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Governor appoints Brenden Davidson student trustee

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Indiana Governor Mike Pence has appointed Brenden Davidson of Worthington to the University of Southern Indiana Board of Trustees. Effective July 1, he will serve as student trustee for two years.

Davidson is a Presidential Scholar with a cumulative GPA of 4.0. He is entering his third year at USI as a political science major with a minor in business management.

He serves as a University Court justice and previously was representative-at-large within the Student Government Association. He has held a variety of positions within Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, including president, scholastic chairman, member of the executive committee, and International General Assembly Delegate. He also serves as a senior delegate on the USI Interfraternity Council.

He was valedictorian of the White River Valley Junior/Senior High School Class of 2011.

“The students named today to our state universities’ boards of trustees represent some of Indiana’s best and brightest,” Pence said. “Their insights, experience and guidance, coupled with those of their fellow trustees, will further enrich higher education in Indiana and will benefit each state university accordingly throughout the duration of their terms.”

The student trustee, a voting member of the nine-member USI Board of Trustees, brings a student’s perspective to the governing board. The student trustee must be a full-time student, a U.S. citizen and resident of Indiana, have a 2.5 GPA or above, and have completed 24 semester credit hours at USI.

The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Executive Meeting

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The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will meet in executive session at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, July 8, 2013, in the John H. Schroeder Conference Centre at the EVSC Administration Building, 951 Walnut, IN 47713, Evansville, IN. The session will be conducted according to Senate Enrolled Act 313, Section 1, I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1, as amended. The purpose of the meeting is for discussion of collective bargaining, (2)(A); initiation of litigation or litigation that is either pending or has been threatened specifically in writing, (2)(B); purchase or lease of property, (2)(D); and job performance evaluation of individual employees, (9).

The regular meeting of the School Board will follow at 5:30 p.m. in the EVSC Board Room, same address.

Rep. Bacon responds to recent Obamacare announcement

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State Representative Ron Bacon (R-Chandler) issued the following statement in response to the announcement of the delay of a key provision of Obamacare:

“Two weeks ago, I chose to write my weekly column about the unintended effects of Obamacare. I expressed my concerns upon seeing many companies in Indiana cutting employee hours or cutting jobs all together in order to get around the employer mandate to provide health insurance. Yesterday however, we learned that a key provision of the Affordable Care Act has been delayed by one year.”

“I am very pleased to see this delay and simply regret that it did not come sooner. I’m afraid that for many Hoosiers, the damage has already been done. I consider this delay a small victory; but it doesn’t do anything to change what has already taken place.”

Mayor Lloyd Winnecke’s Weekend Schedule

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Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Mayor Winnecke will proclaim Saturday, July 6, 2013 as “P-47 Thunderbolt Homecoming Day” in the City of Evansville, Ind., during a ceremony hosted by the Freedom Heritage Museum. The event will be held at Tri-State Aero (hanger located at 6939 Old Petersburg Road) beginning at 8 a.m., with the reading of the proclamation at 9:30 a.m. U.S. military veterans and their families are invited to attend the event free and take a photo with a P-47 Thunderbolt. The event ends at 10:30 a.m.

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Mayor Winnecke encourages all area residents to enjoy the last day of the July 4th weekend in

Downtown Evansville at ShrinersFest 2013. Final day festivities include air shows from 1-4 p.m., kids and adult rides starting at 9 a.m., and food booths 9 a.m. to closing.

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 Wednesday, July 03, 2013.

Sheridan Jagoe Operating a Vehicle With an ACE of .15 or More-Class A Misdemeanor

(Enhanced to a Class D Felony Due to Prior Convictions)

Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated- Class A Misdemeanor

(Enhanced to a Class D Felony Due to Prior Convictions)

Krissie Kirk Theft-Class D Felony

Marty Hale Dealing in Methamphetamine-Class B Felony

(Habitual Substance Offender Enhancement)

William Slaton Dealing in Methamphetamine-Class B Felony

Maintaining a Common Nuisance- Class D Felony

(Habitual Substance Offender Enhancement)

Austin Gibbs: Intimidation- Class D Felony

Cruelty to an Animal-Class D Felony

Battery by Body Waste- Class D Felony

Battery- Class B Misdemeanor

Public Intoxication- Class B Misdemeanor

Cassantra Hughes Residential Entry-Class D Felony

Possession of a Controlled Substance-Class D Felony

Disorderly Conduct-Class B Misdemeanor

Daniel Bates Domestic Battery-Class A Misdemeanor

(Enhanced to a Class D Felony Due to Prior Convictions)

Possession of Marijuana-Class A Misdemeanor

(Enhanced to a Class D Felony Due to Prior Convictions)

Possession of Paraphernalia-Class A Misdemeanor

Johnny Phillips Possession of a Controlled Substance-Class D Felony

Clifford Sikes Unlawful Possession of Syringe-Class D Felony

Possession of Paraphernalia-Class A Misdemeanor

Kevin Mahoney Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated-Class C Misdemeanor

(Enhanced to a Class D Felony Due to Prior Convictions)

Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated- Class C Misdemeanor

Jessica Willingham Dealing in Methamphetamine-Class B Felony

Maintaining a Common Nuisance- Class D Felony

Jerry Moore Theft-Class D Felony

Antonio Bushrod Jr. Possession of Marijuana- Class D Felony

Resisting Law Enforcement- Class A Misdemeanor

Katrel Benaugh Felon Carrying a Handgun-Class C Felony

Resisting Law Enforcement-Class A Misdemeanor

Charles Oldham Intimidation- Class C Felony

Criminal Mischief- Class B Misdemeanor

Philip Walker Strangulation- Class D Felony

Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury- Class A Misdemeanor

Possession of Paraphernalia- Class A Misdemeanor

Public Intoxication- Class B Misdemeanor

Turnissa Cook Neglect of a Dependent-Class D Felony (Two Counts)

Roy Grose Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury-Class D Felony

Domestic Battery- Class D Felony

Domestic Battery- Class A Misdemeanor

Intimidation-Class D Felony (Two Counts)

(Habitual Offender Enhancement)

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 law.

Cops Cycling for Survivors Prepare for 11th Annual Ride; Funds Raised Aid Surviving Family of Officers Killed in Line of Duty

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Indianapolis, IN –Monday, July 8, 2013, will mark the start of the 11th annual Cops Cycling for Survivors bicycle ride across and around Indiana. A departure ceremony will be held at 8:30 a.m. EDT at the Law Enforcement/Firefighter Memorial, adjacent to the State Capitol, in downtown Indianapolis. This year there are 51 cyclists participating in the ride. They will depart shortly after the key note comments of Spencer Moore, survivor of Officer David S. Moore of the Indianapolis Metro Police Department, end of watch January 26, 2011. Their 9:00 a.m. departure from the memorial will take them east toward Greenfield, Indiana on the first leg of journey that will last 13 days and cover nearly 1,000 miles bicycling the perimeter of Indiana.

Cops Cycling for Survivors Foundation, Inc., is made up of active and retired police officers, law enforcement survivors, law enforcement family members and friends of law enforcement riding their bicycles around the perimeter of Indiana to raise money and awareness about the sacrifices made by Hoosier law enforcement families across Indiana. Funds raised from this event are used to aid surviving family members and co-workers of officers killed in the line-of-duty. Previously raised funds have been directly donated to the Indiana Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS), National COPS, Illinois COPS, The Unity Tour and Project Blue Light.

This year the cyclists are recognizing the sacrifices made by Lake County Corrections Officer Britney Meux and Indiana Department of Corrections Officer Timothy Betts. Corrections Officer Meux was killed instantly when struck while on a training run around the perimeter of the Lake County Jail. Three co-workers were also injured in the hit and run crash. She was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Lake County Sheriff’s Department for three years. Officer Meux is survived by her daughter, mother, father, and four sisters. Correctional Officer Betts suffered a heart attack while escorting an unruly prisoner to the segregation unit at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. Officer Betts had served with the Indiana Department of Correction for 15 years. He is survived by his wife, children, and grandchildren.

The ride is scheduled to conclude on the afternoon of Saturday, July 20, 2013, at Crown Hill Cemetery, Heroes of Public Safety Section, where the riders will reunite with their families and other law enforcement survivors. There will be a short closing ceremony beginning at 2:30 p.m. To see the route the cyclists will follow, please visit their website: http://www.copscycling4survivors.org/route.html Additional information on specific locations of meals and overnights can be found by clicking on the Calendar tab of the website.
Cops Cycling for Survivors Foundation, Incorporated was granted 501(c) 3 status as a not-for-profit in late 2011, and the inaugural 13 day tour around Indiana took place in July of 2012. However, the spirit of this ride began many years before. In 2001 a group of police officers decided to support survivors by riding their bicycles from Indianapolis, Indiana to Washington, D.C. to honor officers who had been killed in the line of duty and to support their survivors.
The ride has gone through many changes over the years, but one thing has remained constant…the cyclists’ dedication to honoring fallen law enforcement heroes and supporting their survivors left behind.

Two people who were integral to the success of Cops Cycling were Lt. Gary Dudley of the Indiana State Police and Retired Chief Gary Martin of the Lake County Police Department. Lt. Dudley took the organizational and emotional lead and kept the wheels rolling after the first two years riding to Washington, D.C. Wanting to do more to support survivors on a local level, Gary brought the ride home to Indiana.

On August 22, 2006, Lt. Dudley and Chief Martin were both killed during the ride when a large box truck struck the rear of the support truck, pushing the support truck into the cyclists. Several of the cyclists who had participated in the ride for many years and were cycling the day of the crash determined to keep Lt. Dudley and Chief Martin’s memories and motivation alive. Those memories and motivation have developed into what the ride is today, Lt. Dudley’s vision and legacy in supporting law enforcement survivors. To date, the cycling event has raised over $300,000 for IN Concerns of Police Survivors.

Joe Wallace Announces iHub sets sights on medical industry

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PALM SPRINGS — The Coachella Valley iHub could soon add medical technology companies to its Accelerator Campus in Palm Springs, with a total of $1.5 million in grants from the Desert Healthcare District and the city’s Measure J funds.

The Desert Healthcare District Board of Directors on June 25 approved a $500,000 grant, to be paid over the next three years, to help establish a heath and medical innovation center at the campus. The grant also gives the district naming rights for the new center.

But the money is contingent on the iHub securing $1 million in Measure J funds from Palm Springs. The Measure J Oversight Committee recommended the grant, also to be paid out over three years, at its June 20 meeting.

Opened in May, the accelerator campus is already home to four green tech businesses. The Healthcare District and Measure J funds could help Joe Wallace, managing director of the iHub, lure companies involved in medical data management or similar fields to the desert.

“Anything that has to do with medical technology or enabling medical technology,” Wallace said, listing some of the possibilities. “Number-crunching routines used in cloud storage of medical imagery, a compression routine that allows you to direct large amounts of pictures on bandwidth, virtual images.”

The new center would be housed in a 12,000-square-foot building on the campus, located at the east end of Alejo Drive, near Palm Springs International Airport. The Palm Springs Unified School District previously used the site as its operations yard.

The campus would receive $500,000 of the Measure J funds in the 2013-2014 fiscal year, then $250,000 in each of the following two years.

That timetable is part of a list of recommendations for spending more than $9 million in Measure J funds that the Oversight Committee is sending to the City Council on Wednesday. A final vote is not expected until September.

Robert Moon, chairman of the committee, said that as the group winnowed down the 300 requests for funds the city received, the iHub proposal retained strong support.

July 8 Governor Reception

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Wayne Parke
The Vanderburgh County Republican Party is pleased to announce that Governor Pence and State Auditor Tim Berry will be our guest at a reception in their honor on Monday July 8, 2013 at Biaggi’s Restaurant from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM.

Tim Berry has been nominated by Governor Pence to become the next State Party Chairman. Let us give them a big welcome.

Event: Pence/Berry GOP Reception
Date/Time: July 8, 2013 from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM ( Evansville Time)
Location: Biaggi’s Restaurant
6401 East Lloyd Expressway
Evansville IN
Food: Light food & refreshments will be served
Cost: No Charge

More details will follow later.

For planning purposes it would be helpful for you to RSVP to Mary Jo Kaiser atbeamerjo59@gmail.com if you can or cannot attend
Hope to see you there.

Wayne Parke
Chairman Vanderburgh County Republican Party
Cell: (812) 455-1685
wparke@wowway.com

Federal climate change strategy bad for our community

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The coal industry has played an integral role in our nation’s history. For years, people living in coal country have built their entire livelihoods around this industry, often working in the mines generation after generation. Due to its accessibility and quantity, coal is often considered our most reliable form of electricity.

Living so close to this industry, I have put a great deal of research into the topic. In looking at the Institute of Energy Research’s website, I discovered that from a global standpoint, the United States has the largest coal reserves in the world, enough to last us another 250 years. These reserves are over one-and-one-half times greater than our nearest competitor, Russia, and over twice that of China. Of all the electricity generated in the United States each year, coal accounts for about 40 percent.

For the past couple decades, the coal industry has spent billions in ratepayer dollars to improve their technology, meet Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulatory standards and perform more efficiently. Unfortunately however, it seems that this is still not enough.

Reading a recent CNN article, I was reminded that during President Obama’s first term in office, he had created regulations for all newly built coal plants in an attempt to limit their carbon emissions. Many of these regulations came as part of the stimulus package and created construction jobs in order to ensure new plants were in compliance.

Last month, the president took those regulations a step further, directing the EPA to develop a detailed draft proposal which will establish carbon pollution standards for plants that are already active.

With coal plants being the largest source of carbon emissions in the United States, the president has argued that the benefits of reducing these emissions will far outweigh the costs of implementing new rules. However, few regions stand to feel the impact of these regulations as much as southwest Indiana.

As a lifelong resident of this region, I am particularly upset by the new climate change strategy and what I feel are the continued attacks on this industry. The president’s website states his goal to reduce carbon pollution by 3 billion metric tons by 2030. This is the equivalent of more than one year’s carbon pollution from our entire electricity system. This strategy will have an immeasurable economic impact on Indiana.

In particular, these regulations will drive up the cost of electricity, and in turn, the cost of living in our state. Beyond the burden that plants are already facing, they will now have to spend more money to install equipment and provide proper annual maintenance. These costs will then be incurred by the consumer at a time when many are stretched to the brink already. However, these are just the short-term implications.

Long-term, these new, unrealistic emissions standards could produce a massive blow to our industries, killing countless Hoosier jobs. In fact, many plants are already experiencing early shutdowns. After the first round of regulations, Indiana Michigan Power announced that the Tanners Creek plant in Lawrenceburg would shut down three of its four generators by 2015 in order to help the company meet incoming EPA emissions limits.

I hope that the president will take our concerns under serious consideration. These types of decisions should be made with the input of our Representatives in the United States Congress, not unilaterally by our president. It is my sincere hope that these new regulations can be reined in before any serious, long-term damage is done.

Investing In The Future

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In today’s turbulent economic environment, college students across the nation find themselves asking the same question, “How in the world am I going to get a job?”

From the time you arrive on campus, UE’s Center for Career Development works one-on-one with you to help you discover and achieve your career goals. Whether you are looking for an internship, applying to graduate schools, or preparing to step into the workplace after graduation, the Center for Career Development will work alongside you to make your goal a reality.

How successful is our office in helping UE students reach their goals?

A survey of the Class of 2012 found that 92 percent were employed or in graduate school (87 percent response rate).
The median salary of 2012 graduates employed full-time was $42,500.
Thirty-two percent of 2012 graduates not currently in graduate school plan to pursue graduate school within the next three years.
2012 graduates are employed across the country and around the world, including:

ABC Television Group
Old National Bank
Berry Plastics
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
They also attend the nation’s top graduate schools, including:

Boston University
Columbia University
University of Chicago
Vanderbilt University

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