Indiana Humane Society sends more than a hundred cats and dogs to New England

04/06/2014

More than 100 dogs headed northeast for adoption

April 3, 2014Â Â |Â Â Filed under: Across Indiana,Top storiesÂ Â |Â Â Posted by: Lesley Weidenbener

By Hannah Troyer TheStatehouseFile.com

More than 100 dogs facing almost certain death due to overcrowded shelters could finally find loving homes â€“ just not in Indiana.

The dogs will be moved by a four van caravan to their destinations in New Hampshire and Vermont. Photo by Hannah Troyer, TheStatehouseFile.com

The pups will travel all the way to New England to be adopted through New Hampshire and Vermont shelters.

The large group of canines is not the first to make the 2,200-mile journey to find adoptive families â€“ but one lawmaker hopes to change Indianaâ€™s law to make it necessary less often.

Since its creation in 2004, the CanINE Express Transport Project has saved 9,300 Indiana dogs from South and Central Indiana from being euthanized.

Cathi Eagan, who collaborates with various individuals and organizations including Indianapolis Animal Care and Control, Indiana Animal Welfare Center, and state Rep. Linda Lawson, founded the project.

It allows states that have an overpopulation of dogs and cats, such as Indiana and other mid-Atlantic states, to give excess strays and shelter animals to states with low animal shelter populations â€“ like New Hampshire and Vermont.

The dogs will dispersed amoung a group of shelters to be adopted. Photo by Hannah Troyer, TheStatehouseFile.com

Eagan says the partnership with the 15 New England shelters is a great system.

â€œThatâ€™s where they get placed because (those states) have a need for well-socialized and healthy dogs,â€ Eagan said. â€œIt absolutely saves the lives of these animals. We knew if they would stay here they would be killed by the shelters because of no space in the kennels. Itâ€™s not their fault. There are just too many dogs and cats for the facilities that we have.â€

The transport partnership also has a huge supporter in Lawson, D-Hammond. Since she went on one of the monthly transport trips a few years ago, Lawson has proposed legislation to create the Indiana Companion Animal Sterilization Fund, which would help reduce the stateâ€™s pet overpopulation crisis.

The fund would take various amounts of funding from areas across the state to reach the amount needed by spay and neutering organizations. That would allow those facilities to reach more people and the pet population wouldnâ€™t increase at the drastic rate it is now.

But Lawson sad sheâ€™s having trouble finding support from fellow legislators to implement the idea, which sheâ€™s taken from some of those northeast states that donâ€™t have an animal overpopulation problem. She says itâ€™s the most logical and cheapest way to solve the stateâ€™s pet population issue.

The legislation has gone nowhere.

â€œWe spent a lot of time talking to legislators in the Senate and House trying to get them excited or at least listen to us,â€ Lawson said. â€œIt is really hard because we live in an agriculture state and many people donâ€™t see a difference between a cow, lamb, chicken and a dog.â€

Workers help pack up dogs to be moved to New Hampshire and Vermont. Photo by Hannah Troyer, TheStatehouseFile.com

Lawson says the only way to get support for her legislation is to continue talking about the issue. She says she has to convince legislators that this will save state and local government money.

As for the pups, their journey was expected to end happily in the northeast.

â€œAfter the quarantine period ends, they fly outâ€ the shelter door, Eagan said. The dogs in states â€œwithout quarantine periods â€“ like Vermont â€“ are home before I even get back home again, which is amazing.â€

â€œItâ€™s such a boost to see these animals are going home,â€ Eagan said. â€œWe get messages from the adopters saying how they are so in love with these dogs.â€

Hannah Troyer is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.Â

Vanderburgh County Sheriff Recent Booking Records

04/06/2014

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Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â RITHNEYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â NMNÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BILIMONÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

Race: Asian/Pacific Island / Sex: Male / Age: 21

Residence: 1308Â Â Â Â Â N GARVIN ST EVANSVILLEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â , IN

Booked: 4/6/2014 7:24:00 AM

Charge	Bond Amt
ALC-PUBLIC INTOX [BM]	50
Total Bond Amount:	$50

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â DAVIDÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â WAYNEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UNDERHILLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 43

Residence: 7988Â Â Â Â Â WATSON RDÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â NEWBURGHÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â , IN

Booked: 4/6/2014 5:05:00 AM

Charge	Bond Amt
OMVWI-B A C .08 <1.5 [CM]	0
AUTO THEFT- RECOVERED ALL VEHICLE TYPES	0
DISORDERLY CONDUCT [BM]	50
Total Bond Amount:	NO BOND

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TARSHICAÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LASHEAÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BRADLEYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

Race: Black / Sex: Female / Age: 25

Residence: 401Â Â Â Â Â Â JACKSON AVE EVANSVILLEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â , IN

Booked: 4/6/2014 4:16:00 AM

Charge	Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD	500
FC-FRAUD ALL OTHER [DF]	250
Total Bond Amount:	$750

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â DAVIDÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EARLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MARKLANDÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 44

Residence: 1023Â Â Â Â Â JEFFERSON AVE EVANSVILLE, IN

Booked: 4/6/2014 2:30:00 AM

Charge	Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD	250
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD	250
Total Bond Amount:	$500

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â KATHLEENÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â PAIGEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ROYSTERÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

Race: White / Sex: Female / Age: 23

Residence: 3900Â Â Â Â Â N FULTON AVEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EVANSVILLEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â , IN

Booked: 4/6/2014 2:13:00 AM

Charge	Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD	250
Total Bond Amount:	$250

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â DEJUANAÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MARIEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MCNARYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

Race: Black / Sex: Female / Age: 21

Residence: 782Â Â Â Â Â Â JUDSON ST EVANSVILLE, IN

Booked: 4/6/2014 12:13:00 AM

Charge	Bond Amt
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT	0
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT	0
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD	250
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD	250
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD	0
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD	0
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD	0
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE FELONY	0
THEFT-SHOPLIFTING THEFT OTHER <200 [DF]	0
FALSE INFORMING / REPORTING [BM]	50
NARC-LEGEND – POSS [DF]	0
Total Bond Amount:	NO BOND

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LARRYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â KEITHÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LAWRENCEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 29

Residence: 1330Â Â Â Â Â SE SECOND ST EVANSVILLE, IN

Booked: 4/5/2014 10:42:00 PM

Charge	Bond Amt
BATTERY-HFF DOMESTIC PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 [DF]	0
Total Bond Amount:	NO BOND

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LYNETTEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â RAEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BERRYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

Race: White / Sex: Female / Age: 42

Residence: 900Â Â Â Â Â Â OAKLEY ST EVANSVILLE, IN

Booked: 4/5/2014 10:14:00 PM

Charge	Bond Amt
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION	0
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE FELONY	0
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD	250
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD	250
NARC-POSS PARAPHERNALIA [AM]	100
NARC-POSS METHAMPHETAMINE [DF]	0
Total Bond Amount:	NO BOND

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ROGERÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â WAYNEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ALVEYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 58

Residence: 100Â Â Â Â Â Â OSSI ST EVANSVILLEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â , IN

Booked: 4/5/2014 9:02:00 PM

Charge	Bond Amt
ALC-PUBLIC INTOX [BM]	50
Total Bond Amount:	$50

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â JULIEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â KAYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â COHOONÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

Race: White / Sex: Female / Age: 52

Residence: 1623Â Â Â Â Â W MARYLAND ST EVANSVILLEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â , IN

Booked: 4/5/2014 6:13:00 PM

Charge	Bond Amt
THEFT-OTHR [DF]	0
NARC-POSS PARAPHERNALIA [AM]	100
Total Bond Amount:	NO BOND

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Race: Black / Sex: Female / Age: 18

Residence: 1431Â Â Â Â Â JEANETTE EVANSVILLE, IN

Booked: 4/5/2014 4:40:00 PM

Charge	Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD	250
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD	250
THEFT OTHER >200 <100,000 [DF]	250
Total Bond Amount:	$750

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â JIMMYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LEONARDÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â FOSTERÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 64

Residence: 324Â Â Â Â Â Â NW SIXTH STÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EVANSVILLEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â , IN

Booked: 4/5/2014 4:14:00 PM

Charge	Bond Amt
TRAFFIC-OPERATE WHILE HTV FOR LIFE [CF]	0
Total Bond Amount:	NO BOND

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â DAVIDÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â WESLEYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â HELVEYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 28

Residence: 1018Â Â Â Â Â WASHINGTON AVE EVANSVILLE, IN

Booked: 4/5/2014 1:39:00 PM

Charge	Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD	250
RESIST LAW ENFORCEMENT [AM]	100
ALC-PUBLIC INTOX [BM]	50
Total Bond Amount:	$400

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â JODYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LEEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TAYLORÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 43

Residence: 305Â Â Â Â Â Â E LOUISIANA ST EVANSVILLE, IN

Booked: 4/5/2014 1:00:00 PM

Charge	Bond Amt
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION	0
Total Bond Amount:	NO BOND

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CHADWICKÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ALLENÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â WALKERÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 31

Residence: 620Â Â Â Â Â Â N FIFTH AVEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EVANSVILLEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â , IN

Booked: 4/5/2014 12:42:00 PM

Charge	Bond Amt
BATTERY-HFF DOMESTIC [DF]	0
BATTERY-HFF INJ [AM]	100
Total Bond Amount:	NO BOND

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ZACHARYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ROBERTÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â WHITEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 23

Residence: 1901Â Â Â Â Â S WERNER AVE EVANSVILLEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â , IN

Booked: 4/5/2014 12:19:00 PM

Charge	Bond Amt
THEFT OTHER >200 <100,000 [DF]	0
NARC-POSS SYRINGE [DF]	0
Total Bond Amount:	NO BOND

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â JOSHUAÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MARKÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â KUEHNEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 27

Residence: 331Â Â Â Â Â Â INWOOD DRÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EVANSVILLEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â , IN

Booked: 4/5/2014 10:05:00 AM

Charge	Bond Amt
ABK FILED PTR	0
Total Bond Amount:	NO BOND

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CRYSTALÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â STARRÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CLARKÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

Race: White / Sex: Female / Age: 24

Residence: 2403Â Â Â Â Â N HARLAN AVE EVANSVILLEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â , IN

Booked: 4/5/2014 9:39:00 AM

Charge	Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE FELONY	0
Total Bond Amount:	NO BOND

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CHELSEAÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â RAEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â REITERÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

Race: White / Sex: Female / Age: 23

Residence: 5360Â Â Â Â Â CUMBERLAND CT MT. VERNON, IN

Booked: 4/5/2014 9:21:00 AM

Charge	Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD	250
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD	250
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD	250
Total Bond Amount:	$750

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes on April 8- University of Southern Indiana

04/06/2014

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On Tuesday, April 8, the University of Southern Indianaâ€™s Sexual Assault and Gender Violence Prevention Group and Albion Fellows Bacon Center will host “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes: The International Menâ€™s March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault and Gender Violence.” The event, which raises awareness of rape, sexual assault, and gender violence, is held annually on the USI campus.Inspired by the saying that you canâ€™t understand someone elseâ€™s experience until youâ€™ve walked a mile in his or her shoes, men will literally walk one mile in womenâ€™s high heeled shoes. Women and children are also welcome to participate.

Among the men participating will be Vanderburgh County Sheriff Eric Williams ’89; Evansville Police Department Chief Billy Bolin; and Vanderburgh County Prosecutor Nick Hermann. USI men participating include Michael Aakhus, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Tyler Robling, president of the Interfraternity Council, and Zack Mathis, president of the Student Government Association.

Registration for the walk begins at 5 p.m. at the University Center Amphitheatre near the Cone.Â This yearâ€™s speaker is a young man who will discuss the impact of child sexual abuse he experienced.

The walk is sponsored by a number of USI campus organizations, including Fraternity and Sorority Life of USI, Student Government Association, and Student Housing Association. Community sponsors include Hollyâ€™s House, Fraternal Order of Police #73, Lampion Center, the YWCA, Boyd Electric, and SouthWest Graphix.

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes recently received a project award in the neighborhood/community division at the Leadership Evansville Celebration of Leadership.

Albion Fellows Bacon Center, a nonprofit agency serving victims of domestic and sexual violence, provided sexual assault services to 938 primary and secondary victims in 2012. Albion provides emergency shelter, a 24-hour crisis line, short-term individual crisis counseling, support groups, and legal and medical advocacy to victims and their friends and family. All services are free of charge. For more information or to arrange an intervie with the speaker, contact Christina Wicks at Albion Fellows Bacon Center, 812-422-9372.

The USI contact is Christine Tolis Johnston, assistant program director in Student Wellness: 812-461-5483.

Bills Signed; House Republicans Achieve Legislative Agenda

04/06/2014

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Prior to the start of session, House Speaker Brian C. Bosma (R-Indianapolis), joined by members of the House Republican Caucus, presentedÂ Indiana: Working on Progress, where they outlined five key concepts as their agenda for the 2014 legislative session.

Cutting TaxesÂ (SEA 1)

â€œThese cuts are necessary in maintaining our ranking as one of the most pro-taxpayer and business friendly states in the nation. We are giving local governments more tools to attract more business investments and more jobs to their communities, resulting in increased economic growth for our state,â€ said Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Rep. Tim Brown (R-Crawfordsville). â€œThis is a jobs proposal that will keepÂ Indiana growing and highly competitive in attracting employers to the Hoosier state.â€

To review the press release for SEA 1, click here.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Connecting Crossroads to CommunitiesÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (HEA 1002)

â€œImproving Indianaâ€™s transportation system is a continual process and is only successful if we work together in order to sustain it,â€ said Rep. Ed Soliday (R-Valparaiso), Chairman of House Roads and Transportation Committee. â€œWith over half a trillion dollars of goods passing along our roads, highways and bridges each year, it is critical to our economy that we protect and improve Indianaâ€™s largest investment. I was proud to work on legislation this session that addresses several ofÂ our current infrastructure needs, and I appreciate the teamwork and bipartisanship displayed to make this a priority in 2014.â€

To review the press release for HEA 1002, click here.

Equipping our WorkforceÂ (HEA 1003)

â€œThe passage of this legislation is crucial for our state as it addresses both present and future workforce development needs,â€ said State Rep. Steve Braun (R-Zionsville), author of the bill. â€œIt facilitates partnerships between the education community and private employers to train students with skills that will fill immediate job openings. It will also create a data capability which will allow us to identify the current and future job market skill needs and use that data to informÂ skills development in the education and workforce systems. This legislation will have a significant impact on bridging the skills gap now and in the future resulting in great economic benefit for Hoosiers.â€
To review the press release for HEA 1003, click here.

Preparing Kids for their CareersÂ (HEA 1004)

â€œHEA 1004 is truly a victory for Indiana,â€ said Chairman of the Committee on Education, Rep. Bob Behning (R-Indianapolis). â€œChildren of poverty start out their education almost a year and a half behind their peers, and House Republicans have worked hard to change that. Through this legislation, students will be on track with their peers and be able to set themselves up for success down the road, gaining more career opportunities in theÂ future.â€

To review the press release for HEA 1004, click here.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Stopping Burdensome RegulationsÂ (HEA 1005)

â€œAt a time when federal regulations are escalating out of control, Indiana continues to focus on helping our free market system flourish by reducing the size and scope of government,â€ said State Rep. Jud McMillin (R-Brookville). â€œOften times, lawmakers pass legislation that adds language to the code, which has nearly doubled in size since 1976, so I was proud to lead the charge this session to remove provisions that have become burdensome, archaic or duplicated over the years. Not onlyÂ does this legislation eliminate confusion and streamline the code, it also increases government efficiency for businesses and Hoosiers alike.â€
To review the press release for HEA 1005, click here.

Commentary: Thomas Wolfe and the quiet after the flicker flames out

04/06/2014

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By John Krull
TheStatehouseFile.com

ASHEVILLE, N.C. â€“ No place whispers eternity quite like a graveyard.

Iâ€™m standing near the headstone of Thomas Wolfe, a now almost forgotten author who once was considered the great American

John Krull, publisher, TheStatehouseFile.com

writer. When I was a college student, Wolfeâ€™s books spoke to me in a way that no other writerâ€™s did. Wolfe made me want to write.

His resting place here in this mountain resort town in western North Carolina where he grew up is a quiet place. His headstone looks over a range of peaks that appear as old as time, a reminder of things that endure. Itâ€™s peaceful.

Wolfeâ€™s life was anything but that.

Born in 1900, the youngest child of an embattled stonecutter father with weaknesses for drink and wanton women and a parsimonious mother who ran a boarding house and whose spirituality veered between mountain mysticism and gothic spookiness, Wolfeâ€™s early life was turbulent â€“ a tale that involved his father often being sent away to dry out after brawls with his mother, who often shifted the young Wolfe from room to room (and even onto the porch) so that paying customers could have a bed.

A teacher, though, spotted a talent for writing in the young Wolfe â€“ bless teachers â€“ and encouraged him. Wolfe headed to the University of North Carolina when he was not quite 16, where he established himself as both the campus character and resident genius.

From there, he went to Harvard to study playwriting, unsuccessfully. Much younger than his classmates, who viewed him either as a Southern rube or a baby savant, Wolfe could lurch from insecurity to combativeness in the space of a breath.

By this time, he had grown to be 6â€™6â€™â€™ â€“ another thing that added to his sense of being an outsider. He was so insecure about his appearance that he refused to let others walk up or down stairs behind him for fear that they would make fun.

He struggled to write plays into his middle 20s, at least two of which are fascinating to read but impossible to perform. (Plays with hundreds of characters and many elaborate set changes present logistical challenges for producers.)

Then he met an older married woman, a New York set designer named Aline Bernstein, who became his mistress. She encouraged Wolfe to write novels.

Theirs was a tempestuous romance. Wolfe had inherited his fatherâ€™s taste for drink and prostitutes. Aline had her own highly developed sense of drama. Over the next few years, they loved, fought, broke up, got back together and finally split. Through it all, Wolfe wrote.

Eventually, his first novel â€“ â€œLook Homeward, Angelâ€ â€“ found a publisher. When Wolfe showed up to sign the contract, he was recovering from injuries heâ€™d received in a drunken brawl in Munich.

â€œLook Homeward, Angel,â€ with its marriage of pungent reality and poetic lyricism, established him as a literary sensation. He was not quite 29. Another big book, â€œOf Time and the River,â€ that was sometimes stunning and more often sloppy, followed six years later to initially ecstatic reviews. He was a literary lion and it was his moment to roar.

A couple of years after that, Wolfeâ€™s appetites caught up with him. On a trip out west, he shared a bottle of whiskey with a hobo on a ferry in Puget Sound. Wolfe developed pneumonia, which opened a tubercular lesion on his lung that migrated to his brain. He died in a feverish coma in September 1938, just days before his 38^thÂ birthday.

Part of the generation of American writers â€“ William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, etc. â€“ we most revere, Wolfe once was considered the most promising of them.

But the things that endeared him to mid-20^th-century writers such as Jack Kerouac and William Styron â€“ his romanticism, his hunger for experience and, letâ€™s face it, his lack of discipline â€“ have cost him the readership his contemporaries still enjoy.

Wolfe shared with other Southern writers an obsession with time, a sense that the past not only was part of the present, but often threatened to overwhelm it. He lived and wrote with a sense that life was but a flicker and time an undying flame.

One of the most famous writers of his time, Thomas Wolfe now is one of the more obscure.

The tumult of his life and time now part of the enveloping past, he rests in a quiet spot, where his grave overlooks mountains that have endured millennia of trouble and tumult, seasons and strife, flickers and flame.

John Krull is director of Franklin Collegeâ€™s Pulliam School of Journalism, host of â€œNo Limitsâ€ WFYI 90.1 Indianapolis and publisher of TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

COUNTY COMMISSION CANDIDATE BRUCE UNGENTHIEM ON TRI-STATE VOICES SHOW

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This weeks show special guest will be candidate in the Republican Primary for the 3rd District County Commissioner seat Bruce Ungetthiem. Â Â TheÂ Tri-StateVoicesÂ show was created by the City County Observer, recorded and edited by Wood and Woods law firm and produced by ME TV TRI-STATE.

The shows host is well known lawyer Mike Woods. TheÂ Tri-StateVoicesÂ program features current topics and issues of importance to this region. Â This public affairs program is Â a 30 minutes in length. Â The City County Observer and Woods and WoodsÂ Tri-StateVoicesÂ show will aires onÂ ME TV TRI-STATEÂ each week at 11:30 amÂ and can viewed on the following TV Channels:Â ChannelsÂ 36.1 and 20.1. Â WOW 105.Â Â Insight -186 Â andÂ Time WarnerÂ -3 and 14. Â If you miss theÂ TRI-STATE VOICESÂ Â show onÂ ME TV TRI-STATEÂ you may view it on the City County Observer newly creativeÂ â€œMOLE TVâ€Â video channel located on this site.

Current County Commissioner Marsha Abell declined the invitation to appear on this programÂ with Mr. Ungethiem. Â Program host Mike Woods states “that it’s extremely disappointing Â that Commissioner Abell declined the opportunity to come on the Tri-State Voices Show. This was a great chance for Ms. Abell to allow the voters of Vanderburgh County to hear what she has achieved while she was in office over the 4 years. Â It was also a great opportunity to learn more about what she wants to achieve during the next 4 years if she was re-elected to this position. Â We areÂ disappointed in Ms. Abell decision not to come on the show”.

Mr. Ungenthiemâ€™s Qualifications

Bruce was born in Vanderburgh County 1955 and grew up in the Darmstadt area. He graduated from Scott elementary school in 1969 and Central High School in 1973. It was at Central high school where he got his first taste of public service while working for the late David Koehler on his city council campaign. Bruce applied and was accepted into Rose Hulman Institute of Technology and in 1977 graduated with a BS degree in Mechanical engineering and a minor in political Science.

Upon graduation, Bruce accepted a job offer from Mead Johnson as an engineer and returned to Vanderburgh County. He worked for Mead Johnson in various capacities over the next 33 years including, Project Engineer, Automation Manager, Latin American Regional Technical Manager, and North American Regional Technical Manager. During that time he managed many multimillion dollar projects and even larger capital budgets for Mead Johnson. As a result of these duties he has traveled and worked in several foreign counties including Mexico, Ecuador, Argentina, China, the Netherlands, and Saudi Arabia. Bruce retired from Mead Johnson in 2010 at the age of 55 to pursue other interests.

The same year he started with Mead Johnson he married his hometown sweetheart, Debbie, and they have been married for 36 years. They have two grown children, Jeremy and Derek who both reside in Vanderburgh County and six grand children ranging from age 8 to 11 months. Bruce and Debbie now enjoy being grandparents and spending time with the grandchildren.

Bruce continued his interest in public service when he returned to Vanderburgh County after graduating college. He joined the Scott Township Volunteer fire department where he served for over five years as a second class fireman and a certified EMT. Once his children got old enough, he gave up the fire department to serve as coach, organizer, commissioner and whatever else was needed to various athletic organizations as the two boys grew up. He was one of the founders of MOYBA (McCutchanville Oak Hill Youth Basketball Association) and Central Junior Basketball Association. He also served as the President of the Scott Township Youth Baseball program for 7 years. When the boys reached high school age, Bruce supported the athletic programs they were involved in at Central High School.

In 1996, commercial development came to his neighborhood in the form of a grain milling plant and there were many odor issues as a result. Bruce organized a group of concerned citizens and persuaded the owner of the milling plant and local county officials to fix the problem by spending several million dollars in improvements to their waste handling system to eliminate the odor issue. Shortly thereafter, Bruce ran in the Republican primary for County Council 2nd district against a 25 year incumbent. Although he did not win, the experience taught him a lot about local government.

In 2008, talks began to surface about another attempt to consolidate local government and Bruce became involved. After attending several meetings and realizing that local citizen input was not being listened to, Bruce decided to form a committee to change the plan. The original committee was called We The People and its mission was to change the plan so that it would be acceptable to all county residents. This attempt was not successful and the plan went forward to the ballot with few changes. Because the plan was not acceptable to many, Bruce and a group of concerned citizens then formed CORE (Citizens opposed to Reorganization in Evansville were Bruce served as Co Chairman and spokesperson. They worked diligently in a grass roots effort to inform people about the details of the plan and why it was not good for the county. Despite being outspent by a 4 to 1 margin, the question on the ballot was defeated by a 2 to 1 margin. Once this was accomplished, Bruce lead the same group of people to the Statehouse to change the reorganization laws so that in the future any reorganization plans will have to satisfy all areas of the county. This CORE organization is still active and working on other issues of local interest.

Now with the experiences he has had, Bruce has decided to again volunteer for public service again by filing for County Commissioner Second district. Bruce will use his many experiences in industry and the public sector to provide leadership in the community that is in tune with the public and a willingness to listen.

Dr. Bucshonâ€™s Floor Speech: Save American Workers Act

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(Washington, DC) â€“On Wednesday afternoon, Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. spoke on the House floor in support of H.R. 2575,Â the Save American Workers (SAW) Act.Â H.R. 2575 repeals the 30-hour definition of â€œfull-time employmentâ€ in the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as ObamaCare, and restores the traditional 40-hour definition protecting hourly wages for American workers.

Text of Dr. Bucshonâ€™s floor speech is included below and the video can be accessed onlineÂ here.

â€œThank your Mr. Chairman. I rise today in strong support of this legislation.

â€œAcross my district, I have heard from thousands of employees who have had their hours cut from 40 hours to 29 hours.Â Â

â€œGreencastle School Corporation â€“ were forced to cut the hours of 54 employees from full time to part time.

â€œTerre Haute School Corporation â€“ were forced to cut the hours of hundreds employees, many of them are bus drivers who are no longer allowed to provide transportation for after school activities.

â€œWashington-Greene County School Corporation â€“ were forced to cut the hours of 150 employees from 40 hours to 29 hours.

â€œEastern Green County School Corporation â€“ announced that all of their employees who arenâ€™t receiving health insurance, will have their hours cut to 28 hours.

â€œDubois County Schools- were forced to reduce the hours for instructional assistants, cafeteria employees and custodial staff.

â€œThese are employees who took a job, understanding from the beginning that they werenâ€™t going to receive health insurance and they were ok with that.Â

â€œIn fact, the majority of these employees already receive health insurance from their spouseâ€™s employer and many of them have worked for their school corporation for several years.

Â â€œSchool Corporations do not have the luxury to raise taxes to pay for these provisions, they arenâ€™t a major business that can raise their rates and they simply cannot afford the Affordable Care Act.

â€œThese Hoosiers work every day with students and because of this provision within the Affordable Care Act, our students will suffer.â€

BACKGROUND:

A vote on H.R. 2575,Â the Save American Workers Act, is expected sometime Thursday afternoon. More information on the bill can be foundÂ here

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Softening Water Does Not Seem to Ease Eczema

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British study finds no benefit for kids with the skin disorder

Despite suggestions that hard water may provoke the itchy and discomforting skin condition known as atopic eczema, a new British study has found that softening the water does nothing to relieve sufferers.

“Although the outcome is disappointing in terms of future treatment options for children with eczema, the outcome of the trial is very clear,” the study’s lead author,Â Hywel Williams, a professor of dermato-epidemiology at the University of Nottingham, said in a university news release. “Both the water softening and control groups improved equally in the study when the eczema was measured objectively.”

The study, which focused on children between 6 months and 16 years old, was conducted in collaboration with a representative of the water softener industry, which provided technical expertise and partial funding. The findings are reported in the Feb. 15 issue of PLoS Medicine.

In its milder form, eczema manifests as dry, red and itchy skin. More severe cases may feature broken, raw and bleeding skin. The condition can have a profoundly negative effect on a person’s sleep patterns and quality of life.

An estimated 20 percent of schoolchildren and one in 12 adults have eczema, the study authors noted.

According to the researchers, some believe that hard water contributes to the condition because it contains high levels of calcium and magnesium, which might encourage the use of soaps, prompting the kind of skin irritation that could give rise to eczema.

To test the belief, the research team installed water softening systems in 159 homes of children who had moderate to severe eczema. The children all lived in areas of England known to have hard water. For comparison, they monitored another 164 homes where no softening systems were used.

After the soft water systems had been in place for three months, the researchers found that the switch had conveyed no benefits to the afflicted children.

“We would have been happier if we had shown a clear benefit of using water softeners,” Williams said. “However, that is not the case, and we need to face the truth.”

Nonetheless, many of the parents opted to purchase a water softening system at the end of the study, the researchers reported, “and it is important to realize that other benefits of water softening in the home might be important for families, too,” Williams said.

More information

The U.S. National Library of Medicine has more on atopic eczema.