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Judge Niemeier responds to opponent

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Once again I feel compelled to respond to my opponent’s claims. While I have read post after post by supporters from each side, I have tried to stay above all of the petty gamesmanship. Unfortunately, when my opponent crosses the line and distorts my record and insults my staff I feel obliged to let the people of this county know the truth. In his last article, Mr. Blackard claims that “as many as 1000 cases have been stripped” from Juvenile Court due my inefficient system. This simply is not true.
Mr. Blackard should quit trying to be cute with his words, which mislead the public. Our race is not for a federal office, it is for a local judgeship. Attorneys and the fine people who work in the Civic Center know the truth of the Court`s recent restructuring. After having the same rotation system in place in Superior Court for over 30 years, and after a year of planning, the seven Superior Court judges instituted a change by having Judge Pigman handle major felonies, Judge Trockman handle drug cases, and the Judge Lloyd, D`Amour, Tornatta, and Kiely handle a new family law division which includes paternity cases. This new restructuring allows some of the judges to specialize and allows me and my staff more time to concentrate on children who have been abused and neglected. These neglect cases have almost quadrupled over the last ten years, due to the meth epidemic.
Juvenile Court was not “stripped” of 1000 cases. My court and staff were not being inefficient. Mr. Blackard`s comments are just political “spin” .The decision to restructure all of Superior Court was done to help our community. At our last forum in front of the Rotary, Mr. Blackard claimed he will take back these 1000 paternity cases into Juvenile Court where they belong. This would be a colossal mistake.
The new family division is working terrifically. By evenly distributing Superior Court`s workload over all of the judges the community is better served. The abused children cases are and should remain Juvenile Court`s number one priority. Anyone reading Mr. Blackard`s comments would think that cases were removed against my will, due to my lack of efficiency. He deliberately tried to make the public think something which is absolutely false.
Since I am responding to political “spin”, I might as well respond to another recent accusation of my opponent. I had originally ignored the controversy when Mr. Blackard implied that my campaign was destroying signs and it was my duty to put a stop to it. Let me make this perfectly clear, neither I nor my supporters are destroying signs. All of us candidates have had a lot of signs stolen and destroyed, but yet none of us went to the public accusing our opponents. Unfortunately, signs being destroyed are part of every campaign. I wish the police would catch one of the juveniles who are probably doing it to all of us. It would make my day. To accuse people of wrong doing without any facts is simply wrong. As a defense attorney who represents people charged with crimes, Mr. Blackard should know better than to make baseless claims. Quite frankly, I am getting tired of having my reputation smeared without one ounce of truth behind the claims. For over 20 years I have represented this county as a prosecutor and now as Judge and nobody has ever questioned my integrity and work ethic. It is sad that Mr. Blackard has resorted to this type of campaign.

FOOT NOTE: POSTED WITHOUT OPINION, BIAS OR EDITING.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

This feature is sponsored by Chris Walsh For Vanderburgh County Clerk. Chris Walsh is a veteran county administrator that strongly supports our local law enforcement professionals . Chris Walsh is a candidate that possess a non-partisan attitude with a consumer friendly demeanor. Chris also stands against unification of city and county governments.
This ad paid for by the committiee to elect Walsh Clerk.

Evansville, IN – Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Friday, October 19, 2012.

Elizabeth Burton Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person with a Passenger
Less Than 18 Years of Age – Class D Felony (Two Counts)
Neglect of a Dependent – Class D Felony (Two Counts)

Jeremy Jones Possession of a Controlled Substance – Class D Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia – Class A Misdemeanor

Jennifer Lefler Possession of Paraphernalia – Class A Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony due to Prior Convictions)
Public Intoxication – Class B Misdemeanor

Richard McIntyre Possession of Methamphetamine – Class D Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia – Class A Misdemeanor
Possession of Marijuana – Class A Misdemeanor

Stephen Rainey Possession of Methamphetamine – Class D Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia – Class A Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony due to Prior Convictions)
Possession of Marijuana – Class A Misdemeanor
(Habitual Substance Offender Enhancement)

Eric Sanders Possession of a Controlled Substance – Class D Felony (Two Counts)

Jeffery Thomas Carrying a Handgun without a License – Class A Misdemeanor (Two Counts)
(Enhanced to a Class C Felony due to Prior Convictions)

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

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

Class Range
Murder 45-65 Years
Class A Felony 20-50 Years
Class B Felony 6-20 Years
Class C Felony 2-8 Years
Class D Felony ½ – 3 Years
Class A Misdemeanor 0-1 Year
Class B Misdemeanor 0-180 Days
Class C Misdemeanor 0-60 Days

US Inflation Rises as Gasoline Lifts Consumer Prices in September 2012

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US Inflation Rises as Gasoline Lifts Consumer Prices in September 2012

October 16, 2012 · Filed Under Inflation

US inflation advanced in September for a second month as higher energy costs again lifted consumer prices, newly released data from the US government shows.

Consumer prices climbed 0.6 percent in September, matching the level in August that had registered as the biggest advance since mid-2009. Gains were led by higher fuel with the month’s sharpest increase of 7% tagged to gasoline prices. They are 6.8% higher than a year ago.

“For the second month in a row, the substantial increase in the all items index was mostly the result of an increase in the gasoline index, which rose 7.0 percent in September after increasing 9.0 percent in August. The other major energy indexes increased in September as well,” the US Labor Department reported Tuesday, October 16, in its monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) report.

Food prices continued higher by 0.1%, but the rate was slower than the previous month’s 0.2% pick-up. While dairy and beverage prices went up in September, meats, poultry, fish, and eggs fell 0.6% compared to the prior month when they went up 0.4%. After surging 1.9% in August, the cost of fresh fruits dropped 0.9%. Still, food prices over the past year have jumped 1.6%.

Higher food and gas prices take money from American consumers that would normally get spent elsewhere. When excluding these volatile categories that can deflate the economy, core US inflation rose 0.1 percent in September for a third month in a row.

“There isn’t any meaningful risk of short-term core inflation,” Bloomberg quoted Guy LeBas, chief fixed-income strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC in Philadelphia, who correctly forecast the gain in core prices. “When it comes to everyday goods and services, the lack of demand just isn’t going to push prices higher.”

In addition to more expensive food and gasoline, US consumers paid 2.0% more for shelter in September, a repeat of the August increase. Other advancing items included medical care (+0.3%), hospital services (+0.6%), airline fares (+1.4%) clothing (+0.3%) and tobacco (+0.2%). Major items to fall were new cars (-0.1%) and used cars (-1.4%) — the latter tumbling the most since February 2009 as dealers discounted to move newer models.

US inflation jumped 2.0 percent over the past 12 months, up from 1.7 percent in August.

Core US inflation also advanced 2.0 percent for the year through September compared with 1.9% for the year through August. The core US inflation rate is closely watched by the Federal Reserve as it helps determine where the central bank sets its key interest rate. The level is right at the Fed’s target of 2.0%.
“Core inflation was low and unthreatening (in September), but in truth neither matters to a Fed monetary policy committed to lowering unemployment,” Reuters quoted Joseph Trevisani, a market strategist at Worldwide Markets in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.

Source: Inflation Calculator

EPD Activity Report: October 21, 2012

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epd activity report October 21, 2012

UE Alumnus Guy Banta to Discuss Aerospace Medicine in Homecoming Speech

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Guy Banta, a 1973 University of Evansville graduate and expert on aerospace medicine and human performance, will return to his alma mater to deliver the fifth annual Homecoming alumni speech during Homecoming 2012 Reunion Weekend.

Banta will present “Aerospace Medicine: Science and History” at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 3 in Eykamp Hall, Ridgway University Center. His lecture is free and open to the public.

Banta’s presentation will explore the development of the science and its future direction, including commercial space flight. Banta is a fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association and is an elected member of the International Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine.
Banta has over 35 years of experience in the Department of Defense, NASA, academia, and private industry. His research interests have focused on the relationship of human cognitive and physiological response to performance, preventive medicine, wellness, and occupational health, and his research activity is represented in more than 85 peer-reviewed publications and abstracts.

Banta is president and chief executive of three San Antonio, Texas-based companies: Eagle Applied Sciences, LLC; MedPro Technologies, LLC; and Eagle Medical Services, LLC. He is also president and director of a San Antonio-based wellness center, Integrative Martial Arts and Wellness.

Banta holds a Master of Public Health degree from San Diego State University, a PhD in medical physiology from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, a Master of Science in physiology from Old Dominion University, and a Bachelor of Arts in biology and chemistry from the University of Evansville.

For More Information, visit evansville.edu

An Owenite experiment in Bloomington, Indiana?

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The USI Center for Communal Studies will host a lecture by Dr. Dawn E. Bakken, associate editor of Indiana Magazine of History. Bakken will present “Monroe County’s Own New Harmony? An Owenite Experiment in 1826 Bloomington, Indiana,” from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, October 24, in Kleymeyer Hall in the Liberal Arts Center.

Robert Owen was an English industrialist and social reformer who established utopian communities at New Lanark, Scotland, and New Harmony, Indiana, in the early years of the 19th century. A similar attempt was made near Bloomington, Indiana in 1826. Bakken’s presentation will explore the history of this lesser-known experiment in intentional community planning.

Bakken holds a doctorate in religious studies and American studies from Indiana University-Bloomington.

The Center for Communal Studies promotes the study of historic and contemporary communal groups, intentional communities, and utopias. Established at USI in 1976, the center encourages and facilitates meetings, classes, scholarships, publications, networking, and public interest in contemporary and historic communal groups in the U.S. and abroad.

Source: USI.edu

IS IT TRUE October 22, 2012

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IS IT TRUE October 22, 2012

IS IT TRUE that we are amazed to hear that the Evansville Fire Chief is planning to remodel an office space located in the administration building so he could relocate the Assistant Chief’s office for a mere $35,000?…that Chief Connelly’s reason for spending this large amount of taxpayer dollars is to 1) Improve security/efficiency and 2) Allow more storage space for Quartermaster system and staff?…this comes on the heels of learning that if consolidation should pass that there is a plan to do roughly a $1 Million remodel to assure that a combined council of 15 members has a place to do business as no such place currently exists in the Civic Center?

IS IT TRUE that it seems like Fire Chief Connelly would like to spend $35,000 to provide the Assistant Fire chief with a “plush office” instead of purchasing much needed washers and extractors to put in every fire house so reduce the threat of our fire fighters getting cancer from chemicals on fire fighter clothing? …that the CCO totally agrees with City Councilmen Adams and McGinn that the Washers and Extractors should be included in this year’s budget?

IS IT TRUE that the Evansville taxpayer are paying 2 people $160,000 a year to make sure take the scoreboards and message center at the Ford Center works?..that the Ford Center pays 2 firemen $30 per hour to do a fire watch during events?…that the Evansville Zoo lost $3.2 millions of dollars in 2012?…that City Controller Russ Lloyd Jr. estimates that the Zoo will lose $3.4 million of dollars in 2014?

IS IT TRUE that Mayor Winnecke was looking into increasing city benefits for “partners/significant others” but decided he didn’t have time to see if the city can afford to add it to this year’s budget?…he promised to address it in the 2014 budget?…that the Mayor gave a speech at” PFLAG Candidate” night in 2011 that he would look into extending city benefits to “partners/significant others”?

IS IT TRUE that it was reported last year in the Wall Street Journal that 105 referendums were held in the United States between 1902 and 2010 to consider proposals to consolidate cities and counties?… only 27 of these proposals were approved by voters?… Evansville, Indiana and Vanderburgh County, Indiana are set to vote on consolidation on November 6, 2012? This is the fourth time since 1959 that this issue has been brought up including discussions in 1974 and 2002?…that some are saying that consolidation will bring local governance “into the 21st Century”?…that seems a bit melodramatic as it was the 20th Century when centralized planning on a national level came crashing down with the failure of the USSR?…that the fact remains that few places have consolidated and that a darn small number of them can point to tangible improvements?…the CCO will be putting together a printed pre-election PAPER as opposed to our daily online publications?…that we would like to solicit scholarly articles of up to 1,000 words from local people who wish to share their thoughts on this most important referendum?

IS IT TRUE the Columbus Dispatch of the capital of the uber-swing-state Ohio has endorsed Republican Governor Mitt Romney for President of the United States?…this endorsement was made the day before the third and last presidential debate?…the whole premise behind the endorsement has to do with the perceived abilities to “lead the nation out of economic malaise” better than President Obama has demonstrated in his four years on the job?…the entire text of the editorial is on the following link and is as strong in its assessments of the President’s record on the economy as the CCO has been on the Weinzapfel Administration’s bumbling over the downtown hotel, the McCurdy and enough GATES to lock down the city?…given the location of Columbus and the significance of Ohio in the election, this cannot be good news for President Obama?

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/editorials/2012/10/21/for-president.html

Roberts Stadium Billing Details

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Roberts Stadium Electric Bills Obtained through Freedom of Information Act Request

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IS IT TRUE October 21, 2012

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IS IT TRUE October 21, 2012

IS IT TRUE that the Obama campaign has come up with another cute little word worthy of sitting alongside SNEGAL and that word is Romnesia, signifying forgetfulness of past positions as Republican Mitt Romney is regularly accused of?…that this is funny and has some ring of truth to it even for stauch supporters of Romney?…there should be another form of forgetfulness that is pretty much the same thing and it is spelled OBAMANESIA?…the definition of OBAMANESIA is the degree to which President Obama and his supporters are rationalizing away or forgetting the wide gap between what the President pledged to do in his 2008 campaign and what he actually did during his time in power?…the following three paragraphs identify some very clear performance metrics that come up very short of what candidate Obama campaigned on and what President Obama did?…what is good for Romnesia is also good for Obamanesia?…as some wise people have said in the past, we must NEVER FORGET and our prospective leaders should not be allowed to do so either?

IS IT TRUE between 2008 and 2011, federal welfare payments have jumped 32 percent, food stamps have surged, with 71 percent more spending on the program in 2011 compared with 2008 and health payments, principally Medicaid, have climbed 37 percent?… in fiscal year 2012, ending Sept. 30, the government spent nearly $11 for every $7 of revenues taken in?…the exact figures are $2.5 trillion in tax revenues and $3.5 trillion in spending, in other words, it spent 44 percent more than it had coming in?… the government under the Obama administration received $6.8 trillion in taxes and spent $10.7 trillion — 56 percent more than it had available?

IS IT TRUE that massive amounts of capital are being drained from the private sector and transferred to the government?… this is one reason why American businesses have gone on a virtual capital-investment strike?… small businesses, in particular, can’t get the capital being drained by Uncle Sam because banks and the Chinese have no incentive to loan money to small businesses with our own federal government loaning them money at ZERO PERCENT and borrowing it back at an average of 3%?… after four years of trillion-dollar deficits, both businesses and individuals have held back investment because they fear massive tax increases are on the way?… that’s a big reason why the so-called recovery has been so weak?

IS IT TRUE in our new entitlement nation, growing government dependency is ruining the very moral fiber and backbone of America’s traditional work ethic?… that increasingly, the feds are paying more to notwork, rather than providing after-tax incentives to go back to work?… Mitt Romney has taken a lot of flak for raising the issue of growing government dependency?…however inartfully he may have expressed his view, his basic story is correct that the sheer volume of spending going on in this country is bringing us ever closer to bankruptcy?… that it may be cynical but the explosion of people who are getting some kind of subsidy from the federal government lends credibility to the assertions of some people that the Obama campaign is trying to buy the election with this entitlement explosion?…the only real plan that we know for certain with respect to the next four years is that President Obama wants to raise taxes in order to spend more on government unions and entitlement programs?… this is not only redistribution, but it could be vote-buying, too?

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