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Thompkins Teacher Receives February Cause for Applause Award

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Thompkins Science Teacher Bruce Wright is the February winner of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation’s Cause for Applause award. The award is given monthly to an EVSC employee who goes above and beyond his/her normal job responsibilities.

 

According to Thompkins Principal Bryan Perry, Wright puts all his energy and efforts into helping students succeed. In his nomination letter, Perry cites numerous ways Wright reaches students and goes beyond the school day and the classroom. Each year, Wright hosts a star gazing trip to New Harmony State Park so students have the opportunity to learn outside of school, he also takes students to fast food restaurants to have them gauge the caloric intake and fat in the choices they make as part of his walking club, which he hosts three days a week for students. Wright also coordinates the school’s annual Pumpkin Carving contest each year and involves students in gardening to beautify areas outside the school, along with many other activities.

 

“Bruce Wright can always be counted on to assist students and staff in any activity,” writes Perry. “He has taught for 30 plus years and still maintains his love of students and making school fun. When he decides to retire, he will be missed and impossible to replace.”

 

 

Anyone can nominate an employee of the EVSC for the award. Deadline for nominations is the third Friday of each month. Go to http://www.evscschools.com/community/nominate-evsc-employees-exemplary-work for the nomination form. Paper forms are available at the schools for those without access to the Internet.

EVSC Friends and Alumni Association Formed

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            The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation is bringing its school family closer together through the formation of the new EVSC Friends and Alumni Association.

The organization is led by President Ben Shoulders, a 1996 graduate of Harrison High School and corporate relationship manager at Old National Bank.  Other officers include:  Vice President Andy Owen, a 1996 graduate of Central High School, athletic director and coach at Central; Treasurer Phil Rawley, a 1997 graduate of Mater Dei High School and CEO of Tri-State Orthopaedics; and Secretary Brenda Beeler, a 1962 graduate of Bosse High School,retired teacher and coach from Reitz.

The Friends and Alumni Association was created to connect and engage all EVSC graduates, alumni, supporters, and current students with others in the EVSC family.  Regular communication and  special events are planned.

            Information will soon be distributed explaining how to become a member. Watch www.evscschools.com/alumni for additional information. Members will receive newsletters, invitations and advance notice to special events, and possible special discounts from local area businesses.

Sen. Becker’s Bill Aimed at Reducing Drug Abuse among Pregnant Women Clears Senate

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Becker_2012_tnSTATEHOUSE (Feb. 4, 2014) — State Sen. Vaneta Becker’s (R-Evansville) bill requiring hospitals to diagnose and report neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) unanimously passed the Senate today by a 47-0 vote.

 

NAS occurs in newborns when the mother abused illegal or prescription drugs during pregnancy. It can cause newborns to experience drug dependency, seizures, slow weight gain and many other symptoms.

 

Senate Bill 408 would task Indiana hospitals with reporting NAS cases to the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) so that research on prevention and treatments can be conducted.

 

According to the Indiana Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force, the overall rate of newborns being diagnosed with NAS has tripled over the past decade. In 2009, approximately one infant born per hour in the United States had signs of drug withdrawal.

 

“There is concern that drug abuse among pregnant women is rising and causing irreparable harm to newborns,” Becker said. “Today’s bill starts the conversation about how to prevent and treat this unfortunate condition, and makes sure our medical professionals are prepared to help keep both mothers and infants safe.”

 

SB 408 now moves to the House of Representatives for further consideration.

IS IT TRUE February 5, 2014

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IS IT TRUE the Evansville region is once again hunkering down for a period of cold, snowy, and icy weather?…it will certainly be accompanied by the usual infrastructure failures like more broken water mains and the threat of the sewage treatment facility getting jammed up?…if this winter is not a lesson in planning maintenance for the City of Evansville and it’s residents then there must be a learning disability both inside and outside the Civic Center?

IS IT TRUE the Evansville Redevelopment Commission (ERC) is back in the news with the trial of alleged money launderer and former ERC member Jay Carter being delayed because his attorney has removed himself from the case?…this all happened shortly after Carter decided no plea bargain was acceptable and that he wanted to go to trial asap?…the antics and failed oversight of the ERC has been a real source of embarrassment for the City of Evansville in recent years with this alleged crime, failing to VET anything competently, not knowing or not practicing the skills they were appointed for, and alleged rubber stamping of mayoral desires feeding the call by some to just abolish the ERC altogether?

IS IT TRUE we hope you will take time and view our new advertising section to the right of this column?  …this section is designed to provide advertisers with an affordable way to visually promote their businesses?  …if your interested in obtaining more information about our advertising package please call Mollie at 1-812-760-4233?

IS IT TRUE the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) started a firestorm yesterday when it published its latest findings with respect to the impact of ObamaCare on the American economy?…from liberal and conservative publications the words of the CBO report are remarkably the same but the spin is where both sides departed from reasonable positions?…the headline number was the CBO’s claim that 2.3 Million less full time equivalent jobs would be in the workforce by 2021 due to incentives built into the health plan?…that does not necessarily mean 2.3 Million people will lose their jobs, but what it means is that the collective loss of wages by people who either voluntarily work shorter hours to keep themselves eligible for the incentives plus those who just decide not to work so they can collect the incentives will amount to the efforts of 2.3 Million full time jobs?…that amounts to roughly 4.6 Billion hours per year and may be spread over more than 2.3 Million people?…the net economic result is the same either way and the thing that is most disturbing is that people who are capable of providing valuable services will be put in a position that makes their best economic decision to opt out and put out their hand?…the demeaning of the value of a person’s labor is unprecedented in the United States for working age men and women and will passivating effect on the American workforce?…it is one thing to fall behind in a competitive effort, it is quite another to be paid to quit by the government?…whether one likes it or not, this is not a positive piece of news?

IS IT TRUE the Associated Press summed it up pretty well in stating, “The estimated reduction stems almost entirely from a net decline in the amount of labor that workers choose to supply, rather than from a net drop in businesses’ demand for labor?”…that is a very elegant way to say that many American workers will just say to hell with it when it comes to earning more money?…Social Security has been like that from many years as have pension plans that pay out the same or more than one would earn working?…in the case of Social Security that is because people do not age equally and some people are worn out when they reach retirement age while others are still ready to get up and hit the grind every day?…this writer has never understood an incentive not to work or even in some cases a penalty for doing so?…this, coupled with the slight decline of wages (1%) that the CBO mentioned would be disruptive to an ambitious nation and its people?…the good old USA may not have that American spirit of ambition by 2021 so get out the saddle and strap it on folks, paid laziness in at our door?

EVSC Closed Tomorrow

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Due to the severe weather conditions, the EVSC will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 5. When the EVSC is closed, all activities and events associated with the EVSC are cancelled.

EVSC Schools Dismissing Two Hours Early

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Due to the impending weather, schools in the EVSC will be dismissing two hours earlier than normal dismissal times.

In an early dismissal:

-Title 1 PreK classes at Daniel Wertz, Caze, Evans, Cedar Hall, and the Culver Family Learning Center will dismiss one hour earlier than their school location.

-PreK classes at Little Husky World, Little Panther World and Dexter, as well as the Bosse TLC program, will close one hour after their school location.

-Afternoon classes at the Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center; Early College High School at Ivy Tech; Medical Professions Academy at Central High School; Randall Shepard Academy for Law and Social Justice, and the JROTC    Program at Harrison High School will be cancelled.

-The high school International Newcomer’s Academy at Bosse will be cancelled.

-Classes will be cancelled for students on the P.M. alternate schedule  at the Academy for Innovative Studies-Diamond campus.

-After school extracurricular activities will be cancelled.

-The Extended Daycare program will remain open until all children have been picked up.

 

Winter weather road conditions‏

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 DON’T GO TO COURT ALONE. CALL IVAN ARNAEZ @ 812-424-6671.

Indiana’s next blast of winter weather is upon us. Warnings about hazardous driving conditions will be issued by city, county and state law enforcement as well as by local and national media. Many will heed the warnings. Many more will ignore the warnings. With another major storm approaching, the Evansville Police Department, again, remind motorists to limit travel when possible. If travel is not necessary, then stay home. Most calls for service received by the EPD and other police agencies during winter storms are for crashes and motorists that slide off state roads and interstates. It is important to remember that snow and ice covered roads do not cause crashes. The crashes are caused by unsafe driving on the snow and ice covered roadway. If you choose to drive during poor or hazardous driving conditions you must: 1. Leave sooner and expect your travel time to be twice as long as normal 2. Drive slower 3. Increase the following distance between you and the vehicle in front of you by at least five times greater than normal 4. Approach intersections with great care; other drivers not paying attention will slide through red lights 5. Signal all lane changes and turning movements The posted speed limit may be more than twice as fast as the reduced speed drivers should travel to reduce the possibility of a collision or loss of control that puts a vehicle into a retaining wall, ditch or another motorist. Indiana code 9-21-5-1 specifies “Speed shall be restricted as necessary to avoid colliding with a person, vehicle, or other conveyance on, near or entering a highway.” Motorists losing control of their vehicle or who are involved in a crash resulting in a police report should expect to be cited for this offense, which carries a maximum fine of $500. If you are involved in a crash, are uninjured and all vehicles are drivable, involved drivers should move to a safe place completely off the road, be it the next exit or to the parking lot of a business to await law enforcement response for a police report. It is important to remember crashes involving injury or lane blockage receive priority attention ahead of property damage crashes. So, keep in mind, it may be an extended period of time before law enforcement arrives. The reason and purpose for moving drivable vehicles off the road is to avoid secondary crashes of other inattentive motorists crashing into your scene or sideswiping you if you’ve only moved to the side of the road. Something else to keep in mind, crash scenes with vehicles disabled in the roadway and state police presence may have the state police vehicle facing the wrong way with emergency lights and headlights on. This is to warn approaching motorists of impending danger. Remember, Indiana’s Move Over Law states motorists MUST change lanes away from the emergency or utility vehicle if they can do it SAFELY. If not possible to move away from the emergency vehicle, motorists must SLOW DOWN and proceed with caution. Please give us room to work. We are asking motorists to SLOW DOWN and/or MOVE OVER WHEN SAFE TO DO SO.

Vehicles included in the Move Over law are: • Police vehicles • Ambulances • Fire trucks and rescue equipment • Highway incident-response vehicles • Highway work vehicles-including snow plows • Vehicle recovery equipment (tow trucks) The point of not calling police agencies for road information during snow emergencies cannot be overstressed. Calling police departments about road conditions may delay action on critical life emergency 911 calls. Road conditions are likely the same for the area you want to know about as it is looking out your front window. If you call for road conditions call the Indiana Department of Transportation’s Road and Weather automated system at 800-262-7623 or visit the INDOT traffic map at http://indot.carsprogram.org/main.jsf. The 800 phone service is voice activated and updated with timely road conditions across Indiana. The INDOT web link allows users to check on specific locations for current closures and other road information. For Indiana County Travel Status Reports, visit this link: http://www.in.gov/dhs/traveladvisory.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Monday, February 03, 2014

 

Joy Egan Burglary-Class C Felony

Theft-Class D Felony

 

Tereasa Flener Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury-Class D Felony

Resisting Law Enforcement-Class D Felony

Criminal Recklessness-Class B Misdemeanor

Public Intoxication-Class B Misdemeanor

 

Jason Warfield Domestic Battery-Class D Felony

Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury-Class A Misdemeanors (Two Counts)

(Habitual Offender Enhancement)

 

Peter Williams Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated-Class C Misdemeanor

(Enhanced to D Felony Due to Prior Convictions)

Unlawful Possession of Use of a Legend Drug-Class D Felony

 

Theodore Steen Jr Theft-Class D Felony

Battery-Class B Misdemeanor

 

For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Kyle Phernetton at 812.435.5688 or via e-mail at KPhernetton@vanderburghgov.org

 

Under Indiana law, all criminal defendants are considered to be innocent until proven guilty by a court of

EPD investigating BB gun vandalism spree

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SPONSORED BY DEFENSE ATTORNEY IVAN ARNAEZ. DON’T GO TO COURT ALONE. CALL IVAN ARNAEZ @ 812-424-6671.

Evansville Police are looking for the person, or persons, responsible for using a BB gun to shoot out car windows in several north side neighborhoods. Officers had 7 reported incidents. The incidents happened Sunday night into Monday morning. All of the cars had at least one window broken out.

The crimes happened at the following addresses:
1214 N. 1st Ave
1204 N. 1st Ave
212 Wedeking
204 E Eichel
100 E. Florida
17 W. Oregon
1301 N. Elliott
Anyone who may have seen anyone acting suspicious in these areas or who has information about the suspect(s) is asked to call the EPD at 436-7979 or the WeTip Hotline at 1-877-CRIME.

CBO: ObamaCare to Cost America 2.5 Million Jobs, increase deficit by $1 Trillion

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The new healthcare law will slow economic growth over the next decade, costing the nation about 2.5 million jobs and contributing to a $1 trillion increase in projected deficits, the Congressional Budget Office said in a report released Tuesday.

The non-partisan group’s report found that the healthcare law’s negative effects on the economy will be “substantially larger” than what it had previously anticipated.

The CBO is now estimating that the law will reduce labor force compensation by 1 percent from 2017 to 2024, twice the reduction it previously had projected.

This will decrease the number of full-time equivalent jobs in 2021 by 2.3 million, it said. It had previously estimated the decrease would be 800,000.

It said this decrease would be caused partly be people leaving the workforce in response to lower jobs offered by employers, and increased insurance coverage through the healthcare law.

It also said employer penalties in the law will decrease wages, and that part-year workers will be slower to return to the work force because they will seek to retain ObamaCare insurance subsidies.

The healthcare law isn’t the only reason the CBO is projecting slower economic growth between 2014 and 2023, however. It also cited inflation and lower productivity as reasons why it was lowering its projections.

The slower growth will mean less tax revenue, which will add to the deficit. Instead of adding $6.3 trillion in deficits from 2014 to 2023, the government will add $7.3 trillion, CBO now projects.

By 2023, the gross debt of the United States will be $26 trillion, up from a projected $25 trillion. A year later the debt will rise to $27 trillion as the $1.074 trillion deficit for fiscal 2024 is added in.

“Most of the increase in projected deficits results from lower projections for the growth of real GDP and for inflation, which have resulted in projected revenues between 2014 and 2023 by $1.4 trillion,” CBO explained.

CBO now thinks the economy will grow at 3.1 percent in this fiscal year, which ends in October, rather than the 3.4 percent growth it predicted last year.

The unemployment rate is projected to fall to 6.7 percent by the end of the year, much lower than the 7.6 percent CBO saw for 2014 previously. The budget office does not see unemployment falling below 6 percent for the rest of President Obama’s term, however.

In the near term, the CBO is projecting smaller deficits.

The budget office says that legislation enacted since last May has reduced deficits by $400 billion.

For 2014, the deficit is slated to be $514 billion, an improvement of $46 billion from last year’s projection.

In 2015, the deficit falls to $478 billion. That is still higher than the last full year of the Bush administration when the deficit was $458 billion, but it is a steep drop from the $1 trillion deficits of most of the Obama years.

Source: The Hill

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