IS IT TRUE that a well known democratic attorney whose law firm does millions of dollars of legal work for the City of Evansville is posturing to head a “Democrats for Winnecke” campaign?  …we predict that the voters will see right through that self serving effort?

IS IT TRUE that we over heard  a noted voice of years past from the good old boys political network express that he thinks Democratic Mayoral candidate Gail Riecken should stay home and bake cookies? …our response to him that if some of the men in elected office today would had stayed home and baked cookies the taxpayers of this community would be better off?

IS IT TRUE we encourage anyone to run for public office regardless of gender? …we were reminded last week by a Gail Riecken supporter that Evansville has never elected a female Mayor in our 200 plus years of existence? … we would like to point out to look at what kind of shape the good old boys political network have left us in over the last 200 years?

IS IT TRUE the next thing we will be hearing from the misinformed and outdated opinions of the yesteryear political network is that Mrs. Riecken is too old to run for Mayor?   …our response to them would be remember Ronald Reagan?

IS IT TRUE let the mayoral campaigns begin by talking about the real and important issues such as high taxes, street and side walk repairs, real costs of the Hotel and I U Medical school, political patronage, nepotism,  the practice of awarding no-bid contracts , water and sewer repair costs and excessive spending habits of Mayor Winnecke?

IS IT TRUE we wonder why the city water taste so bad?  …could it be that they don’t have the money to dredge round the water treatment plant?

IS IT TRUE we hear that Tropicana-Evansville is looking for a new Director of Operations?  …the powers that be would be wise to consider Tropicana Director of Marketing Stacy McNeill for that position?  …Stacy is well known and highly respected by people of this community?  …she has the skills and experience to take Tropicana to the next level?

IS IT TRUE that Evansville Fire Department eliminated a Fire Inspector position and created a new District Chief position? …this move will cost the taxpayers about $8,000 more per year in salaries?

IS IT TRUE that the city’s motion to dismiss the former Fire Chief’ Keith Jarboe’s suit against Evansville Fire Department and the city will be argued in Federal Court on Wednesday? …every time we turn around the City is defending a needless law suit? …its about time we do a Freedom Of Information Request (FOIR) asking how much the taxpayers have paid for needless lawsuits during the last couple of years?

IS IT TRUE that the DMD Director without any approval from the City Council, purchased the old CVS building located at North Main and Columbia for a whopping $450,000? …he also purchased the Knotty Pine restaurant on North Main and Virginia at a handsome price and tore down the building and now the City has a vacant parking lot?

IS IT TRUE that it’s alleged that a well known pizza establishment located on North Main Street was planning to purchase the old Integra Bank branch located a crossed from the Pizzeria for an undisclosed sum of money? …the Director of DMD stepped in and purchased the location for parking? …Its alleged that that is exactly what the pizza establishment was planning to do if they purchased this property?   …if all this information is accurate, we would like the DMD Director please explain how this property transaction benefits the taxpayers of Evansville?

IS IT TRUE that a well known and highly respected attorney had plans to purchase property between Third and Fourth streets near the Lloyd Expressway? … that he considers this property to be the GATEWAY to downtown? … he made a fatal business mistake by discussing this project with a city official? …weeks after he shared his plans with the city official the ERC purchased the land right from under his feet at an extremely inflated price? …its important to point out that this particular parcel of land was on the market for a long time and suddenly the DMD Director shows up and purchases the land? …this transaction prevented a private entrepreneur from developing this property at no cost to the taxpayers? …the city razed the buildings on the property and now the taxpayers are paying to have a vacant lot to mow?

IS IT TRUE that the DMD Director and his ERC buddies seem to find money under the bed and in the couches while our infrastructure (sidewalks, streets, parks and sewers) of this city are crumbing all around us?

IS IT TRUE that with the Downtown Development Fund also known as the TIF is nearly broke (about $920,000 in the account) and the Jacobsville Development fund (TIF) has about $15 million in its coffers? … we suggest that consolidation of the two TIF’s may be in needed to pay for the downtown Hotel and IU Medical school?

IS IT TRUE that the DMD Directors land grabbing scheme on North Main may fail to produce the bike lanes, new sidewalks and paved streets if the move to consolidate North Main and Downtown TIF funds becomes a reality? …if this happens the taxpayers of this community will be stuck with all those worthless pieces of property purchased by ERC and Mr. Coures?