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Governor Pence Names Appointments to Several Boards and Commissions
Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence recently named appointments to several boards and commissions.
Drug Utilization Review Board
Brian W. Musial [Hendricks County], appointed to serve a three-year term through July 31, 2018
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Indiana State Egg Board
Gregory E. Hinton [Jackson County], reappointed to serve a three-year term through July 31, 2018
Thomas J. Klump [Dearborn County], reappointed to serve a three-year term through July 31, 2018
Robert L. Krouse [Wabash County], reappointed to serve a three-year term through July 31, 2018
Margaret L. Titus [Tippecanoe County], reappointed to serve a three-year term through July 31, 2018
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Indiana Finance Authority Board of Directors
Owen “Bud†B. Melton Jr. [Hamilton County], reappointed to serve a four-year term through July 31, 2019
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Homeland Security Foundation Board
Thomas Hanify [Marion County], reappointed to serve a four-year term through July 31, 2019
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Law Enforcement Training Board
John R. Layton [Marion County], appointed to complete a vacant term through March 31, 2019
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Recycle Market Development Board
Bruce T. Burrow [Clark County], appointed to serve a four-year term through July 31, 2019
Michael C. Hiday [Hamilton County], appointed to serve a four-year term through July 31, 2019
Clay Turner [LaPorte County], reappointed to serve a four-year term through July 31, 2019
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Regional Works Councils
Debra K. Howe [Lake County], reappointed to serve a two-year term through July 31, 2017 in Region 1
Ernest W. Barker [Wells County], reappointed to serve a two-year term through July 31, 2017 in Region 3
Douglas A. Mansfield [Tippecanoe County], reappointed to serve a two-year term through July 31, 2017 in Region 4
Pamela G. Rager [Montgomery County], reappointed to serve a two-year term through July 31, 2017 in Region 4
Scott E. Bess [Hendricks County], reappointed to serve a two-year term through July 31, 2017 in Region 5
James Rusty Hensley III [Union County], reappointed to serve a two-year term through July 31, 2017 in Region 6
Kirk R. Robbins [Henry County], reappointed to serve a two-year term through July 31, 2017 in Region 6
David St. John [Monroe County], reappointed to serve a two-year term through July 31, 2017 in Region 8
Bradley E. Street [Ripley County], reappointed to serve a two-year term through July 31, 2017 in Region 9
Joseph R. Pearson [Blackford County], reappointed to serve a two-year term through July 31, 2017 in Region 10
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Board of Safety Review
John R. Messer [Hancock County], reappointed to serve a four-year term through July 31, 2019
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Indiana State Board of Nursing
Jeffrey A. Coto [Porter County], appointed to serve a four-year term through July 31, 2019
Natalie D. Hall [Johnson County], reappointed to serve a four-year term through July 31, 2019
Holly J. Presley [Marion County], reappointed to serve a four-year term through July 31, 2019
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Indiana State Trauma Care Committee
Rebekah B.L. Dillon [Wabash County], appointed to serve at the pleasure of the Governor
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State Workforce Innovation Council
James T. Patterson (Marion County), appointed to serve a two-year term through July 31, 2017
VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
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Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office this week.
Zachary Allen Gibson Operating a motor vehicle after forfeiture of license for life, Level 5 felony
Jeremy Ray Greenlee Criminal trespass, Level 6 felonyÂ
Timothy Lee Haggard Dealing in methamphetamine, Level 2 felony
Unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, Level 4 felony
Maintaining a common nuisance, Level 6 felony
Nicolas David Powell Dealing in methamphetamine, Level 2 felony
Maintaining a common nuisance, Level 6 felony
Unlawful possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony
Possession of marijuana, Class B misdemeanor
Possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor
James Arthur Smith Jr. Operating a vehicle as a habitual traffic violator, Level 6 felony
Resisting law enforcement, Class A misdemeanor
William Willard Barning II Intimidation, Level 6 felony
Domestic battery, Class A misdemeanor
Michael Joseph Topps Attempted robbery, Level 5 felony
Intimidation, Level 6 felony
Leigh Ann Lannert Battery in the presence of a child, Level 6 felony
Neglect of a dependent, Level 6 felony
Brittney Nicole Eddmenson Unlawful possession of a syringe, Level 6 felony
Possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony
Neglect of a dependent, Level 6 felony
Rep. Bacon responds to the governor’s DCS announcement
STATEHOUSE – “As a member of the Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee, I applaud the governor’s decision to authorize the hire of more than 100 new DCS caseworkers. Unfortunately, statistics show an increased demand for these positions as the number of children entering into the DCS system has increased by 26 percent in the past year. As a grandfather, I take very seriously our duty to protect and defend Indiana’s youngest and most vulnerable, and I believe this is a step in the right direction.â€
TESTS By Jim Redwine
Gavel Gamut
(Week of 17 August 2015)
TESTS
If you visited this column last week, you may recall the topic has been friendship. Since the days of ancient Greece and the legend of Damon and Pythias or Charles Dickens’ (1812 – 1870) A Tale of Two Cities in which the character Sydney Carton died for his rival, Charles Darnay, in order to protect Carton’s beloved Lucie Manette, humans have examined how we can know if someone truly is our friend.
There are many ways one may analyze whether someone is that person’s true friend. For example, if our friend wins the lottery, are we truly happy for them or do we yell, “Why not me?â€
Or if our friend’s lawn looks like a golf course while ours houses an armada of moles, do we congratulate our friend while we secretly curse Mother Nature?
Friendship has a long memory. Have we truly forgiven our friend from high school for taking to the prom that girl we never quite got up the courage to ask? And, what about our friends’ success in business? Are we really happy for them or is there a knawing green monster roiling around in our livers?
Well, you can come up with your own test of true friendship. However, one sure test involves our funeral; who will come and what will they say?
Tom Sawyer attended his funeral and found it a bully experience to hear all his sins glossed over while his few virtues were exalted.
In the Irish movie, Waking Ned Devine, Jackie O’Shea gets to tell his great friend, Michael Sullivan, how he truly feels about him at what appears to be Michael’s funeral. Fortunately, Michael is sitting in a front pew listening.
Let’s contemplate our funerals. Who will care enough to come? Will there be heartfelt sentiments in words and song sent from afar? What grand accomplishments will our true friends stand up and tell to the world? Who will eulogize us? Who will sing and dance and recite poems in our honor?
Perhaps most people have this funeral thing out of order. What good is a funeral to us if we miss out on all the accolades? Instead of dying in doubt, perhaps, if life gives us the opportunity to do so, it is best to join in the celebration while we can appreciate who our true friends are.
Of course, another good reason for having one’s funeral before it is needed is because it can be by invitation only. This, along with one’s presence in the front row, can help assure there will be toasting, not roasting!
Update on Governor Mike Pence’s Surgery
Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence is out of surgery and is resting at the Governor’s Residence. Upon his release from St. Vincent Hospital, he signed a letter to Speaker of the House Brian Bosma and Senate President Pro Tem David Long resuming his executive branch duties as Governor after passing them temporarily to Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann. The letter in full can be found attached.
“The Governor and First Lady appreciate the thoughts and prayers offered by Hoosiers across the state and are grateful to the staff at St. Vincent Hospital,†said Matt Lloyd, Pence spokesman.
Governor Mike Pence took action to temporarily transfer executive branch duties to Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann, pursuant to Article 5, Section 10 (c) of the Indiana Constitution, beginning at 7:30 a.m. EDT this morning.