IS IT TRUE that EVSC Superintendent Dr. David Smith informed Brad Byrd during an interview on WTVW/WEHT on July 1, 2015 that the EVSC Board selected an out of town attorney negotiator to represent them in Union contract talks with the Teamsters Local 215 after the EVSC’s local attorneys chose not want to represent the EVSC in such discussions due to potential political concerns? …we wonder if the local attorney Dr. Smith talked about this issue being political was Pat Shoulders? …Pat Shoulders is the Attorney of record for EVSC?

IS IT TRUE we wonder why EVSC Superintendent Dr. David Smith would admit that the discussions between EVSC and the School Board has the potential of being political on TV? …discussions between EVSC and the Teamsters should be about contractual agreements, employee benefits, work place safety, retirement and other employments issues but not political concerns?

IS IT TRUE we would like to apologized to one of our readers that proved us wrong concerning EVSC School Superintendent Doctoral Degree? …we said that Dr. Smith has a Doctoral Degree from Harvard? …our reader was correct that Dr. Smith Doctoral Degree was from Oakland City University, Oakland City Indiana and not Harvard? …we must have been hoping for a Superintendent with Harvard-like qualifications.

IS IT TRUE we wonder why the EVSC School Board meets in Executive Session before every school board meeting? …we wonder why the Executive Session last 2 to 2 1/2 hours and the regular school board meeting last about an hour? …is it possible these Executive Sessions follow the letter of the law and comply with why an Executive Session is necessary and also that NO votes are taken and NO consensus is reached? …why have these Executive Sessions at EVSC has never been questions by the Courier and Press when ever other unit of government had been questioned about this?

IS IT TRUE we read in yesterday’s Courier and Press and found that ECHO HOUSING CORP Director Stephanie TenBarge’s statements interesting? …she feels if the city spends about $15 million of our hard earned tax dollars on the North Main project, it with attract many developers and businesses to locate on North Main? …is this the same Stephanie TenBarge that convinced the Director of the DMD to fund a $35,000 plus painted Mural on the side of building behind McDonald on North Main Street? …she believed that by painting this Mural on the side of a building it would encourage economic development? …we are finding out that some people in local government find it extremely easy to spend other people’s money? …your tax dollars at work under the Winnecke administration.

IS IT TRUE would it be better use of the North Main TIF money to go into the surrounding neighborhoods repairing streets, sidewalks and tearing down dilapidated houses? …these improvements would make a difference, not bike paths and murals?

IS IT TRUE we wonder how the North Main TIF Fund is going to pay $15 million dollars for renovation of that area when the fund has only $3.5 million in that account? …the Mayor is planning to borrow the additional $11.5 million dollars to fund that project? …again, pass it along to the taxpayers?

IS IT TRUE that Mayoral Candidate Gail Riecken’s campaign will be focusing on taking the message of the Winnecke administration’s lack of sound fiscal responsibility and total transparency to the voters.

IS IT TRUE the recent announcement about Gail Riecken’s new campaign Director shows she is ready to launch an extremely aggressive and sophisticated campaign for the office of Mayor of Evansville? …better get ready for an extremely interesting campaign because this is gonna be a good one folks?