IS IT TRUE we hear that members of the Mayor “Winnecke Re-Election” committee have been busy blogging mis-information concerning 5th Ward City Councilman John Friend future employment opportunity if State Representative Gail Riecken is elected Mayor of Evansville?  …members of this committee are alleging that Mr. Friend  will  be the City Controller in the Riecken administration?

IS IT TRUE that the City County Observer contacted Mr. Friend last night and ask him if Mayor” Winnecke Re-Election Committee” social net work bloggers comments are correct?  …Councilman Friend laugh out loud at our question?

IS IT TRUE Mr. Friend told us that he is not interested in being or shall not apply for the position as the next Controller for City Evansville?  …Mr. Friend told us that the City of Evansville couldn’t come anywhere close to pay the yearly salary he now earns in his extremely successful accounting practice?

IS IT TRUE that it’s obvious the Mayor “Winnecke Re-Election” committee needs to find another issue to tweet about?

IS IT TRUE if members of the “Gail Riecken For Mayor” committee send mis-information to the City County Observer about the activities of the Mayor “Winnecke Re-Election” committee” we shall also set the record straight?

IS IT TRUE we are hearing that newly elected State Representative Hollie Sullivan has just received some important and powerful committee appointments?  …we have been told by our State Legislature “Moles” that Representative Sullivan is quickly becoming a mover and shaker in the Republican caucus?  …we hear that Representatives Hollie Sullivan and Gail Riecken are working well in a non-partisan way to get the funding for IU Medical School approved by the State Legislature?

IS IT TRUE that City of Evansville DMD Director alleges he once again found dormant taxpayer money so he can to help with another restore a dilapidated 19 Century Row House?  …since the Mayor appointed Mr. Coures the new DMD Director he has found and given many millions of dollars taxpayers to “pork barrel” projects?…it is a combination of nonsensical federal rules that not only make this possible but incentivize local governments to squander federal dollars so more funds can be secured in the future?…sometimes local authorities are under the jackboot of an insane federal government and this is an example of one of those times?

IS IT TRUE that according to the last published audited financial statements from the State Board of Accounts indicated that the Evansville Redevelopment Authority owned the City of Evansville approximately $2,000,000 of taxpayer money? …that the ERA is not subject to audit by the State Board of Accounts because it is an independent agency and the five members of the board are appointed by the Mayor? …that the DMD Director needs concentrate his money finding efforts on the existence of those missing funds so ERA vie the DMD can refund the taxpayers the $2 million dollars of missing city funds funded with taxpayers dollars?I