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Protecting Americans from the Threat of Ebola By Tom Spangler

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First and foremost, I must disclose that I do not believe the Ebola virus is a major threat to the majority of the American people. There seems to be a concerted effort on the part of many in the media to lead people to believe that this is going to be a pandemic affecting people all over the country. A look at past history would indicate that this is not the case. However, it is still important that we take the necessary precautions to protect ourselves from the threat that this virus provides.

In late 2002 and into 2003, we were led to believe that Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was going to kill thousands of people. We were told to avoid air travel at all costs. In the end, only eight Americans contracted the condition and there were no deaths in the U.S. While the H1N1 virus (“swine flu”) had a more severe impact within the U.S., it still did not reach anywhere near levels that we constantly heard it would.

These cases show that our government is very good at keeping these situations under control. In our country, we are blessed with clean water and sanitation systems that do not exist in the areas that have already been deeply impacted by the Ebola virus.

All of this being said, we still need to be sure we take necessary precautions. We should continue the course of attempting to stop the spread of Ebola in West Africa while preventing individuals from the region from traveling to the United States until it is completely contained. I believe that this course of action is the best one to keep this from putting more of our population in harm’s way.

Congress must discuss the possibility of increasing funding for medical research regarding potential threats that may come about in the future. While even the foremost medical experts cannot predict these situations with complete certainty, they do possess the technology to prepare us for potential dangers.

To learn more about my campaign to represent Indiana’s 8th District in Congress, visit my website at www.spanglerforcongress.com.

THIS ARTICLE WAS POSTED BY THE CCO WITHOUT OPINON,  BIAS OR EDITING.

FOOT NOTE:  Following is a statement from Tom regarding the current state of his campaign and his wife’s breast cancer surgery:

As many of you know, Penny Spangler, my wife of 43 years, was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. This is the second time we have walked this journey, as she experienced cancer in the same area 23 years ago. Our faith is strong and we are in good spirits. My wife will be undergoing surgery very soon and we ask that you keep our family in your thoughts and prayers. We would like to take this opportunity and my platform as a congressional candidate to increase awareness and move towards a cure for this terrible disease. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but every day should we should all be aware of what women with breast cancer and their friends and family are dealing with. We must find a cure so that these women can find peace and so that our younger generation of women do not have to live in constant fear of experiencing what my wife is dealing with.

I will be suspending my campaign for these next two days as my wife undergoes surgery. We would appreciate your thoughts and prayers.

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Reports

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http://www.vanderburghsheriff.com/recent-booking-records.aspx

EPD Activity Report October 14, 2014

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EPD Activity Report 10-13-2014

 

 

“Civil Forfeiture” is Armed Robbery

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The US Constitution’s 4th Amendment says, and means, exactly this: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”

Yet just a few months ago in rural Nevada, Humboldt County deputy Lee Dove stole over $63,800 from drivers who were never charged with any crime. He posed for a picture with the money, and his fellow police personnel approvingly called it “highway interdiction.” Actually, legally and morally, it’s highway robbery. Of course it happens here in Indiana too. It happens far too often everywhere in this nation; sometimes with the police giving each other high-fives and laughing at their helpless victims.

Anybody, including government, who peeks through your stuff (either with human or electronic eyes), or takes your stuff, or kicks in your door and drags you out of your home without having a darned good, documented and properly authorized reason, is a criminal. We should never think otherwise.

I would use every means available to me by legislation and constitutional activism to nullify rampant and unconstitutional civil forfeiture practices and laws.

Suicide Prevention Proclamation

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The Vanderburgh County Commissioners’ will be honoring the efforts of our local suicide prevention groups. September is National Suicide prevention and awareness month. These local groups intensified their efforts including holding a suicide prevention walk. As a result there were no suicides in the month of September. The proclamation will take place at the next scheduled Commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday October 14 at 5:00pm. The Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office and the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will participate in the event.

REFLEXOLOGY WORKSHOP REGISTRATION ENDS SOON

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Registration ends soon for the next reflexology workshop at St. Mary’s Epworth Crossing Wellness Center. The workshop is offered Saturday, October 18th from 9:30 – Noon with registration ending Thursday. Reflexology workshops teach beginning techniques to help individuals and others feel better via simple foot techniques. The session is presented by Cindy Goodwin, a retired RN and USI faculty member, certified in both Reflexology and Healing touch.
In this “hands-on” workshop, students learn how to: Maintain safety and comfort when using reflexology techniques with another person – Perform foot loosening maneuvers and massage techniques for releasing stress and tension. – Stimulate specific foot reflex areas connected with physical health issues. The workshop fee is $25/person, reservation with payment is needed by the Thursday deadline. Printed materials will be provided. For more information please call St. Mary’s Wellness Center at 812.485.5725

Conour malpractice carrier wins rescission of coverage

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Dave Stafford for www.theindianalawyer.com

The insurance company that provided malpractice coverage to ex-attorney and convicted fraudster William Conour prevailed in its civil suit against him, but his many victims still may receive a small amount from the case.

District Judge William T. Lawrence of U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana granted summary judgment and default judgment in favor of the company Wednesday in Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co. v. William F. Conour, et al., 1:12-CV-1671.

Lawrence wrote that Minnesota Lawyers was entitled to rescission of the policies because Conour had misled the company in applying for annual coverage from 2007 until 2012. He failed to disclose actual or potential complaints against him.

Conour last year pleaded guilty to stealing more than $6 million from client trust funds that held settlements he had negotiated in personal injury cases in a scheme the government alleged dated to 1999. He was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.

The company previously refunded to the court policy premiums Conour had paid for the years it says it owed no duty to cover because Conour didn’t disclose his theft or the criminal charge after it was filed. The company said it had no knowledge Conour was embezzling, misappropriating or converting clients’ funds until it discovered the criminal complaint independently.

The court has held $16,337 plus interest that the insurer refunded in premiums and ordered the parties and the U.S. attorney in Conour’s criminal case to decide within 30 days of the order how the funds should be disbursed.

 

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, October 10, 2014

Travis Phelps                     Burglary-Level 5 Felony

Danielle Waters               Burglary-Level 5 Felony

Tyler Adcock                      Burglary-Level 5 Felony

Erin Worman                     Burglary-Level 5 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.

Civil War Roundtable

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The Southern Indiana Civil War Roundtable will meet this Thursday, October 16th at 7:00 p.m. at the Fraternal Order of Police lodge at 801 Court Street in downtown Evansville. The meeting will feature a presentation from historian David Mowery discussing Gen. John Morgan’s “Great Raid.” This was an unprecedented event in American history, one historians rank among the world’s greatest land-based raids since Elizabethan times.

A military operation unlike any other on American soil, Morgan’s Raid was characterized by incredible speed, superhuman endurance and innovative tactics. One of the nation’s most colorful leaders, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan took his cavalry through enemy-occupied territory in three states in one of the longest offensives of the Civil War. The effort produced the only battles fought north of the Ohio River and reached farther north than any other regular Confederate force.

The Southern Indiana Civil War Roundtable is open to anyone interested in learning more about the U.S. Civil War. Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at the Evansville F.O.P at 7:00 p.m. For more information please visit www.SICWRT.org or contact Joshua Claybourn at jclaybourn@gmail.com.

IS IT TRUE October 14, 2014

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IS IT TRUE that big red area on the weather radar is a warning that we are about to have another couple of days of combined sewer overflows which should be a stark reminder to the people of Evansville about the failures of a half century of our elected leadership to keep our infrastructure up to date?…whether one believes in climate change or not a host of “presents” left in the front yard,the street, or floating in the Ohio River is something even the most challenged thinkers can understand as being wrong?…The Pooh as some of our readers have been calling this recurring phenomena is absolutely a repellent to attracting business to the City of Evansville, and spreads disease to the population?…sitting idly by dreaming of fun and games projects to squander good money to distract the huddled masses will be an issue in the 2015 city elections?

IS IT TRUE there are many options for savings in the City of Evansville budget for 2014 that have been sent to the City County Observer by the MOLE NATION and one of the most implementable and popular ones seems to be to reduce the budget for legal fees?…this is something that the CCO has advocated for in the past as it seems like there are so many lawyers latched onto the City’s teet through the politically appointed City Attorney Ted Ziemer that an in-house solution is of merit?…given the efficacy of some of the work that the current legal providers have turned out (Earthcare contract being the prime example of horribleness) it seems as though cutting at least a million bucks from the milk and honey legal budget should be low hanging fruit? …we are disappointed that 6th Ward City Councilman Al Lindsey didn’t follow through with his public statement that he wanted City Council to look at putting legal services in house?

IS IT TRUE most of the readers of the City County Observer agree with our assertions that any and all fun, games, parks, pools, etc. need to be deferred until the infrastructure of Evansville, Indiana is fixed?…our readers also recognize the need to improve the local public school system to be able to keep pace in the workforce department when the few companies who are interested come calling?…the reserve accounts have been drawn down over the last couple of years to defer dealing with the reality of declining revenue to beyond the next election cycle?…one thing is for sure and that is someday a reckoning will occur and the punch bowl will be empty?…declining balances in reserve accounts is exactly what happens when an imaginary revenue forecast comes face to face with the reality of day to day spending?…this is not the first year that Evansville has budgeted in fantasy fashion but it may well be the last given the amount of reserves that remain?

IS IT TRUE Indiana politicians have been wailing like banshees about the 1% cap on property taxes ever since it was enacted to protect homeowners from excessive taxation?…what the challenged politicians are failing to acknowledge is that the way to deal with stagnating property tax revenue is through a robust economy that drives the value of housing up?…for example in a city that has flat or declining real estate values these collections really do stay the same or even go down?…in cities that have a healthy appreciation in housing values this problem takes care of itself because the assessments are mandated to be at MARKET PRICE?…what they are not telling us is that when that $100,000 house that is capped $1,000 per year in taxes increases to be a $110,000 house the cap goes up to $1,100 thus giving the tax collector a 10% raise too?…now that Mayor Winnecke is on record as saying that assessed values in Evansville are growing at 4% per year his need for revenue should be covered if that is true?…the real question is “who in the heck in Evansville has seen a 4% annual increase in their property values?”…in a property assessed population of homes the only way to increase the assessment by 4% is for the values to actually go up by 4%?…in an under assessed population of homes 4% increases of assessment can occur but that means that tax money was left on the table due to incompetence in the previous year?…that datacom reports that the median price of a home in Evansville is $90,000 down from $100,000 in 2009 (5 years ago)?…that sure is not 4% appreciation and all homeowners know it?…there are still plenty of houses in this region that are worth less than they were 5, 10, or even 20 years ago?…the reality is crime is up, housing is down, and the Pooh is about to hit the shore, so our leaders need to stop whining and start concentrating on substance?

IS IT TRUE if the electeds really want to solve the flat revenue problem what they need is economic growth and that comes with good jobs?…good jobs are not the product of fun and games?…good jobs and housing demand come from exemplary infrastructure, great schools, clean air, clean water, good roads, safe neighborhoods, and favorable outlooks for the future?…that all adds up to good public policy?…we hope they are listening?

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