Two EVSC students – Madison Osbourne, senior at Bosse High School, and Matthew Parker, junior at Reitz High School – placed in the top 10 at the National Business Professionals of America (BPA) competition last weekend in Indianapolis.
Osbourne placed in the top 10 in Medical Office Procedures and Parker placed in the top 10 in Network Administration using Microsoft. Both were recognized on stage last weekend at the contest.
In order to advance to nationals, students had to finish in the top two for teamed events, the top three for judged events and the top five for written or computer tests at the state level.
Osbourne and Parker were two out of 10 EVSC students that competed at the national event. Other EVSC students who competed, include:
Cynthia Sanford, Administrative Support Concepts, Bosse High School
Turner Baehl, Digital Publishing with InDesign, North High School
Brian Ward, Systems Administration Using Cisco, North High School
Sydney Kissinger, Graphic Design Promotion, Reitz High School
Baylee Miller, Fundamental Spreadsheets
Howard Yeh, Entrepreneurship and Accounting Using Quickbooks, Reitz High School
Ling Lin, Fundamental Accounting, Reitz High School
Bryce Hart, Information Technology Concepts, Reitz High School
EVSC Students Place in National Business Competition
Dr. Bucshon Votes to Spur R&D
Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. released the following statement following House approval of H.R. 4438, the American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014, a bill that permanently extends the tax credit for research and development.
Bucshon stated:
“Encouraging basic research and development (R&D) is vital to maintaining our role as a world leader on the cutting edge of science and technology. Unfortunately, federal government support for R&D has been flat, while mandatory spending programs like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and now ObamaCare consume an overwhelming share of the federal budget.
“On the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, we are working to make every available research dollar count. As chairman of the Subcommittee on Research and Technology, I authored the Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science and Technology Act, or FIRST Act. This is a good step to ensure federal tax dollars are spent efficiently and effectively. However, until we address the open-ended, automatic growth of mandatory spending, it will be difficult to maintain important federal investments in R&D.
“Furthermore, the uncertainty of an expiring tax credit for R&D is putting the United States at a disadvantage. Permanently extending the R&D tax credit would allow our American businesses, large and small, to confidently map their futures, spurring economic growth and job creation.
“As a practicing physician for over 15 years, I saw first-hand the importance of technological innovation in driving down medical costs and raising the quality of care. As a father of four, I want my children to have the same advantages I saw growing up in an America that is not just competitive globally, but leads the world in innovation.â€
BACKGROUND:
First enacted as part of the Economic Recovery Act of 1981, the R&D Tax Credit has been renewed fifteen times with bipartisan support. This tax credit has expired 9 times since 1981 and as it currently sits expired with no certainty of renewal, small businesses and innovators are left in the dark. Almost 20,000 businesses use the R&D Tax Credit annually and more than half of these are small busines
EPA Seeking Public Comment on Enhancing Transparency for Chemicals and Mixtures Used in Hydraulic Fracturing
WASHINGTON — EPA announced today that it will seek public comment on what information could be reported and disclosed for hydraulic fracturing chemicals and mixtures and the approaches for obtaining this information, including non-regulatory approaches. EPA is also soliciting input on incentives and recognition programs that could support the development and use of safer chemicals in hydraulic fracturing. A public process through an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) will help inform EPA’s efforts to promote the transparency and safety of unconventional oil and gas activities while strengthening protection of our air, water, land and communities.
“Today’s announcement represents an important step in increasing the public’s access to information on chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing activities,†said James Jones, EPA’s assistant administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. “EPA looks forward to hearing from the public and stakeholders about public disclosure of chemicals used during hydraulic fracturing, and we will continue working with our federal, state, local, and tribal partners to ensure that we complement but not duplicate existing reporting requirements.â€
EPA’s ANPR includes a list of questions for stakeholders and the public to consider as they develop their comments. Following the 90-day comment period, the agency will evaluate the submitted comments as it considers appropriate next steps. Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemakings are intended to engage the public and solicit comments and/or information from the public for EPA’s consideration in addressing a particular issue, including information that EPA could consider in developing non-regulatory approaches or a proposed rule .
Read EPA’s ANPR: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest/pubs/prepub_hf_anpr_14t-0069_2014-05-09.pdf
Vanderburgh County Non-Juvenile Active Warrants
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IS IT TRUE SUNDAY MAY 11: Efforts To Oust Wayne Parke Underway
IS IT TRUE we have gotten a rush of calls and emails from long time Republicans since the end of the primary expressing their desire to see Wayne Parke removed as Vanderburgh County Republican Party Chairman?…the reasons are varied but the common theme has been that first the use of party funds to bankroll a primary candidate is not acceptable, secondly that aggressive treatment of supporters of Bruce Ungethiem is not acceptable, and thirdly that attempting to interfere with the business relationships long established by the City County Observer exposed the Republican Party to financial liability?…here is an email exchange between Sean Selby and Mr. Parke that we have been given permission to publish by Mr. Selby that is typical of the depth of disappointment that we have been hearing from others?
Wayne,
I hope this email finds you well and you have had time to recuperate from all of the political activity this week.
Numerous sources have indicated you may have been questioning my loyalty recently as Republican in regards to my letter endorsing Bruce Ungethiem and I wanted to give you an opportunity to respond to the veracity of those claims. If you have any question as to the length and/or merit of my exclusive service to the Republican Party, I will be glad to printout my candidate bio that I provided at the January special election caucus for your review.
Is it also true that you authorized $5,000 to $10,000 of Vanderburgh County Republican Party funds to finance Marsha Abell’s recently failed campaign by nearly 10 points but did not help Bruce at all? Some are particularly interested in this as these funds could have been instead dedicated to state convention delegate fees or some other more applicable use, for instance. Further, I hope that now you will be changing your perspective on Mr. Ungethiem going forward as he is now the official candidate for the Republican Party.
You might recall my concern at our sit-down a few weeks ago about party chairmen being overly involved before the primary process decides the Republican candidate, as we learned the hard way at USI College Republicans that it was not the proper way for us conduct ourselves because of all the problems that resulted, for one.
You might also recall that I publicly asked whether you had thought about resigning after what was perceived as threatening behavior toward fellow Precinct Committeemen like Brenda Bergwitz over their political activity. I would kindly repeat that inquiry for your consideration as to whether you are still effective in your post as Republican Party Chairman in light of recent events.
I look forward to your responses,
Sean Selby
IS IT TRUE that Wayne Parke’s response to Mr. Selby’s respectful email is as follows:
Sean–
I am surprised/disappointed by the tone and comments of your email. You should not be listening to other sources before talking to me because it appears they do not know what they are talking about regarding the issues you mentioned. Please identify the other sources, so I can contact them.
If you wish to meet and discuss each of the points of your email, I will be happy to do so. Let me know when you would like to meet. Bring your sources with you to the meeting if you want to.
I can tell you this now, I will not be resigning as Chairman. Remember the opponents are the Democrats not me or not other Republicans.
Wayne Parke
IS IT TRUE we expect that this is just the first of many articles coming forward that will have long established Republicans attempting to get Mr. Parke to step down for the reasons set forth in the opening paragraph of this IS IT TRUE?
IS IT TRUE we just posted a new Readers Poll that addresses the Wayne Parke issue. Â …you may express your opinion by going to our poll to vote weather you support Mr. Parke of not?
State revamps website, mobile app
By Andi TenBarge
TheStatehouseFile.comÂ
INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Mike Pence’s administration announced Wednesday the release of the IN.gov and IN.gov iOS app. The new site is targeted towards mobile users and lets users personalize content through my.IN.gov.
Location Navigation consists of a more intuitive design to make it easier to find agencies. The site contains seven categories that each serve as its own portal, featuring the top content from those top specific agencies.
The website is now horizontally swipe compatible to meet the demands of mobile users. Visitors can easily navigate through categories by swiping their finger or tapping in the header.
Although the website is mobile compatible, the state created a companion iOS app for IN.gov that delivers content in a more accessible format. The app allows access to calendar database and lets users create a personal calendar or read news releases. An Android app is in the development stages.
In addition, users can create an account through my. IN.gov that will allow users to choose content that interests them, including news and events from agencies or online services.
In celebration of the upcoming Indiana bicentennial, the Indiana Historical Society helped to create the Indiana History image gallery. The background photos rotate monthly, to give a glimpse into Indiana’s history. Each photo has a distinct connection to the current month to show visitors to the app a piece of Indiana’s past.
Indiana Office of Technology, Indiana Interactive and Ball State University’s Emerging Technology unit developed the site.
 Andi TenBarge is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.
