IS IT TRUE Mayor Winnecke rightfully announced that the water will not be cut off to people who do not spend thousands of dollars on TBD repairs articulated very aggressively in a letter from the City of Evansville to thousands of CUSTOMERS last week?…the Mayor acknowledged that the letter sent out by the Sewer and Water Utility was one that caused much anxiety in the CUSTOMER BASE and asked for patience as the switch over to the Johnson Controls smart meters that former Mayor Weinzapfel shoved down our throats to the tune of nearly $50 Million on his way out the door?…this was essentially the only logical response that Mayor Winnecke could have had and we complement him on doing so?…several of our readers who got these letters are still on pins and needles regarding having their pipes broken by the work crews and in having to eventually pay for repairs caused by Mayor Weinzapfel’s READY, FIRE, AIM present to Evansville?

IS IT TRUE with the revelation that the water bill for the McCurdy was not run up by the Kunkel Group but by the previous owner the CCO is quite interested to see exactly when the refurbishment of the McCurdy will really get underway?…the same goes for the downtown convention hotel that supposedly is going to have the first real work start next week?…if the talking heads can be taken at their words, and that is a very big if, there may really be some construction going on in downtown Evansville in 2015 for opening in 2016?…we don’t really expect either project to stimulate major retail business in the downtown as bigger things have been done that stimulated nothing?…just last week another small downtown business that sold bagels is closing its doors?…the number of businesses downtown has not changed in 20 years even though the churn of businesses seems to be constant?

IS IT TRUE officials at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Monday projected that up to 9.9 million people would be enrolled in ObamaCare in 2015, millions fewer than Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates?…federal health officials are projecting that ObamaCare enrollment will include at least 3.1 million fewer people next year than congressional budget analysts thought?…HHS, which previously declined to project 2015 sign-ups, said that between 9 million and 9.9 million people are expected to participate in the exchanges in 2015?…the figure was less than the CBO’s projection of 13 million for 2015 enrollment, raising questions about the exchanges’ performance, compared with expectations?…HHS officials described their figures as more complete than the CBO’s and said the health insurance marketplaces are simply not “ramping up” at the rate the office projected?…the Obama Administration dismissed the question about whether or not having 3 Million less subscribers will compromise the ACA?…with the exchanges open again now just one week after the election all we can say is we hope the administrative details work better this year than they did last year?

IS IT TRUE Illinois residents John Kraft and Kirk Allen, who run an anti-corruption non-profit called the Edgar County Watchdogs, have waged a campaign against crooked public officials over the past two years, forcing resignations from 102 bureaucrats and politicians and at one point placing an entire park district board under citizen’s arrest?…with four former governors having served time behind bars, Illinois’ government is widely-viewed as being riddled with corruption?…through a combination of public pressure, Freedom of Information filings, lawsuits, and media exposure, they have created a system that deeply threatens Illinois’ corrupt, entrenched political establishment?…they operate a blog called Illinois Leaks that exposes corruption at the state and local levels?…after a 10 year period in which 2 governors of Illinois were convicted and imprisoned, recently defeated Pat Quinn set the bar low by managing to serve his time in office without heading to prison?…we have one expectation of the new republican governor elect of Illinois and that is for him not to wind up behind bars in a state that seems to set the standard for corruption in politics?…you can read the story about the two veterans who are taking on corruption in their hometown in Illinois on the following link?

http://benswann.com/2-il-veterans-force-102-corrupt-officials-to-resign-place-entire-local-board-under-citizens-arrest/