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The Press-Dispatch Opinion Wednesday, Februar y 12, 2020 B- 5 whom He did not raise up— if in fact the dead do not rise. For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not ris- en. And if Christ is not ris- en, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have per- ished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable. What more needs to be said? This is the critical is- sue. Is Christ the empow- ering savior of the world who promises a physical resurrection, or does He live through self-identified good works? A crossroad looms ahead. Think about it! Next Week Part Two: Mak- ing Sense of A Changing Church Culture Continued from page 4 CROSSROAD Court Report FELONY Pike County Circuit Court Andrew Sheets charged with count I conversion property - motor vehicle, a level 6 felony, and count II criminal mischief. Kaleb M. Bolin charged with count I maintaining a common nuisance - con- trolled substances, a lev- el 6 felony, count II posses- sion of marijuana and count III operating a vehicle with a schedule I or II controlled substance or its metabolite in person's body. Yoko Swanson charged with count I maintaining a common nuisance - con- trolled substances, a level 6 felony, and count II contrib- uting to the delinquency of a minor. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANOR Pike County Circuit Court Dennis M. Brumfield charged with count I visit- ing a common nuisance - controlled substances and count II possession of mar- ijuana. Gage Owen Reibold charged with count I deal- ing in marijuana and count II possession of marijuana. Jessie L. Cooper charged with count I operating a ve- hicle with an ACE of .15 or more, count II driving while suspended, prior, and count III reckless driving. Tucker Parish charged with count I intimidation and count II harassment. CIVIL Pike County Circuit Court Jason D. Schisel petitions for specialized driving priv- ileges. Millicent L. Belrose sues Dakota S. Phillips for disso- lution of marriage. SMALL CLAIMS Pike County Circuit Court New Hanna, LLC sues Jef- frey Kevin Clark and all oth- er occupants on complaint. INFRACTIONS Pike County Circuit Court Noah R. Russell charged with speeding. Lateisha N. Hodges charged with child restraint system violation. Lewis L. Lenti charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Robert L. Greenwell charged with speeding, ex- ceeding 30 mph. Seth R. Wagler charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Michael L. Duncan charged with operating with expired plates. C.M. Manges charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Adam E. Askren charged with seatbelt violation. Tyler J. Fehribach charged with speeding. Tyler P. Miller charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Kevin R. Bolin charged with speeding. Jason G. Vickers charged with seatbelt violation. Jeffrey N. Haney charged with seatbelt violation. Villette M. Pittman charged with speeding, ex- ceeding 55 mph. Landon J. Hooten charged with driving while suspend- ed. Geoffrey M. Geoghegan charged with speeding, ex- ceeding 70 mph. Jeffrey D. Schotter charged with fishing/hunt- ing/trapping/chasing on private land without land- owner consent. Kenneth C. Saltsgaver charged with fishing/hunt- ing/trapping/chasing on private land without land- owner consent. Jon F. Schotter charged with fishing/hunting/trap- ping/ chasing on private land without landowner con- sent. Kimberly A. Sorrells charged with speeding, ex- ceeding 55 mph. Jo A. Bush charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Zackery Earl Sipes charged with speeding. Andrew Michael Miller charged with speeding. Darrell A. Verkler charged with speeding. Isabella G. Thorne charged with speeding, ex- ceeding 70 mph. Nicholas J.D. Reinhart charged with speeding, ex- ceeding 70 mph. Stephen M. Lowder charged with speeding, ex- ceeding 70 mph. Zachary H. Robinson charged with disregarding a stop sign. Derek A. Flynn charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. James L. Atnip charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Benjamin K. Johnson charged with speeding, ex- ceeding 70 mph. Tristen Beatles charged with speeding. to 90 percent of the time, is that good practice? If I can't find time to sleep and eat properly to nourish my body- something isbound to give. I guess some peo- ple have very strong stami- na and are able to thrive un- der these pressures. • • • I once was listening to a T V program hosted by a very respected psychol- ogist and a clergy. They were discussing and ana- lyzing as to how we ever came to this state of end- less bickering, hatred and plotting and breakdown in civility. His answer seems correct and simple. And I quote… "We have moved away from and removed the Godly virtues of good will, compassion, kindness, forgiveness, love, charity, and humility, and replaced them with ego, selfish mo- tives, hatred greed and un- just anger." "For any soci- ety that moves away from Truth and Faith eventually breaks down and self de- structs. Just study the his- tory of institutions and em- pires now long gone and analyze why they no lon- ger exist." Think about this serious- ly. Let's keep praying for the healing of our nation. Continued from page 4 POLITICS nomic good." He went on to explain that rebuild! ing the destruction would stimulate the economy through business invest- ment and job creation. One would never hear my colleagues in George Mason University's eco- nomics department spout- ing such insanities. Just ask yourself whether the Japa- nese economy would have faced even greater opportu- nities for economic growth had the earthquake also struck Tokyo, Hiroshima, Yokohama and other major cities? Would the 9/11 ter- rorists have made a greater contribution to our econo- my had they also destroyed lives and buildings in Chi- cago, St. Louis, Los Ange- les and Atlanta? The belief that a society benefits from destruction is sheer lunacy. French economist Fred- eric Bastiat (1801-1850) ex- plained it in his pamphlet "What is Seen and What is Not Seen." He said, "There is only one difference be- tween a bad economist and a good one: the bad econ- omist confines himself to the visible effect; the good economist takes into ac- count both the effect that can be seen and those ef- fects that must be foreseen." That's why my George Ma- son University colleagues are good economists. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Continued from page 4 REALITY same misguided answers for America. Follow me onto the government plantation. The secret of American success, of all human suc- cess, is people free in body and spirit, taking responsi- bility for their lives. All of American history is about fighting for freedom. This is what the 2020 elec- tion is about. Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renew- al and Education and author of the new book "Necessary Noise: How Donald Trump Inflames the Culture War and Why This is Good News for America," available now at starparker.com. Continued from page 4 DEMOCRAT Continued from page 4 CLOCK ter nuclear-capable drone. In order to maintain the effectiveness of the U.S. nu- clear deterrent and avoid falling far behind Rus- sia and China, the Unit- ed States must continue its nuclear modernization program. Despite support for modernization from the two previous adminis- trations and a concurrence among senior national se- curity leaders, the Bulletin actively advocates for limit- ing the modernization pro- gram and supports desta- bilizing policies like no nu- clear first use. The Bulletin's true agen- da shines through citing President Trump's lack of progress on making a nuclear agreement with North Korea as a contrib- utor to its alarmist assess- ment of impending dooms- day, even though North Ko- rea has not tested a nuclear weapon in over two years. Ironically, the Bulletin did not move the clock forward in 2016 when North Korea tested two nuclear weap- ons and announced the de- velopment of a hydrogen bomb, and Obama was still president. The founders of the Bul- letin intended the organiza- tion to serve as an outlet for scientists to fulfill a moral obligation to warn the pub- lic about the dangers of nu- clear weapons. Using their scientific expertise, they could move the clock in ac- cordance with the advance- ment of weapons, such as the modernization of mul- tiple independently targe- table reentry vehicles in 1974. Yet gradually, the clock has become less of a scien- tific instrument and more of an advocacy tool. The Bulletin's report does not once mention Russia's new weapon systems as a rea- son for moving the clock forward—instead, it states that the United States sug- gests it will not extend New START but credits Russia for supporting an exten- sion. This shift from objec- tive scientific assessment to such blatant dismissal of adversary provocations in favor of criticizing the current administration's actions has even prompted the Chairman of the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin from 2009 -2018 to suggest the clock retire. While there is no crime in advocating for a liberal agenda—even one that so gravely misses the mark— it is disingenuous and dan- gerous to mask such po- litical advocacy under the guise of scientific author- ity. Patty-Jane Geller is a pol- icy analyst in nuclear deter- rence and missile defense at The Heritage Foundation. Congratulations to Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center's DAISY Award Winner! Julie Capehart, RN Julie Capehart has been recognized as Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center's next DAISY Award winner! Julie has been described as one who goes above the call of duty to see patients achieve wound healing. As a DAISY Award winner, Julie was gied with a DAISY pin, certificate, award sculpture, and cinnamon rolls for her entire department. The DAISY Award is presented quarterly. For more information or to nominate a nurse for the DAISY Award, please visit www. mhhcc.org. 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