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The Press-Dispatch Opinion Wednesday, Februar y 19, 2020 B- 5 church membership get smaller every year. If a pastor finds his/her- self in a Church that holds positions contrary to their core beliefs, then I would say give the local church as much mercy and grace as long as you can then leave quietly. The battle is over. Anything is possible with God! Unless reviv- al breaks out, the Church in America is beyond the point of no return [in Eu- rope it is almost nonexis- tent]. Feel free to disagree! In the future, the courts will wade into religion and mandate no organization can discriminate against any person identifying as LGBTQ. The consequence will be losing their tax-ex- empt status, or, as some countries in Europe, it will be a crime. The best course is to stand with the bloodstained banner of Christ and stand fast in the ranks. Regard- less how any church or- ganization deals with the LGBTQ issue, it will nev- er be over. The culture of our time is self-absorption. The historical Church will continued to be hammered and bullied; to think other- wise is foolish. It will never be over until Jesus returns. But be of good cheer. Fight the "good fight of faith! " The Church has fought many battles, and has lost some, but God al- ways wins the war. Think about it! Continued from page 4 GOOD FIGHT Court Report FELONY Pike County Circuit Court Kyle Aaron Dersch charged with battery result- ing in moderate bodily inju- ry, a level 6 felony. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANOR Pike County Circuit Court Taleena Brooke Morales charged with count I driving while suspended, prior, and count II false informing. Daniel Cooper charged with count I theft and count II conversion. Jennifer Faith Held charged with count I theft and count II conversion. Amanda K. Pride charged with count I driving while suspended, prior. Daniel Cooper charged with leaving the scene of an accident. CIVIL Pike County Circuit Court Crane Credit Union sues Andrew Aiman on com- plaint. Crane Credit Union sues Danery Mendez-Deleon on complaint. Jessica D. Naranjo sues Ernie Naranjo for dissolu- tion of marriage. Robert Brown sues Thel- ma Brown for dissolution of marriage. Anthony R. Faith sues Mykle K.B. Faith for disso- lution of marriage. SMALL CLAIMS Pike County Circuit Court Brenda Carter sues Curtis Isaac on complaint. Russell Henson sues Steve Slunder on complaint. INFRACTIONS Pike County Circuit Court Jakob W. Memmer charged with speeding, ex- ceeding 55 mph. Austin L. Loveless charged with driving with expired plates. Braden M. Herendeen charged with speeding, ex- ceeding 70 mph. Lacy M. Miller charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Jacob E. Atwood charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Chelsey L. Smith charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Tokala Bleu Richardson charged with speeding, ex- ceeding 70 mph. Teri M. Hollander Albin charged with speeding, ex- ceeding 70 mph. Logan B. Cornett charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Jamie L. Tapley charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Randy E. Thomas charged with operating a motor vehi- cle with a fictitious plate. Alyssa C. Herring charged with no valid driv- er's license. • • • How does the illness spread? By way of respi- ratory secretions from coughing and sneezing. Symptoms are similar to the flu but seemingly more severe: high fever, cough, chills, sweats, headaches and muscle and joint pains. Do we have cases in the USA? Apparently yes, about 14 at this time and most have come from visit- ing the area of Hunan, Chi- na. No cases are reported in Indiana. How do you get tested if you have symptoms? In the event there is a high index of suspicion in an individu- al who gets ill, the health care provider alerts the Lo- cal Health Department and from there a series of steps are taken by the State De- partment of Health experts in this field. They will im- plement testing, treat- ment and quarantine pro- cedures. Admirably, we have very good tracking and informa- tion sharing regarding this matter. From what I hear and participated in which is quite accurate, our lo- cal health departments, lo- cal EMS and hospitals have had training and systems in place just in case we are challenged with this prob- lem. In the meantime, please follow certain good com- mon sense health practic- es such as regular hand washing, keeping your re- sistance good, nourishing well, avoiding prolonged stress, and be careful dis- posing items you use when you have some respiratory symptoms. If you smoke, quit. If you had a flu vaccination for the current season, it does not protect you from the coro- na virus. Please read up on repu- table websites for more ac- curate information (such as CDC and State Health De- partment websites.) And please don't panic. We're still in a safe state of af- fairs it seems. Have a good week. Humor of the week: A patient once said this... "Doctor, I drive way too fast to worry about getting the Corona Virus. I don't think it will catch up with me." Continued from page 4 CORONA Bill of Rights guarantees mean absolutely nothing today, namely the 9th and 10th Amendments, which reaffirm personal liberty by specifically limiting the federal government to its "enumerated powers." "A More or Less Perfect Union" is not just a bunch of academics and consti- tutional experts preach- ing. It features interviews with everyday Americans weighing in with their vi- sions on the rule of law, the branches of govern- ment and the debate over originalism. There's a com- panion book titled "Voices of Our Republic," edited by Ginsburg. It is a collection of thoughts about the Con- stitution from judges, jour- nalists, and academics. It includes the thoughts of Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Neil Gorsuch and Sandra Day O'Connor, publisher Ar- thur Sulzberger, professor Alan Dershowitz, Gover- nor Arnold Schwarzeneg- ger, and historians Joseph Ellis and Ron Chernow, along with Jack Nicklaus, Gene Simmons and many others. The most important au- dience for "A More or Less Perfect Union" is high school and college stu- dents. For it is they who stand a good chance of los- ing the liberties that made our nation the greatest and freest on earth. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Continued from page 4 UNION black voters on board with them regarding the impor- tance of religion, faith and morality. But they've got a big job to change black attitudes about reliance on big gov- ernment. Republicans need to get into the trenches and pres- ent the case for freedom. The advantage they have is truth and plenty of glow- ing data from the last three years. President Trump's out- reach to A frican Amer- icans in the State of the Union was a great start. In addition to highlighting the great economic news, he showcased education opportunity scholarships, opportunity zones and criminal justice reform. President Trump is lay- ing the groundwork for a sea change in A frican American politics. Repub- licans need to follow up. Continued from page 4 THE WAY Continued from page 4 NEW BILL ty, tariffs, and other head- winds. Without permanent expensing, investment in American workers will be less attractive. Expensing has bipar- tisan support. Testifying at a recent House hearing on the 2017 corporate tax reform, Jason Furman, an economic advisor under President Barack Obama, was critical of the overall tax reform but described full business expensing as the first element of his al- ternative tax proposal. The ALIGN Act also fixes an important drafting error in the original legis- lation, which keeps cer- tain interior building im- provements, called Quali- fied Improvement Proper- ty, from being expensed. The proposal from Toomey is the much-need- ed companion piece to the various Republican plans for tax reform 2.0. Mak- ing all the provisions of the 2017 tax cuts perma- nent, including expensing, would increase the project- ed growth from the origi- nal, temporary reform by about 60 percent. Addressing the grow- ing fiscal crisis through spending reforms will al- so be a crucial part of al- lowing taxes to stay low for future generations. Making expensing per- manent is a necessary fix to help American workers, who rely on the world's best technology and tools to compete with a global workforce. Adam Michel focuses on tax policy and the federal budget as a Senior Policy Analyst in the Grover M. Hermann Center. DROP Continued from page 1 turnovers. That kept us from getting shots," said Elliott. Tell City improved to 10 - 10 on the season. It was their fifth win in a row. A f- ter starting the season 5 -10, the Marksmen have beaten Wood Memorial, Springs Valley, Cannelton, Pike Cen- tral, and on Saturday, they beat Southridge. Pike Central (31) Ethan Scott 3 0 -2 4 7, Ethan Gorby 2 0 -1 0 6, Sean Hanselman 2 2-2 1 6, Jaden Guth 2 1-2 2 5, Jersey Mills 0 0 -0 1 0, Peyton Howald 1 0 -0 2 3, Colin Craig 2 0 -0 5 4. To- tals 12 7-3 15 31. Three- pointers 4 (Gorby 2, Scott and Howald) Tell City (43) Hoble 1 0 -0 3 2, Chestnut 2 0 -0 1 6, Lloyd 5 0 -0 3 10, Ja- cob 1 1-0 1 2, Pruitt 4 2-1 2 11, Mathena 5 6 -2 2 12. To- tals 18 9-3 12 43. Three- pointers 4 (Chestnut 2 and Pruitt 2) JUNIOR VARSITY Pike Central (41) Brown 3 0 -0 1 7, Boyd 0 0 - 0 1 0, Sorgius 3 2-2 1 9, Clark 6 0 -0 0 14, Young 3 0 -2 5 6, B. Howald 0 0 -0 1 0, P. How- ard 2 0 -2 3 5. Totals 17 2- 6 12 41. Three-pointers 5 (Clark 2, Brown, Sorgius P. Howald) Tell City (49) Dodson 5 1-2 2 15, Wat- kins 4 1-2 0 10, Hyber 2 1- 2 0 5, Rockwell 6 2-3 2 16, Ferrand 0 0 -0 1 0, McIntosh 1 0 -0 1 3. Totals 18 5-8 6 49. Three-pointers 8 (Dod- son 4, Watkins, Rockwell 2, McIntosh) CHARGERS FALL 54-37 ON TUESDAY Tecumseh used a bal- anced attack and a quick start to beat the Chargers 54-37 on Tuesday night. Sophomore Zach Kolley led the way for the Braves with 19 points, but he got plenty of support, as Dustin DuPont and Tanner Toopes both added 12 points. Their win came despite strong efforts from Sean Hanselman and Ethan Gor- by. Hanselman had a ca- reer high of 15 points as he poured in three, three-point- ers in the first half, and then added a field goal and hit three of five free-throws for his points. Gorby hit a three-point- er all four quarters and add- ed two free-throws for his 14 points. Colin Craig goes up for two of his five points against Tell City on Friday night. Jaden Guth finishes off a nifty spin move in the paint for two points. He had five against Tell City. Sean Hanselman drives the lane against Tell City. Hanselman had six points against the Marksmen. On Tuesday, he put up a career-high 15 points. "Sean has been playing really well as of late. He had a career high," said Elliott. "Gorby is being more ag- gressive and is hitting some threes for us. But we can't turn it over as much as we are. We have to have the op- portunities to shoot," said Elliott. Tecumseh pulled out to a 31-16 lead at halftime. The margin continued to the end of the game to win 54-38. VARSITY Pike Central (38) Ethan Scott 2 1-2 4 5, Ethan Gorby 4 2-4 1 14, Se- an Hanselman 4 4-7 2 15, Jadaen Guth 0 0 -0 2 0, Pey- ton Howald 0 0 -0 1 0, Colin Craig 1 2-4 2 4, Totals 11 9- 17 12 38. Three pointers 7 (Gorby 4, Hanselman 3) Tecumseh (54) Gage Green 1 0 -0 2 2, Grif- fin Tuley 3 0 -0 0 6, Zachary Kolley 7 2-3 2 19, Dustin Du- Pont 4 1-1 1 12, Nick Gallag- er 0 2-2 1 2, Tanner Toopes 4 3-3 2 12, Levi Lillpop 0 1- 2 3 1, Chase Howell 0 0 -1 1 0. Totals 19, 9-12 12 54. Three pointers 7 (Kolley 3, DuPont 3, Toopes 1) JUNIOR VARSITY Pike Central (20) Kendric Sorgius 2 2-2 2 8, Ashton Evans 1 0 -0 2 2, Con- nor Young 1 0 -0 3 2, Bren- den Howald 0 0 -0 1 0, Pey- ton Howald 1 0 -0 0 2. Totals 7 2-4 10 20. Three-pointers 4 (Sorgius 2, Clark 2) Tecumseh (37) Brody Julian 2 0 -0 1 4, Pete Brucken 1 0 -2 1 2, Dax Bailey 3 0 -0 2 6, Reece Wicks 1 2-2 0 4, Chase Jones 3 1-1 0 7, Drew DuPont 3 1-2 2 7, Tyler Herr 2 1-1 0 5. To- tals 15 5-9 6 37. Three pointers 0.