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Dear Ann Landers: I have been married for three years, and it is obvious that my mother does not like my wife. I can deal with that, but I’m becoming increasingly upset by the way Mom behaves around “Amelia.”

Two weeks ago, there was a milestone family affair, and we hired a professional photographer to take pictures. As we were preparing to pose for the photo shoot, my mother informed Amelia that she could not be in the pictures because she was not a blood relative and therefore not a family member. My wife stepped out, but I could see she was very hurt.

There have been other instances, as well. One evening, when several of us went to the theater together, Mom happened to end up sitting next to Amelia. She abruptly stood up, moved to the other side of the row, and announced, “I want to sit next to my son.”

I have asked my mother politely to stop treating Amelia so shabbily, but she insists she has nothing against my wife and accuses me of being overly sensitive. I hope you can help me. — Not Mama’s Boy in Missouri

Dear Missouri: Your signature does not match your letter. You certainly sound like a mama’s boy to me, and a gutless one at that.

Why did you not speak up on your wife’s behalf when your mother decided Amelia couldn’t be in the family pictures because she isn’t a blood relative? And when your mother demanded to sit next to you in the theater, why didn’t you arrange the seating so your wife could be on the other side?

As long as you permit your mother to abuse Amelia, she is going to do it.

It’s high time you asserted yourself, sonny boy.

Check out the Bible, which says, “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave to his wife, and they shall be one flesh.” Copy that directive on a piece of paper, and tape it to your bathroom mirror.

Dear Ann Landers: I recently attended a small, rather elegant dinner party. The table was set beautifully, with a lovely centerpiece, fine silver and china.

After the entree had been served, I asked for the saltshaker and pepper shaker. There was none on the table. I believed they had been overlooked. I was informed later that this was “insulting to the hostess” and I should have eaten the meal as it was served.

I have attended and hosted many elegant dinner parties during the past 40 years, and saltshakers and pepper shakers were always part of the formal table service. Will you please give me your thoughts on the matter? — Saltless in Florida

Dear Florida: According to etiquette expert Letitia Baldrige, saltshakers and pepper shakers have become increasingly rare at formal dinners because the cook is supposed to know how to season the food properly. Therefore, if the shakers are not on the table, you should not ask for them.

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Dr. Bucshon to Participate in Flu Preparedness Hearing

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As you may have seen, this year’s seasonal flu vaccination has been particularly ineffective. Typically, the seasonal flu vaccination has shown a 50-60 percent effectiveness rate. This year, that rate looks to be around 23 percent due to a mutation in the dominant H3N2 A flu strand. We’ve seen this in Indiana with a spike in flu-related death rates (at 108, up from 30 at this point last year) putting us at the highest rate of flu related deaths in 10 years.

 

Today, Dr. Bucshon will participate in a hearing Examining the U.S. Public Health response to seasonal influenza so that we are better prepared for the future and able protect our citizens from the spread of seasonal influenza. The committee will examine the strain selection decision-making process, how U.S. public health agencies are improving the effectiveness of response to seasonal flu, and the progress of Federal efforts into developing a universal flu vaccine, advanced diagnostics, new flu vaccine manufacturing technologies, and new anti-viral drugs for treatment of influenza.

 

Congressman Bucshon is expected to ask questions, from a medical perspective, regarding our preparedness and ability to prevent influenza outbreaks.

The hearing begins at 10:00am ET (9:00am CT).  More background on the hearing and a live stream are available here –www.energycommerce.house.gov/hearing/examining-us-public-health-response-seasonal-influenza.

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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EPD Activity Report

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 “Can Plants and Bacteria Think?” to be Topic of UE Andiron Lecture 

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Can plants and bacteria think? University of Evansville assistant professor of philosophy Derek Jones will discuss this question at the UE Andiron Lecture on Wednesday, February 4. The lecture starts at 4:00 p.m., in Eykamp 252, Ridgway University Center. A social gathering with beverages begins at 3:45 p.m. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Jones earned an MA in philosophy from the University of Houston and a PhD in philosophy from Indiana University. He teaches courses in philosophy and cognitive science at UE and currently directs the cognitive science program. Jones has published and presented work on such topics as scientific explanation, self-knowledge, skilled behavior, and free will. His work is guided by the broader project of understanding cognition and action as essentially embodied, biological processes. His forthcoming book, The Biological Foundations of Agency, is slated for publication in January 2016.

For more information on the Andiron Lecture Series, please call 812-488-1070 or 812-488-2589.

Dr. Bucshon to Hold Office Hours in Evansville

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Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) will hold Office Hours in his Evansville District Office on Friday, February 6, 2015.

 

                   Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08)

Evansville Office Hours
Friday, February 6, 2015 from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CST

420 Main Street, Suite 1402, Evansville, IN 47708 (PLEASE NOTE the change in location.)

 

Note:  Appointments will be scheduled in 15 minute increments on a first come, first served basis and can be arranged by calling Erin Pugh at (812) 232-0523.

 

Dr. Bucshon’s Statement on President’s Budget Proposal

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(WASHINGTON, DC) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) released the following statement in response to the President’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2016, which includes $4 trillion in federal spending and would add $8.5 trillion to the debt over the next decade.

“Today, the President released a similar laundry list of tax-and-spend policy proposals as he has in previous budgets. These proposals serve to divide the American people rather than unite us under our common goal of expanded prosperity and opportunity for all Americans,” said Bucshon. “In his $4 trillion proposal, the President fails to balance the budget or even take a serious look at reform of the drivers of our debt. Instead, the President asks for higher spending, higher taxes, and higher debt. Fortunately, for middle class families who’ve seen their incomes drop almost four percent over the past six years, the President’s budget is only a proposal. Congress sets the budget for our country. 

 

“Our budget will not ask the American people to give more of their hard-earned income to maintain the status quo like the President has year after year. This has led to an $18 trillion national debt and failed to provide economic security to the vast majority of our fellow citizens. Instead, we will require government to do more with less and become more effective and efficient at serving the American people. Our budget will not only balance, but it will maintain critical government programs and protect our national security interests at home and abroad. And our budget will build a tax code that is fair to everyone and encourages economic vitality to grow incomes and increase opportunity for those climbing the economic ladder.”

 

Congressman Larry Bucshon, a physician from Southern Indiana, is serving his third term in the U.S. House of Representatives. In the 114th Congress, Bucshon will serve on the influential House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  The 8th District of Indiana includes all or parts of Clay, Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, and Warrick counties.

Governor Pence Names Kent Abernathy as Commissioner of Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Thanks Don Snemis for Service at BMV

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Hires New Leadership to Continue to Improve BMV System Operations

 

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today named Kent Abernathy as Commissioner for the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV). Abernathy currently serves as Chief of Staff at Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM). Current Commissioner Don Snemis will serve as Special Counsel for Program Integrity at Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) effective February 12, 2015.

 

“Don Snemis has led the Bureau of Motor Vehicles with great integrity as he worked over the past year to identify and solve problems that have existed within the agency for several years,” said Governor Pence. “I am confident that Kent Abernathy, with an extensive background in leadership positions in both the public and private sectors, will continue to implement these solutions and serve Hoosiers well as Commissioner for the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles.”

 

Upon completion of active military duty, serving as an officer in the U.S. Army, Abernathy began a career in business and finance. He served in the banking industry in New York City before returning to Indianapolis, where he served as Vice President of National City Bank (now PNC) and Vice President of Bank One (now JP Morgan Chase) before founding his own consulting business, Eagle Advisors in Carmel.

 

Abernathy returned to active duty in September 2003, serving in leadership positions at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. and Baghdad, Iraq. He also served as interim Director of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Washington Liaison Office, under the command of the current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, and later, under General David Petraeus. Abernathy retired from U.S. Army Reserve as a Colonel in March 2010, shortly after joining the administration of Governor Mitch Daniels as Chief of Staff for IDEM.

 

He received his Bachelor of Science at United States Military Academy (West Point), his Master of Science in Management at Oakland City University, and his Master of Strategic Studies at the U.S. Army War College.

 

Abernathy will begin his role on February 12, 2015.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Friday, January 30, 2015

Teena Bartlett              Theft-Level 6 Felony

Robert Greene              Operating a Vehicle as an Habitual Traffic Violator-Level 6 Felony

Quinton Jennings        Carrying a Handgun without a License-Level 5 Felony

Joshua Roach                 Possession of a Narcotic Drug-Level 6 Felony

Possession of Cocaine-Level 6 Felony

Possession of Marijuana-Class A Misdemeanor

Possession of a Controlled Substance-Class A Misdemeanor

Resisting Law Enforcement-Class A Misdemeanor

Antoenette Talbot  Theft-Level 6 Felony

Damien Wilder            Strangulation-Level 6 Felony

Domestic Battery-Level 6 Felony

Interference with the Reporting of a Crime-Class A Misdemeanor

Stephen Collums        Strangulation-Level 6 Felony

John Craddock            Dealing in a Schedule I Controlled Substance-Level 2 Felony

Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Level 6 Felony

Dealing in Marijuana-Level 6 Felony

Taylor Danks                Unlawful Possession of Syringe-Level 6 Felony

Dugniqio Forest         Dealing in Cocaine-Level 2 Felony

Trafficking with an Inmate-Level 5 Felony

Steffanos Katechis     Dealing in a Schedule I Controlled Substance-Level 2 Felony

Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Level 6 Felony

Dealing in Marijuana-Level 6 Felony

Colt Kissel                      Unlawful Possession of Syringe-Level 6 Felony

Willie Massey               Dealing in Cocaine-Level 4 Felony

Possession of Marijuana-Class A Misdemeanor

Willie Massey                 Dealing in Cocaine-Level 5 Felonies (Three Counts)

 

Ethan Rausch             Unlawful Possession of Syringe-Level 6 Felony

Cassie Speed              Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated-Level 6 Felony

Possession of a Controlled Substance-Class A Misdemeanor

Leaving the Scene of an Accident-Class B Misdemeanor

Whitney Steverson Theft-Level 6 Felony

Ryan Zehner                  Theft-Level 6 Felony

Possession of Paraphernalia-Level 6 Felony

Ladonna Spellazza   Theft-Level  6 Felony

Resisting Law Enforcement-Class A Misdemeanor

Hugh Gray                   Attempted Kidnapping-Level 3 Felony

William Houghland     Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury to a Pregnant Woman-Level 5 Felony

Domestic Battery-Level 6 Felony

Jason Leonard                Domestic Battery-Level 6 Felony

Jacob Aubrey                Attempted Kidnapping-Level 3 Felony

Peter Vellis                 Domestic Battery-Level 6 Felony

Battery in the Presence of a Child-Level 6 Felony

For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Kyle Phernetton at 812.435.5688 or via e-mail at kphernetton@vanderburghgov.org

Under Indiana law, all criminal defendants are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty by a court of law

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