IS IT TRUE? January 31, 2011

IS IT TRUE that the sunshines bright in the old Kentucky home but that the sunshine (as in laws) may be getting blocked by the doors to the back rooms on this side of the money saving bridge in the City of Evansville?…that sunshine laws have a purpose that is only fulfilled when they are allowed to fill the back rooms with the light of disclosure?

IS IT TRUE that the State of Indiana has open door (sunshine) laws that are defined by Indiana code 5-14-1.5-2?…that a principle purpose of these laws is to assure that closed door meetings are not used by politicians to determine what to do with taxpayer dollars?…that a public agency is defined , among other things, as “Any advisory commission, committee, or body created by statute, ordinance, or executive order to advise the governing body of a public agency?…that there are a few exceptions contained in 5-14-1.5-6.1?…that it is subject to legal review as to whether or not the stadium management advisory committee and the Evansville Redevelopment Commission are defined exceptions to this law?…that the meetings of the advisory committee have not been announced, posted, or open to the media?

IS IT TRUE that Indiana Code 5-14-1.5-2 is accessible through the following link?
http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/2010/title5/ar14/ch1.5.html

IS IT TRUE CITY COUNTY OBSERVER MOLE # 3 earlier today predicted that a political battle looms between Mayor Weinzapfel and the Evansville City Council about yet another back room deal done outside of the halls of government to select the new firm to manage the new Downtown Evansville Arena?…that this clandestine action has become a fever pitch political issue? ….that City Councilmen, Dan McGinn’s e-mail we received from an confidential source and published earlier today concerning the fact that SMG lost the new arena contract has elected officials fuming?

IS IT TRUE that an Advisory Committee to study and recommend which marketing firm should promote the activities at the new Downtown Arena was appointed by the Mayor? ….that the members of this Committee are City Councilman, John Friend, Arena Project Manager John Kish, New Downtown Arena Project manager, Dave Rector, Vanderburgh County Building Authority Director, Andy Goebel, retired Vectren Executive, Sara Miller, Old National Bank Executive, Ed Hafer, retired architect, Wayne Henning, Retired banker and Past Chairmen of the new arena study Advisory Board and Kathy Kleindorfer an independent consultant?

IS IT TRUE that this Advisory Committee met several times to discuss which firm should manage the new Downtown Arena? ….that the last meeting of this committee was held at Vectren Corporation’s offices in downtown Evansville on the 2nd floor?….that when the committee seemingly decided to make final recommendations who they decided to manage the new arena that they were escorted the 8th floor Vectren Conference room? ….that Mayor Weinzapfel was already sitting at the head of the table in the conference room to hear the advisory committee that he appointed tell him what their final decision would be?…that this meeting was not announced, posted, or open to the media?

IS IT TRUE we wonder if this Committee took minutes of the discussion and actions taken at this gathering….we wonder since this meeting was to discuss the “People’s Business” and shall make their choice public to the Evansville Redevelopment Commission this coming Tuesday shouldn’t this adhere to Public Access (Sunshine) laws?

IS IT TRUE we wonder how this Advisory Committee can make a decision on who the best firm to Manage the new Downtown Arena since they didn’t discuss any of the terms of the contract to be offered by all the bidders for this project?

IS IT TRUE we predict that the Evansville Redevelopment Commission will be surprised who show up to make comments and ask questions about this political “Hot Potato” ?

Here is the message without edit or bias:

Hi John (Hamilton),

I would like for you to research an issue for me. Also I need some information.

Let me preface this request with a couple of remarks: I think the ERC has too much power for a board that is not accountable to the voters. I want the City Council to take back some of that authority. How can we do that?

Can we require that all non-competitively bid contracts that they handle be presented to Council for review and approval or at least discussion before they sign a contract?

Also, I am sure that by now you are aware that a controversy is boiling about who is to get the contract for management for the Arena. Who signs that contract? How can Council have a say in it? If in fact we can get control of the contract approval for this, how do we do it?
Please give me a call if you have any questions.

Parks Current Condition Confirms Dr. Troost’s Assertions that SOMETHING MUST BE DONE

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IS IT TRUE that the park on the corner of 4th St. and Main in downtown Evansville is up for sale?…that after many months there are no offers?…that the Kempf family owns the prime corner of the park and that Old National Bank owns the remainder of the quarter of an acre parcel?…that downtown parks add vitality to urban areas as no other well kept feature can?…that cities are known for how they treat their parks?…that the Kempf family would like to see this remain a park?…that well over 50% of the available office space in downtown Evansville is now vacant including many Main Street storefronts?

IS IT TRUE that one more vacant building at the expense of the park would ad no value to downtown Evansville from an aesthetics perspective?…that ONB has publically talked about the financial burden that keeping the park up places on them?…that mowing a quarter of an acre is a financial burden that nearly every homeowner of all economic classes seems to be able to deal with?…that mowing such a lot and trimming the landscaping should cost no more than $100 per week during the mowing season?…that that would amount to a whopping $2,600 per year?…that the City of Evansville should just take over the responsibility for mowing the park and enable downtown Evansville to keep this Main facing green space?

IS IT TRUE that the parks of Evansville have more problems than the fact that ONB wants to convert it’s “non-performing asset park” into US currency?…that last fall Dr. Neil Troost stood before the Evansville City Council to advise them that his 6 year old daughter had been stuck with a discarded hypodermic needle while playing in Sunset Park?…that Dr. Troost has started a campaign to get the attention of the Evansville administration to do something to improve the safety at Evansville’s public parks?…that 10 weeks after requesting a meeting with the City of Evansville Parks and Recreation Department he had not heard a word from them?

IS IT TRUE that last week Dr. Troost let it be known that he would be bringing this subject up at a public meeting on Wednesday February 2nd?…that upon hearing about Dr. Troost’s plans to make this more public than he has already that the Parks and Recreation Department has now offered to meet with him privately?…that the condition attached to the meeting has been alleged to be that he abandon his plans to bring up the state of the parks of Evansville in a public meeting?…that it is a sad day in river city when a parent can’t get the attention of the City of Evansville for 10 weeks when needles that were most likely discarded by drug addicts are littering children’s play areas in public parks?…it is even a sadder day if it is really true that silencing someone’s first amendment rights are a condition for an audience with the parks board?…there will be an update to this soon to call upon the concerned citizens of Evansville to support Dr. Troost in his crusade to get our City Administration off its backside and make Evansville’s park system something safe that we can be proud of?

IS IT TRUE that entrepreneurship in government is a rare commodity?…that the State of Hawaii has positioned itself to capitalize on the paranoia of millions of Americans who are not convinced that President Obama is a native born citizen?…that for a fee of $100 subject to approval of the legislature of the State of Hawaii the doubters among us can satisfy their curiosity and order a suitable for framing birth certificate of one Barack Hussein Obama II who was born in our 50th state and went on to become President of the United States?…that this would make a fine gift for family members who doubt the origin of President Obama’s birth?

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I’ve been a financial advisor for over 20 years now. During that time I believe I have seen almost every mistake you can possibly make with money. Take advantage of my experience and learn from other people’s mistakes. Begin the year with some Financial New Year resolutions. Many people say they procrastinate or never keep their resolutions. So in this article I’m offering up the easiest to implement and highest impact ideas I have to get your financial New Year off to a great start!

#10) Contribute to your company’s retirement plan – Many employers offer matching funds to any money you contribute to their retirement plan. Usually these matching funds are limited to the first 1-6% of your annual contributions. These matching funds can be anywhere from 25% to 100% matching contributions. If you don’t make your contribution, your employer doesn’t match your contribution and you lose out. If your company offers a 50% match on your contribution you’re earning a 50% return on your money by contributing to the company plan. Realistically there is no way any financial advisor is going to be able to equal that kind of return on your money. Example: Say your annual salary is $40,000/yr and your employer offers a 50% match on the first 6% of you contribute. An annual contribution of 6% or $2,400/yr would let you receive an additional $1,200 in matching funds from you company.

#9) Avoid debt – Much has been written and said about this over the years and millions of Americans have learned the hard way about taking on too much debt, especially credit card debt. However, it bears repeating again. As a general rule you should limit your debt to your home mortgage and a car payment. Debt repayments of any more than that and you are playing with financial fire. This doesn’t mean you have to or should tear up all you credit cards. What it does mean is that each month you should pay the full amount of any charges you have made on your card(s).

#8) Make a budget of your expenses – Review your list of resolutions. You know in your heart about the the vices or bad habits you may have. Smoking, alcoholic beverages, gambling, premium coffees, to many soft drinks, or to much fast food, excessive cell phone charges. All of these can add up to big dollars by the end of the month. Try to find one or two small things you can give up. Every little bit adds up. Saving $5/day adds up to $150/month.

#7) Invest systematically – Take any monthly savings you find and invest it systematically into a monthly savings plan. A monthly savings plan can be set up easily through your employer’s retirement plan, your local bank or credit union or your financial advisor. You’ll be pleasantly surprised about how much you can build up if you stay with it. In the above scenario the $150/month invested for 25 years at a 10% return yields about $200,000 at the end of the 25 year period.

#6) Review your cash reserves – There seems to be no middle ground for many investors on this one. Many of us have way to little in cash reserves or way to much in checking, savings, and money markets. Many financial advisors recommend that you have 6-12 months of salary set back in accounts that could quickly be converted to cash or checking deposits. This is a rule of thumb and a good starting point. However, your cash reserve balance should be based upon many factors, including whether your married or single, one income or two, whether or not you are self-employed, your job security, risk tolerance, years to retirement, the amount of equity you have in your home, how many children you have, etc. The point is to review you cash balances with your financial advisor. If you determine you’re short on cash reserves, immediately begin a monthly savings program to build them up. If your balances are too high consider investing the excess balances into a Roth IRA or other mid to long-term investment programs.

#5 Get out of the house – Ok, so what I really mean is to invest more overseas. Many investors suffer from what is called home country bias. Most Americans have a disproportionate amount of their investment portfolio right here in the USA. Investing more here in the good ‘ol USA may give you what you think is a lower risk, sleep at night factor. Counter intuitively, the opposite is true. It can be shown through the mathematics of modern portfolio theory that investing a portion of your investments overseas can reduce the overall risk of your accounts, increase your return or both.

As late as the 1970’s the US economy was more than half the total global economy. Today that has shrunk to about 20%. Because of electronic trading and globalization the diversification benefits of investing internationally have been declining over the last 10-12 years. (The subject for a future article)

Nonetheless, the diversification benefits of investing overseas are still well worth it. Some of the best companies and fastest growing economies are located overseas. The average investor here in the US has about 7% of their portfolios invested overseas. I generally recommend a range 10-30% of your long-term
portfolio be invested in international stocks and bonds, depending of course on your financial goals, age
and risk tolerance. For your reference regarding overseas investments: Global means a fund with both international and US investments. International means a fund invested strictly in developed countries
outside the US such as Canada, Japan, Australia South Korea and most of the Western European economies.

#4 Ignore the financial media – I know it’s hard to do, but its best to ignore the media projections and the pundit’s predictions. It’s fine to track your accounts and stay informed about the financial markets and recent economic data. However I would refrain from adjusting your financial plan based upon any forecast or hot stock tip. Those in the predictive business such as economists and stock analysts are bound to have some major missteps during their careers. An analyst who achieves 50-50 track record on the direction of any stock or stock market sector would be considered outstanding. A look back at the major media’s predictions from previous years about the economy, individual stocks, mutual fund, or economic sector to invest in would no doubt yield some rather dubious picks. This is not saying you should ignore major
macroeconomic trends, just don’t rely on them from month to month or even year to year. Further, if
you’re broadly diversified, as you should be, then you’re likely to have at least some of your money in what the pundits are advocating. So don’t sweat what the media is saying, their interest is in ratings, not necessarily good financial advice.

#3 Be a political skeptic – This may be a hard one for some of the reader’s of this on-line journal. Is Obama becoming more pro-business? This and other popular political questions are discussed ad infinitum, ad nauseum in the financial media. First of all, you have little to no control over this. Therefore, I recommend to focus on what you can control. The biggest determinate of every investors portfolio is the one they have the most control over, your level of diversification. Determine the level of risk/return you’re comfortable with and then with the help of a qualified financial advisor develop a well diversified portfolio that is targeted to achieve your desired rate of return.

#2 Know what you own – This can’t be repeated enough. Millions of Americans own financial assets or investments that they have been disappointed in or worse; products that are either way too expensive for
what the owners receive in return, or are unsuitable for their age, risk tolerance, or financial goals. This
doesn’t mean you need to run to the filing cabinet and dig out that prospectus or annual report and read it cover to cover. What it does mean is that if you have a stock, bond, mutual fund, annuity or insurance
product that you’re not sure what its purpose is, then you need to have your financial advisor sit down with you and explain to you in plain English just exactly what you have and why you have it.

#1 Get a financial plan – Did you expect anything less from a financial advisor? Seriously though, one of your best investments could be to pay your financial advisor to make a comprehensive review of all your finances. A comprehensive review should include: a review of your cash reserves, cash flow, life, disablility, and long-term care insurance including your group plans, investments, debts, federal and state taxes, projected retirement plans and estate plans, including beneficiaries, wills and trusts. Make sure that your investment and retirement plans fit hand in glove. For instance, if your projected retirement plans says that in order to reach your retirement goal at the desired age and standard of living your investments need to make 7.5% then your investment portfolio should have a mix of cash, stocks, bonds, real estate and commodities that is targeted to earning 7.5%.

So, now you have a checklist of things to get accomplished in 2011. Next week marks the beginning of the
busy part of tax season. I encourage you to make a pledge to gather all your financial information and get
with your tax preparer, financial advisor or both and begin reaching your financial goals today!

The information in this article is not intended to be tax or legal advice, and it may not be relied on for the
purpose of avoiding any federal or state tax penalties.

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By: Brent D. Jackson

Brent Jackson is a Certified Microsoft IT Consultant with Innovative Data Technologies. I have actively been pursuing changes to the EVSC netbook program, but my requests have fallen on deaf ears. I have spoken with Vince Bertram, the School Board, Bosse High School, and the Courier & Press. There are some serious problems with the netbook program and the devices themselves. Below is a letter that I sent to the school board members and the Courier. To date there has been no reply. I believe that my concerns are valid and newsworthy.

Dear Editor,

The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation curriculum now requires netbook usage in the classroom environment. The EVSC has rolled out some 7800 little laptops (netbooks) for some grade & all high school students. The netbooks are rented at $35/semester ($70/yr) and are checked out concurrently with their books. Insurance can be purchased from a third party provider at $52/yr with a $25 deductible (first time claim). A Netbook User Agreement is sent home with the student that in so many words, says the usage of this netbook constitutes agreement to the rules found within. It is a statement of protection on behalf of the EVSC with no rights or privileges granted in consideration or favor of the end users.

Last years netbooks were found to be weak and arguably contained a common workmanship defect. The root of the problem in the netbooks was that a latch that is meant to hold on to the removable battery was easily broken on one side of the netbook. This problem, (if not fixed) then cascaded into the LCD screen being cracked in the right hand corner of the screen when a student opened the lid. The EVSC chose to keep these defective laptops in the field of service which in turn caused the $15 latch part replacement to a $200 LCD screen replacement. This would go against any return or replacement policy that HP has. The EVSC lawsuit against HP should be dismissed because of this principle alone.

This year, the EVSC has purchased 7800 Dell Latitude 2110’s. Even though this is a different species of a netbook, this does not alleviate many of the other problems with the EVSC netbook program that has gone unanswered. Vincent Bertram, the EVSC Superintendant believes that this program will close the gap on the”digital divide” between classes of people. This is an over presumptuous statement that mistakenly implies that sending a netbook home with the misfortunate students of Evansville who don’t already have a computer at home would for some reason or another have internet capabilities and make full use of the netbooks surfing/researching abilities. A student could very well find a Wifi Hot Spot somewhere in town, but it is unlikely and difficult for a student to find a hot spot which provides them a suitable study environment. Not to mention that many students are not allowed to stay out after dark. In reality, the EVSC has sent home a very expensive and fragile word processor for our students to use.

The EVSC also hopes to eliminate the textbook expenses someday. The perception that we will be phasing out textbooks in their entirety is a delusion. At no point in time will we cease to have a textbook or a publishing house vendor that sells media to the EVSC. Whether it is a paper or paperless textbook solution, there will still be cost involved for the copyrights or licensing of any certifiable scholastic reading materials for the students to use on their netbooks. The costs of paperback textbooks will never compare to the cost of the netbooks. Not to mention the additional power usage, technical and administrative support that is needed to keep these laptops in tip top shape. The EVSC signed a 3 million dollar contract last year with HP; and again signed another $3 million dollar contract with Dell this year. This has got to be the most expensive netbook program in the State, if not the country.

With that said, all of the Dell netbooks that were purchased this year have integrated cameras in them. I would agree that on the surface level this is an attractive feature; but this opens a lot of other doors for those who may prey on the students. A person who is familiar with a programming language (like Visual Basic or C++) could in fact write a program that could infect the other netbook computers at the EVSC that would then allow them to remotely activate and stream the captured camera video images to their computer at home. The current EVSC Computer Administrators could disable all network cameras by Group Policy at the server level, but if the Administrator password has been hacked, it may make no difference anyhow. The EVSC System Administrator password was hacked 12 times by students last year. If the administrator password is hacked, it renders the computers and the computer network the official playground of any savvy user. A person could wreak havoc on the systems at large. Including, but not limited to, the access of every computer or device that is joined to their Windows domain. With the security measures defeated, the servers, the netbooks and their vulnerabilities can be shared with other students for further multiplied manipulation. Parents should further consult with their child about the additional considerations and responsibilities when you have an integrated camera.

The EVSC always encourage parental involvement with the school system, but seemingly there are limitations to this relationship especially in retrospect. There has been no public discussion or open forum on the financial, physical, or most importantly the moral considerations of the netbook program. The EVSC Board Meeting minutes on the EVSC website have no mention of any netbook program prior to June 8th of 2009. No other notice was given prior to the netbook implementation 3 months later. It is inconsiderate and disrespectful to not only the parents, but the teachers too; slipping this netbook program in under the radar without any long term planning, discussion or respectable teacher/student/parent readiness considerations. It is interesting to note that it has been the EVSC’s policy to confiscate and reprimand student’s for cell phones, iPods, or other electronics including privately owned laptops (5136 – CELLULAR TELEPHONES AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES). However the school issued netbooks seem to escape violations of this written and unchanged policy even though the netbook fits the criteria of this policy on their website.

In conclusion, the EVSC has indirectly told me and 15,000 EVSC parents (in so many words) that we are responsible for a fragile computer that will be given to our teenager; with a built in video camera; and we have no say or insight into the level of security, service or expectations in the netbook program whatsoever. We are further expected to pay for it through taxes and nearly doubled book rental fees. Any outcome, for better or worse, is going to be acceptable. And if the program is a failure, the EVSC will have no desire or ambition to share any contributing report as to why the previous netbook program has failed in its entirety and what changes have been made this year to assure us that this will not happen again. For all of the reasons stated formerly in this letter; it is in my opinion that the netbook program in its current state that the proper due diligence was ever performed to reveal all of the weaknesses in the netbook program. It does not meet the expectations of the EVSC nor the parents and it is definitely not in the best interest of educating our students or straddling the “digital divide” as we have been told. It is an inefficient program that not only cost money, but learning time as well. This has a direct and immediate effect on our student’s grade earning abilities and the program should be killed!

IS IT TRUE that Pigeon Township Trustee Mary Hart after being reminded by the City County Observer has now filed her disclosure of campaign finance documents?…that Mary was on vacation enjoying herself on the due date?…that she ran unopposed?…that she is now back in her office making decisions on how to spend the Pigeon Township money wisely to help the poor and those who get unwanted surprises in life?…that if all 1,008 of the Township Trustees in Indiana managed their offices the way Mary Hart manages hers that the opponents of Township government would not have irresponsibility on their list of reasons to consider getting rid of Townships?

IS IT TRUE that Democratic candidate for Vanderburgh County Council Hayden Barth after having it pointed out by the City County Observer that his campaign finance disclosure did not give credit to the Weinzapfel for Mayor Committee made a $100 contribution to his campaign contacted the CCO directly to acknowledge that the Mayor’s committee did indeed make that $100 contribution to him?…that Mr. Barth’s reason for not reporting the contribution was his belief that a $100 contribution is below the reporting threshold for political contributions?…that federal rules are clear that $200 is the disclosure threshold but Indiana law differs and treats contributions differently when they are in the “$100 – $200” range?…that the CCO believes that Mr. Barth had the right spirit of disclosure in his filing and that this did not change the outcome of any election?….that the link to review the Indiana state laws on campaign finance disclosure is on the following link? http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/files/2011_Campaign_Finance_Manual.pdf

IS IT TRUE that the CCO has not heard a peep from Maura Robinson the Democratic candidate for Vanderburgh County Auditor with respect to the $250 donation that the Weinzapfel for Mayor Committee reported that it had given to her campaign?…that $250 is clearly above the disclosure threshold in both state and federal elections?…that we hope to be reporting soon that Ms. Robinson squares that one up as all of the others have so that all of our local candidates with questions will have answered them?

IS IT TRUE that some public officials are really making a grab for money in these increasingly desperate times?…that Mayor Al Baldwin (not to be confused with Alec Baldwin) of Vincennes, Indiana is calling upon non-profit organizations to donate a portion of their proceeds to the City of Vincennes to pay for the city services that they use?…that Mayor Baldwin is calling upon churches, hospitals, schools, universities, and other non-profits to “make up for” the property taxes that they are exempted from by “contributing” to the City of Vincennes?…that there is a reason that non-profits are granted non-profit status by the federal government?…that a big part of that reason is so that local governments can’t get their hands on contributions to these non profits to pay for general services?….that this is one Mayor who needs to find some way other than shaking down non-profits for donations to keep the lights on and the police cruisers full of gasoline to keep Vincennes functioning?…that separation of church and state should never be violated and that any Mayor who publically asks for some rake from non-profits is in effect doing exactly that?…that the Mayor of Vincennes needs to drop this idea and to the job of managing that he was elected to do?

IS IT TRUE that this was on the Associated Press newswire and is now available for all the world to see?…that all of us in SW Indiana and the entire State of Indiana look a little bit silly today in the eyes of the rest of the country?…we hope this is retracted and forgotten in the very near future?…that the City County Observer does not believe that anything like this could ever bubble up from the powers that be in Evansville?…that Dr. H. Dan Adams bright light of hope to brighten up the darkness of politics needs to clone itself in Vincennes?

Take That: January 28, 2011
The Most Poignant Readers Comments of the Week

In Response to IS IT TRUE

“We are tired of excuses, it is going on 4 YEARS of nothing,– it’s high time to ask for the Community’s Money to be returned! That last line should read,–It’s high time to ask for the Community’s $800,000 Dollars to be returned.” Crash Larue writing about the McCurdy

“Still waiting for the Team Weinzapfel Demo. candidate to announce against Mr. Davis.” Joe Biden

“Is it true that Charles Manson has better name recognition than Troy, Rick and Lloyd combined?
Is it true that it is not the fact that people recognize your name that makes you a leader? It is what deeds got you the name recognition in the first place that should determine votes?” The Architect

“Somebody really needs to get in to the County Clerk’s office before Mark Owen sends one of his goons over there to alter the local candidate reports. The security and chain of possession controls on documents in that office is…lacking.” Outside_Observer

“Winnecke now has a major conflict of interest since formally announcing his candidacy for mayor. Will he vote as a county commissioner or as a future mayor?” Magic Man

In Response to Cell Phone Service at the Evansville Arena

“As far as our cell reception. After this big water main break that flooded the Civic Center reported, ancient, lines. Well, I’m going to be more concerned that the toilets work, when they are at capacity! (Especially during a firm, flash rain.)” Eville Taxpayer

“DONT ASK THEM THAT QUESTION! It will cost them >2mil to do the study to even determine if it will be a problem or not. Close your eyes and full steam ahead!” Analytic

“I have a cell phone and our one year old arena (in Wichita) is cell phone/texting friendly and continually updated as needed. My issue is with the “need” to use cell phones at events “or else” we won’t spend good money on events. I say this tongue-in-cheek. I sincerely hope your arena is designed with up-to-date-technology. BTW, I discovered your website while following the CVB scandal. Too bad we didn’t have PC’s in the 70′s. We definitely needed CCO back then! E’ville is my hometown.” SABBY 21