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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

by Laura Blackburn

Monday evening’s City Council meeting reached a new low, even for this group. The unanimous decision to amend the “Good Neighbor Ordinance”was bad enough to sink the Good Ship City Council, but it got worse by the end of the voyage.

This ordinance is a travesty. It exposes renters who have family members with mental illness, alcohol, or drug issues to a real possibility of losing their homes. If there are two incidents that involve police runs, the entire family can be evicted by the police. In some cases, that will render an abused mother and her children homeless. It can do the same for elderly parents who are caring for a mentally ill or intellectually challenged child. The scenarios that can render innocent people homeless are endless. If being evicted is not bad enough, the fact that most landlords will not rent to people with evictions on their record really makes life impossible for a lot of people. Many of those who are evicted will not be able to afford all of the deposits and other costs associated with moving on short notice, even if they can find someone who will rent to them.

There is also the constitutional rights issue of “innocent until proven guilty” that is being violated in our local “law.” How often do you read that someone who was charged with a crime has had the charges dismissed? So, if someone is accused of a crime and the prosecutor finds some “probable cause”, their family gets evicted while they sit in jail awaiting trial. Then, for some reason the charges are dropped and the accused goes free, but it doesn’t repair their and their family’s lives. It doesn’t even put them back in their homes and remove the eviction from their background check. I hope this ridiculous miscarriage of justice is reconsidered, but I suspect it will take several millions of dollars in legal fees to bring the local “patriots” to their senses.

The grand finale to the show came when Missy “1st Amendment” Mosby shut down an attempt of activist George Lumley to address the Council, and topped it off with a threat to deny all citizens their right of remonstrance before Council on a permanent basis. If the voters knew before the last election what they know now I doubt Missy would be an elected official.

FOOTNOTE:  This letter was posted without opinion, bias or editing.

Winsett Named Editor-in-Chief Of Professional Journal

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Rebecca P. Winsett PhD, RN has been selected as the new Editor-in-Chief of the nursing and health professional journal Progress in Transplantation.

This inter-professional journal is specific to clinicians working in donor procurement and management, pre- and post-transplant hospital care, and the long-term care of abdominal and thoracic donors and recipients. End stage renal, liver, heart, pancreatic, and bowel disease and subsequent organ transplantation is a highly specialized area of medicine in which state-of-the-art technology, research, and innovative techniques are used to address serious and complex medical problems. The journal accepts original research and clinical practice issues from nurses, pharmacists, social workers, psychology, psychiatry, nutritionists, and donor, pre- and post- transplant coordinators.

Dr. Winsett has been involved in transplant nursing since 1976 and has over 100 publications in transplantation. NATCO, The Organization for Transplant Professionals has sponsored the journal since its inception in 1991. She began her new role April 11, 2016.  Dr. Winsett will continue her employment part-time with St. Mary’s as well.

Coleman and Reese to transfer from UE

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Aces Roster Shaping Up For 2016-17 Season

University of Evansville interim head women’s basketball coach Matt Ruffing has announced the transfers of two student-athletes from the Purple Aces program.

Camille Coleman and Taloni Reese have decided to transfer from UE at the completion of the spring semester.  Coleman, who completed her freshman season and Reese, a sophomore in 2015-16, are both looking to attend an institution closer to their homes in northern Indiana.

“I want to thank Camille and Taloni for all of their hard work and dedication to our program,” Ruffing said.  “We respect their decision to move closer to home and wish them the best of luck in the future.”

 

Governor Pence Spokeswoman Statement on Meeting with Presidential Candidate Governor John Kasich

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Governor Pence’s third meeting with presidential candidates

Indianapolis – Spokeswoman for Governor Mike Pence, Kara Brooks, issued the following statement after Governor Pence met with Ohio Governor John Kasich today. Last week Governor Pence met with presidential candidates Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz.

“Governor Pence was pleased to welcome Governor John Kasich back to the Hoosier state, just as he did with Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz. They had a cordial and substantive conversation about the need for a change of leadership in Washington D.C. and the need to reduce the burden the federal government is placing on job creators and working families.”

Ivy Tech Media Opportunity – Wednesday, April 27, 2016

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What: Chancellor’s Club Milestone Picnic

When:  Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 11:00 a.m.

Where:  Ivy Tech Community College, 3501 N. First Avenue Koch Student Center (first floor commons)

Background:  Ivy Tech faculty, staff, and students will join together to celebrate those students who are reaching milestones in their academic career here at the College. Students who will reach the 15, 30 or 45 credit hour mark at the end of this semester will be recognized with a picnic, milestone gifts such as a t-shirt, pin, or padfolio, and remarks from Chancellor Weinzapfel.

The goal of the event is to bring recognition to those who have worked hard to earn these hours and encourage student retention, success and completion.

Event Contact: Jonathan Weinzapfel, chancellor, or Brad Dotson, director of the Lamkin Center for learning and student success (812) 492-0519

Aces set for Wednesday showdown at Austin Peay

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After reeling off yet another Missouri Valley Conference series victory this past weekend, the University of Evansville baseball team will take a brief dip into non-conference play on Wednesday evening as the Purple Aces are set to square off against Austin Peay at Raymond C. Hand Park in Clarksville.

The Aces, who boast of a 23-15 record on the year, have thrived in midweek contests this season, thanks in large part to a heavy-hitting lineup that’s logged 39 home runs on the season, including 15 in UE’s eight games against Ohio Valley Conference opponents. However, Wednesday’s test may represent one of the toughest of the season as the Governors enter the week with six consecutive victories and a 25-13 overall record.

APSU and Vanderbilt will square off on Tuesday afternoon.

One of this past weekend’s biggest stars, Stewart Nelson, will be hoping that his stellar play against OVC opponents this season will continue into the contest. The sophomore shortstop owns a team-best .480 record over the eight games, but the duo of Korbin Williams and Boomer Synek has been similarly impressive, posting a combined .422 batting average with 18 runs and 24 runs batted in.

Meanwhile, Brian Jestice will get the nod on the mound for the Aces in what will be his second start of the season. The junior out of Hoffman Estates, Ill., has been one of the top relief arms for UE this season, and he currently owns a 2.66 ERA over 23.2 innings of work this season. He’s also logged 20 strikeouts. In OVC games this year, he’s surrendered a trio of earned runs, all at SIUE) while striking out eight over eight innings.

First pitch from Clarksville is slated for 6 p.m.

NOTES: The Aces are 6-2 against OVC opponents this season, picking up wins over Belmont, Eastern Kentucky, Murray State, SIUE and UT Martin … Since 1978, UE is 40-22-2 against Austin Peay and 104-89-3 against opponents that hail from the state of Tennessee … The Aces are 3-0 versus Tennessee opponents this season, which includes a record-tying 29-9 victory over UT Martin last month … APSU took home the first meeting in the series back in 1974, and the Governors would also win the first DI meeting between the schools on March 25, 1980 … UE’s first win in the series came a season later in 1981.

Adopt A Pet

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Hardiman Gets Four Wins & Player of the Week

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University of Southern Indiana freshman James Hardiman (Blackwell Bristol, United Kingdom) was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Tennis Player of the Week. It is the first GLVC weekly award for Hardiman and the first for the Screaming Eagles since senior Joel Stern (Mjoelby, Sweden) earlier this season.

The 45th-ranked Screaming Eagles split the weekend defeating 39th-ranked Lewis University before narrowly falling to #19 University of Indianapolis by a score of 5-4. With the weekend split, the Eagles moved their record to 15-4 on the season with a 5-1 GLVC record good enough for the second seed in the East Division for this weekend’s GLVC Tennis Tournament.

Against Lewis, Hardiman teamed with junior Aaron Barris (Marietta, Georgia) to pick up the duo’s 12thconsecutive win as a doubles team. At number-three singles, Hardiman defeated the 16th ranked player in the region by a score of 6-2, 7-5.

On Saturday, USI played the toughest competition of the season in the University of Indianapolis. Hardiman and Barris again improved their undefeated streak for the season to an impressive 13 straight victories with an 8-5 win. Against the seventh-ranked Midwest Region singles player, Hardiman dropped the first set but rebounded to take the second set and the proset tiebreaker. With the win, Hardiman finished his freshman campaign with an undefeated conference record with 12 combined wins.

The Eagles now prepare the quarterfinal round of the GLVC Tournament, which begins this Friday. For the second straight season, USI will open the conference tournament with Rockhurst University in the first round. That match will begin Friday morning at 9 a.m. at Romeoville High School in Romeoville, Illinois.

EVENT TO FOCUS ON CONNECTING BUSINESSES WITH OPPORTUNITIES

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Chamber To Connect Small And Diverse Businesses With larger Corporations

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (April 8, 2016) – The Southwest Indiana Chamber Diverse Business Alliance will host an event to facilitate connections between small and diverse businesses and larger corporations. The event is designed to build awareness of immediate and future opportunities for small and diverse businesses to bid on projects, particularly in the construction field.

Companies in attendance include Tropicana, Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation, Evansville Regional Airport, the City of Evansville, Regional Cities Initiative project partners, and more.

The event will take place at Tropicana Conference Center on from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 28.

“The Southwest Indiana Chamber is committed to creating an environment that fosters inclusion and celebrates diversity,” said Christy Gillenwater, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Southwest Indiana Chamber. “Our Diverse Business Alliance exists to create education, mentorship, and networking opportunities that are bolstering the success of diverse businesses in Southwest Indiana, and in turn making our region a more vibrant and dynamic place to work, live, and grow a business.”

There is no cost for small businesses to participate in this event and Southwest Indiana Chamber membership is not required. For more information, visit www.swinchamber.com.

About Southwest Indiana Chamber

Since 1915, the Southwest Indiana Chamber has been a trusted ally of the regional business community. Today we are one of the state’s largest, strongest, and most impactful nonprofit business organizations, representing a total membership of nearly 1,500 businesses, organizations, and agencies. About one-third of members have invested in our organization for 10 or more years and 71% of our member businesses have 25 or fewer employees. Our initiatives include Tri-State Manufacturers’ Alliance, Tri-State World Trade Network, Young Professionals Alliance, Diverse Business Alliance, Family Business Alliance, Posey County Alliance, Downtown Alliance, and Nonprofit Alliance.

Learn more about the Chamber, our members, and the Southwest Indiana regional business community at www.swinchamber.com.

Family Fun in Willard Park!

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