Halloween Fright Nights Bring Light Shows Back For Fall at Evansville Museum
Don’t be too spooked if you miss the Summer Laser Light Shows, because our Halloween Laser Light Shows in the Koch Planetarium this October are to die for! We’ll be playing some spooky music and lighting up the dome with some fun graphics during our FRIGHT NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM laser light shows.
New for 2012, Fright Nights at the Museum will occur October 27- 31. In our Halloween-themed shows, families can scream in delight during five evenings and on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Each Fright Night show is a 45-minute laser extravaganza that features music such as Feed My Frankenstein by Alice Cooper, Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult, Dead Man’s Party by Black Sabbath, and Attack of the Radioactive Hamsters by Weird Al Yankovic. And what Halloween show would be complete without Thriller, by the late Michael Jackson?
In addition, we will present special performances of Pink Floyd’s Darkside of the Moon on October 27 and two performances of our traditional, family-orientated show Laser Pop at 2 p.m. on October 27 and 28.
Tickets are $5 for matinee presentations and $7 for all evening shows with a $2 discount for Museum Members. Tickets may be purchased by mail, in person, at the door, or online at ETIX.COM.
Source: emuseum.com
James MacLeod to Present November Andiron Lecture at UE
Next week, as part of the University of Evansville’s Andiron Lecture Series in the liberal arts and sciences, James MacLeod, professor of history, will present “To the Greater Glory of God: Religion and Memorialization in 1920s Scotland.â€
MacLeod will speak at 4 p.m. Wednesday, November 7 in Eykamp Hall (Room 252), Ridgway University Center. His lecture is free and open to the public.
“The First World War killed around 10 million men and helped shape the modern world,†MacLeod said. “The war had a devastating impact on traditional religious belief, especially in formerly pious countries like Scotland.â€
“Through an analysis of around one thousand Scottish war memorials, mostly erected in the early 1920s, this lecture is a measurement of the extent to which religion continued to be a force in society. This involves a discussion of not only location and form, but also iconography and inscriptions, and is one way to assess the real impact war had on traditional religion in Scotland.â€
MacLeod holds a PhD from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He taught history and British studies at Harlaxton College from 1994-99, and since 1999 he has taught history at the University of Evansville. In 2003, he was honored with the Exemplary Teacher Award, presented by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of The United Methodist Church. He is the author of The Second Disruption: The Free Church in Victorian Scotland and the Origins of the Free Presbyterian Church (Tuckwell Press, 2000) and numerous articles and chapters of books. His research interests are war, war memorials, and religion. His grandfather was a stretcher bearer in World War I.
Established in 1982, the Andiron Lectures offer research, commentary, and reflection from many fields of study. Presenters are primarily drawn from the faculty of UE’s College of Arts and Sciences but also include faculty members and administrators from across the University campus and occasional contributions from the regional community. The Andiron Lectures are sponsored by the University of Evansville College of Arts and Sciences and supported by a generous gift from Donald B. and Jean Korb.
Source: Evansville.edu
Trick Or Treat At CMoE
Wear a costume and get 50% off admission! You can also go “door to door†to collect some goodies! 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
LEGISLATORS: MEETING FOR RESIDENTS HIT WITH UNFAIR STATE PENALTIES SET FOR THURSDAY
INDIANAPOLIS –State Reps. Gail Riecken (D-Evansville) and Ron Bacon (R-Chandler) and State Sen. Vaneta Becker (R-Evansville) said a meeting for area residents concerned they are being unfairly required to repay unemployment benefits has been set for Thursday (November 1) in Evansville.
The meeting – set to begin at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Browning Room of the Evansville Central Library, located at 200 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. – is aimed at hearing complaints from residents who were allowed to collect unemployment benefits, but now are receiving collection notices from the state’s Department of Workforce Development (DWD) to repay those benefits.
“In the past, these workers have collected unemployment during mandatory shutdowns,†Riecken said.
This year, workers followed normal practice, only to find out that DWD made a mistake by not properly informing them about changes in state law affecting their status. DWD then began sending collection notices, despite no official finding that any worker was to blame for this mistake.
“In many cases, the workers were told they were not legally classified as unemployed under DWD’s interpretation of state law, so they must repay the benefits,†Riecken said. “Some people are being asked to repay thousands of dollars that they simply do not have.â€
In the Vanderburgh County area, the new policy has impacted many workers for the Community Action Program of Evansville (CAPE), but Riecken noted that legislators have heard complaints from workers in Posey, Gibson and Warrick Counties as well. They will attend this meeting.
“I know that workers in the Anderson area already are appealing DWD’s decision through the administrative hearing process to correct this situation,†Riecken said.
“The meeting in Evansville this Thursday will give residents a chance to see how many people have been adversely affected by this change in policy, and to examine potential options to protect their interests,†Riecken said.
“I want to emphasize the fact that this situation has cropped up through no fault of the workers,†she continued. “They did as they had been encouraged by their employers in every previous shutdown. They received benefits as they had in the past, then were told by DWD they must pay those benefits back. The mistakes were made by others, and I see no reason why they should be unfairly penalized.â€
The Faces Behind the “Official†Unemployment Rate
By: Joe J. Wallace
Knowing a number of people who are unemployed, underemployed, or have exhausted their unemployment benefits and have essentially become “ghosts†as far as official statistics are concerned, an effort has been made to put real numbers of real people into three categories.
The categories to be examined are those who have jobs which is defined by the Bureau of Labor as people working for a paycheck for more than 30 hours per week, the official unemployed plus underemployed, and the people who for some reason are fully capable of working but are neither working nor looking for work.
The population of the United States as estimated by the Census Department should be right at 315 Million people today based on starting 2012 with 312.8 Million and growing at one net person every 17 seconds including births, deaths, and immigration.
The highest workforce to population ratio ever was 64.3% and occurred in 2001. Based on a 2012 population of 315 Million that would equate to 202,545,000 people who should be in the labor force today.
The lowest workforce to population since back in the 60’s when the dual income family started to emerge as the model is 58.3% and corresponds to from 2009 until now with little change. That equates to 183,645,000 people either working full time, part time, or actively looking for work.
The number of actual full time jobs right now is 45.6% of the population or 143,640,000 people working more than 30 hours per week.
Given those numbers the number of people either looking for a job or unemployed is 40,005,000 people (19.8% of historically capable workforce).
The number of people that have just given up and dropped out of the workforce for some reason is 18,900,000 (9.3% of historically capable workforce).
The total number of people that are either unemployed, underemployed, or have dropped out is now nearly 59 Million people (29.1% of historically capable workforce?
Our government tells us the “official” unemployment rate is 7.8% that only accounts for the needs of 15,798,510 of our citizens who qualify to be counted in “official†unemployment numbers. This undercounts the workforce by a full 43,106,490 capable people who should be working by all historical measures.
These people find ways to survive including doing odd jobs for cash, finding friendly medical professionals to help them get onto disability, buying and selling merchandise in the black market, relying on the generosity of others, accessing the social safety net, or living off savings. The bottom line is that we have over 43 Million people who are in the business of surviving and paying no taxes on their income or consuming the resources of others.
The earnings of 43 Million workers at an average wage of $50,000 per year amounts to $1.72 Trillion that income and employment taxes are not paid on. From an IRS perspective it creates a shortfall in FICA taxes of $263 Billion and income taxes of roughly the same amount. This also deprives employers of roughly $172 Billion in potential profits at a profit margin of 10% which is also taxable at appropriate rates.
By kidding ourselves and allowing our government to deceive us while patting themselves on the back, our country is squandering the most valuable asset that we have in the labor, the industriousness, and the spirits of 43 Million people. We need to demand truthfulness and transparency in our government officials and statistics lest we wake up soon when some more people become “ghosts†to the reality of an “official†unemployment rate of 5% with 50 Million people who have checked out and entered survival mode. That is a burden that the rest of us will not be able to bear.
Source for Data: Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3252
IS IT TRUE October 30, 2012
IS IT TRUE October 30, 2012
IS IT TRUE that our first order of business and interest this day is to encourage our readers to think positive thoughts and take whatever actions are at your disposal to help the people whose lives have been impacted by Hurricane Sandy?…seeing the beaches like Absecon, Margate, and Atlantic City on the Jersey Shore where this guy spent two summers in the early 80’s was a bit disturbing as were the images of New York City under the flooding?…sometimes it takes a natural disaster to remind us that we are all in this together and that none of us controls each and every day of our lives?
IS IT TRUE that one of the additive elements to the perfect storm was the fact that the moon is full?…in the desert sky the full moon was in the constellation Taurus last night?…that could actually be interpreted with the statement “Full of Bull†which brings us to politics?…the sheer number of dollars spent on campaigns at nearly every level has gotten to be staggering?…the two candidates for President of the United States are expected to spend roughly $1 Billion each to get or keep a job that pays only $400,000 per year?…it would take a President 2,500 years before taxes to earn enough money to pay for their campaign?…Senate campaigns at about $10 Million are a relative bargain and only would take 60 years of pre-tax earnings to cover the campaign?…that a mayoral contest in a place like Evansville is even more of a bargain at about $1 Million since the Mayor earns just under $100,000 and could pay for the campaign in a measly 10 years?…City Council almost seems cheap at $25,000 that can actually be paid for in about 1.3 years which is less than the term of office?
IS IT TRUE that as money and campaigning goes it is when one stops running that cashing out becomes an option?…that former Indiana Senator Evan Bayh left office with roughly $10 Million in his campaign coffers?…former Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel was holding over $500,000 in the Weinzapfel for Mayor coffers just before announcing that he would not be seeking a third term in office?…there are plenty of legal ways for the “leftovers†to find their way into the personal accounts of these guys and others and exploiting those ways is not so difficult?…that speaking of the former Mayor he was spotted with Democrat Senate candidate Joe Donnelly at a north side eatery recently?…if the CCO had seen this earlier we may very well have held back on our endorsement and stuck to the policy of non-endorsement that has served us well?
IS IT TRUE before Obama was president, the U.S. ranked 40th in “favoritism in decisions of government officials” and today, the U.S. ranks 59th, a fall of 19 places?… before Obama was president, the U.S. ranked 50th for lowest “burden of government regulation” but today, the U.S. ranks 76th, a fall of 26 places?…before Obama was president, the U.S. ranked 28th in “transparency of government policy making” and today, the U.S. ranks 56th, a fall of 28 places?…our nation was founded on the idea that freedom could only be preserved if a strong executive branch of government was checked by an equally strong legislative branch?… by choosing to assert his executive power over Congress at every turn, Obama has weakened our freedom?…high unemployment and weak economic growth are direct results of these actions taken specifically to avoid collaborating with people who do not share his own views verbatim?
IS IT TRUE that for months it has been predicted that if the Obama campaign sensed the possibility of a loss that the last week would see the race card and the Mormon religion coming from the campaign surrogates?…it is now one week until election day and this morning Real Clear Politics which is a very good aggregator of good articles has 5 articles on racism in the election and one about Mormons?…it has been reported that 100 Romney signs were swiped in greater Evansville over the weekend?…this is one dirty nasty path that the CCO hopes the presidential race does not go down?…the best article on RCP about this subject is on the link below?…that just before posting this article the sound of Chris Matthews voice in the other room just yelled “they are still fighting the Civil War” and he was referring to people not supporting President Obama?…if Matthews and other pundits really want to divide the country then they are doing the right thing?…the best course of action would be for Matthews to shut his damn mouth and stop fanning the fires of hate so whomever wins this election will have a chance of uniting the American people and actually working with the congress?
Chris Young will perform live in Evansville
On Sale Friday, October 12 at 10:00 AM
Chris Young will perform live in Evansville, Indiana at The Centre on Saturday, December 1 at 7:30 p.m.
(doors at 6:30 p.m.) along with special guests Thomas Rhett and Joanna Smith.
The last four singles that Young has released have all hit #1 on the charts, including “Tomorrow’ and the smash hit
“Gettin’ You Home,†a song that earned him his first-ever Grammy nomination. All signs are pointing skyward as Neon
debuted as #4 on the all genre Billboard Top 200 chart with more than 72,000 first week fans declaring their devotion to
Young. He’s also received glowing review in USA Today, People, Associated Press and Billboard in addition to high
profile TV appearances on Good Morning America, Jimmy Kimmel Live! And Fox & Friends.
While all the sales numbers, accolades and awards are certainly appreciated, what Young values most about this time in
his life is that he can make a living doing what he loves most! Website: www.chrisyoungcountry.com
Chriis Young Tiicket IInfformatiion
Tickets for Chris Young and special guests Thomas Rhett and Joanna Smith $29.75, $25.00 and
$17.50, plus applicable service fees. Tickets on sale Friday, October 12 at 10:00 a.m.
Available at The Centre Box Office, Livenation.com or charge-by-phone at 800.745.3000.
EVSC High Schools to Host Fall Plays
Three Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation high schools will present fall plays next week, including Bosse, Central and Reitz High Schools.
Bosse High School will perform two, one-act plays Friday, Nov. 9, and Saturday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. Performances will include “The Patient,†by Agatha Christie and “Making Nice,†by Alan Haehnel. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students.
Central’s drama department will perform “The Wizard of Oz†November 8 – 10 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. In addition to casting students from Central High School, Central’s play also includes a cast of approximately 70 elementary students from Central feeder schools to play the role of Munchkins in the production. Tickets are $9 for adults and $7 for students. Children 5 and under are free.
Reitz High School will present “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [Abridged],†November 8 – 10 at 7 p.m. In addition, the theatre department also is selling personalized key chains to raise money for the department. Key chains are available in a wide variety of colors and designs. To purchase a key chain, visit www.facebook.com/FJReitzTheatre.
2012 Vanderburgh County Democrat Party Event Schedule
VOTE EARLY – You are able to vote at the following libraries: Central, McCullough, North Park, Oaklyn, and Red Bank, Monday through Thursday, Noon to 6:00 PM, October 15 until November 2. These locations will also be open noon to 5pm on Friday, November 2. The Election Office is open for voting Monday – Friday, 8am to 4pm until noon on Monday, November 5.
10/29 11:59 PM Applications for Absentee Voting by mail must be turned in to the Clerk’s office by 11:59 PM.
10/30 5:30 – 7:30 PM Ward Rally for the 1st and 3rd Wards – The Pub, 1348 E Division St, Evansville.
11/2 Last day to Early Vote at the libraries.
11/2 5:00 PM John Gregg & Vi Simpson Workhorse Tour GOTV Rally – VCDP headquarters, 401 SE 6th St, Suite 200, Evansville. Everyone is invited to join John and Vi for some fun before the crucial Get Out The Vote period leading to Election Day. Share this event with fellow Democrats as we want to show our great Gubernatorial ticket how much we support they have in Evansville!
11/2 5:30 – 7:30 PM Dave Crooks for Congress Rally in Mt. Vernon – Steve Moore’s Pole Barn, 6620 Carson School Road, Mt. Vernon. Immediately following the Gregg-Simpson rally, join Dave and friends for live music, rib-eye sandwiches, sides and drinks. Bring a chair so you can stay and enjoy the music. Sponsor $100; Friend $50; Guest $25; or whatever you can give. RSVP to Andrew Woods at (812) 617-1906 or AWoods@DaveCrooks.com
11/3 Saturday Early voting opportunities – Election Office in the Civic Center (8:00 am to 4:00 pm); Salvation Army, 1040 N Fulton Avenue (8:00 am to 3:00 pm); Northeast Park Baptist Church, 1215 N Boeke Road (8:00 am to 3:00 pm)
11/5 NOON Early voting in the Clerk’s office closes
11/6 6:00 AM until 6:00 PM ELECTION DAY – Vote Centers are open 6:00 am until 6:00 PM. If you need information about voting, about where to vote, need a ride to a Vote Center, or have any questions, please call (812) 464-9100.
11/6 6:00 PM Election Returns Party – Hadi Shrine, 6 Walnut Street, Evansville. Join fellow Democrats for snacks and refreshments to celebrate our Democratic victories!
If you have any further events to add, please email them to jenn@vanderburghdemocrats.com