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Governor Mike Pence Remarks for Memorial Tribute of Father Hesburgh
Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, for this evening’s memorial tribute of Father Theodore Hesburgh can be found below.
Memorial Tribute of Father Hesburgh
Governor Mike Pence
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery
To Jim Hesburgh, his wife Mary, and the rest of the Hesburgh family, to the brothers of the Congregation of Holy Cross, Father Jenkins and the University of Notre Dame family, President and Mrs. Carter, your eminence Cardinal McCarrick, and all those gathered both in body and spirit this evening. I offer my deepest condolences on behalf of the people of Indiana for the loss of the Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh.
Father Hesburgh was not only one of the longest-serving presidents of our nation’s universities; he was a giant on the global stage, a champion of human rights, and a voice for the downtrodden. He held 16 presidential appointments, was a charter member of the Commission on Civil Rights, and served four popes. Father Hesburgh’s career in public service earned him the Congressional Gold Medal, the Medal of Freedom, and our state’s highest honor—the Indiana Sachem Award. His was a life that epitomized faith, vision, and service.
And yet, even as he worked around the world on behalf of presidents and popes, Father Hesburgh always came home to Indiana, to South Bend, and to his beloved Notre Dame. For Father Hesburgh, it truly was “God, Country, Notre Dame.â€
This community and our state held an unequivocally special place in Father Hesburgh’s heart, and Hoosiers are proud to call him one of our own.
We have all been inspired by his example of faith, by his voice for the Church, and by his leadership on matters of human and civil rights, which have shaped our world today.
Upon the death of Abner, King David spoke words to his people: “Do you not know that a prince, a great man, has fallen today in Israel?â€
All of Indiana mourns and every community marks the passing of a great man.
The people of Indiana will always remember the life, the work, and the character of Father Theodore Hesburgh. May his example ever inspire and may he rest in peace.
MESSAGE. MESSAGE. WHO’S GOT THE MESSAGE?
Nate Beeler / Columbus Dispatch
Raging Moderate by Will Durst
Don’t look now, but the Democratic Party is undergoing an identity crisis of such monumental proportions, the Dissociative Identity Disorder people have called and are requesting artifacts for their Hall of Fame. They’re going to put Obama’s basketball hoop right next to Sally Field’s purple crayon.
In the realm of improbabilities, it’s hard to beat… Democrats and their message. A lot like saying the Eskimos and their convertibles. The Mormons and their all-night dance marathons. ISIS and their art appreciation seminars.
In the wake of suffering what can only be described as the most gruesome drubbing in the history of midterm elections, and yes, that includes the Republican sweep following The Panic of 1893, the Democrats commissioned a report to investigate what the hell went wrong and how to get their mojo back. Although, Harry Reid using the word “mojo†is probably not something you want to be ruminating upon right before bedtime.
Ironically, this was the same self-analysis Republicans turned to after losing the presidency in 2012 to a black guy named Husssein in the middle of a lousy economy. There’s a word for contemplating your navel as a form of meditation: omphaloskepsis. And who can dispute that Democrats are the most naturally omphaloskeptic of the major parties? With Tea Partiers suffering from sesquipedalophobia – fear of long words. And Libertarians most likely to be ablutophobic – which is fear of bathing.
This election post-mortem was based on interviews and studies and surveys and astrological forecasts and ratings on IMDB of the first two Hobbit movies and some random notes found on the backs of spindled lunch receipts and fortune cookie messages but only from indigenously correct restaurants in the Chinatown sections of four large metropolitan areas on the west.
Though the official report isn’t scheduled to come out until May, preliminary findings of the soul-searching have been released, and the Dems have come to the considered opinion that it isn’t their message keeping them from a humongous pile of electoral victories, but the delivery of it. This time they really do blame the messenger. And it’s them.
Yeah, and Domino’s would be renowned for terrific pizza if only they could figure out how to keep it from arriving cold and mealy with congealed cheese stuck the inside top of the box. And they used quality ingredients. Oh yeah, there’s that.
Amazingly, this is the same exact conclusion the GOP reached in their post-Romney autopsy. You have to wonder if these guys use the same consultants. And guess what, they do.
Former Democratic National Chairman and Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell blamed his party’s inability to get their point across because “our message is reasonable and intelligent, and almost inherently nuanced.†Well, there’s your problem right there. Inherently nuanced? Yeah, that floats down the middle of Main Street like a buzzard on a zephyr.
Hey guys, the answer is pretty simple. You want to be the smart party, stop doing stupid stuff. You want to be known as a party with a winning message, quit being such losers. Want the middle class to turn to you for opportunity, provide some middle class opportunity. For crum’s sake, stand for something. Anything. Besides the national anthem, that is.
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Copyright © 2015, Will Durst, distributed by the Cagle Cartoons Inc. syndicate.
AG Zoeller joins FTC, nine states in settlement with Caribbean Cruise Line, telemarketing companies for massive robocall campaign
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller, the Federal Trade Commission and nine other state attorneys general have taken action against Florida-based Caribbean Cruise Line, Inc. (CCL) and several telemarketing companies for their alleged role in a massive telemarketing campaign resulting in billions of robocalls to consumers nationwide.
CCL is accused of making illegal sales pitches for cruises to the Bahamas by tying them with political survey robocalls. Political survey robocalls are not illegal under federal law. Most robocalls, including sales pitches and political surveys, are illegal in Indiana.
“Caribbean Cruise Line’s illegal robocalling campaign violated our telephone privacy laws and harassed millions of people,†Zoeller said. “These tactics aren’t fooling anyone, and all parties involved in this scheme are being held accountable.â€
According to the joint complaint filed by Zoeller, the FTC and the other states, the defendants’ robocall campaign ran from October 2011 through July 2012 and averaged approximately 12 to 15 million illegal sales calls a day. The Indiana Attorney General’s Office received nearly 1,000 complaints from consumers related to the robocall blitz.
Consumers who answered these calls typically heard a prerecorded message from “John from Political Opinions of America,†who told them they had been “carefully selected†to participate in a 30-second research survey, after which they could “press one†to receive a two-day cruise to the Bahamas.
Consumers who completed the survey and pressed one for their cruise were connected to a live telemarketer working on behalf of CCL to market its cruise vacations. In addition to the cruise, these telemarketers also sold pre-boarding hotels, cruise excursions, enhanced accommodations and other travel packages.
The robocalls generated millions of dollars for the cruise line.
The complaint charges CCL with violating the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) as well as state telephone privacy laws by using robocalls to sell cruise vacations. The complaint also alleges that two other companies, Linked Service Solutions, LLC and Economic Strategy LLC, violated federal and state laws by placing the robocalls that generated leads for CCL.
The complaint also charges a group of five interrelated companies and their owner, Fred Accuardi, with assisting and facilitating illegal calls. The complaint alleges that these defendants provided robocallers with hundreds of telephone numbers to use when making calls, made it possible for robocallers to choose and change the names that would appear on consumers’ caller ID devices, and hid the robocallers’ identities from authorities.
In addition, the Accuardi defendants helped fund the robocallers by sharing fees generated by accessing caller ID names. The five companies charged with assisting and facilitating the robocall violations are: Telephone Management Corporation, T M Caller ID, LLC, Pacific Telecom Communications Group, International Telephone Corporation and International Telephone, LLC.
The following defendants have agreed to court orders settling the charges against them: CCL; Linked Service Solutions, LLC and its owners, Scott Broomfield and Jason Birkett (LSS); Economic Strategy LLC, and its owner, Jacob deJongh; and Steve Hamilton.
The proposed settlement orders bar CCL and the other settling defendants from engaging in abusive telemarketing practices, including calling consumers whose phone numbers are on Do Not Call lists, calling anyone that has previously said they don’t want to be called again, failing to transmit accurate caller ID information and placing illegal robocalls. The orders also require CCL to monitor its lead generators on an ongoing basis and Hamilton to terminate any clients placing telephone calls that would violate the TSR.
The proposed settlement orders also impose: 1) a civil penalty of $7.73 million against CCL, which will be partially suspended after CCL pays $500,000; 2) a partially suspended civil penalty of $5 million against LSS and its owners, upon payment of $25,000; 3) a partially suspended civil penalty of $295,000 against Economic Strategy and its owner, upon the payment of $2,000; and 4) a partially suspended civil penalty of $750,000 against Steve Hamilton, one of the owners of Pacific Telecom Communication Group, upon payment of $2,000. The penalties are partially suspended based on the defendants’ inability to pay.
Litigation continues against Fred Accuardi and the five companies charged with assisting and facilitating the illegal conduct alleged in the complaint.
Indiana will receive nearly $30,000 in the settlement to be deposited in the Telephone Privacy Fund to support the Telephone Privacy enforcement activities of the Attorney General.
The following other states were involved in the settlement: Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and Washington.
A copy of the complaint is attached. All other relevant documents can be found here:Â http://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/cases-proceedings/122-3196/caribbean-cruise-line-inc.
Hoosiers can sign up for Indiana’s Do Not Call list or file a complaint against a violator by calling 1-888-834-9969 or visiting www.IndianaConsumer.com.
ST. MARY’S WELLNESS CENTER TO HOLD TAI CHI FOR ARTHRITIS CLASSES
St. Mary’s Wellness Center will hold an eight-week “Tai Chi for Arthritis†class beginning the last week of March. This course is supported by the Arthritis Foundation as a safe and effective way to ease the symptoms of arthritis – including pain, depression, and decreased range of motion. It is designed to be easy and enjoyable for people of all ages, physical conditions, and experience levels.
The cost is $36 for all four classes. Registration is required by Thursday, March 26th. Classes will be taught by local Certified Instructor Mike Goebel and held at St. Mary’s Wellness Center at Epworth Crossing. Participants may choose from two class times:
- Mondays from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m., March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18
- Tuesdays from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., March 31, April 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19
Please call 812-485-5725 to reserve your spot for either of these programs. Other class listings are available at StMarysEpworth.com/classes.
Arts Council February Brown Bag Schedule
The Brown Bag Performance Series is a free program offered to the community by the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana. The series runs weekly from October through April at the Arts Council’s BSF Gallery, located at 318 Main Street in downtown Evansville. The Brown Bag Performance Series is every Wednesday at noon. Summer performances are once a month. It is encouraged to bring your lunch and a friend, and enjoy the free local performances. The Brown Bag Series is made possible in part by the Mesker Music Trust, managed by Fifth Third Investment Advisors. Below is the schedule for February.Â
3/4/15 – Rhein Valley Brass: The Rhein Valley Brass was originally organized by Dr Fredrich Kiechle as Die Oberbayerische Blasskapelle in 1974, the house band of Germania Maennerchor, an Evansville, Indiana German singing society. The group consists of Larry Miller, baritone; Charlie Haas, trombone; Dan Kieffer, trumpet; Dana Meyer, clarinet; Janet Voyles, clarinet; Wayne Oldham, drums; Dan Schultz, tuba; and Rick Huffman, trumpet.
The Rhein Valley Brass performs locally at numerous public functions as well as traveling with the Maennerchor singers to Nord Americanische Saengerbund clubs in Indianapolis, Louisville, Cleveland, Columbus, & Chicago. They have entertained at the Haubstadt, Indiana Sommerfest for over 20 years as well as Germania Maennerchors own Annual Volksfest for over 28 years (where they will be joined this year by their junior version The Ratskeller Band). The RVB also have been a featured attraction at the Gersthaus in Evansville & Nashville, Tennessee. For more information on the group, go to evansvillegermania.com.
3/11/15 – North High School Musical: North High School is committed to inspiring academic excellence through collaboration and innovation. Join us in welcoming North High School as they present their upcoming musical. For more information about North High School, visit www.evscschools.com/North.
3/18/15 – Tom Drury and Friends: Based in Evansville, Indiana, the Tom Drury plays jazz standards and originals in a wide range of styles. Tom will bring some surprise musical guests with him. Bring your lunch and enjoy a free jazz performance in the gallery.
3/25/15 – Tales and Scales: Evansville’s own Tales & Scales is an innovative ensemble that ignites the imaginations of young people through a unique blend of music, story, theater, and creative movement called musictelling. Bring the kids down to the gallery for a fun, free performance during lunchtime. For more information about Tales and Scales, visit http://www.talesandscales.org/
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Ex-IMPD officer’s convictions upheld in 2010 fatal accident
Jennifer Nelson for www.theindianalawyer.com
Former Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer David Bisard, convicted of drunken-driving offenses after he struck three motorcyclists while responding to a non-emergency call, was not entitled to a mistrial based on juror misconduct issues, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.
Bisard challenged his convictions and aggregate 16-year sentence for Class B felony operating a vehicle with a BAC of 0.15 or higher causing death and two counts of Class D felony operating a vehicle with a BAC of more than 0.08 percent causing serious bodily injury. While in uniform and in his marked vehicle, he drove nearly 75 mph to respond to a police call when he struck Eric Wells, Mary Mills and Kurt Weekly while they were stopped at an intersection. Wells died and Mills and Weekly were seriously injured. A standard procedure blood draw found Bisard’s blood alcohol content after the accident was 0.19.
Publicity surrounding the trial led it to be moved to Allen County, where Bisard was convicted in 2013.
In David Bisard v. State of Indiana, 02A03-1312-CR-492, Bisard claimed he was entitled to a mistrial based on independent Internet research Juror 8-2 admitted to doing despite instructions not to. That juror looked up instruments used to analyze blood samples and whether someone could “beat a blood alcohol test.†After removing that juror from the jury and questioning the other jurors, the judge decided to proceed with trial.
“Given the trial court’s assessment that the dismissal of Juror 8-2 removed any taint on the jury, the State was not put in the position to have to present additional evidence demonstrating that Juror 8-2’s conduct was harmless. The trial court is in the best position to gauge the surrounding circumstances of an event and its impact on the jury, we will not second-guess the trial court in this regard. Having reviewed the record, we conclude that the trial court’s finding that a mistrial was not warranted was supported thereby,†Judge Ezra Friedlander wrote.
Bisard also claimed his right to present a defense was denied when the trial court ruled if he presented evidence from witnesses that he was not a heavy drinker in response to expert testimony offered by the state that generically testified about tolerant drinkers, he would open the door to evidence of his 2013 OWI arrest.
“[T]he trial court merely foreshadowed what its ruling regarding the admissibility of his 2013 OWI arrest would be if in fact Bisard chose to present witnesses to testify as to his drinking habits. It remains, however, that Bisard did not put forth his proposed witnesses, and the State did not offer evidence of his prior OWI arrest. The trial court, therefore, was never asked to make a ruling,†Friedlander wrote. “Difficult evidentiary and strategic decisions do not in and of themselves violate a defendant’s due process right to present a defense.â€
The judges also found no abuse of discretion when the court sentenced Bisard and considered as an aggravating factor that he had abused police power and breached the public trust.
ISP Responds to More Than 200 Calls for Service from Midnight Thru 8:00 p.m. on March 4th, Including One Fatal Crash
Across central and southern Indiana, from Midnight March 4th on through 8 p.m., the Indiana State Police responded to reports of 99 Property Damage and 24 Personal Injury crashes, plus response to 116 vehicles that slid off the road and an additional 158 responses to assist motorists with traffic/weather related problems.
Unfortunately, there has also been one reported fatality crash that occurred in Hendricks County, around 7:20 this morning, at State Road 59 and County Road 200 North.
In southern Indiana, on I-64 in Vanderburgh County, the west bound lanes are closed due to different crash scenes at the 12 and 18 mile markers. It is expected the lanes will be closed through 11:00 p.m. this evening.
Road conditions in central Indiana range from isolated slick spots, with deteriorating conditions farther south to very treacherous conditions in the southern most portions of Indiana.
Hoosiers should carefully consider if travel is necessary, especially when roads are snow covered, icy and hazardous. If travel is necessary, the Indiana State Police, Indiana Department of Transportation and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security are encouraging motorists to use a variety of resources to make an informed decision.
One source is the Indiana County Travel Advisory Map. It’s updated with travel information determined by county emergency management agencies and describes the conditions for a travel warning, watch, advisory and caution.
The map is available online at http://www.in.gov/dhs/traveladvisory/  or on a mobile device by downloading the Indiana Travel Advisory app for iPhone (https://appsto.re/us/QHVw4.i) in the App Store, and Android (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.in.traveladvisory) in the Google Play Store.
Keep an eye on road conditions and closures across the state using the Indiana Department of Transportation’s TrafficWise service at trafficwise.in.gov.
When roads are ice covered, the only difference between two wheel drive and four wheel drive vehicles is how many of your tires are sliding on the ice.
Please be patient to avoid becoming a patient.