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EPD Activity Report December 23, 2014
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Air Quality Forecast
Air quality forecasts for Evansville and Vanderburgh County are provided as a public service. They are best estimates of predicted pollution levels that can be used as a guide so people can modify their activities and reduce their exposure to air quality conditions that may affect their health. The forecasts are routinely made available at least a day in advance, and are posted by 10:30 AM Evansville time on Monday (for Tuesday through Thursday) and Thursday (for Friday through Monday). When atmospheric conditions are uncertain or favor pollution levels above the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, forecasts are made on a daily basis.
Ozone forecasts are available from mid-April through September 30th. Fine particulate (PM2.5) forecasts are available year round.
| Tuesday December 23 |
Wednesday December 24 |
Thursday December 25 |
Friday December 26 |
Saturday December 27 |
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| Fine Particulate (0-23Â CST avg) Air Quality Index |
moderate | good | moderate | moderate | good |
| Ozone Air Quality Index |
NA* | NA* | NA* | NA* | NA* |
| Ozone (peak 8-hr avg) (expected) |
NA* | NA* | NA* | NA* | NA* |
* Not Available and/or Conditions Uncertain.
Air Quality Action Days
Ozone Alerts are issued by the Evansville EPA when maximum ozone readings averaged over a period of eight hours are forecasted to reach 76 parts per billion (ppb), or unhealthy for sensitive groups on the USEPA Air Quality Index scale.
Particulate Alerts are issued by the Evansville EPA when PM2.5 readings averaged over the period of midnight to midnight are forecasted to reach 35 micrograms per meter cubed (µg/m3).
Forecast statistics documenting the reliability of these air quality forecasts are compiled on a monthly, seasonal (May through September for ozone), and an annual basis.  Compilations of these statistics are reported in Vanderburgh County Health Department’s Annual Report and available on request.
Current conditions of OZONE and FINE PARTICULATE MATTER are available in near real-time on the Indiana Department of Environment Management’s website.
EDITORIAL: The 2015 Evansville City Election Promises To Be A Wild Ride!
The City-County Observer is anticipating the announcement in early January of 2015 by State Representative Gail Riecken that she will be a candidate for Mayor of Evansville. If we are correct about her announcement it will kick off a new model for elections in this city. Â State Representative Gail Riecken has long been the poster-child for dedication and concern for the interests of the working-class and disenfranchised people of her district and this community.
State Representative Gail Riecken is well known for her opposition to “Right-to-Work” legislation and she has had strong support of organized labor in her previous campaigns, but that will change in 2015. Reliable sources tell us that a few local labor union bosses will support incumbent Mayor Lloyd Winnecke for a second term over their long-time friend, State Representative Gail Riecken. The reason given for this political switch-up in loyalty is  “Winnecke gives the unions everything they ask for.  That, we believe, is a code for “We (the union brotherhood) own and control Mayor Winneckeâ€
Union bosses like to brag about their organization’s political clout. If big labor, which is strongly Democratic, enjoys such great political power we would be interested in their explanation for the 2014 election results. On the national level, Republicans hold majorities in both the House and Senate. In Indiana, we have a Republican governor and super-majorities in both houses of the Legislature. Locally, the County government is controlled by the Republicans and the Mayor is also Republican.  Only our City Council has a majority of Democrats but is on the verge of losing that status.  Its interesting to note that unions may make large political contributions to campaigns, but they can no longer deliver a sizable bloc of votes in Evansville.
Also, union endorsements are not heeded the way they once were. We wonder if the up-coming city election will jolt the labor leaders into the 21st century reality, Â that a union endorsement means no more than one from the Chamber of Commerce or any other PAC committees. We expect that Representative Riecken’s reputation of compassion for and accountability to her constituents will make her a very formidable opponent for our free spending liberal Mayor.
Mayor Winnecke has consistently shown his political loyalty to Downtown, Historical District and Haynie’s Corner area over the rest of the city, which has placed Evansville in a fiscal crisis with his free-spending attempts to buy “frills†and ignore basic needs of the entire city.  We also hope that the Evansville Mayoral campaign will shine some light on the monthly financial shortfalls that haunt the 3rd floor of the Civic Center.
CCO has been told by highly reliable sources that the truth is that the first estimates for construction of the proposed Downtown Hotel came in $18 million over budget, which made the private share of the financing impossible to obtain. The second rebidding of this project with fewer hotel rooms also failed to meet the budget projections as well. Â Both bid results have been a jealously guarded secret by the current administration from the taxpayers of Evansville. Â We also hope that the upcoming Mayoral campaign we provide us with the real truths about how much of taxpayers money was wasted so far of the proposed Downtown Hotel project.
We see the Mayoral election of 2015 as history in the making for the City of Evansville. Â It will be the first time in the two hundred (200) plus years of Evansville history that a qualified woman could be elected Mayor of this proud city because times have changed. Â Brace yourselves because the 2015 Evansville City election promises to be a wild and exciting ride!
Finally,  attached below is a video that one of our readers sent this morning for your viewing pleasure. This video is about  recent downtown ground breaking for the hotel.
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Jury awards Indiana teacher nearly $2M in firing over IVF
IL Staff for www.theindianalawyer.com
A federal jury awarded a former teacher nearly $2 million Friday after finding that a northern Indiana Roman Catholic diocese discriminated against her by firing her after church officials learned she was trying to get pregnant through in vitro fertilization.
The group of five women and seven men announced its decision in favor of Emily Herx late Friday afternoon after beginning deliberations about 10:30 a.m., finding she was the victim of discrimination when the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend declined to renew her contract at St. Vincent de Paul School in 2011. Her attorneys argued that male teachers accused of violating the moral teachings of the church had been allowed to keep their jobs.
Herx’s complaint charged the diocese violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disability Act when it terminated her employment. The diocese asserted it was exempt to liability under Title VII. It pointed to religious exemptions in the measure as giving protection to religious institutions making employment decisions based on the religious and secular activities of their employees.
The federal court granted the diocese’s motion for summary judgment with respect to the ADA claim, but not the Title VII claim. The diocese asked the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to intervene before the trial and dismiss the complaint on religious freedom grounds, but the 7th Circuit declined earlier this month.
The jury awarded Herx $1.75 million for emotional and physical damages, $125,000 for medical expenses, $75,000 for lost wages and $1 in punitive damages, WANE-TV reported.
The diocese contended Herx violated the terms of her contract and it plans to file an appeal of the decision, according to the station. The diocese argued that, according to church teachings, in vitro fertilization is gravely evil, no circumstance can justify it, and those beliefs apply to men and women who participate in the procedure.
IVF involves mixing egg and sperm in a laboratory dish and transferring a resulting embryo into the womb.
Herx, who is from Hoagland, about 15 miles northeast of Fort Wayne, testified during the trial before U.S. District Judge Robert L. Miller Jr. that a fertility doctor told her IVF was her most likely way to have a second child.
The treatments began in early 2010, and Herx said she kept her principal informed at the woman’s request.
Bishop Kevin Rhoades testified Thursday he didn’t know that Sandra Guffey, Herx’s principal and a fellow Catholic, had known for more than a year that Herx was undergoing the infertility treatment and he was unaware of emails between Guffey and Herx about the treatment, The Journal Gazette reported.
Herx’s attorney, Kathleen Delaney, asked Rhoades if, after seeing the emails, he could see that Herx might have felt she had the support of her bosses to undergo the treatment.
Rhoades said yes, but also said he’s not sure whether it would have changed the decision to terminate her contract.
The suit is Emily Herx v. Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Inc. and St. Vincent de Paul School, 1:12-CV-122.
Regional Hospitals Implement Flu VisitationRestrictions
In response to the increase in influenza cases nationwide and in the Tri-State area, the hospital members of the Community Patient Safety Coalition are implementing unified hospital visitation restrictions effective Monday, December 22nd. The restrictions include:
- No visitors with influenza-like symptoms in the hospitals. Symptoms include cough, sore throat, fever, chills, aches, runny or stuffy nose, and vomiting or diarrhea.
- No visitors under the age of 15.
- No visitors other than immediate family or other significant persons as defined by the patient.
Visitors are encouraged to wash their hands frequently while in the hospital and wear protective face masks when instructed. Exceptions to these restrictions may be made for cases involving critically ill patients and end-of-life situations.
These restrictions were developed using recommendations from the Vanderburgh County Health Department.
The flu can cause serious complications and even death, especially in the very young, the elderly, and those with certain existing medical conditions. These measures are being taken in an effort to protect patients, families, and hospital staff. We appreciate the community’s understanding and cooperation.
Community Patient Safety Coalition Hospitals Include:
Daviess Community Hospital
Deaconess Health System
Evansville Surgery Center
Gibson General Hospital
Good Samaritan Hospital
HealthSouth – Evansville
Memorial Hospital and Health Center, Jasper
Methodist Hospital, Henderson, KY
Perry County Hospital
St. Mary’s Health
The Heart Hospital, Newburgh
The Women’s Hospital
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IS IT TRUE December 23, 2014
IS IT TRUE last month we just crossed 1.8 Million page views for 2014? Â … without the computer programming issues we faced during a 2 month span earlier this year we would have exceeded 2 million page views this year? Â … that we want to thank our readers for the support they have given us this year?
IS IT TRUE in what is perhaps the most symbolic accident of the two centuries that Evansville, Indiana has been a home to anyone, some poor soul who was in Hammerheads to enjoy the entertainment on Saturday night got shot in the foot?…of course this person was not holding the gun and did not shoot themselves in the foot, but a bullet to the foot in downtown Evansville no matter how painful it may have been is a metaphor for everything the City of Evansville has done in the last 10 years?…that “shooting yourself in the foot” is a metaphor for doing or saying something that causes problems for you?…the words “I think you might be shooting yourself in the foot if you don’t take his offer” apply so appropriately to the Earthcare Energy misfire and the 4 failed attempts to use traditional methods to get a downtown hotel that it is laughable?…with all due respect to the person who was shot by another person in Hammerheads, this is exactly what the governance of the City of Evansville has been doing to the people of Evansville with downtown projects as long as most of us can remember?…once again, doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is Albert Einstein’s definition of insanity?…it is time to stop the insanity?
IS IT TRUE the City County Observer is pleased to see an assertive President of the United States who is making decisions and taking actions instead of acquiescing like a bump on a log to every special interest knumbskull who vies for his attention?
IS IT TRUE we are totally impressed that someway and somehow the internet service to North Korea has been shut down?…we do not know if this happened as a result that something the United States government did or if it was just some teenage hackers who made this happen, but we know given the North Korean attack on our Freedom of Speech that the black out of this rouge republic was proportional and appropriate?…whether one wants to watch this movie or not is not material, as one of our basic freeedoms was attacked by a foreign entity and retribution is the correct response?
IS IT TRUE we are watching closely for the upcoming appointments by Mayor Winnecke and the City Council to the boards and commissions that lose many of their members one week from Friday?…we hope that the “Homerule” ordinance will result in a group of city dwellers of substance who are willing to take on these tasks?…we doubt that there is enough time to even do background checks at this stage of the game, much less to vet them properly?…we suggest you see paragraph one about shooting oneself in the foot?
IS IT TRUE many of our readers have been making comments about the success of Owensboro in attracting hotels and revitalizing their riverfront as though Evansville should be following Owensboro’s lead?…there may be some merit to that advice as Owensboro’s riverfront does seem much more user friendly and is filled with people on most weekends?…Owensboro also has 2 new hotels that supposedly were built entirely from investor dollars without any public incentive up front?…up front is the operative word as Owensboro did indeed guarantee a certain number of room sales and will be on the hook for some bucks if the hotels do not perform as agreed upon?…that seems like a much smarter way to incentivize a hotel than just handing out a big check up front that the developer could easily just flip for a profit the day the construction ends?…there is on other little known fact about Owensboro and that is that the last public hanging in the United States took place on August 14, 1936, in Owensboro to dispense justice upon Rainey Bethea who was executed for the rape and murder of 70-year-old Lischa Edwards?…that execution was presided over by the first female sheriff in Kentucky, Florence Shoemaker Thompson?
Finally, attached below is a video that one of our readers sent this morning for your viewing pleasure. This video is about recent downtown ground breaking for the hotel.
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Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records
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EPD Activity Report December 22, 2014
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Libraries closed for holidays
All Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library locations will be closed for the upcoming holidays.
EVPL will be closed:
Wednesday, December 24th and Thursday, December 25th for Christmas
Wednesday, December 31st and Thursday, January 1st for New Year’s
Download eBooks, eAudiobooks, music and more any time at www.evpl.org.