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Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records
8th District Congressional Candidate announces “19 Days for 19 Counties†Tour
Freedom, IN- Republican Congressional Candidate Andrew McNeil seeks to continue his Walk Across the District by spending one full day in each of the 19 Counties included in Indiana’s 8th District.
Beginning March 31st, every County from Vanderburgh to Vermillion will receive one day devoted to visiting with the residents of the County. To accomplish this, McNeil is scheduling meet and greets at locally owned restaurants, visits to historical landmarks throughout the district, and interviews with local newspapers. No matter what McNeil schedules in each County, he will continue to go door to door in each city he visits.
McNeil has focused on making the cornerstone of his campaign direct interaction with the voter. Every day sees McNeil loading himself—and often his family—into his truck to drive to a new town in the District. Once there, Andrew and the family will begin to canvas the area, introducing themselves to every individual and business they come across.
“Americans have become accustomed to Congressmen who are distant and hard to reach.†McNeil remarked while driving to a meet and greet in Clay City. “It’s a shame. Congressmen are known as representatives for a reason. Visibility and engagement should be the two defining qualities of a representative. That is what I will to bring to the table when elected.â€
If you know of the perfect place for Andrew to visit when he comes to your County let him know on his Facebook page or on Twitter at mcneil4congress. You can also keep updated on his travels at both websites.
Indiana’s 8th District includes all or parts of Clay, Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, and Warrick Counties.
APRIL PROCLAIMED SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH
Governor Mike Pence has designated April 2014 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) and Child Abuse Prevention Month in Indiana. Albion Fellows Bacon Center joins rape crisis centers and child advocacy centers across the state in commemorating Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Awareness Month to promote awareness and encourage support of these issues. This year’s theme, “Healthy Sexuality and Young People: It’s time to Talk About It!,†is motivating Albion Fellows Bacon Center to participate in the following events: April 1: Day of Action, April 6th-12th: National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 7 & 8: Let’s “ACT OUT†for a Change, April 8: Walk a Mile in Her Shoes and April 24, 2014: Take Back the Night. Individual Press Releases will be distributed for each event.
According to a CDC report released in 2010 Indiana ranks second in the nation for high school females in grades 9-12 indicating that they have been victims of sexual assault. Â In Indiana one in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually assaulted before age eighteen. Â If this type of violence was classified as a disease it would be at epidemic levels.
Sexual violence is a form of oppression, and it is linked to all other forms of oppression. In order to create a world without sexual violence, it is imperative that each of us takes a stand against all forms of oppression – whether based on gender, age, race or ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity, ability or economic class. “It’s time for all of us to stand up and speak out against sexual violence. This is a societal problem that is impacting everyone,†commented Anita Carpenter, CEO of INCASA In order to foster healthy communities, all citizens must support the effort to end sexual violence and child abuse every month of the year.
A woman is raped every 90 seconds in America. Albion Fellows Bacon Center provided sexual assault services to 513 primary and secondary victims in 2013. Albion is a non-profit agency serving victims of domestic and sexual violence.  We provide emergency shelter, a 24-hour crisis line, individual crisis counseling, support groups, and legal and medical advocacy to victims, their friends and family. All of the services are free of charge. For more information about a Sexual Assault Awareness Month event or how to get involved, please contact Christina Wicks at Albion Fellows Bacon Center, 812-422-9372 or by email at christina.wicks@albionfellowsbacon.org. To find out more information on Albion Fellows Bacon Center please visit our website: www.albionfellowsbacon.org
The National Sexual Assault Hotline number is 1-800-656-HOPE. For local service provider please call 812-424-7273 or (800)-339-7752.
Art Show By Joanne Scott Massey
An exciting Floral Exhibition by Joanne Scott Massey will open on Saturday April 5, with a public reception from 1-4 p.m. in the Riverwind Gallery at 10400 W. Indiana 662 in Newburgh.
Joanne is a realist painter from Evansville who has become known for illuminating the delicate details in her lush florals. Her art has been said to have a meditative and reflective effect on the viewer. Many of her signature floral paintings are featured in the permanent collection of Deaconess Gateway Hospital on the 4th and 5th floors. More of her work is in the downtown Deaconess hospital and at the Communities of Solarbron. Joanne’s art is also in many private collections.
A large 30†x 40†acrylic painting titled “Pink Inspiration†painted by Joanne, is being donated by John M. Lawrence of Newburgh to benefit the Susan G. Komen, Evansville Tri-State Affiliate. An auction of “Pink Inspiration†will take place at the reception on Saturday April 5, 1-4 p.m. The opening bid will start at $1,800.00 and the proceeds will be donated by Mr. Lawrence to Komen Evansville Tri-State. Early bidding begins on April 1 at 9:00 a.m. The bidding will end on Saturday April 5 at 4:00 p.m. You can bid by phone at Riverwind Gallery (812) 853-2537 or in person. Look for images of the painting on Riverwind Gallery’s website (www.riverwindgalleryart.com) .
Images of the painting can also be seen at the Komen website (www.komenevansville.org)
The actual painting “Pink Inspiration†can be seen in person at Riverwind Gallery.
In addition to the painting, 50 limited edition, numbered and artist signed 16†x 20†prints of the “Pink Inspiration†will be available for purchase for $100.00 each as well as note cards, with the proceeds to benefit Komen Evansville Tri-State. You may reserve your print with a deposit at Riverwind Gallery by phone, online or in person.
Also, a framed print of “Pink Inspiration†valued at $350.00 (framing and matting donated by Riverwind Gallery) will be given as a door prize during the opening reception Saturday April 5. The exhibition will end Thursday May 15.
IS IT TRUE March 31, 2014 “Political Boycotts have Consequences”
IS IT TRUE that a boycott is an act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest, usually for social or political reasons?…it has become obvious during the last three days that there is a boycott of sorts forming against the CCO as we have had several well timed inquiries about canceling existing ads that are under binding contracts?…this has never ever happened in the history of this publication?…last Wednesday night, the CCO published a 3 minute audio recording of County Commissioner Marsha Abell who was heard to say that “hi tech computer people don’t produce one dime” and that such jobs are not what is needed in Vanderburgh County?…we also published the part of the speech before a partisan Republican crowd that expressed a preference for “jobs that make something”?…our publication sparked sharp retribution from the Republican Chairman who proceeded to convene a two hour meeting of the Republican Central Committee?…that shortly after that meeting was adjourned we received cancellation of ad inquiries from a couple of our long term customers most of whom are well paid vendors to the government of Vanderburgh County?…that means that Commissioner Abell controls the goose that is laying the golden eggs for these advertisers?…we wonder if the timing of this meeting of the Republican Central Committee and this boycott of our advertising is coincidence or is it orchestrated?
IS IT TRUE if this political boycott is orchestrated by the Republican Central Committee then it is a manipulation of the free markets in the City of Evansville for the political purpose to try to shut down a private for-profit business?…we ask our attorney Scott Danks to start exploring the legality of such an action and will take any actions necessary to recover any damages that the CCO suffers as a result of political boycott?…the long term loyal advertisers in the CCO need to understand that they are being manipulated by the Republican Central Committee’s bullying tactics and respond appropriately?…they also need to understand that boycotts are a two way proposition and that as ads disappear it will be obvious to the 39,450 unique viewers that the CCO has just in the last month and the 144,229 unique viewers we have had in the last year just exactly which of our long term advertisers have cowered before the admonishments of the Republican Central Committee?…it is possible that supporters of the CCO whose sole purpose to exist is to push for GOOD PUBLIC POLICY will choose to sort of boycott those businesses?…it will also be interesting to see just how these long term advertisers will dance a different dance in the event that Commissioner Abell does not win the primary against Bruce Ungenthiem and no longer controls the golden goose?…that answer will be coming in 5 weeks?…short term actions often cloud the judgement of some and damage long term goals?
IS IT TRUE in spite of any short term disruption to our cash flow that results as a result of any alleged politically orchestrated boycott, the CCO has no intention of ever compromising our commitment to expose political malfeasance for the purpose of leading Evansville and Vanderburgh toward a future where GOOD PUBLIC POLICY replaces back room GOOD OLD BOY deals?…the CCO has continued in spite of adversaries who have resorted to many harassing and threatening phone calls in the middle of the night, efforts to blunt advertising, stalking issues and even an explicit death threat on this writer four years ago?…we power on and add readers in spite of all of these things and will continue to do so?…we have not and never will allow and advertiser or a bully to intimidate us from doing what we do best?…that commitment and our willingness to be maligned by the powers that be without fading in reporting things like the back room meeting to take away your Homestead Tax Credit (Marsha Abell and Mayor Winnecke were there), the McCurdy Fiasco, the delusions of the Weinzapfel Administration regarding a downtown convention hotel, etc, etc, etc?…intimidation and threats did not silence us before and they will not now?…in ten short years the CCO has grown from having very few readers to having over 2 Million page views a year from nearly 150,000 (adult population of the entire county) different readers?…this growth happened because we are filling a NEED FOR HONESTY IN EXPOSING BAD PUBLIC POLICY?…this is our task, this is what we do, and a handful of advertisers who seem to be fearful enough of the retribution of a political party central committee to abandon their ability to reach this audience may just learn that boycott is a two edged sword?
IS IT TRUE we are changing our long term policy of not endorsing political candidates for office and are presently working on forming a political nonpartisan editorial board made up of distinguished individuals to endorse candidates who are most likely to further “good public policy” for the betterment of this community? Â …we shall be making an announcement next week who has accepted our invitation to serve of this board?
Ungenthiem “Hi Tech Jobs and Senior Citizens are of High Value”
On Wednesday March 26, 2014, I had the pleasure of attending the Vanderburgh County Federated Republican Women’s candidate night at the Evansville Country Club. Each candidate received 5 minutes to speak and most of them did a very good job. At that meeting Ms Abell made some controversial comments that I have been asked to comment on.
First, Ms. Abell stated “This community cannot survive on retired people. We (retired people) don’t put into the system what we pull outâ€. I strongly disagree. Like many retired people, I still own property and still pay local real estate taxes which are the main source of monetary support for county government. In addition, as a retired person, I still have income from retirement pensions, 401 K’s, and soon social security, etc and I pay income taxes including the county option income tax on all that income that supports the county as well. As for “pulling out of the systemâ€, as like many other retired people, I rarely use the two largest users of the county funds (Schools and Law enforcement/ courts) so I believe I am definitely putting more in than I am pulling out. In addition, like many other seasoned citizens I frequently volunteer to serve the community in various capacities that support the community as a whole. So I consider it an insult to our “seasoned citizens†to say that our community cannot survive on retired people. I believe the seasoned citizens are the foundation of our community.
Second, Ms Abell’s statement that “High tech computer people, do not produce a dime†for our community. As a former manager of Automation at Mead Johnson, I recruited and hired many “High Tech computer people†and I can assure you they all produced more than their share of revenue for the company and the community. High tech jobs are usually also high paying jobs and these people buy high priced homes and pay higher property taxes and higher county income taxes that support the county government. In addition, these “High Tech computer people†spend money on services such as restaurants, banks, and retail stores to help support our community.
It is unfortunate that Ms Abell does not understand that the seasoned citizens are the foundation of our community and the high tech jobs could well be the future of our economy.
I would hope she reconsiders her statement and issues an apology to both of these valuable groups in our community.
Bruce Ungethiem
Candidate for Vanderburgh County Commissioner
For your reference Commissioner Abell’s statement on “high tech computer people” and “retired people”is on the following link.
MEDIA ALERT: CCO AND WOODS AND WOODS TRI-STATE VOICES SHOW AIRES TODAY
 The City County Observer and Woods and Woods Tri-StateVoices show will be aires on ME TV TRI-STATE today at 11:30 am. This weeks show special guest will be City of Evansville Chief of Police Billy Bolin.  The Tri-State Voices 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 be well known lawyer Mike Woods. The Tri-StateVoices program features current topics and issues of importance to this region.  This public affairs program is 30 minutes in  length.To view todays show please go to the following TV Channels.  Channels 36.1 and 20.1.  WOW 105.  Insight -186  and Time Warner -3 and 14.
If you miss today show on ME TV TRI-STATE you may view it on the City County Observer newly creative “MOLE TV” video channel located on this site.
EPD Activity Report: March 29, 2014
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 DON’T GO TO COURT ALONE. CALL IVAN ARNAEZ @ 812-424-6671.
Energy Policy Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday April 2nd
Energy efficiency is “out” with coal and even nuclear very much “in” for Indiana despite that fact that new coal and nukes are hugely expensive and efficiency has proven very affordable in other states.
Where do we go from here? That will be discussed in this month’s Southern Indiana Democracy for America Town Hall on Wednesday April 2, beginning at 7 PM in the Browning Room A of the Evansville Central Library.
Last Friday, Governor Pence announced that he would not veto a bill that essentially destroys Indiana’s State Energy Efficiency program which was less than two years old and saving consumers money and saving utilities the need to build new power plants. Instead, he wants the program to go back to square one except one allowing an “opt out” for the State’s largest consumers. And, the Chairman of the Senate Utility Committee this year introduced a bill to encourage use of more nuclear energy in the state.
This is the same legislature that has remained quiet concerning the huge cost overruns experienced with the construction of the Duke Edwardsport new coal plant that went from a promised $1.2 billion in 2006, to more than $3.5 billion most of which requires ratepayers to assume the risk.
Currently, Governor Pence is undertaking development of a new “all of the above” Energy Development Plan which thus far has had little input from the public, both consumers and alternative energy companies. SOINDFA discussion of these issues is designed to bring a wide array of opinion and fact to the table in Indiana.
The Town Hall is open to the public and people are encouraged to offer their voice to these monthly events.
Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records
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