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IS IT TRUE Part 2 October 4, 2012 (The Presidential Debate)

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IS IT TRUE Part 2 October 4, 2012 (The Presidential Debate)

IS IT TRUE that debate and giving a speech are very different skills as the art of debate involves thinking quickly and clearly communication a response in real time to ones opponents claims while giving a speech with the aid of speechwriters and a teleprompter really is more like a performance without feedback?…we have all known for a long time that President Obama is perhaps the best speechmaker in the history of the presidency?…the limited debate skills of John McCain in the 2008 election coupled with the manic embrace of candidate Obama’s message of hope and change made for a situation where President Obama really was not tested as a debater until last night?…that many charismatic preachers are quite good at delivering a sermon to the converted but would get destroyed in a formal debate on any subject at all?…that last night was one of those nights when President Obama who is a magnificent deliverer of speeches ran into a brick wall when it comes to the skills needed to compete in a formal debate setting?…that Mitt Romney took President Obama to school in last night’s nights Presidential debate in every way possible?…many people are surprised but that was just the way it was on the evening of October 3, 2012 in Denver, CO?

IS IT TRUE the topics chosen for the debate were the right topics and that the moderator continuously asked the two candidates to differentiate between themselves?…that Jim Lehrer while not keeping the stallions in check and on schedule did lay down the right ground rules?…Mr. Lehrer has been getting some guff in the press this morning for failing to herd the candidates well but telling the President of the United States to stop talking when he is 6 minutes into a 2 minute segment does take some nerve?…both candidates did seem to run all over Mr. Lehrer when it came to the 2 minute segments but much good information was aired and some answers with respect to their differences did come out?…that in the after debate discussions with undecided voters it seemed as though most of them did gather some information to help them make up their minds?…we are certain that President Obama is glad that he will have two more chances to debate Mitt Romney and that he is especially pleased that the next debate is a Town Hall forum that is more friendly to a speech maker than a straight up in your face debate?

IS IT TRUE that when Bill Maher, who hates Mitt Romney and donated $1 Million to the Obama campaign starts tweeting “it looks like the President really does need a teleprompter” and “in my opinion Romney won this debate” instead of trying to spin the outcome that the wheels really did come off of the Obama bus last night?…that when Andrea Mitchell (Mrs. Alan Greenspan) and Mika Brzezinski are on NBC discussing how “sick to their” stomach they are about the President’s poor performance then something went seriously wrong with President Obama’s Wednesday?…when the cast of liberals that crow each morning on the “Morning Joe” show on MSNBC seriously discuss the possibility that Obama went on his own and must have ignored his advisors while praising Mitt Romney for the best Republican debate performance since President Reagan’s game changing debate against President Carter in 1980 then all is not well in the Obama Nation?…it is safe to say that when ones best supporters admit defeat rather than claim some platitudinal moral victory that you got your butt whipped?…last night’s debate was in much likelihood a good warm up act for next week’s Vice Presidential debate at Centre College in Danville, KY?…VP Joe Biden has already made the opening statement for Paul Ryan with his “the middle class has been buried in the last 4 years” speech?…it will be interesting?

IS IT TRUE of the things to learn last night one was that President Obama clearly does not understand the expanding economy model of revenue generation?…most kids can understand that 20% of a 10 pound pie is more than 25% of a 7 pound pie?…that concept of cutting tax rates while increasing revenue was not something that President Obama seemed to understand?…he clearly understands redistributing pie but does not have a grasp on how to make the pie in the first place?…if he should win we sure hope he learns something about making pie because the pie we have is just about gone?…the other thing we learned as was echoed on the Morning Joe Show is that President Obama is a poor debater and according to the host he always has been?…it is scary to think of last night’s version of President Obama engaging in a debate with Mr. Putin, Angela Merkel, Syria’s Assad, Akminijad, or the rabble in the streets of the Arab world screaming for American blood?…debate skills and collaboration are more essential to being an effective president than preaching a sermon to the choir?…if America is to achieve its former glory it will be the skills of debate and collaboration that lead us there?

IS IT TRUE October 4, 2012

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IS IT TRUE October 4, 2012

IS IT TRUE that the morale of employees working in the Building Commission and Codes and Enforcement departments are rock bottom. …it been alleged by 6th Ward City Councilmen, Al Lindsey that one of the Mayor’s political patronage appointees working in these department may be getting special treatment from the Director, Ben Miller? … it may be worthwhile for Mr. Miller sit down and have a serious talk with Mr. Lindsey about his concerns?

IS IT TRUE that Terry White, Atty. candidate for Indiana State Senate has just released press statement committing to sponsoring legislation to assist our returning military Heroes and Wounded Warriors with tax credits and job assistance?… that we from reliable sources that State Senate Candidate Terry White campaign has received a major political jolt from this announcement?…we are now hearing that this race may becoming too close to call?

IS IT TRUE that Executive Director Diane Clements of the Human Relations Commission has rolled up her sleeves and done the legwork to uncover an agreement between the City of Evansville and Vanderburgh County that calls for an 87% – 13% contribution ratio as opposed to the 91% – 9% asserted as justification for reducing the contribution approved unanimously by the County Commissioners?…Ms. Clements in a very real way by her research and her willingness to release it to the media has made the Vanderburgh County Commissioners look rather misinformed?…she should be commended for her thoroughness on behalf of her employer, the HRC?…that good diligence does not excuse the runaway pursuit of settlements at the expense of the Evansville Rescue Mission but it does show good management skills?…there have been many people who have shown good management skills and sound judgment in the non-profit world of Evansville, IN who have made elected officials look like dopes before and all of these people are no longer serving in the positions they once held?…the CCO encourages Ms. Clements to reflect on the agency that she has run, to expose any SNEGAL activities she has had to deal with, and to out any individuals whether elected or not for being dopes?…she can then look forward to a better job in another location as the dopes in charge in Evansville are very skilled at protecting their territory?

IS IT TRUE that it has now been 6 days since the City of Evansville was exposed for having failed to reconcile their accounts for 21 months?…there has been no one called on the carpet for an explanation, no accountability administered, and even a proclamation from Mayor Winnecke that it is all better now?…that it seems as though the powers that be just do not understand the gravity of failing to comply with Indiana law and not having the ability to count the taxpayer’s money for 21 months?…of all of the idiotic things that make one’s head spin that has been exposed in the last 3 years this one is the most serious yet the powers that be are cavalier about it?…that next Monday night at the regular meeting of the Evansville City Council there had better be some call for explanation and accountability demanded by Councilman John Friend, CPA and at least 4 other members of the Council?…the CCO invites all 9 members of the City Council to write position papers on what they think about the City of Evansville’s random and chaotic method of accounting that has been concealed for 21 months until last week’s release of the State Board of Accounts Audit that came with a DISCLAIMER?…that in all fairness current Mayor Lloyd Winnecke and Controller Russ Lloyd Jr. were dealt a rotten hand straight from the bottom of the deck by the Weinzapfel Administration in this matter?…that the CCO believes that the people of Evansville deserve to know if former Mayor Weinzapfel even gave Mayor Winnecke the courtesy of advising him that the accounts were never reconciled in 2011?…if the Winnecke Administration was hung out to dry and had to learn this information in February 2012 when trying to reconcile as opposed to learning it from the outgoing administration that is a real problem that needs to be dealt with?

Berry Plastics Prices IPO at $16: Stock Symbol to be BERY

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October 4, 2012

News Release

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Today, Berry Plastics Group, Inc. (Berry Plastics) announced that it has priced an initial public offering of 29,411,764 shares of its common stock at $16.00 per share. The common shares are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on October 4, 2012, under the ticker symbol “BERY.” The underwriters have the option to purchase up to an additional 4,411,764 common shares from Berry Plastics, at the same price. The offering is expected to close on or about October 9, 2012 subject to customary closing conditions.

BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Barclays, Deutsche Bank Securities, Credit Suisse, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Baird are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.

Lazard Capital Markets, Wells Fargo Securities, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Lebenthal & Co., LLC and Apollo Global Securities are acting as co-managers for the offering.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with, and declared effective by, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A copy of the registration statement can be obtained from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The offering is being made only by means of prospectus. A copy of the final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from: BofA Merrill Lynch, 222 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10038 Attn: Prospectus Department, email: dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com or Citigroup, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, phone: 800-831-9146.

About Berry Plastics

Berry Plastics Group, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and marketer of plastic packaging products. The Company is a major producer of a wide range of products, including open top and closed top packaging, polyethylene-based plastic films, industrial tapes, medical specialties, flexible packaging, heat-shrinkable coatings, specialty laminates, and FIBCs. With headquarters in Evansville, Indiana, the Company serves over 13,000 customers, ranging from large multinational corporations to small local businesses.

Source: Berry Plastics Group Inc.

Evansville Bar Judicial Evaluation Results

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“Jubilee in the Rear View Mirror” Begins Next Month

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The premiere of a two-act play based on the civil rights movement in 1964 will be presented Nov. 10-11 and Nov. 17-18 at the Evansville Civic Theater Annex in the Washington Square Mall. Saturday performances will begin at 7 p.m. Sunday shows will start at 2 p.m.

“Jubilee in the Rear View Mirror” is written by Garret Mathews, retired metro columnist for the Evansville Courier & Press. For more information, go to www.jubileeplay.com

The drama is set in the fictional town of Jubilee, Miss., during Freedom Summer when hundreds of activists headed South to register African-American voters and to desegregate schools, bus stations and businesses. Beatings and arrests were common. The Montgomery, Ala.-based Southern Poverty Law Center lists more than 40 murders during the 1950s and ‘60s, including several at the hands of local law enforcement.

Ashley Ellen Frary of Evansville will direct the play and supervise set construction. She is a graduate of Millikin, Ill., University with a degree in theater and a concentration in acting. While at Millikin, Frary studied abroad in Europe and worked with several companies to include the Globe Theatre. Since returning to Evansville in 2009, she’s worked as an actor, director, choreographer and designer with several local theater organizations, among them Civic Theater and Think Pink! Productions. She is both troupe member and artistic director for Tales & Scales, an Evansville-based arts organization.

“In the play, a young black civil rights worker from the North finds himself in a cell with a white racist who is behind bars for beating his wife,” Mathews says. “The background comes from dozens of interviews I conducted with men and women of both races who risked their lives to challenge the deeply-rooted segregationist social and political structure in the South in the 1960s.

“Before pressure was brought to bear, black children in department stores were not allowed to try on new shoes,” Mathews goes on. “Salesmen traced the edges of their old shoes onto butcher paper and fetched an approximate fit from inventory. Many African-Americans who attempted to vote were fired from their jobs by white employers. Some had their homes fire-bombed by the Ku Klux Klan.”

“The cast and crew will be paid professional salaries,” Mathews says, adding that he plans to take the troupe to Mississippi prior to rehearsals. “I want them to meet with folks who were a part of the civil rights movement and learn from their experiences.”

Old National Bank Boo at the Zoo

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Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden is the perfect place to enjoy a safe family Halloween experience on the evenings of 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 & 28 during Old National Bank Boo at the Zoo. Trick or treat your way through the Zoo visiting candy stations and enjoying craft activities, giant inflatables, a Mad Scientist, murals, face painting, creepy critters, games, AAZAK’s Tent of Terror, and a magician. Dress up in your favorite costume and arrive anytime between 5:00 & 8:00 p.m. Take a peek at creatures of the night in the Zoo’s Nocturnal Exhibit and trek through AMAZONIA. Visitors of all ages will have a frightfully good time, leaving the Zoo with a bag full of goodies.

Tickets are available for purchase at the Zoo, on www.meskerparkzoo.com, and Old National Bank downtown, One Main Street. Tickets are $6 for Zoo members and $8 for non members. $1 off coupons are available at all 13 Evansville area Old National Banks.

Another feature at this year’s Old National Bank Boo at the Zoo is the Scarecrow Decorating Contest, Sponsored by Monsanto. Contest categories include family/individual or business/organization. Prizes include $250 cash for first place in both categories, $50 for second place in both categories, as well as prizes valuing more than $500 along with a prize pack from Monsanto. Entry forms can be downloaded on www.meskerparkzoo.com.

Zoo gates will close at 2:00 PM on each night of Boo at the Zoo and reopen at 5:00 PM for Boo at the Zoo. Special thanks to Old National Bank, Townsquare Media, Channels 7 & 25, Monsanto Company, Alcoa, Deaconess Clinic, Heritage Federal Credit Union, Prairie Farms, and PCI Skanska and Industrial Contractors Skanska. Please visit www.meskerparkzoo.com for more information.

Thumbs Up for Lane

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Thumbs Up for Lane

There is a group Thumbs Up planned for this evening at the Fall Festival. Lane Goodwin if you recall, is the 13 year old from Beech Grove, KY that has a rare form of Cancer that literally affects 1 in a million children. Lisa Lewis, the coordinator of this evening’s activity, will be there taking video and pictures from EFD’s Ladder truck parked at St. Joe & Franklin. She is hoping to possibly set a Thumbs Up record in the process.

She invites everyone at the Fall Festival to look toward St. Joe Avenue at 6 PM and gave Lane a big Thumbs Up.

Employing Individuals With Disabilities

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Open Your Eyes: Employing Individuals With Disabilities

Conference for employers and job fair for people with disabilities

On October 31, the Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center will host a job fair and conference for job seekers with disabilities, area employers, and human resources professionals. The free morning conference will include a variety of workshops and a continental breakfast. The afternoon job fair will give area employers the opportunity to interview job hunters with disabilities. The Evansville Area Human Resources Association will be on hand to offer assistance with resume writing and interviewing tips.

Conference workshops will include:
•ADA Requirements
•How to Make the Workplace Accessible
•The Advantages of Employing Individuals with Disabilities
•Assistive Technology and Employment
•Implications of Employment Law and HR Practice for Persons with Disabilities

Open Your Eyes: Employing Individuals With Disabilities

October 31

Conference workshops 8:00 am to 12:30

Job fair 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center

1901 Lynch Road.
Evansville

For questions or to make a reservation, call 812-303-7099 or 812-421-0847.

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.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

Evansville, IN – Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday, October 2, 2012.

Joseph Beese Theft – Class D Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia – Class A Misdemeanor
(Habitual Offender Enhancement)

Heather Briner Neglect of a Dependent – Class D Felony (Three Counts)

Antwane Broomfield Operating a Vehicle as an Habitual Traffic Violator – Class D Felony

Antonette Glass Dealing in Cocaine – Class A Felony
Dealing in Marijuana – Class D Felony
Maintaining a Common Nuisance – Class D Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia – Class A Misdemeanor

Larry Goeble Possession of a Controlled Substance – Class D Felony (Two Counts)
Possession of Cocaine – Class D Felony
Possession of Marijuana – Class A Misdemeanor

Michael Keller Domestic Battery – Class A Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony due to Prior Convictions)
Domestic Battery – Class D Felony

Daniel Kuebler Strangulation- Class D Felony
Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury – Class A Misdemeanor

Emily Lance Theft – Class D Felony

Renee Leach Theft – Class D Felony
Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury – Class A Misdemeanor

Michael Meese Possession of Methamphetamine – Class D Felony
Theft – Class D Felony
Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury – Class D Felony
Resisting Law Enforcement – Class A Misdemeanor

Braizion Robinson Resisting Law Enforcement – Class D Felony

Jennifer Smith Theft – Class D Felony

Christopher Skelton Strangulation – Class D Felony
Domestic Batter y – Class A Misdemeanor
Interference with the Reporting of a Crime – Class A Misdemeanor
Battery by Bodily Waste – Class A Misdemeanor

Shurrid Strong Dealing in Cocaine – Class A Felony
Dealing in Marijuana – Class D Felony
Maintaining a Common Nuisance – Class D Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia – Class A Misdemeanor

Antonio Tolbert, Jr. Criminal Recklessness – Class D Felony

Daniel Uylaki Possession of Cocaine – Class D Felony
Operating a Vehicle as an Habitual Traffic Offender – Class D Felony
Resisting Law Enforcement –Class A Misdemeanor

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

Terry White Speaks out in Support of Returning Heroes and Wounded Warriors

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The Indiana Returning Heroes and Wounded Warriors Tax Credit
Press Conference
10/03/12

Thank you for coming. I’d like to talk to you today about the job challenges facing our veterans here in Indiana.

There are nearly 900,000 unemployed veterans in the United States-a staggering figure.

The latest department of labor and unemployment report shows that October 2011 the average unemployment rate among all veterans was 7.7% and 12.1% for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Equally troubling, veterans between the ages of 35 and 64, the group with the highest financial obligations and the fewest available VA education and training options, continue to make up nearly two-thirds of all unemployed veterans.

Overall, nearly 1 in 12 of our nation’s heroes can’t find a job to support their family, don’t have an income that provides stability, and don’t have work that provides them with the confidence and pride that is so critical to their transition home.

Indiana has 500,806 veterans. It is sad to say that our state is experiencing a 15.7% unemployment rate among Hoosier veterans who have served in the last ten years, and we have the fifth worst per-veteran return on benefits. We know that Indiana is one of just three states with a veteran’s affairs department that lacks accreditation from the U.S. Department of veteran’s affairs.
Even though the federal government tries to provide a number of services, including healthcare and some re-training here in Indiana, our state government does not do enough in helping those men and women who have served our country by putting their lives on the line to protect our freedoms.
While our gubernatorial candidates are calling for Indiana to hand more of its state contracts to veteran owned businesses, I think it’s important that we do everything in the private sector to encourage Hoosier employers to hire our Hoosier veterans.

Therefore, if I am elected as our next state senator, I intend to propose legislation, which I call the Indiana returning heroes and wounded warriors tax credit act, that would lower the rate of unemployment among our Indiana veterans.

It is essentially a hybrid version of the federal “Vow to Hire Heroes Act” which was signed into law in November of last year.

The entire gist of my proposal would be to provide tax credits to private employers for hiring veterans and disabled veterans who are out of work here in Indiana.
The tax credit would be for any business that hires a veteran that has been unemployed for at least four weeks.

It provides an even bigger tax break if a business hires a veteran who’s been unemployed for at least six months, and if a business hires an unemployed veteran with a disability related to their service it proposes doubling the tax credit for private employers in Indiana.

Essentially the returning heroes tax credit provides:
· for a credit of 40% of the first $6,000 of wages for employers who hire veterans who have been in receipt of unemployment compensation for at least four weeks;
· a credit of 40% of the first $12,000 of wages for employers who hire veterans who have been in receipt of unemployment compensation for longer than six months.

The wounded warrior tax credit would provide:
· a credit of 40% of the first $12,000 of wages for firms that hire veterans with service-connected disabilities who have been in receipt of unemployment compensation for at least 4 weeks;
· and 40% of the first $24,000 for those disabled veterans who have been unemployed for longer than 6 months.

We should continuously pay tribute and honor to our men and women who still serve in harm’s way.

We are forever in debt to a generation whose sacrifice has made this country safer and more respected.
When they take off the uniform, we should serve them as well as they have served us because no one who fights for this country should have to fight for a job, or a roof over their head, or the care they need when they come home.

Providing tax credits to employers who hire our Hoosier veterans is just one way I will continue to fight to protect the rights of working families in Indiana.

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