IS IT TRUE? November 4, 2011

IS IT TRUE that a few relatively nasty and borderline threatening messages were sent to the City County Observer today?…that they were borderline so we did check the IP address from which the messages came?…that the IP leads directly to the Civic Center?…that when we investigated further with respect to general postings that have been placed on the CCO from that same IP address that low and behold there are 540 posts from a total of 36 different posting aliases coming from the Civic Center?…that much of these posts are very recent?…that we do appreciate the traffic but are curious just how much public money is being spent right now to pay people who are posting from the Civic Center?…that we expect that the same cast of characters are spending at least an equal amount of time posting comments on the Courier and Press My Turn section?…that we encourage our posters to confine their posting to breaks and lunch time as taxpayer dollars should be spent on work?…that whomever sent the threat will get one pass but if that shows up again we will turn the IP chain over to the sheriff to deal with it?…that we have had to do this before?

IS IT TRUE that we would like to thank and congratulate the Evansville-Vanderburgh Drug Task force and the DEA for the silent work that lead to the destruction of a major crack cocaine operation?…that law enforcement does not always get the recognition that they deserve and that we wish to commend all who participated in this operation and the families back home who support their efforts?

IS IT TRUE that in our effort to become more and more efficient and increasingly predictable and reproducible in our day to day living that we often discard thoughts and actions that are outside of the bounds of mainstream norms?…that if we pass the same pile of garbage or rubble everyday that our minds actually paint the garbage into our expectations of acceptable reality?…that after a while we do not even recognize the things in our lives that are profoundly ugly or beautiful?…that goes for most of the people but not for everyone?…that there are people who see through the clutter and succeed in living outside the box?…that people tend to love their boxes so much that they treasure life inside the box?…that some people never accept a boxed in way of living and even in death cheat the box (casket) by choosing an alternative way of disposing of a now useless body?…that Albert Einstein summed it up very eloquently when he said the following?

“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.”
~ Albert Einstein

IS IT TRUE that the places in this world that recognize what Dr. Einstein calls “the gift” of an intuitive mind and reward such gifts always seem to do much better than those that seek the path of the drone?…that we encourage our readers to drone when you must but be as intuitive as your mind will let you?

IS IT TRUE for those who are questioning the use of pictures that the City County Observer fairly uses for the purpose of reporting the news so as to justify using an un-owned image themselves for a purpose that that picture was never intended for, in a distorted format that diminishes the value of that picture, should familiarize themselves with the “FAIR USE” laws as they apply to news outlets?…that the CCO shall “continue to report news under protection of the fair use act – and will willfully remove any images if a request is made by the owner through a cease & desist order”, as we have on one previous occasion?

IS IT TRUE that under Article 50 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) requires that signatory countries enable courts to remedy copyright infringement with injunctions and the destruction of infringing products, and award damages.”?…that one way to remedy the unauthorized use of a piece of intellectual property is to demand for the destruction of all of the unauthorized copies of the material?

IS IT TRUE that neither rain can nor elections slow down the size and content of the daily Evansville Police Department activity reports that the City County Observer posts each day?…that even on a day like yesterday when mother nature sent us all a clear message to stay inside our fair city racked up 13 pages of crimes?…that it was for the most part the usual crimes of theft and drugs in the all too familiar locations in the 3rd and 4th Wards in which the bulk of our police efforts are being spent?…that we are beginning to wonder if there is something in the water that makes so many people in Evansville think it is just fine to steal?

IS IT TRUE that speaking of stealing that the picture of Brent Grafton that was mailed out to people in the 5th Ward yesterday under the authority and paid for by the Vanderburgh County Democrat Party is not the property of the Vanderburgh County Democratic Party and that the Party did not receive permission to use the picture in the mailer from the person who took the picture? ?…that this picture was taken by none other than Mr. Joe Wallace in the Civic Center at the press conference called by Mr. Grafton to announce his candidacy for Evansville City Council?…that Mr. Grafton paid the City County Observer for the right to use the picture and that Mr. Joe Wallace was paid a fair sum of money for the use of that image?…that the unauthorized use of intellectual property is indeed considered to be theft?…that maybe our police are so busy with stealing because in some circles living outside the bounds of law is a way of life?…that people learn from their leaders?

IS IT TRUE that many of you will be puzzled to see an ad in the CCO for Vectren’s rebate program to promote energy efficiency?…that we have been pretty rough on Vectren for having the highest electricity rates in Indiana and triple what the rates are across the money saving bridge?…that this program is one that anyone who wishes can get a rebate for doing something that will save them money?…that before someone screams an obscenity we would like to advise you that we do have some ads available for public service announcements at no charge and that THE CCO PROVIDED THIS SPACE TO VECTREN FOR FREE?

IS IT TRUE that the other part of the Campaign Finance Report filed by the Vanderburgh County Democrat Party on 10/21 and AMENDED yesterday to reflect the debts that they knew they had that sticks out like a sore thumb has to do with a number of recurring checks classified as “Salary” that were written to Justin A. Jarvis?…that unlike the report filed by the Winnecke campaign which has multiple entries for expenses classified as “payroll taxes” with checks made out on a regular basis to the Indiana Department of Revenue and the IRS, the Vanderburgh County Democrat Party had no such expenses in their report?…that having some experience with such things and knowing what legally constitutes an “employee” vs. a “contractor” that the “employee” classification for the staff of Winnecke for Mayor campaign seems to be correct and the campaign has clearly reported the expenses of “payroll taxes” in the appropriate manner?…that while it is possible that Mr. Jarvis truly fits the IRS description of “contractor” that we find it strange that the checks would be classified as “Salary”.

IS IT TRUE that this writer is clearly a consultant in that I am not expected to keep any hours at any location period?…that my fees are determined by an open negotiation with each and every job and that sitting on my rear for 8 hours in any designated location will result in exactly no earnings?…that I have on my left a check that was handed to me yesterday that is based on a performance contract that states on the memo line “Fall 2011 Consulting”?…that I have never ever had a situation as a consultant where any check came with the word “Salary” on it?…that it may be worth reviewing if the Vanderburgh County Democrat Party has the correct classification for Mr. Jarvis with respect to his employment status?…that as a consultant that there are reporting and filing requirements that are very different than what is applied when an employer-employee relationship is the proper IRS determination of status?

IS IT TRUE that there has been plenty of scurrying around and finger pointing coming from the ranks of the Vanderburgh County Democrat Party people about who is to blame for the filing of the false campaign finance report and the accumulation of debt?…that the accumulation of debt is not really an issue outside of those who are due to be paid and the Party?…that the person responsible for the accuracy of the Campaign Finance Report is the Party Treasurer whose signature is on both the false and the amended returns?…that this signature is at-large candidate for Evansville City Council, Mr. Conor O’Daniel?…that we will grant the possibility that Mr. O’Daniel like many others this election cycle got “snookered” or “bamboozled” by some other insider and was just handed the forms to sign?…that we would welcome a statement by Mr. O’Daniel regarding the whole set of conditions that led to his signature being affixed to a false official document?