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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

Evansville, IN – Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Monday, September 17, 2012.

Cindy Brown Residential Entry –Class D Felony

Derek Clark Possession of Methamphetamine – Class D Felony
(Habitual Substance Offender Enhancement)
Possession of Paraphernalia – Class A Misdemeanor

Michael Lowe Theft –Class D Felony

Marcus McGrew Resisting Law Enforcement – Class D Felony
Possession of Chemical Reagents or Precursors with Intent to Manufacture a
Controlled Substance – Class D Felony
Reckless Driving – Class B Misdemeanor

Pierre Roberts Carrying a Handgun Without a License – Class A Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class C Felony due to Prior Convictions)
Criminal Recklessness – Class D Felony
Resisting Law Enforcement –Class A Misdemeanor

Timothy Salo Theft – Class D Felony

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

IS IT TRUE September 18, 2012

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IS IT TRUE September 18, 2012

IS IT TRUE we at the City County Observer are saddened by the two murders that have been committed either in the City of Evansville or to an Evansville resident hauled to another location for execution during the last week?…that we are now aware of at least 8 murders in 2012 with a full three and a half months to go?…if this murder rate keeps up for the rest of the year the number of murders will reach 12 which will tie the record set in 2003?…the population was lower then so the current annualized murder rate is by definition at a record high of 10.2 murders for every 100,000 people?…that rate is still lower than the historical murder rates of Midwestern cities like Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cleveland, and Detroit?…what some will find surprising is that Evansville has passed the cities of New York, Los Angeles, and Dallas in rate at which people are murdered?…we suspect that this trend can be traced to the serious drug problems that many people outside of law enforcement deny that we have here in River City?

IS IT TRUE that the CCO has seen a jump in traffic during the last month or so that was unforeseen and unplanned?…an original article regarding the most accurate polls in past presidential election has been drawing in internet traffic at an increasing rate and is now drawing nearly 300 big city readers per day?…the readers are coming from places like Washington DC, New York, and Los Angeles?…that out of curiosity yesterday we did a Google search using the search term “most accurate presidential polls” and were surprised to find the CCO in the #7 position on the first page of Google citations just ahead of the New York Times election page?…this morning the CCO has risen to #1 just ahead of Talking Points, Reuters, the Huffington Post, NBC, Gallup, and the New York Times that has moved from #8 up to #7?

IS IT TRUE that the CCO was recently privileged to have a writer on the ground at the Chicago Teacher’s Union strike?…that for all of the sentiment on both sides of this issue the Chicago Teachers were seen to be creating a very hostile and intimidating atmosphere for casual observers?…the scene in the streets of Chicago resemble the scene from the streets of the Arab world with nice new red t-shirts?…the decision of these teachers to strike at the beginning of the school year as opposed to making their points during the summer when a settlement could have and should have been negotiated shows the world that the Chicago Teacher’s Union is willing to sacrifice the children they are entrusted with teaching and caring for in the name of personal gain?…after a summer when record numbers of murders were occurring on the streets of Chicago many among teenagers the Chicago Teacher’s Union decided to try to extort the City of Chicago by turning 350,000 school kids into the streets to fend for themselves?…that statistically before this is over there will be many crimes including some murders of the kid on kid type that could have been prevented if the Chicago Teacher’s Union would have been satisfied with a 16% raise and at least a shred of accountability for their performance?…Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuelle should take a lesson from President Ronald Reagan and fire the entire bunch of these spoiled prima donnas?…that will depend on whether he really is a man of courage or just another blustering wind bag Chicago politician?

IS IT TRUE that even though there are angry mobs in the streets of over 20 cities in the Arab world chanting “death to America” and calling us “the great Satan” that we continue to sign foreign aid checks that are cashed to provide aid to these countries?…we as a nation are borrowing money from China to give to countries that are calling for our blood?…this is the height of idiocy?…our nation’s leaders should set their paranoid political correctness aside and suspend all foreign aid to these countries for exactly three months to send the message that as humanitarian as the United States has historically been the days of allowing the hand that feeds to be hacked off by angry mobs is over?…that anyone that thinks that the killings in Libya and the unrest in the Arab world is completely over a youtube video is to naïve to lead a marching band?…the attacks on our diplomats were clearly planned, timed, and executed by people well aware of the significance of September 11th and that everyone with an effective IQ over 80 should know it?…denial and spinning is not the way back to prosperity but that defending our first amendment is?…that thus far we are proud that the first amendment has not been sacrificed to appease the angry mobs?…we hope our government has the resolve to continue as opposed to finding some SNEGAL way to appease the mob by sacrificing an American citizen?

Vietnam combat veteran’s artwork on display at USI

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It’s not easy to look at Rick McCarty’s art work, currently on display on the second floor of the Liberal Arts Center. Deborah Burdick, McCarty’s friend and “art mentor,” says we should look anyway.

McCarty, who died August 23 at age 61, was a Mount Vernon, Indiana, native and a combat veteran of the Vietnam War. Tormented by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), he began to draw at age 48 in an attempt to heal his wounds through art. Burdick, a trained artist, met McCarty soon after he began to draw.

“Rick wanted people to know about Vietnam,” she said. “His art speaks so eloquently. You want to know what happened? Just look carefully at it and allow yourself to feel.”

McCarty’s work can be categorized within the genre of Outsider art – art created by people who have no formal art training and live on the fringes of society. Outsider art is often a means of self-expression featuring reoccurring motifs.

The USI display includes interpretive information identifying McCarty’s motifs.

In addition to local and national exhibitions, his work was viewed by 50,000 people who visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall display in Evansville in 1999 and has been used in schools.

His drawings are now preserved in the permanent collections of the National Veterans Art Museum in Chicago and the Connolly Library at LaSalle University in Philadelphia and are available to view in their online digital collections:

LaSalle University digital collection

National Veterans Art Museum digital collection

His self-published book, The Loss of Innocence, is an illustrated epic poem about a three-day fire fight in which McCarty lost several friends.

“It is an astounding piece of work,” wrote fellow Vietnam veteran and artist R. Louis Posner in a letter to McCarty. “My opinion is that it is a national treasure.”

A copy of The Loss of Innocence is in the University Archives.

McCarty’s work will be on display at USI through October 30.

INDOT, City Announce Plans for Full Cloverleaf at U.S. 41 & Lloyd

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EVANSVILLE, IN – The City of Evansville and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) today announced plans to upgrade the U.S. 41 and Lloyd Expressway interchange to a full cloverleaf design.

“The interchange at U.S. 41 and the Lloyd Expressway is one of the busiest intersections in the State of Indiana, and building a full cloverleaf has been a top priority of my Administration because of its significance as a regional traffic link,” said Mayor Lloyd Winnecke. “That is why I am extremely happy to announce that INDOT and the City have reached an agreement that will allow this project to move forward.”

In February of 2011, INDOT announced plans for a partial cloverleaf interchange that would have improved traffic on the Lloyd Expressway but would have resulted in four traffic signals within a one-half-mile stretch of U.S. 41 between Walnut and Virginia streets.

Mayor Winnecke began discussions with INDOT shortly after taking office. It was determined that a major hurdle to building a full cloverleaf was a storm sewer outfall from the interchange north to Pigeon Creek, which was estimated to cost $10-$12 million.

At the Mayor’s direction, the City Engineer’s office developed a similar solution to direct runoff to the Weinbach Avenue main storm sewer outfall, which will result in a cost savings of approximately $8 million.

In addition to the drainage solution, Mayor Winnecke has requested that the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) reprioritize the Lincoln Avenue widening project east of Green River Road, and shift approximately $2.5 million to the U.S. 41/Lloyd interchange. That will give the city more time to address concerns neighbors have regarding the Lincoln Avenue widening project and allow for a local investment in the full cloverleaf interchange.

“Public input is crucial in the development of major transportation projects, and INDOT is being responsive to the feedback of local officials,” said Rusty Fowler, INDOT Vincennes District Deputy Commissioner. “INDOT is grateful to the City of Evansville for their continued support and partnership in delivering important infrastructure projects to the community.”

INDOT is currently obtaining right-of-way for the road project and is scheduled to award a contract in 2013. Construction is tentatively set to begin in 2014.

National Rehabilitation Week September 17th – 21st

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HealthSouth Deaconess Rehabilitation Hospital will join rehabilitation providers across the nation September 17-21 in celebration of National Rehabilitation Week. HealthSouth will be recognizing its Patients, Nurses and Therapists and the significant role they play in the rehabilitation process in our community. The week, the hospital will be bussing with various events and activities at the hospital. The community is invited and encouraged to visit our hospital during this week for food, fun, and entertainment!

Barbara Butler, CEO states, “National Rehabilitation Week provides a great opportunity for our hospital to honor how much each of our patients have accomplished since their injury or illness. We invite the community to join in our celebrations and to learn of the successes that rehab brings to patients at our hospital every day.”

All Week
A display in the front lobby will be updated each day with a “Gold Medal” achievement. These will include Joint Commission Certifications in Stroke and Brain Injury as well as a Top 10 Ranking
out of 100 HealthSouth Hospitals nationwide.

Monday, Sept. 17
A Patient Party/Open House will be held at 1:30pm – 3:00pm in our therapy gym with refreshments.

Tuesday, Sept. 18
A Patient Reunion Luncheon will be held from 11:30am-1:00pm for patients that have “graduated” from HealthSouth in the past year. An RSVP is required at 812-437-6131. We will an “open microphone” to encourage patients and therapists to share happy/sad/funny stories about their rehab and recovery.

Wednesday, Sept. 19
The highlight of the week is the Rehab Olympics!!
12 teams of 4 people from the community will compete for Gold medals and all will hope to avoid the last place
award of the Golden Bed Pan!
This event will take place at 12:30pm-1:30pm on the east lawn outside HealthSouth. Physical, Occupational, and Speech therapy have planned activities for our teams that will create awareness of a
particular disability.

Thursday and Friday are dedicated to employees and celebrating within the hospital, however, tours and an “open house” policy will be in place the entire week from 8:00am-4:00pm.

Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden Welcomes New Development Director

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Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden is pleased to announce the hiring of a new Development Director. This announcement will be made at a press conference on Tuesday, September 18 at 1:30 in the Zoo’s Entry Plaza. A press release will be issued during tomorrow’s press conference.

One Word that Describes Presidential Candidates the Best

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One Word that Describes Vice Presidential Candidates the Best

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The Biggest Lie of the 2012 Presidential Campaign

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Excerpts:

“The Whopper to End All Whoppers is President Obama’s claim that his tax plan will pay down the country’s staggering $16 trillion national debt.

Not merely balance the budget. The Democrat who has piled up $5 trillion in new debt in less than four years and can’t get a single lawmaker of his own party to vote for his budget blueprint says he’ll pay down the debt, something that requires a budget surplus.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates the budget deficit for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30 will be $1.1 trillion.

“I will use the money we’re no longer spending on war to pay down our debt and put more people back to work,” Obama said during his nomination acceptance speech at this month’s Democratic National Convention.

“I believe the only way to create an economy built to last is to strengthen the middle class, asking the wealthy to pay a little more so we can pay down our debt in a balanced way,” the president says in one of his most widely aired campaign TV ads, titled “The Choice.” The spot includes text for added emphasis. “The President’s Plan: Pay Down Our Debt.”

Where in the world are the “Pants on Fire” and “Four Pinocchios” ratings?

Obama says we can get there by making the wealthy “pay a little more.” “Millionaires and billionaires” will cover the bill, he says. But his plan, as represented, doesn’t even come close.

The president wants to sunset the Bush tax cuts for individuals earning at least $200,000 and households earning at least $250,000, but keep the lower rates for everyone else. He also wants to reduce the deductions available to those households, raising their income taxes even higher. He proposes increases in the capital gains and dividends tax rates on top of the 3.8 percent Medicare tax on investment income that’s part of ObamaCare. All those tax increases combined will yield an estimated $140 billion per year in new federal revenue, getting the president almost 13 percent toward a balanced budget.

Ah, but we’re forgetting all those vile millionaires and billionaires, the biggest targets of Obama’s class-warfare rhetoric. For them, Obama has proposed the “Buffett Rule,” named for guilt-ridden billionaire Warren Buffett and his desire to flush more of his fortune down the federal latrine. The Buffett Rule would require everyone with an adjusted gross income of at least $1 million to pay at least a 30 percent tax rate. Surely, that will get us a budget surplus.

Wrong. It’s a political gimmick. The Buffett Rule would generate less than $5 billion per year in federal tax revenue, assuming the Bush tax cuts expire. If the Bush tax cuts were extended, the Buffett Rule would add about $16 billion in new revenue.

The Obama lie is that we can tax our way out of the current budget deficit, tax our way out of debt, maintain spending levels and meet future obligations.

It’s economically impossible.

In theory, we could declare a national household income limit of $200,000, keeping current tax rates in place but ordering the IRS to seize every dollar anyone makes beyond that amount. On paper, that would produce an additional $1.2 trillion in federal tax revenue. Budget surplus, here we come!”

Link to full article in Las Vegas Review Journal

http://www.lvrj.com/opinion/the-biggest-lie-of-campaign-2012-169941296.html

Rescue Mission Demands Apology from Human Rights Commission and Asserts that HRC Action was Illegal

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The City County Observer has obtained copies of letters from the Evansville Rescue Mission and the Human Rights Commission regarding the discrimination actions taken by the HRC against the Rescue Mission. We make both available to our readers without edit, opinion, or bias.

Letter from Rescue Mission to Human Rights Commission

ERC_Aug_22_2012_letter_to_HRC

Dismissal Letter by HRC

ERC_dismissal_letter

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