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EPD Activity Report: 5.6.2014

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EPD Activity Report: 5.6.2014

Crash Involving Train and Farm Tractor Kills Vincennes Man

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Tuesday night at approximately 7:09, Indiana State Police and Knox County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fatal crash involving a CSX train and a farm tractor near Old US 41 and Ivers Road.

Preliminary investigation revealed Basil (Ed) Patrick, 67, of Vincennes, was operating a farm tractor southbound on an access road that was parallel to the railroad tracks near Ivers Road. A CSX train was traveling southbound behind the farm tractor. Patrick failed to notice the train behind him and turned right onto a lane and into the train’s path. The impact knocked the farm tractor off the tracks and Patrick was ejected. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Knox County Coroner. The investigation is continuing.

DECEASED:
• Basil (Ed) Patrick, 67, 1782 South Lower Hart Street, Vincennes, IN (Family has been notified)

Investigating Officer: Trooper Brad Mull, Indiana State Police

Assisting Agency: Knox County Sheriff’s Office

Concession Speech of Andrew McNeil

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mcneilLincoln said it best after a poor election night in 1862: “I feel like that boy back in Kentucky who stubbed his toe while running to see his sweetheart. The boy said he was too big to cry but it hurt far too badly to laugh”.

Thank you all so much for your support over these last 7 months. I have just called Dr. Bucshon to congratulate him on his victory and to wish him and his family the best moving forward.

I first want to thank my wife Andrea for her phenomenal work. Campaigns tend to be harder on families than on the candidates themselves, so the fact that Andrea had the strength and grace to be a mother, a wife, and a campaign manager simply staggers me.

I want to thank all of my children for letting me drag them around the district and putting up with the added responsibility of campaigning. I am truly proud of the composure and steadiness that they all showed. My children were my first motivation for running and I hope that I made all of them proud.

I want to thank my entire campaign staff for volunteering their time and energy to make phone calls, organize meetings, walk door to door, and encourage me with their enthusiasm at every campaign meeting and event.

And to all my supporters and donors across the district who gave of themselves I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your help and your prayers are humbling. You believe in the values that make this nation great and you believed that I would represent them for you in Washington. I cannot thank you enough for that belief.

America, now more than ever, needs strong Republican leadership in Congress. The voters of the 8th district have declared that Dr. Bucshon will best be able to carry our cause onward to DC. I have met with thousands of Hoosier families and voters in the district I can no more disrespect their choice than I could disrespect the opinion of a personal friend.

I support Dr. Bucshon and the work of Republicans across the nation to strengthen our voice in the House and to carry the Senate in 2014. I encourage every Hoosier who supported me to work with and pray for our Congressman as we continue building a nation where our children can live with the liberty and security that our Founders designed for us.

Again, thank you all so much. God bless you, and God Bless America.

Number of U.S. Elderly Will Double By 2050: Report

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Aging Baby Boomers will strain country’s health care system, Census Bureau says

 There will be almost twice as many elderly Americans in 2050 as there are now, posing serious issues for the nation’s health care system, according to two U.S. Census Bureau reports released Tuesday.

“The United States is projected to age significantly over this period, with 20 percent of its population age 65 and over by 2030,” Jennifer Ortman, chief of the Population Projections Branch at the census bureau, said in an agency news release.

The number of people aged 65 and older is projected to reach 83.7 million by 2050, compared with 43.1 million in 2012, the bureau reported. This sharp rise is due to aging baby boomers, who were born between 1946 and 1964 and began turning 65 in 2011.

An aging population “will have implications for health care services and providers, national and local policymakers,” Ortman added. She said businesses will also have to adapt to meet new demands as a rising number of elderly influences both the “family structure and the American landscape.”

Baby boomer-influenced growth in health-care related industries began a few years ago, the agency said. According to the census bureau, there were about 819,000 health and social assistance-related facilities and businesses in 2011 — a 20 percent jump from 2007.

As the population ages, the ratio of working-age Americans to retirees will change as well. According to the bureau, there were 22 people aged 65 and older for every 100 working-age people in 2012. However, by 2030, that will rise to 35 people aged 65 and older for every 100 working-age people, which means there will be about 3 working-age people for every person aged 65 and older.

By 2050, there will be 36 people aged 65 and older for every 100 working-age people.

But the Baby Boom generation will also begin to fade in influence, as well. According to the bureau, the number of boomers will decline to 60 million by 2030 and to only 2.4 million by 2060, when the youngest boomers will be 96 years old.

Baby boomers accounted for about 24 percent of the U.S. population in 2012. That will decrease to about 17 percent in 2030 and about 4 percent in 2050, the st. marys logobureau said.

These trends are a global phenomenon, the bureau noted, with people aged 65 and over accounting for a rising percentage of the populations of all developed nations over the next two decades. Seen from that perspective, the United States is expected to remain one of the “younger” developed countries during this time, with people aged 65 and older accounting for only about a fifth of its population.

More information

The U.S. National Institute on Aging offers tips for healthy aging.

Opportunities to earn associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees.

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nurseThe University of Evansville offers programs for students pursuing a wide range of professions in the health sciences. Through a meaningful combination of courses in liberal arts and professional skills, students acquire the necessary technical and critical thinking abilities to help them promote optimal patient health and function.

Where will you find a comprehensive offering of combined health and science degrees, on a smaller, more personal campus? At the University of Evansville. UE students pursue a broad range of health care fields, preparing them to make a meaningful impact on the health and lives of others.

New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art will host Displacement part two: Of Internal Affairs

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The University of Southern Indiana’s New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art will host Displacement part two: Of Internal Affairs, an exhibition curated by Stacey Reason, through Friday, May 30, when a closing reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

The exhibition is a collaboration between the University of Louisville’s Hite Institute, Spaulding University’s Huff Gallery, and the New Harmony Gallery. The exhibition is Reason’s thesis project for the Hite Institute’s combined M.A./M.P.A of Curatorial Studies and Nonprofit Management with components at both the Huff Gallery and the New Harmony Gallery.

Reason utilizes the concept of displacement as unifying context for the selected works and spaces represented in this project. Works in the exhibition represent a wide range of materials and methodologies realized by diverse spectrum of artists. Ranging from student to professional art, the selection includes a good sample of Midwestern artists, but also draws work from as far away as Russia.

“The artists represented in this exhibition explore – and on occasion create – the condition of displacement using traditional fine art mediums as well as progressive, experimental, and unexpected materials and presentations,” Reason said. “The work featured includes an interactive sculpture, a crowd-sourced photography project, digitally and manually layered images, complex geometric shapes in paintings and projections, sound installations, collected samplings both real and fictitious and observations of place and hypothetical spaces.”

Displacement part one: A Reckoning was at the Huff Gallery in Louisville, Kentucky, through April 13. Reason notes that the movement of the show from one venue to the next reinforces the conceptual framework and becomes an active element of the project.

“The exhibition itself is subjected to displacement, as it occurs in two places, breaking the confines of the traditional gallery paradigm,” Reason said. “The two places – Louisville, Kentucky, and New Harmony, Indiana – are diametrically dissimilar in characteristics and force a consideration of the affects a place can have on an experience, such as viewing an exhibition.”

Reason holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drawing from Murray State University, and has lived and worked in Louisville since 2011. She is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Curatorial Studies and Masters of Public Administration in Non-Profit Management. She works at Spalding University as a gallery assistant, and has taught university courses in studio art in addition to having played an instrumental role in the development of the artists group called the Louisville Artists Syndicate.

The New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art is an outreach partner of the University of Southern Indiana. The gallery is located at 506 Main Street in New Harmony, Indiana. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 812-682-3156 or go to www.usi.edu/nhgallery.

Agriculture Secretary Announces Electric System Improvements in 18 States

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farmFunding includes More Than $35 million in Smart Grid improvements

 

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced funding for projects in 18 states to improve electric service to business and residential consumers in rural areas. The $540 million in loan guarantees to fund these projects are made available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) rural utilities program. They include more than $35 million for smart grid projects to improve rural electric system communications technology.

“Electric reliability is a critical component of the success of our rural economy. Today’s loans will help continue to ensure the safety, reliability and affordability of electric service in rural areas,” Vilsack said. “This funding is part of the Obama Administration’s vision for a new rural energy economy. Investments in smart grid technologies help rural electric cooperatives improve system operations to meet the needs of rural customers.”

In Louisiana, Rural Development will finance more than $200 million in loan guarantees to build or improve approximately 642 miles of line and finance more than $2.3 million in smart grid technologies. Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation will receive $35 million to finance more than 400 miles of line and $5.4 million in smart grid technologies.

Awards for the 2014 rural electric loan recipients are contingent upon the recipients meeting the terms of the loan agreement.

The Obama Administration has invested more than $28 billion in rural electric infrastructure nationwide since 2009.

President Obama’s plan for rural America has brought about historic investment and resulted in stronger rural communities. Under the President’s leadership, these investments in housing, community facilities, businesses and infrastructure have empowered rural America to continue leading the way – strengthening America’s economy, small towns and rural communities.

USDA’s investments in rural communities support the rural way of life that stands as the backbone of our American values. President Obama and Agriculture Secretary Vilsack are committed to a smarter use of Federal resources to foster sustainable economic prosperity and ensure the government is a strong partner for businesses, entrepreneurs and working families in rural communities.

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Burmese man loses workplace discrimination appeal

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indianalawyerBy: Dave Stafford, www.theindianalawyer.com

 

A man born in Burma whose employment at a Mooresville factory was terminated after co-workers complained about his behavior failed to persuade the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate his claim of discrimination based on national origin.

The court affirmed summary judgment in favor of the employer in Cung Hnin v. TOA (USA), LLC, 13-3658. After Hnin was fired from TOA’s automotive metal stamping plant, he sued claiming violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000.

Hnin claimed discrimination on the basis of national origin and also brought a retaliation claim, arguing the company fired him after he voiced concern about the promotion of ethnic Chin workers.

But the 7th Circuit panel affirmed judgment in the employer’s favor granted by U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker of the Southern District of Indiana. TOA investigated claims and interviewed employees who alleged that Hnin repeatedly insinuated a sexual relationship between two co-workers. Other co-workers said Hnin often got angry, acted aggressively and made them uncomfortable. He also told workers to slow down production so workers could get more overtime, according to the record.

“Viewing the evidence and all reasonable inferences in Hnin’s favor, he has not pointed to any evidence suggesting that (TOA officials) did not honestly believe (their) reasons for terminating Hnin’s employment,” wrote Judge Amy J. St. Eve, sitting by designation from the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. “Therefore, we affirm the district court’s judgment as to Hnin’s national origin discrimination claim.”

Regarding the retaliation claim, Hnin “has not presented a convincing mosaic of circumstantial evidence that would permit a jury to infer that TOA retaliated against him,” St. Eve wrote.

IS IT TRUE May 7, 2014

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IS IT TRUE that the people of Vanderburgh County went to the polls yesterday and spoke loudly against the preferred local Republican GOP Central Committee slate of candidates? …in the race for the Republican nomination for County Commissioner, Bruce Ungenthiem handily defeated Vanderburgh GOP Chairman Wayne Parke and Mayor Winnecke’s choice to re-elect incumbent Marsha Abell by a dominating 10 points? …in the other contested race  Mayor Winnecke’s and GOP Chairman Wayne Parke’s choice to elect politically caucus appointed incumbent County Councilman Pete Swaim was solidly defeated by newcomer to politics John Montrastelle?

IS IT TRUE despite spending what may be a record of nearly $50 for every vote she received Commissioner Abell could not overcome the stigma of having supported consolidation and having engineered the giveaway of $3 Million Vanderburgh County tax dollars to bail the City of Evansville out for prematurely demolishing the Executive Inn? …Commissioner Abell also has been embattled over crafting the gift of the supposed valueless naming rights of The Centre to Old National Bank for an investment in a downtown convention hotel in the amount of $14 Million? …when all was said and done these things were too much for even a last minute push that included excessive spending on radio and TV ads featuring Mayor Winnecke as her biggest fan?  …in spite of this astounding defeat, we do acknowledge a lifetime of public service that Commissioner Abell has put in for the people of Vanderburgh County as an elected official?

IT TRUE the biggest losers in this year’s Republican primary  are Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke and GOP Chairman Wayne Parke who went all in with their endorsements and money for Commissioner Abell? …perhaps Abell would have been better off if she had decided not to run as she had told everyone who would listen that the election in 2010 was her last?  …we do wish her well as she gets on with her life after politics?

IS IT TRUE the turnout for this election of only 8,104 out of the 143,057 registered voters in Vanderburgh County is a bid loss to us all as a paltry turnout of 5.7% of eligible voters implies a level of interest in the candidates that is staggeringly low for a place that should pride itself in participation? …this is roughly 19 of every 20 registered voters that chose to sit home instead of cast a vote for the candidates? …this is an abysmal statement on the engagement of the people of Vanderburgh County and the City of Evansville?

IS IT TRUE the Indiana State Board of Accounts has still not published the 2012 audits that the taxpayers paid for? …this is not an acceptable way to report in a transparent manner?  …we expect the audits will show up now that the primary season is over and will be watching closely to see if the words allegedly used in the exit interview actually make it into the written report?

IS IT TRUE the City County Observer wonders if Vanderburgh County Republican Chairman Wayne Parke has read the first paragraph of the Sherman Antitrust Act which reads as follows: Every “conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce” is illegal, the act says.

“Every person who shall make any contract or engage in any combination or conspiracy hereby declared to be illegal shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine” or “by imprisonment not exceeding three years, or by both said punishments.”

IS IT TRUE the alleged actions of GOP Chairman Wayne Parke to interfere with long running business relationships established between the CCO and certain advertisers did indeed result in some of our long running ads being cancelled? …the monthly damages to our business has amounted to about $1,200 per month? …the annualized loss of revenue amounts to $14,400 due to alleged violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act clause on restraint of trade? …it is now time for the City County Observer to seek relief for this alleged act which is clearly illegal and in violation of free trade? …that is about as un-American and un-Republican as one can be?

Bruce Ungethiem’s Victory Speech

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