Musgrave is headstrong, very bright, aggressive, opinionated, honest and caring, extremely knowledgable about government, has integrity and far from being perfect?

IS IT TRUE our most recent “Readers Poll” question was: Do you feel that the Vanderburgh County GOP Chairman Wayne Parke should publicly endorse candidates running in the Republican primary?   …we had a whooping 464 people voting in this poll?  …376 voted “NO”,  50 people voted “YES” and 38 people said they have “NO IDEA”? 

IS IT TRUE we are hearing that the ranks and file members of the local trade unions are splitting their votes between Brandon Lee Ferguson and Ryan Hatfield who are running for Indiana House District 77 seat?  …we have confirmed that State Representative Gail Riecken has broken her promise that she will remain natural in the Democratic primary election?  …it’s a well known fact that when a lame duck politician gets involved in a primary battle more than not it hurts the person they support?

FOOTNOTE: todays “Readers Poll” question is: Do you feel that County Commission candidate Alex Schmitt personal financial problems question his readiness to serve in elected office?

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EDITORIAL: The PATERNALISTIC “I KNOW WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU“ APPROACH BY WAYNES PARKE NOT A GOOD IDEA

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We believe the much-talked-about letter that the local Republican County Chairman, Wayne Parke, sent out to his party faithful is a symptom of a larger epidemic affecting the GOP at all levels. In his letter, Parke urges people to vote for his personally-endorsed candidates in the May Primary. The letter breaks from the traditional practice of either by-passing the endorsement of any candidates before the votes are counted in May, or of holding a “slating convention” in which the committee persons and party officials vote for a slate of primary candidates who get open support from the party power structure.

On taking a second look, we are not so surprised at the fact that it appears the local GOP is following the national trend in their party. Many political pundits are predicting the implosion of the Republican party, in view of the party leaders and the rank-and-files’ failure to agree on a presidential candidate. The far-right that the Republican leaders have courted are now demanding their “say” in choosing between front-runners Donald Trump and Ted Cruz. Neither of the “people’s choices” are acceptable to the big-money donor-class,as neither one appears electable in November and there is fear that either of the two will hurt down-ballot candidates, costing the party control of the Senate and possibly the House. The popular expectation is that after a bloody battle in a contested convention, Paul Ryan will emerge as the candidate.

When we recognize the hubris of the power-grab taking place in the national GOP, Mr. Parke’s local attempt to dictate the course of the local primary is small by comparison. Around the country, local party overlords must surely be in a state of panic trying to keep a grip on their local party organizations, because that may well be all that is left of the Republican party once the smoke clears this November. It may be wiser in the long run for the RNC to accept the fact that assuming their voters would fall in line their choice of Jeb Bush was a huge mistake and let it go, but it appears they will attempt to jam a candidate of their liking down the throats of their party members.

The paternalistic “I-know-what-is-best-for-you” approach of Wayne Parke exactly mirrors his party’s attitude toward the judgment of the voters in what the national party leaders are attempting to accomplish in the presidential race. We will be very interested to see how it works out both nationally and locally, but from what we have heard from Evansvillians, we doubt that this will be a successful approach on any level. Trying to wrest political choice from the hands of the people is not a good idea in America.

Federal Judge Reaffirms Ban On Political ‘Robocalls’ In Indiana

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Dave Stafford for www.theindianalawyer.com

Just weeks ahead of Indiana’s presidential primary, a federal judge reaffirmed Indiana’s ban on automated telephone calls for political purposes.

The political action committee Patriotic Veterans Inc. failed to prove its First Amendment rights were violated under Indiana’s Automated Dialing Machine Statute, I.C. 24–5–14–1, which broadly prohibits autodialed telephone calls that announce recorded messages.

District Judge William T. Lawrence of the U.S. Court for the Southern District of Indiana granted summary judgment to the state Thursday in Patriotic Veterans Inc. v. State of Indiana, et al., 1:10-cv-723.

In ruling for the state and denying the PAC’s motion for summary judgment, Lawrence ruled Indiana’s statute “is content neutral and is a valid time, place, or manner restriction on speech, and, accordingly, it does not violate the First Amendment.”

Patriotic Veterans Inc. brought the current challenge after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the organization in 2013, holding that Indiana’s law was not preempted by the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

Lawrence wrote in a footnote that a prior Indiana attorney general had found an exception for political calls under the Indiana law, but “Attorney General (Greg) Zoeller recognizes no such exclusion with regard to the IADMS and has expressly reminded Indiana’s political parties that the statute does not exempt political calls. He also has stated that he intends to actively enforce the statute’s provisions.”

Indiana’s May 3 primary is expected to play a larger-than-usual role in both the Democratic and Republican parties nominating contests. But Lawrence wrote that the Indiana statute does not unconstitutionally restrict speech, even though political callers are effectively banned from using robocalls.

“Contrary to the Plaintiff’s claim, the [Indiana law] does not ‘eliminate[] their ability to have a voice in the marketplace of ideas when elections, votes, or other dialogue of political importance occurs,’” Lawrence wrote. “The Plaintiff has pointed to evidence that the cost of live operator calls is about eight times more expensive … and that calls cannot always be made fast enough for the messages to be delivered in the time allotted.

“However, as the Defendants note, the Plaintiff has ample other means with which to deliver its message, including live telephone calls, consented to robocalls, radio and television advertising and interviews, debates, door-to-door visits, mailings, flyers, posters, billboards, bumper stickers, e-mail, blogs, [I]nternet advertisements, Twitter feeds, YouTube videos, and Facebook postings. The Plaintiff is not entitled to its first or best choice or even one that provides the same audience. Ample alternative channels of communication remain open to the Plaintiff.”

In a statement Friday, Zoeller called the ruling a victory for privacy rights.

“This important ruling ensures Indiana’s strict telephone privacy laws remain intact. Hoosiers value their privacy and do not want to be bombarded with unwanted robocalls. As I’ve said many times, robocalls are the tools of scam artists. There are plenty of legitimate, lawful ways to contact people and disseminate political information, but blasting out pre-recorded messages to thousands of numbers at a time with no regard for privacy is not one of them,” he said.

Zoeller said unwanted calls remain the top consumer complaint his office receives. Nearly 14,000 such complaints were received last year, most of which concerned robocalls. The penalty for violating the Indiana Auto Dialer law is up to $5,000 per call.

Last month, Zoeller warned political campaigns to adhere to state telephone privacy laws and refrain from robocalling residents leading up to the 2016 primary election and the general election on Nov. 8.

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Aces clinch series with 3-2 win over Shockers

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UE wins first MVC series since 2013

Danielle Freeman notched two hits while Morgan Florey got the job done in the circle to lead the University of Evansville softball team to a 3-2 win over Wichita State in the series finale on Sunday at Cooper Stadium.

The win gave Evansville (16-19, 4-8 MVC) its first Missouri Valley Conference series win since 2013 when UE took two out of three at Missouri State.
“I could not be more proud of these girls,” Aces head coach Mat Mundell said.  “The fight that they showed all weekend was great.  We got some timely hits, great pitching and solid defense.  This is a big win for us.”

Freeman had two of UE’s eight hits in the game while Susan Norris and Kristin Koepke also had runs batted in.  Florey pitched all seven innings, giving up two runs on six hits en route to her 9th win of the season.

Wichita State (21-16, 7-5 MVC) was the first to get on the board as Macklin Hitz hit a solo shot to right in the top of the first inning, but Evansville came right back in the bottom of the frame.  With two on and two outs, Danielle Freeman singled to center to knot the game at 1-1.

In the top of the third, the Shockers retook the lead on a sacrifice fly, but Evansville made another rally in the bottom of the fourth.  Hayli Scott drew a walk to begin the inning before Danielle Freeman laced a long single to center.  After both runners moved up on a sac bunt, Susan Norris hit a double to center to tie it up at 2-2 with one out.  One batter later, Kristin Koepke gave UE its first lead of the day as her single gave the Aces a 3-2 advantage.

Florey handled it from there as she sat the final ten WSU batters down in order to clinch the victory.

Evansville is back on the road for its next eight games.  The road trip begins next weekend with a Saturday doubleheader at Illinois State.

 

Eagles Drop Match to a Top Ranked NAIA Team

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The University of Southern Indiana women’s tennis team was defeated by the ninth-ranked team in NAIA, Indiana Wesleyan University, 9-0, Saturday afternoon at the Evansville Tennis Center. The Screaming Eagles move to 6-9 on the year in dual matches as the loss concludes the non-conference schedule for USI.

The Eagles were swept in doubles play despite tough play from senior Elizabeth Wilm (Evansville, Indiana) and junior Brenna Wu (Evansville Indiana). The duo fell at number one, 8-5.

Moving to singles competition, the Eagles failed to win a match but did compete well in a number of the six singles events. At number-three singles, Wu dropped the first set 6-1 before nearly forcing a third, losing 6-4. Sophomore Jennifer Mizikar (Batavia, Illinois) fell just short of taking the first set before losing, 6-4. In the second set, Mizikar fell 6-1 to drop the match.

The Eagles return to conference play on Friday, making the trip to Louisville, Kentucky to take on Bellarmine University at 1 p.m. On Saturday, the Eagles return to the USI Tennis Courts for an 11 a.m. match with the Pumas of Saint Joseph’s College.

University of Southern Indiana

Indiana Wesleyan University vs Southern Indiana (Apr 09, 2016)

Indiana Wesleyan University 9, Southern Indiana 0
Apr 09, 2016 at Evansville, Indiana (Evansville Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. Rachel Bottorff (IWU) def. Elizabeth Wilm (USI) 6-2, 6-3
2. Katie Wilson (IWU) def. Kelsey Shipman (USI) 6-3, 6-0
3. Lucia Solis (IWU) def. Brenna Wu (USI) 6-1, 6-4
4. Alex Mella (IWU) def. Kymberly Brannon (USI) 6-2, 6-1
5. Mikayla Marazzi (IWU) def. Jennifer Mizikar (USI) 6-4, 6-1
6. Marissa Klein (IWU) def. Haley Jones (USI) 8-2

 

Doubles competition
1. Katie Wilson/Lucia Solis (IWU) def. Elizabeth Wilm/Brenna Wu (USI) 8-5
2. Rachel Bottorff/Alex Mella (IWU) def. Kelsey Shipman/Kymberly Brannon (USI) 8-4
3. Kelsey Vessels/Ellen Hornett (IWU) def. Jennifer Mizikar/Haley Jones (USI) 8-2

 

Match Notes
Indiana Wesleyan University 25-6
Southern Indiana 6-9
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,5,1,2,4,6)
Indiana Wesleyan is ranked #9 in NAIA

Ramon helps power UE past Wichita State

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 Jonathan Ramon made it three games in a row with a home run on Saturday afternoon as the University of Evansville slugger helped power the Aces to a 7-2 victory over visiting Wichita State at Charles H. Braun Stadium.

“I think Jonathan has done a really good job of having the right approach at the plate,” UE head coach Wes Carroll said. “He’s not throwing at-bats away, and he’s showing consistency. We’ve known that he’s had the pop and the bat speed, and it’s all coming together for him right now. It’s fun to see.”

“It’s been about trusting the preparation that I put in with the coaches in the fall and then in the spring,” Ramon revealed. “We worked a lot on recognizing pitches and being able to handle them in certain situations, and then capitalizing on the opportunities that I get.”

Ramon, who has nine home runs on the year, has already left the park more in the first 29 games of his senior season than he did in his freshman, sophomore and junior campaigns combined. He finished the day 2-for-4 at the plate with five runs batted in.

The Aces (16-13, 1-1 Missouri Valley) will now head into Sunday’s rubber game looking to pick up a third consecutive series victory.

UE got started quickly on Saturday, crossing the plate four times over the course of a two-out second-inning rally. Josh Jyawook got it going with a double, and back-to-back infield singles from Nate Reeder and Stewart Nelson drew first blood. A bases-loaded walk from Trey Hair later in the frame doubled the advantage before Ramon singled home two more in the ensuing at-bat.

Jyawook and Hair were the only other Aces to pick up multiple hits in the contest, combining to go 4-for-7 with a pair of scores.

From there, Brandon Gomer proved able to limit the Shockers (11-20, 1-1 MVC). The freshman pitcher out of Lenexa, Kan., didn’t allow a run until the sixth, and he finished the game with two earned runs on four hits over 5.2 innings of work. He struck out two, earning his first career victory in the process.

“Brandon’s been throwing well,” Carroll said. “He wasn’t able to get the win with the IU game being called, and for him, he was able to get pitches over the plate when he needed to, despite not having his best stuff. We played some great defense behind him too.”

Ramon established some breathing room an inning later for the Aces bullpen, sending a three-run blast over the wall in left to become the first UE hitter to log nine home runs in a season since Cody Fick in 2011.

UE and WSU will square off on Sunday at 1 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN3.

NOTES: Overall the Aces have 29 homers this season, the most for any UE team since 2010 … Since 1978, UE is 28-57 against Wichita State … Last season, the Aces were swept in Wichita, but UE picked up two out of three in the Shockers’ last trip to Evansville in 2014 … The first meeting between the two squads was in 1995, the first year that UE was in the MVC … UE dropped three of four games that season before eliminating the Shockers from the Valley tournament … The first series win for UE was in 2005 … Since 1978, the first season that UE participated in NCAA Division I baseball, WSU is the only team from Kansas that the Aces have played … All-time, the Aces are 8-14 in MVC openers and 33-37 in MVC opening series … This weekend marks the third time that UE started conference play with WSU … Previously, the Shockers took three out of four in both 1995 and 2002.

 

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