IS IT TRUE WHEN THE PEOPLE FEAR THE GOVERNMENT THERE IS TYRANNY? …WHEN THE GOVERNMENT FEARS THE PEOPLE THERE IS LIBERTY?
IS IT TRUE that during the Christmas holiday the shots fired count in Evansville continues to roll up the numbers in what has turned out to be the year of the bullet in Evansville?…this time the shots actually rang out and hit the Lincoln Elementary School which was recently in the headlines for getting an F for six years in a row for academic performance?…Lincoln was criticized harshly by the Indiana State Board of Education, that turned and ran like a rabbit running from a wolf when it came to taking over the failing school?…in all fairness with the violence, the bullets, and the atmosphere in that neighborhood it is a wonder these children have enough security in their lives to learn their ABCs?…we really wish we had an answer to this problem and to the other situations in Evansville that are heading down this path?…it may be time to close Lincoln and get these children out of there and into a secure atmosphere where they can learn?…it is not worth experimenting with a failed educational system to the point that a generation of children is rendered incapable of taking advantages of the educational opportunities that America is supposed to offer?
IS IT TRUE in what was one of the most chilling string of words uttered in Evansville in recent history, an accused shooter intimated that he would be emulating the murder of two New York City policemen and “put some wings on pigs” right here in Evansville?…this is the kind of attitude that accelerates the decline of schools like Lincoln and acts as repellent to people considering living in Evansville or refurbishing older homes in challenged areas?…arenas, hotels, and other fun and games distractions from the realities that need to be fixed?…the claim that this is “a great place to raise kids” is literally an insulting platitude when you examine life just a short walk from the 4 time failed hotel project?
IS IT TRUEit has been reported that the advocates for a downtown hotel have decided after 6 years of failures to “think for a couple of weeks” before trying something else?…we are certainly pleased to hear that the light bulb has finally turned on among that trinity of geniuses?…here are some hints that these people should be considering?…downsizing the number of rooms to the 150 that private investors said downtown Evansville could support is the first step?…they should also make sure that the design is expandable should the concept actually work?…the assertion that the room number has to be 240+ to attract any conventions is simply nonsense and this assumption more than any other has prevented success in finding a qualified developer of means?…the second thing to consider is to find a mechanism for a future developer to monetize an incentive so that no up front public dollars are needed?…something magical happens when direct subsidies are eliminated?…that gets rid of Davis Bacon jurisdiction over the project and gets rid of the Project Labor Agreement (PLA)?…that gets rid of prevailing wages and the crushing paperwork requirements that come with them?…if our elected leaders will bite the bullet and completely restructure the financial package they will most likely find success?…if they just do the same thing they have been for 6’years, another failure is on the horizon?
IS IT TRUE we checked the attendance numbers for the Evansville Icemen and learned that while falling slightly the Icemen are holding onto an attendance that is about 4,500 people per game?…as we are aware that free passes are about as hard to get ones hands on as litter in downtown Evansville what would be really interesting would be the paid attendance?…the Evansville Aces also seem to have stabilized in attendance to slightly under the 4,500 that the Icemen draw?…the Aces best year for attendance at Ford Center is still lower than their worst year at Roberts Stadium?…it seems that shiny objects with unrealistic projections like the Ford Center always seem to lose their luster when the golden shovels have been put away?…is there any accountability for the team that fluffed up the Ford Center projections to pull the wool over the taxpayer’s eyes?…the answer is NO?
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