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USI’s fall RopeWalk Visiting Writers Reading Series begins September 8

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The fall 2011 RopeWalk Visiting Writers Reading Series will include free public readings by Lee Martin, Nicole Louise Reid, Alix Ohlin, and Annam Manthiram. Each reading will begin at 5 p.m. in USI’s Carter Hall in University Center West and will be followed by a reception and book signing.

Lee Martin
Thursday, September 8
Lee Martin is the author of The Bright Forever, Quakertown, The Least You Need to Know, River of Heaven, From Our House, and Turning Bones. His work had appeared in Harper’s, Ms., Creative Nonfiction, The Georgia Review, The Kenyon Review, Fourth Genre, River Teeth, The Southern Review, Prairie Schooner, and Glimmer Train. Martin is the winner of the Mary McCarthy Prize in short fiction and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for the novel The Bright Forever. He has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Ohio Arts Council. Born in southeastern Illinois, Martin currently teaches in the Master of Fine Arts program at Ohio State University.

Nicole Louise Reid
Thursday, October 6
Nicole Louise Reid is the author of the novel In the Breeze of Passing Things, fiction chapbooks Girls and If You Must Know, and a new story collection So There! Her award-winning short stories have appeared in Southern Review, Other Voices, Quarterly West, Black Warrior Review, and Meridian. She is the winner of the 2011 Burnside Review Fiction Chapbook Competition and the 2010 Dana Award in short fiction. Reid is an associate professor of English at USI where she is editor of RopeWalk Press, fiction editor of Southern Indiana Review, director of the RopeWalk Reading Series, and faculty advisor of FishHook.

Alix Ohlin
Thursday, October 20
Alix Ohlin is the author of The Missing Person and Babylon and Other Stories. Her work has appeared in Best New American Voices, Best American Short Stories, and on National Public Radio’s “Selected Shorts” Program.

Annam Manthiram
Thursday, November 10
Annam Manthiram is the author of the novel After the Tsunami and the short story collection Dysfunction, which was a finalist for the 2010 Elixir Press Fiction Award and received Honorable Mention in Leapfrog Press 2010 Fiction Contest. Her work has appeared in Poets & Writers Magazine, Cream City Review, Sierra Nevada Review, Pank, and more. Manthiram holds a Master of Arts degree in writing from the University of Southern California and is the associate editor of Grey Sparrow Journal.

Publications by these authors are available for purchase at the USI Bookstore and Barnes and Noble Booksellers.

Presented by USI’s College of Liberal Arts, the RopeWalk Visiting Writers Reading Series is made possible through the support of RopeWalk Writers Retreat, Southern Indiana Review, USI Society for Arts & Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, Indiana Arts Commission, and USI Student Writers Union.

For more information, contact Reid at 812/464-1916.

Source: USI.edu

Downtown Today: 9/7/2011

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Time 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Subject ERC
Location 307
Reminder 15 minutes
SARAH @ 7825
Categories ROOM 307

Time 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Subject COUNTY COUNCIL
Location 301
Reminder 15 minutes
SANDIE @ 5791
Categories ROOM 301

Time 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Subject PARKS BOARD
Location 301
Recurrence Occurs the first Wednesday of every 1 month effective 9/7/2011 until 9/7/2011 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Reminder 15 minutes
GLENN BOBERG @ 6141
Categories ROOM 301

Time 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Subject ERA
Location 307
Reminder 15 minutes
Cindy
Categories ROOM 307

Time 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Subject CDBG HOME & ESG
Location 301
Reminder 15 minutes
Lynn @ 4993
Categories Business, ROOM 301

Time 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Subject HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Location 318
Recurrence Occurs the first Wednesday of every 1 month effective 9/7/2011 until 9/7/2011 from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Reminder 15 minutes
Categories Must Attend, ROOM 318

Louisville Family Invests $44.8 Million to Save Classic Downtown Buildings

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The heirs of the Brown Forman Company of Louisville are featured in a “Deal of the Week” article in today’s Wall Street Journal for committing to invest nearly $45 Million to preserve a block of classic cast iron facade buildings that were slated for the wrecking ball.

Perhaps some Evansville minds that think like that are the only way to do the McCurdy Hotel justice.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904900904576554700028956980.html?KEYWORDS=louisville

How Many Hours Do You Work Each Month to Pay for Electricity?

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Using the data for the cost of electricity in 44 American cities as the source for the cost of 1,000 kWh of electricity the City County Observer commissioned a local firm to do the research required to find the median annual household earnings for each of the 44 locations and to use those earnings to see just who has to work the longest to pay for their electricity.

The purpose of this study was to take cost of living into account and calculate on a gross earnings basis just how the amount of time that the median household in Vectren’s service area has to work to pay for the typical monthly electrical bill of 1,000 kWh. The price data was compiled by Memphis Light, Gas, and Water to show a comparison of the 44 locations all of whom willingly cooperated in the study.

For 2010 Vectren’s typical residential household customer had to work a total of 7.83 hours before taxes to pay for the electrical portion of their bill. This duration was only exceeded by two locales those being Cincinnati where customers had to toil for 8.45 hours to pay for electricity and a poor suburb of Los Angeles called Rosemead where households had to work 9.08 hours to pay for 1,000 kWh.

Vectren’s recent increase would raise the time required to work to pay for 1,000 kWh to 8.98 hours passing Cincinnati which has not had a rate increase. According to WCPO the Cincinnati ABC affiliate Duke Power has applied for a 3% increase that if approved will be implemented in January 2012 that will raise the time required to pay for 1,000 kWh to 8.70 hours still less than Vectren’s current rate.

The Pacific Northwest fared the best in this study having to work less than 2.50 hours to cover the costs of 1,000 kWh.

Table of Results: Click to Enlarge

Sources:
Memphis 2010 Electricity Comparison PDF (energy rates)
http://www.city-data.com/ (median household income)

IS IT TRUE? September 7, 2011

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The Mole #??

IS IT TRUE? September 7, 2011

IS IT TRUE that Venture Connections of Louisville, Kentucky has provided equity financing in the amount of nearly $30 Million since New Year’s Day of 2011?…that this group is made up of both Angel Investors and Venture Capital Firms?…that 20 years ago that Louisville and Evansville were equals in equity investments through organized groups and that number was exactly ZERO?…that Evansville after being told time and time again in paid studies, federal government sponsored studies, and by individuals who have participated in such groups elsewhere that this is an essential function to foster entrepreneurship still sits at ZERO?…that there will be Evansville entrepreneurs at today’s meeting of Venture Connections in Louisville?…that Evansville lost a company to Louisville over this very thing?…that another business that is in the multi-billion dollar alternative energy space would have come to Evansville if investments were available?…that the losses just keep mounting up from having no Angel Investment Group or Venture Capital firm?

IS IT TRUE that the website OpenSecrets.org gathers an posts records on the activities and intentions of Political Action Committees all across the country?…that it was discovered on this public website today that the new PAC that we wrote about calling themselves “MAINSTREAM DEMOCRATS OF EVANSVILLE” is now listed?…that the purpose for this PAC is recorded as “To raise money to support Democrat candidates deemed mainstream moderates by the Committee”?…that sounds very much like an organization that has a small committee of people with a self interest that are intent to financially support those that the committee in charge “DEEM” to be worthy of support?…that is it very likely that even though they use the word Democrat in their name the candidates that they choose to support may not hold traditional Democratic ideology at all?…that in their defense this list of PACS is full of self interested groups on personal missions?…that we are quite interested to find out if this is a PAC or an NC-PAC?…that an NC-PAC is a PAC that is not connected to a particular political party and typically can’t have the name of a political party in its name?…that the “MAINSTREAM DEMOCRATS OF EVANSVILLE” sounds more like a connected PAC than a non-connected PAC?…that we must wonder if that connection is to the Vanderburgh County Democratic Central Committee?…that we also will be watching closely to see how many local Republicans may be DEEMED to be “democratic candidates that are mainstream moderates” by the DEEMING COMMITTEE?

IS IT TRUE that the Evansville Redevelopment Commission cancelled their meeting for today due to lack of a quorum?…that we will not have to wait until the next regularly scheduled meeting to learn about the VETTING PROCESS results with respect to the downtown Convention Hotel and the intentions with respect to the McCurdy Hotel?…that if there are any pieces of earth shaking news that they can always call a special meeting?

IS IT TRUE that the US Center for Disease Control is reporting that the number of adults that smoke has dropped down to only 19%?…that even though Evansville and Indiana smoke in higher numbers that those numbers have now drifted into the low 20’s?…that all of this means that 80% +/- of adults do not smoke?…that we wonder if the Evansville City Council will awaken to this fact any time soon?

Breaking News: Evansville Redevelopment Commission Meeting Cancelled

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EVANSVILLE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
NOTICE OF CANCELLED MEETING

The Evansville Redevelopment Commission’s regular meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. in Room 307 of the Civic Center Complex has been cancelled due to lack of quorum.

The next regular meeting of the Evansville Redevelopment Commission will be held on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 8:30 am. in Room 307 of the Civic Center Complex, 1 NW Martin Luther King Jr Blvd., Evansville, Indiana.

The Bob & Tom Show and River City Rocker 103GBF present: The Busch Light Bob & Tom Comedy All-Stars Tour Evansville, IN / November 4

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Venue: Victory Theatre Show time: 7:30 PM (Mature Content)

Starring:
Hannibal Burress, April Macie, Shane Mauss, Auggie Smith and special guests:
Donnie Baker, Kenny Tarmac and Floyd the Trucker

Hosted by Kristi Lee

Tickets On Sale Friday, September 9 @ 12:00 pm
Purchase tickets at www.ticketmaster.com
1.800.745.3000
In person at the Centre Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations

The BOB & TOM Show®,one of the longest-running and highest-rated radio programs in America, hosts many of the world’s best comedians every weekday morning. These comedians are headliners and have TV credentials ranging from ComedyCentral® to Late Night® with David Letterman. The Busch Light BOB & TOM Comedy All-Stars Tour presents a rotating ensemble of these great headline comedians to stages all across America.

Now in its 6th year, The BOB & TOM Comedy All-Stars Tour has performed more than 300 shows from coast-to-coast. Each live comedy show features several comedy headliners, and a member or two from the hilarious cast of The BOB & TOM Show.

Tom Griswold, host of The BOB & TOM Show says: “The laughter inside a radio studio can’t compare to the collective laughter of thousands of people. There is an energy you can only get in front of a live audience. Each show is unique and unpredictable; the best part of live comedy is we never know what will happen next!”

About The BOB & TOM Show
The Bob & Tom Show is a lively, humorous program inspired by the day’s news, sports and topical lifestyle occurrences. It’s also the premiere radio showcase for America’s best comedians. Nationally syndicated by Premiere Networks, The Bob & Tom Show is one of the longest-running and highest-rated radio programs in America and one of the most award-winning morning radio shows, having been honored with seven Billboard Magazine “Personality of the Year” Awards, 11 awards from Radio & Records, and five Marconi Awards from the National Association of Broadcasters. In addition, Bob & Tom have released more than 50 comedy albums, CDs and DVDs, and expanded their brand with Comedy Central specials, as well as popular comedy tours. Program schedules and additional information is available at www.BobandTom.com.

*Comics subject to change

IS IT TRUE? September 6, 2011 Special Afternoon Edition

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McCurdy
IS IT TRUE? September 6, 2011 Special Afternoon Edition

IS IT TRUE that as of 1:00 today that no agenda for tomorrow morning’s meeting of the Evansville Redevelopment Commission has been posted or released??

IS IT TRUE that the online poll held by the Courier Press yesterday posing the question, “How well do you think Evansville is positioned to bring jobs to the community” has been taken off of the front page and that the percentages have changed ever so slightly?…that at the time of writing that only 6% of the respondents are reported to have selected the answer “very well” when that was at 7% yesterday?…that the other 94% either chose “needs work” or “faces serious disadvantages” with a full 57% choosing “faces serious disadvantages”?…that there had been 358 votes cast and that it seems as though the people who responded have a good grip on the reality of Evansville’s present capacity to attract outside businesses?

IS IT TRUE that the Evansville Redevelopment Commission meeting tomorrow may shed some light on the short term intentions with respect to the McCurdy Hotel?…that if the agreement with City Centre Properties is rescinded for failure to perform that a chain of events may be started that results in an auction of the property to satisfy the 1st Mortgage held by 5th 3rd Bank?…that if this happens there is an overwhelming probability that the City of Evansville will lose the entire investment of $1,403,000 and that some other party will own the McCurdy?…that if this unfolds in this manner that there should be a thorough audit of the process that allowed such a thing to happen?

IS IT TRUE that the other option that is available to the Evansville Redevelopment Commission is the do nothing option that will effectively kick this can down the road to the next Mayor of Evansville to deal with?…that we are betting that scenario two will be chosen as politicians and their appointed officials will put a negative consequence off as long as physically possible?…that businesses in most cases would never have invested and then subordinated the investment the way the ERC did the McCurdy investment of the people of Evansville’s money?…that if any banker did this with their employers cash investment that this would be a banker looking for a job in something other than banking?

IS IT TRUE that it has now been 1,591 days since the announcement was made on May 14, 2007 that the McCurdy Hotel was to be refurbished into luxury apartments?…that it has now been 1,444 days since the Evansville Redevelopment Commission at the request of Mayor Weinzapfel approved the spending of $603,000 to purchase the parking lot?…that City Centre Properties and Scott Kosene the developers of the McCurdy project are both listed as contributors to the Weinzapfel for Mayor committee for 2010?

IS IT TRUE that in a short 61 days we will all know whether it will be Lloyd Winnecke or Rick Davis who will become the Mayor that will assume responsibility for executing the decisions that are playing out right now?…that that there are 114 days remaining in the Weinzapfel Administration?

IS IT TRUE that there are now 418 days remaining in the two years that the EPA had given the City of Evansville to present an acceptable solution to the Combined Sewer Overflow problem?…..that this plan is an expensive and complex endeavor that needs immediate attention to avoid the embarrassment and expense of another round of fines?

Kokomo Lauches Program to Buy Some Population

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September 6, 2011

News Release

Indiana cities are often in competition to attract new businesses to their communities. The City of Kokomo, Indiana has developed an incentive program it hopes will attract residents of nearby communities to purchase a house in Kokomo.

The city has enlisted the help of its major employers to draw employees who work in Kokomo, yet live elsewhere, to consider purchasing a home there.

The Kokomo Homeownership Investment Program provides homebuyers with incentives. Among those is a $5,000 reimbursement for exterior improvements on a newly purchased home. In addition a local moving company is offering a ten percent discount when moving a new resident or family to Kokomo.

Kokomo’s largest employers support the program and are promoting it to their workforce. Companies such as Chrysler, Delphi Electronics and Safety, and Haynes International were helped in recent years with municipal loans or abatements, and now these companies are returning the favor by touting Kokomo’s relocation incentives and benefits of living in the community in which they work.

Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight explains the economic data that inspired the program, “Twenty percent of our workforce lives outside of our community. The problem is compounded by the fact that this 20 percent earns 30 percent of the income generated here. We’ve been investing our city’s limited financial resources in quality of life projects. Now we are stepping up the campaign to attract our workforce to also live here.”

More Kokomo Homeownership Investment Program details can be found at www.trykokomo.org.

Source: City of Kokomo

Bob Knight Tickets Available on Stub Hub

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