The Press-Dispatch
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B-6 Opinion Wednesday, August 15, 2018 The Press-Dispatch told his class, "The United States of America, backed by facts, is the greediest and most selfish country in the world." There is little question that colleges stand at the forefront of an attack on America and Western val - ues. Leftists often say that the U.S. is the world's worst country. But here are some empirical facts they might explain. According to a re- cent Gallup Poll, about 13 percent of the world's adults — 630 million people — would like to move to anoth- er country. Roughly 138 mil- lion would like to live in the U.S. — making us the No. 1 destination, followed by the U.K., Canada and France (http://tinyurl.com/y8z9p- fgo). There's something ex- ceptionally appealing about America and the Western world that leftists choose to ignore or lie about. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Support your local VFW Post Letter to the Editor Court Report CRIMINAL Pike Circuit Court Amber M. Leighty charged with do- mestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, a level 6 felony. Jeromy W. Dean charged with count I possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony and count II possession of paraphernalia. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANORS Pike Circuit Court Gary Lee Rodman charged with reckless driving. Marleny R. Soto De Mendez charged with animals running at large. Christian Catiller charged with count I possession of marijuana and count II possession of paraphernalia. Kerra P. Farrell charged with pos- session of marijuana. Kyle Aaron Haley charged with driving while suspended. Ricky A. Bowman, Jr. charged with count I operating a vehicle with an ACE of .08 or more and count II oper- ating a vehicle while intoxicated. John B. McGraw charged with count I possession of marijuana and count II possession of paraphernalia. Donald J. Johnson II charged with possession of paraphernalia. Clint A. Harper charged with pos- session of paraphernalia. Dustin J. Cherry charged with count I possession of marijuana and count II possession of paraphernalia. Tabitha L. Linder charged with count I possession of marijuana and count II possession of paraphernalia. Dale E. McKinney charged with battery. CIVIL Pike Circuit Court Capital One Bank sues Timothy K. Blaize on complaint. Professional and Business Collec- tions, LLC sues Aaron D. Trayler on complaint. Professional and Business Collec- tions, LLC sues Johnnie R. Montgom- ery, Jr. on complaint. Personal Finance Company sues Donya Simmons on complaint. First Financial Bank sues Russell L. Richardson on complaint. Midland Funding LLC sues Amy Austin on complaint. Mariah Kendle sues Dennis Kend- le for dissolution of marriage. SMALL CLAIMS Pike Circuit Court Earnest Willis sues Hancock Carri- ers on complaint. INFRACTIONS Pike Circuit Court David Aaserud charged with seat- belt violation. Ryan Anson charged with seatbelt violation. Daniel Baker charged with seatbelt violation. Crystal Bauer charged with count I no valid driver's license and count II speeding, 99 mph in a 70 zone. Jessica Boudakian charged with speeding, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Daniel Boyd charged with seatbelt violation. Kelsey Browning charged with speeding, 80 mph in a 70 zone. Kyle Burton charged with seatbelt violation. Jacob Catt charged with speeding, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Roxana Dubon Orellana charged with speeding, 64 mph in a 55 zone. Tyler Eckstein charged with speed- ing, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Nathan Edler charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Brittney Gibbs charged with speed- ing, 80 mph in a 70 zone. Lynetta Graber charged with speed- ing, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Jose Guardado charged with speed- ing, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Erica Jeune charged with speeding, 91 mph in a 70 zone. Tyeesha Jones charged with speed- ing, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Brandon Kincaid charged with speeding, 90 mph in a 70 zone. James Kinder charged with seatbelt violation. Torri Matz charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Joseph Moore charged with count I no valid driver's license and count II seatbelt violation. Jacob Morgan charged with seat- belt violation. Joshua Penick charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Morgan Schnarr charged with speeding, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Philip Schroering charged with seatbelt violation. Andrew Seeburger charged with speeding, 90 mph in a 70 zone. Raghbir Singh charged with speed- ing, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Dakota Snow charged with count I speeding, 60 mph in a 45 zone and count II unsafe start. Robert Spade II charged with no op- erator's license in possession. Melissa Titus charged with speed- ing, 86 mph in a 70 zone. Alvin Underhill charged with seat- belt violation. MHD Altounsi charged with count I operating a motor vehicle without fi- nancial responsibility, count II driving while suspended and count III operat- ing with expired plates. William Colbert, Jr. charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Cody Eslick charged with speeding, 70 mph in a 55 zone. Brian Fuller charged with driving while suspended. Willow Howie charged with speed- ing, 94 mph in a 70 zone. Lidia Hunt charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Megan Kramper charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Zachary Lemmer charged with op- erating with expired plates. Dallas Mullins charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Zachary Newport charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Justin Raber charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Wendy Shake charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Michael Templer charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. David Glaser charged with throw- ing burning material from a moving vehicle. Brianna Cipriani charged with speeding, 101 mph in a 70 zone. Prentice Barker charged with speeding, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Michael Flener charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Dustin Hill charged with speeding, 67 mph in a 55 zone. Jesse Hornbeck charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Dorothy Ocean charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Austin Pearson charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Rusty Redman charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Keresa Wilford charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Lynn Atkinson charged with speed- ing, 90 mph in a 70 zone. Tonya Brackney charged with speeding, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Tesia Crumbaugh charged with speeding, 75 mph in a 55 zone. Brandon Epkins, Jr. charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Adam Hudson charged with speed- ing, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Tyler Logsdon charged with oper- ating with expired plates. Jake McDougall charged with seat- belt violation. Nirmalkumar Patel charged with speeding, 54 mph in a 30 zone. Jennifer Roberts charged with seat- belt violation. Hunter Willis charged with seatbelt violation. Continued from page 5 COMMUNITY Continued from page 5 COLLEGE Continued from page 5 TRADE Let me share some amaz- ing experiences I have wit- nessed and the staff has shared with me. There are times we run out of items which are badly needed. There's nothing else we could do, but then one of our head staff would ask for ev- eryone to form a circle, hold hands and pray. I'm telling you I have seen an imme- diate response "to storm- ing the heavens." Within a short period of time, a sup- ply of what we needed comes into the doorsteps. It has happened so many times it gives one goosebumps. There is no other explana- tion for these events but Di- vine Providence. So as the saying goes, for those who believe in mira- cles, there is no need for ex- planations. For those who do not believe, no amount of explanation will convince them. • • • Some hilarious things we say to each other to lighten up the challenge. One time, one of the men who unloads the boxes of goods request- ed to be off a certain day. Then he says to our team leader, "You'll probably need five strong men to take care of what I handle." So everybody chuckles. When one has a down time which rarely happens, he or she is told to keep moving or else the paycheck will be held back. Of course everybody who works there does not get paid. Our payback is the joy of being able to give our time and energy to be of help to others. One time, there were a couple of volun- teers had asked a team lead- er what help he needs. So he responds by saying, "Go check and clean the rest- rooms if necessary, please." Well, the two volunteers went into different direc- tions without saying any- thing else. I'd probably do the same thing, only faster. Chuckle. The back of the building has no air-conditioning and those who work there real- ly sweat it out. One time, I walked into that area while it was almost 100 degrees. I made a comment that their heaters were working real fine. So we all keep our spir- its up by frequently finding funny things to humor our- selves, for they make the day go faster and they are the best antidote to ease the fast pace of work. • • • So to all those who be- lieve in the work being do- ne at Somebody's Place, we are very grateful for all the donations you faithfully pro- vide. You know who you are. To the Board Members who give their precious advice for direction, we are thank- ful. I hope I did not leave out anybody. And to those who receive the blessings of this place, know that we are glad to be of help and to share the goodness of many men and women who find time to give of their selfless service. For those interested in providing help or donations to Somebody's Place, call 812-354-2443. Have a wonderful week. Continued from page 5 RESOURCE Continued from page 5 APPLE profitable. The key point is not just that Steve Jobs was a unique, driven and extraor- dinarily gifted entrepreneur. Also, he was free to do what he thought need- ed to be done. Once he regained control of the company, he took full responsibility to assess the situation and took immedi- ate steps to fix what he saw as broken. Consider, in contrast, another tril- lion-dollar story. The trillion-dollar budget deficits that the U.S. government faces now and into the near future. Washington is filled with think tanks with all kinds of bright people with Ph.D.s analyzing and writing re- ports recommending what needs to be done to fix things. But these reports then go to politi- cians who can't, or won't, take action. We've got all kinds of recommenda- tions, but no one can take charge, as- sume total responsibility, decide what to do, and do it. Welfare programs and entitlement programs, many of which were devel- oped 50 to 80 years ago, clearly don't work well and need to be either rede- signed or eliminated, go on, year af- ter year. It's the nature of the beast. We can't change government. What we can do is limit its size and growth and max- imize our private sector where free- dom and capitalism can work. It's important to think about this at a time when we're hearing so much, particularly from our young people, about how wonderful things would be with more government, more so- cialism. Steve Jobs was committed to inno- vation — to "evolving, moving, refin- ing" — all the time. More of our young people should be thinking about that while tweeting about socialism on their iPhones. Surely, these sentiments motivated many when they voted for a business- man to be in the White House. They wanted a tough guy who could do what needed to be done and say, "You're fired! " to those not performing. But it's a lot harder in Washington. Most cannot be fired. There are very few things that can be accomplished alone. So the two lessons I take from Ap- ple at a trillion dollars: The vital importance and unique- ness of every human life. And the vi- tal importance of freedom and capi- talism. Star Parker is an author and presi- dent of CURE, Center for Urban Renew- al and Education. Contact her at www. urbancure.org. must have as their founda- tion love for one another, and also love for those out- side of the faith. Within the ministry of Jesus He taught not only to love each other, but in the Sermon on the Mount, He said to love your enemies and pray for them. That command can be prob- lematic. The church's mission is to "Go into the world and make disciples! " The disciples we make will be similar to our- selves as we bring them in- to the body of Christ. If the church is sick, then the novice will become sick. We cannot minister to our extended community and have an impact unless others see us, the church, as people of love and com- passion. This first must be- gin within our own congre- gation. As each of us considers going out from our church community into the world's community, be mindful of what John wrote in his gos- pel about what our attitude should be fixed upon: "For God did not send his Son in- to the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him." Think about it! track dialogues with their Swiss counterparts in the pursuit of a U.S.–Swiss eco- nomic freedom partnership. We don't need hundreds of pages — the pact should be simple and readily under- standable to anyone who wishes to engage in trade and investment activities be- tween the two nations. In their groundbreaking study on a possible U.S.– Swiss free trade deal, Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Rob- ert E. Baldwin made the case that "as leading advo- cates of market capitalism, Switzerland and the United States are well situated to conclude an F TA [free trade agreement] that breaks new ground in dismantling bar- riers." They're right. So let's get to work. Ed Feulner is founder of The Heritage Foundation (heritage.org). Life Milestones made free CALL: 812-354-8500 Put a free photo with write up on your Family and Class Reunions. This is a little about your local Vet- erans of Foreign Wars Post 3587. These veterans have provided schol- arships to graduating seniors from the local high school. They provide military funerals for their fallen com- rades, whether it is hot, cold, raining or snowing. Sometimes for hours they stand in honor. They walk in parades and par- ticipate in opening day for the Lit- tle League, provide flags for the lo- cal cemeteries and make many dona- tions to the local community. All this and these guys never ask for anything in return. This post is a family that supports each other through good times and bad. There is always a shoulder to cry on and a heart to help us through a tragedy or for a family to celebrate life events. Stop by and thank these veterans for their service and your freedom. Support your local veterans club. Debby Pasley