I am a true capitalist and believe that if government will get out of the way business will flourish and people will be employed. I do not believe that government should grant an unfair advantage to any one group of people. To allow this area of public land to be used by a private group to build an indoor tennis court is against everything government represents. If we as government allow this then we should suspend charging property taxes to the Tri State Racket Club and reimburse them the money that they spent to purchase the land on which to build their facility so that they are on an even playing field with the private indoor tennis courts built on public land. Since it is public land, there will be no real estate taxes because government does not pay real estate taxes. If, however, this is truly a part of a public park then anyone can have access to play on the courts at any time, free of charge. Then this would beg the question of who will pay to maintain this facility since there is no money in the city parks department for such an expenditure and if it is truly a public park then there would be no private company to handle the maintenance at their cost. Obviously, what I have just written sounds ridiculous and that was done deliberately to make a point. It is ridiculous for government to grant public land to anyone for any purpose other than that which all public land is intended. Public land means that all of us own it and if the “owners” do not want to give away the land on which this facility is to be built, then government should listen. Of course, the parks board is “government” making policies but it is not “government” elected by the people. The parks board is appointed and as such does not answer to the taxpayers. Seems taxation without representation is alive and well in Evansville. The effort should be defeated and if the tennis club wants an indoor court I am sure there are many land owners willing to sell them proper land on which to build their facility.

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A game of Jeopardy in Japanese, a tour of French cheeses, and a discussion of contemporary German music are just a few of the events planned for the seventh annual Linguapalooza, hosted by the University of Evansville’s Department of Foreign Languages.

On Thursday, October 6, approximately 150 foreign language students from 11 area high schools will attend Linguapalooza, where they will sharpen their foreign language skills by participating in cultural, conversational, and interactive sessions throughout the day.

“Linguapalooza is a great opportunity for high school foreign language students to spend a day immersed in their language of choice,” said Roger Pieroni, chair of UE’s Foreign Language Department. “Not only will they enhance their studies by working with UE’s outstanding foreign language faculty, Fulbright language teaching assistants, and foreign language majors, but through a series of workshops, they also will discover exciting attributes of the culture they have chosen to study.”

After a welcome in UE’s Ridgway University Center, students will begin the day by taking a campus tour in their studied language (French, German, Japanese, or Spanish), led by a UE student. They will spend the rest of the morning in sessions led by UE foreign language faculty members, who will engage students in activities and discussions ranging from Latin dancing to the music of Debussy. The final session will provide a “mini-lesson” in an additional foreign language (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Japanese, Russian, or Wolof).

Source: Evansville.edu

Time 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Subject TREE ADVISORY BOARD
Location 318
Recurrence Occurs the first Thursday of every 1 month effective 10/6/2011 until 10/6/2011 from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Reminder 15 minutes
SHAWN DICKERSON @ 475-1426
Categories ROOM 318

Time 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Subject EMPO TECHNICAL
Location 301
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Reminder 15 minutes
KARI @ 7833
Categories ROOM 301

Time 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Subject DMD
Location 307
Reminder 15 minutes
Kim Josey @
Categories Important, ROOM 307

Time 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Subject BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Location 301
Recurrence Occurs every Thursday effective 10/6/2011 until 10/27/2011 from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Reminder 15 minutes
Sharon Evans @ 4982
Categories ROOM 301

Time 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Subject EMPO POLICY BOARD
Location 301
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Reminder 18 hours
KARI 2 7833
Categories Anniversary, ROOM 301

EPD Activity Report October 4, 2011