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IS IT TRUE May 27, 2014 (includes 5-26)

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IS IT TRUE it has been reported that Evansville City Council President John Friend is calling for the resignation of Stephanie Brinkerhoff-Riley as the Council Vice President?…this comes a week after Brinkerhoff-Riley’s controversial recording of an exit conference about the city’s 2012 audit with the State Board of Accounts?…the Mole Nation has accurately reported that Friend had spoken with Councilwoman Riley on Friday and that the content of the meeting was to have been how those two could manage to work together if at all?…Friend apparently could not wait for common protocol to play itself out and is now telling Channel 25 that he had asked Brinkerhoff-Riley to resign as vice president by Memorial Day?…sources tell us that Friend does not have the votes required on the council to get rid of Councilwoman Riley so it looks like he is resorting to a TV campaign to try and get rid of her?…if anyone should know the possible side effects of a leak driven campaign to smear someone it should be Councilman Friend who was pilloried in the press for driving his boat under the influence of alcohol last summer after spending the night in the Benton jail?…any future candidate to oppose John Friend for any office has a ready made campaign at their fingertips if they just use that tool known as Google?

IS IT TRUE the secret recording of the exit conference according to Friend might make the city look less than attractive to potential businesses looking to bring jobs to the City of Evansville?…the last time we heard this whole line of nonsense was recently when voting on subsidies for a downtown hotel and the IU Medical School?…Friend, Mayor Winnecke, and several others blow the “can’t attract jobs unless ________” dog whistle every time they don’t get their way?…that old worn out dog whistle has actually been used on Councilman Friend recently when Mayor Winnecke’s minions blew the “if you kill Earthcare deal we won’t be able to attract jobs” whistle his way?…there are reasons that some businesses will come to Evansville and there are reasons some won’t?…as long as the local workforce is a willing supplier of Midwestern voices and slightly more than the minimum wage, the call centers will keep coming?…as long as it is a daunting challenge to hire a large engineering team and raise investment dollars, the high tech start up talent will keep on leaving?

IS IT TRUE Evansville’s difficulty with attracting good jobs that employ young educated professionals is more about what Evansville is than what people are willing to work for?…Evansville, in spite of the recent 0.006% population increase when people are pinned in their devalued homes is not a particularly attractive place to young educated professionals or educated professionals period for a number of reasons the CCO has written about many times?…a Google search reveals that a significant part of the community is plagued by sewer overflows due to a legacy of neglect?…a similar search unearths a City that can not balance its books, mow its parks, keep drug addicts needles out of children’s sand boxes, a government that tried to kill the Homestead Tax Credit in a closed door meeting, a mediocre public school system, and a host of other things that educated people silently choose to stay away from?…if the people who are educated and talented who have left Evansville could all vote in the next election we would probably see massive rejection of incumbents including John Friend and Mayor Winnecke?…their power depends somewhat on low turnouts of low information voters and the results are predictable?

IS IT TRUE Councilman Friend may just learn if he polled a significant number of former residents that Councilwoman Stephanie Brinkerhoff-Riley may just enjoy a large following who admire her work to expose the Earthcare Energy deal that sucked the City Council in like kids are sucked in by carnival barkers and her willingness to expose the potential for whitewashing of a state audit?…these words should be familiar to Councilman Friend and he will recognize them as coming from someone who trusted him to be a custodian of critical information?

“This is for safe keeping and transcription in case the audit is whitewashed. It may even be useful to get it out there before any whitewashing can be done. I wanted you all to have it in case I have a problem with my computer. If the audit gets whitewashed it needs to be exposed and some heads need to roll.”

IS IT TRUE, the very next day the media circus and the witch hunt began?…we must ask, who started the media circus and the witch hunt and for what purpose?…someday we hope the real reasons are exposed?…if Councilman Friend would have kept the trust of the author of that italicized email, the media circus would have never happened and the recording would have not been released?

IS IT TRUE we just posted a new Readers Poll and would like for you to read and cast your vote on the question?

To All Veterans

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riecken_2012 (175x220)Memorial Day is the day we remember those men and women who have died while serving in our country’s armed forces. Nationwide, cemetery services and parades are being held. Evansville is no exception.

This morning I attended the Locust Hill Memorial Day service. County Commissioner Stephen Melcher gave a stirring, heartfelt speech. It was because of the men and women like Stephen who participated in the service and the veterans in the audience that I decided to write this note.

I saw an old friend who still suffers from the service he gave to our country. As he fights cancer and PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder), the VA loses his paperwork over again and continues to fail to correctly minister to his physical problems. He is lucky to have such a loving wife by his side.

This reminded me of a call for help that I received just last week. A friend, a disabled veteran married four years ago, is still not able to get the VA to recognize his “new” marriage.

The State Legislature, of which I am a member, is committed to veterans affairs and improving conditions for returning veterans. Here are two examples.

We passed a bill this past legislature that requires the state department of health, in consultation with the Indiana department of veterans’ affairs and the division of mental health and addiction, to study and report findings and recommendations to the legislative council not later than September 1, 2014, concerning implementation of a program for the treatment of veterans who have traumatic brain injury or posttraumatic stress disorder.

We also passed a bill that provides that it is an unlawful employment practice (practice) for an employer to discriminate against a prospective employee on the basis of status as a veteran by: (1) refusing to employ an applicant for employment on the basis that the applicant is a veteran of the armed forces of the United States; or (2) refusing to employ an applicant for employment on the basis that the applicant is a member of the Indiana national guard or member of a reserve component. The bill requires the Indiana civil rights commission to enforce alleged violations of the practice.

At the state level I believe we are working toward better service to veterans. I know we can do more. So, as we have remembered our veterans and servicemen and women on this important day, let us not forget to remember them every day.

E.P.D. Investigating Body Found in Pigeon Creek near Lamasco Park

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Today at approximately 9:48 AM Central Dispatch received a 911 call advising there was possibly a body floating face down in Pigeon Creek near Lamasco Park. E.P.D. Patrol Officers arrived and located the body floating near the creek bank. Detectives, Crime Scene Technicians and the Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office were requested at the scene. The Evansville Fire Department was also contacted to assist with removing the body from the water. Although the investigation is still ongoing Detectives do not believe foul play is involved. The name of the deceased with not be released pending a positive identification and notification of family. The Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office, Detectives and Crime Scene personnel will continue the investigation to determine the cause of death

 

 

 

Commentary: Free speech and moral duty

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By John Krull                            John-Krull-column-mug-320x400
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It’s the season for graduation ceremonies.

That means days of celebration – caps and gowns, diplomas waved in triumph as graduates leave the stage, families hugging, kissing and crying with triumph and pride.

John Krull, publisher, TheStatehouseFile.com
John Krull, publisher, TheStatehouseFile.com
That’s all good stuff.

What’s not so good is the increasing tendency to see commencement ceremonies as a time to shut down the essence of education – free discourse.

Commentary button in JPG – no shadowThe most recent high-profile sign of this disturbing trend is the dust-up Rutgers University had over inviting former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to speak at the school’s commencement ceremony. After much dispute and many protests, Rice decided not to speak at the university.

Both students and – sigh – faculty members opposed Rutgers’ decision to have Rice speak. The opposition stemmed from Rice’s service in President George W. Bush’s administration, where she supported both the Iraq War and the use of torture while interrogating prisoners suspected to have engaged in terrorist activities or to have connections with terrorists.

The Rutgers students and faculty members who didn’t want Rice to speak at the university said the policies the former secretary of state supported and helped implement were violations of human rights.

I agree with them about the human rights violations, up to a point.

In my view, the Iraq War was a costly mistake from which we will be recovering for decades. And, to paraphrase former Republican presidential candidate (and former tortured prisoner of war) John McCain, not engaging in the torture of our captives is one of the ways we Americans demonstrate that we’re different from those with whom we fight.

But, then again, supporting the right of those with whom we disagree to speak freely – and to listen to those with whom we disagree – also is supposed to be one of the ways in which we’re different from those with whom we fight.

In justifying their opposition to having Rice speak, anti-war activists sometimes cite the commencement address former New York Times war correspondent – and later anti-war activist – Chris Hedges gave at Rockford College in Illinois in 2003.

During Hedges’ speech, in which he criticized the Bush administration’s decision to invade Iraq, members of the graduating class turned their backs to him in silent protest as he spoke. People booed and tried to shout him down. Several soon-to-be graduates, dressed in their black academic robes, tried to rush the stage to stop his speech and security had to restrain them. At least twice during the 18-minute talk, people angry about the nature of Hedges’ remarks unplugged his microphone.

All in all, it wasn’t exactly a proud moment for civility and academic discourse.

Rice said she decided not to speak at Rutgers in part because she didn’t want the university’s commencement to be a repeat of the Hedges-Rockford donnybrook. She said that graduation ceremonies should be happy times, devoid of rancor.

That’s nonsense.

Commencements are beginnings, not ends – ceremonies in which we launch graduates at every level into a larger world that will demand they assume greater responsibilities. One of those responsibilities is sifting through differing opinions, policies and points of view for one’s self and arriving at one’s own considered – that word is important – positions on questions that matter.

Doing so is both a test of intellect and of character. And the First Amendment exists not just to make sure that we all may speak freely, but to make certain that we Americans never have to outsource those tests of intellect and others.

Thinking for ourselves is both our right and our moral duty.

To say that commencement addresses never should include controversial or disagreeable ideas is to undercut the very idea of education, which always is a quest for greater understanding.

To understand something is not the same as agreeing with it.

When we shut down free discourse, we shut down the path to greater understanding, too. What’s the worst thing that could have happened if the folks at Rutgers University had listened to Condoleezza Rice speak?

They might have learned something they didn’t know before.

At a college or university – at any school, for that matter – is that such a bad thing to have happen?

John Krull is director of Franklin College’s Pulliam School of Journalism, host of “No Limits” WFYI 90.1 Indianapolis and publisher of TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

EPD Activity Report May 26, 2014

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An Exceptional Nation Thanks Extraordinary Heroes

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Today, we remember and honor the brave men and women who paid the ultimate price defending our country and the American way of life.

While families and communities observe Memorial Day each in their own way, let us not forget that every freedom we enjoy today is because of the sacrifices made by our fallen heroes.

Throughout history, the United States has withstood the threats of tyranny and despotism thanks to the courage of our service members. Defending America is not just about protecting the homeland; it is about preserving our blessed heritage and our commitment to freedom.

America continues to serve as the shining example that prosperity and success comes from people who are free. It is important to remember that our values, while timeless in nature, could not have survived had it not been for generations of Americans answering the call and, if necessary, laying down their lives for something much larger than themselves.

Sometime today, I ask you to simply pause, reflect and honor those service men and women who paid the ultimate price. These individuals were our friends and family, neighbors and co-workers, our fellow citizens.

Parr Honored By Missouri Valley Conference

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Freshman Chandra Parr the lone Purple Ace honored by MVC
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Chandra Parr was named to the MVC All-Conference First Team
 
Freshman Chandra Parr of the University of Evansville softball team has been honored by the Missouri Valley Conference, as she was named to the MVC All-Conference First Team.

Parr was named to the MVC’s first team as a play-making outfielder and was one of the Purple Aces best offensive threats throughout the entire 2014 season. The outfielder from Anna, Ill., is the first Evansville player to be named to a conference team since Kayla Fortner and Katie Sears were honored during the 2012 season.

Chandra finished the season playing in 49 games while starting 48 of them, hitting .291 and scoring 26 runs on 41 hits. Parr had 15 extra base hits during the season, including three doubles, two triples and a team leading 10 homeruns. The freshman also had 30 RBIs, 15 walks, seven hit by pitches and four stolen bases. Parr is tied for fourth in the Evansville Single Season Record Book with the 10 homeruns and finished tied for third in the Valley.

Eagles close national meet with two more All-America honors

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Sophomore Johnnie Guy finished third in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA II Outdoor Championships Saturday night.
USI Event Results Only | PhotosThe No. 15 University of Southern Indiana men’s track & field team concluded its run at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships Saturday with two more All-America honors.

Sophomores Johnnie Guy and Tyler Schickel each went into the final laps of their respective events with the lead, but neither could hold on as Guy slipped to a third-place finish in the 5,000 meters while Schickel slid to a sixth-place showing in the 1,500 meters.

Schickel began the day in the 1,500 meters as he took the lead out of the gates. The Mater Dei High School graduate raced his way into a large lead early and sustained it for the first 1,200 meters of the race.

Tarleton State University’s Chase Rathke, however, overtook Schickel with 200 meters to go as he won the event with a time of three minutes, 45.60 seconds. Schickel finished just over three seconds off that pace as he crossed the finish line in 3:48.63, earning his second-career All-America accolade in the process.

“I told Tyler to not be afraid, to be himself,” USI Head Coach Mike Hillyard said. “He found himself in a good spot and went with it. He got off the line good and felt comfortable (in the lead).”

The 5,000 meters was looking similar to the 10,000 meters as Guy, the national champion in the 10k Thursday night, broke away from a bunched-up group around the 10-minute mark of the race.

Guy held a slight lead over Adam State University’s Kevin Batt heading into the final lap; but Batt, along with fellow teammate Tabor Stevens, both passed Guy in the final 300 meters as the duo finished first and second, respectively. Guy, who earned his second All-America honor of the weekend and sixth of his career, finished the race in a personal-best 14:00.76, just over a second off Batt’s winning time of 13:59.22. Stevens, the national champion in the 3,000-meter steeplechase Friday night, finished in 13:59.96.

“That’s the fastest championship I’ve seen in a long time,” Hillyard said. “Johnnie knew if he would have any shot to win, that he would have to shake it up a little. That move more than likely got him third and I think he would have finished a little farther back had he not made it.”

In addition to Guy’s finish in the 5,000 meters, sophomore Tyler Pence, a two-time All-American at the NCAA II Indoor Championships, placed 16th with a time of 14:33.86. Schickel was unable to finish the 5,000-meter race.

As a team, the Screaming Eagles finished with 19 points and in a tie for 12th. St. Augustine’s University captured the team title with 112 points, while Adams State (67 points) and Ashland University (53 points) finished second and third, respectively.

“It feels good to be in the mix in the team scoring,” Hillyard said. “Looking ahead, with four of the five that we brought up here back next year and a number of other potential qualifiers on our team, maybe a couple of years down the road, being on the podium as a team isn’t out of the question.”

USI came into the outdoor season ranked No. 5 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association Program of the Year standings and is hoping its performance this weekend will solidify its first-ever top-five finish. The Eagles were 11th at the NCAA II Cross Country Championships and 13th at the NCAA II Indoor Championships.

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Reports

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CHARLES ANTHONY JONES
Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 38
Residence: 1019 POWELL AVE EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 5/26/2014 8:11:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
COURT ORDERED CONFINEMENT 0
Total Bond Amount: $0
MICHAEL DEAUNDRE` SCOTT
Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 19
Residence: 624 KIMBER LN EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 5/26/2014 6:36:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
BATTERY-HFF DOMESTIC [AM] 500
Total Bond Amount: $500
DEAVEYONTE MARQUIS EMERY
Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 23
Residence: 1400 JACKSON AVE EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 5/26/2014 5:31:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
BATTERY-HFF DOMESTIC [AM] 500
BATTERY-HFF DOMESTIC PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 [DF] 0
CRIMINAL CONFINEMENT [DF] 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
EBONY NICOLE HOLMES
Race: Black / Sex: Female / Age: 23
Residence: 100 S PETE ELLIS DR BLOOMINGTON, IN
Booked: 5/26/2014 2:35:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
DISORDERLY CONDUCT [BM] 50
Total Bond Amount: $50
DEWAYNE NARVELL WILLIAMS
Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 21
Residence: 2026 N SEVENTH AVE EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 5/26/2014 1:30:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 250
Total Bond Amount: $250
KYLE EDWARD VINCENT
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 21
Residence: 11975 PETERSBURG RD EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 5/25/2014 11:26:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
BATTERY-HFF DOMESTIC [AM] 500
Total Bond Amount: $500
MICHAEL CARTER LAWTON
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 56
Residence: 2321 CARTER DR HENDERSON, KY
Booked: 5/25/2014 10:52:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 200
B W I-PRIOR [DF] 0
B W I-BAC = OR >.08 [CM] 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
KATELYN DAWN OSBORNE
Race: White / Sex: Female / Age: 20
Residence: 2341 MAGNOLIA MANOR HENDERSON, KY
Booked: 5/25/2014 10:32:00 PM
Released
Charge Bond Amt
ALC-MINOR, POSSESS, CONSUME, TRANSPORT [CM] 0
Total Bond Amount: $0
JUSTIN M LAWTON
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 19
Residence: 2321 CARTER RD HENDERSON, KY
Booked: 5/25/2014 10:11:00 PM
Released
Charge Bond Amt
ALC-MINOR, POSSESS, CONSUME, TRANSPORT [CM] 0
Total Bond Amount: $0
CHRISTOPHER FRANK SCHOOT
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 33
Residence: 2021 OLD BUSINESS 41 EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 5/25/2014 9:16:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
NARC-POSS SYRINGE [DF] 0
NARC-POSS MARIJUANA, HASH OIL, HASHISH, < 30 G [AM] 100
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
MONTE RAYMOND SHUTZ
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 58
Residence: 1800 S HELFRICH AVE EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 5/25/2014 6:38:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
COURT ORDERED CONFINEMENT 0
Total Bond Amount: $0
WHITNEY SHERELL SHEA STEVERSON
Race: Black / Sex: Female / Age: 25
Residence: 454 SHAMROCK CT EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 5/25/2014 4:11:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
BATTERY-SER INJ/ KNIFE [CF] 0
INTIMIDATION THREAT [AM] 100
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF LOSS >$250 < $2500 [AM] 100
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF TO VEH >$250 < $2,500 [AM] 100
BATTERY-HFF INJ [AM] 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
MONAY SHARDAI STEVERSON
Race: Black / Sex: Female / Age: 23
Residence: 516 S NEW YORK EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 5/25/2014 3:50:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
RESIDENTIAL ENTRY [DF] 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
MARVIN WAYNE SMITH
Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 35
Residence: 1566 LODGE AVE EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 5/25/2014 1:50:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
FAILURE TO APPEAR-ORIGINAL CHARGE MISD 250
Total Bond Amount: $250
AYENDA RASHEN LOMAX
Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 22
Residence: 707 E IOWA ST EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 5/25/2014 12:48:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
BATTERY- HFF INJURY [DF] 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
GEORGE D JONES
Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 23
Residence: 707 E IOWA ST EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 5/25/2014 12:31:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
BATTERY- HFF INJURY [DF] 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
MICHAEL TYRONE JORDON
Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 53
Residence: 1119 E COLUMBIA ST EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 5/25/2014 12:12:00 PM
Charge Bond Amt
TRAFFIC-OPERATE HTV [DF] 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
CURTIS ANTHONY OWENS
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 37
Residence: 1416 HENNING AVE EVANSVILLE , IN
Booked: 5/25/2014 11:51:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
PETITION TO REVOKE PROBATION 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
NATHANIEL LEE LEWIS
Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 34
Residence: 1906 S GARVIN ST EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 5/25/2014 9:32:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
OTHER AGENCIES CHARGES 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
D`CLARENCE ROYALE RAMSEY
Race: Black / Sex: Male / Age: 32
Residence: 1919 MCHENRY DR HOPSKINSVILLE, KY
Booked: 5/25/2014 9:06:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
OTHER AGENCIES CHARGES 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND
DAMON JAMES WELDER
Race: White / Sex: Male / Age: 25
Residence: OSSI EVANSVILLE, IN
Booked: 5/25/2014 8:33:00 AM
Charge Bond Amt
NARC-POSS PARAPHERNALIA [AM] 100
NARC-DEALING SALVIA OR SYNTH CANNABINOID >2 GRAM [DF] 0
NARC-DEALING MARIJUANA >30 GRAM [DF] 0
Total Bond Amount: NO BOND

Memorial Day

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Please have a moment of silence today, to reflect on the sacrifices made by those brave men and women  who have served our country to protect us.

Please remember your friends and family members that have lost their life to defend our Freedom.  We pray for and thank our men and woman in the armed forces for defending the principles on which our great nation was founded.   Today we salute our Veterans.  God bless America.

 

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