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B-10 Opinion Wednesday, May 20, 2020 The Press-Dispatch Questions about shooting Letter to the Editor To the Editor: I feel that the killing of Mike Faries' death needs to be looked at. A grand ju- ry needs to be called in to take a look at this case, as well as an outside pros- ecutor. I have no issue with the Petersburg Police or the Pike County Sheriff's Office. Having worked with a county sheriff's office, a town police depart- ment and the ISP, I was not a cop, but this job I had, I did help the agencies. I feel on the third call, this person need- ed to be committed to a mental ward for 72 hours or longer, if need be. It's clear some major issues were go- ing on, tear gas, pepper spray, mace and numerous other things could have been tried. I can't believe a 69 -year-old had to die. I don't want anyone to be fired and we all know about all the racial shootings in the last few years, such as one going on right now. No, this is not a racial issue. A trained negotiator should have been called in. I feel sad that someone had to die in the prime of their life, unless it turns out that this was some big time illegal pill taker. I love Petersburg and Pike County. I've got no connection to the person who was shot. I just feel a lot of mis- takes were made. I read this in three papers, but Petersburg paper has the most. The key tip off is when he said he was starving. Who in Pike County is starving? No one, that's who. Glen Arvin Court Report FELONY Pike County Circuit Court Justin Lee charged with count I criminal confinement, a level 5 felony, count II domestic battery in the pres- ence of a child less than 16 years old, a level 6 felony, and count III posses- sion of paraphernalia. Dana Moyes charged with count I obstruction of justice, a level 6 felony, and count II false informing. Michael Boyd charged with main- taining a common nuisance, controlled substances, a level 6 felony. Tara Mullis charged with count I fail- ure to remain at the scene of an acci- dent with moderate or serious bodily injury, a level 6 felony, count II leaving the scene of an accident with moderate or serious bodily injury, a level 6 felony, and count II false informing. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANOR Pike County Circuit Court Marvin Mallory charged with do- mestic battery. David Eugene Padgett charged with operating a vehicle with an ACE of at least .08 but less than .15. Michael Ray Boyd charged with leaving the scene of an accident. CIVIL Pike County Circuit Court Crane Credit Union sues Joshua Ma- son on complaint. Joseph Wilson sues Lacey Wilson for dissolution of marriage. SMALL CLAIMS Pike County Circuit Court Melanie Britton sues Jessica Newkirk on complaint. INFRACTIONS Pike County Circuit Court Blaine Pitcher charged with speed- ing, exceeding 55 mph. Jason M. Sweeney charged with au- thorization of IAC Conservation Vio- lations. John R. Houchins charged with au- thorization of IAC Conservation Vio- lations. Teegan L. Breeding charged with failure to wear a helmet. James C. Elliott charged with au- thorization of IAC Conservation Vio- lations. Alivia B. Corwin charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Illya A. Williams charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Deon Terrell Dickerson charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. Likewise, James writes to the Church, "Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? You lust and do not have. You murder, cov- et, and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. The antidote for the world's miseries is the salvation of God through Christ. The Church has been preaching the trans- forming power of Jesus Christ for centuries. If the secular world will not consider the words of the Son of God, what makes you think libertarian phi- losophy based upon secu- lar reasoning will renovate the world? Think about it as you continue to pray for our na- tion and world. Continued from page 9 ANSWER to three years. Even if immunity to the SARS -CoV-2 virus reduces in effectiveness over time, the body's immune system likely could generate a suf- ficient response to prevent a viral attempt at reinfection. Beyond immunology, suc- cessful antibody testing also will help researchers devel- op historical and current in- formation about the spread and penetrance of the virus, which will guide the continu- ing response to this pandem- ic. Even more important will be the level of assurance it will provide to those who have developed immunity in possibly returning safe- ly to normal activity. Test- ing frontline workers such as first responders will be a priority. First responders are more often exposed to the virus, so the presence of protect- ing antibodies will defend them not only from con- tracting the disease, but al- so from spreading it to those they help. At this time, while there are estimates, we still really don't know how many Amer- icans already have been ex- posed and may have immuni- ty to reinfection. There is still much to learn about this virus, but with an- tibody testing ramping up, the number of those immune will become increasingly in focus, aiding the develop- ment of good public health policies going forward and an economic recovery. Katiedid vs... by Katiedid Langrock School play in quarantine realizing the vacuum clean- er was not plugged in." We have a friend who sent a note to her parents. She said, "Dear Mom and Dad, I know you missed the grandkids for the past three months. Once this is over, I'll have my kids stay with you for a month. Thank you. From a tired Mom." • • • Well of course, here are some more silly notes and questions I found. "As people age, do they sleep more soundly? An- swer: Yes but usually in the afternoon." " Is it common for 70 -plus year olds to have problems with short-term memory storage? Answer: Storing memory is not the prob- lem, Retrieving it is the problem." "What is the most com- mon comment made by 70 -plus year olds when they enter antique stores? Answer: "Gosh, I remem- ber these! " And when they can't find their eyeglass- es as they look for things or can't read labels, where can they easily find their eyeglasses? Answer: Their foreheads. One elderly gentleman commented, "Sometimes, just getting out of bed in the mornings just ruins the whole day." Scared about the eco- nomic impact of the cur- rent crisis? One enterpris- ing guy went to the bank and said he wanted to open a joint account. When the cashier asked who with, he said, "The one with the most money." • • • I read lots of good books and watch plenty of pro- grams on Youtube and oth- er forms of entertainment. I have to balance things. Here are some I'd like to share. JOY–Think Jesus first, Others next, You last. In our feeling of help- lessness, let's not go into hopelessness. If God puts us through it, He'll let us go through. Read Philippians 4:6 -7. Have a blessed week. Continued from page 9 Continued from page 9 HUMOR WELFARE economizes on society's scarce resources. Here's a question for you. Which entities pro- duce greater consumer satisfaction: for-profit en- terprises such as super- markets, computer mak- ers and clothing stores, or nonprofit entities such as public schools, post of- fices and motor vehicle de- partments? I'm guessing you'll answer the former. Their survival depends on pleasing ordinary people. Public schools, post offic- es and motor vehicle de- partments' survival are not strictly tied to pleasing people but rather on politi- cians and the ability of gov- ernment to impose taxes. Some advocates of wealth taxes and other forms of taxation might ar- gue that they are tempo- rary measures to get us over the COVID-19 crisis. Do not buy that argument. The great Nobel Laureate economist Milton Fried- man once said, "Nothing is more permanent than a temporary government program." The telephone tax was levied on wealthy Americans with telephones in 1898 to help fund the Spanish-American War. That tax was repealed over 100 years later in 2006. One of the objectives of the World War II withhold- ing tax was to bring faster revenues to fight the war. The withholding of taxes is still with us blinding Amer- icans on the taxes they pay. Let us not allow a crisis to bamboozle us again. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Continued from page 9 CRISIS Continued from page 9 IMMUNE? ment spending, debt and po- litical intervention into our personal lives. Let's wait before doing more of the same. 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" Let us pray for President Trump and our leaders To the Editor: Because of the vicious attacks by the liberal media, along with Demo- crats and pro-abortion forces in Amer- ica, we are asking everyone to consid- er praying each day for our president and his administration. We ask you to do this so the president and his admin- istration can continue to govern this great nation and withstand the verbal abuse that is coming his way from the liberal media and the Democrats. These people are trying to do every- thing they can to bring down this ad- ministration. They will stop at noth- ing to discredit the president. It does not matter what President Trump says or does, they will oppose him at every decision. From the first day President Trump took office, the Democrats were looking for ways to impeach or remove him from office anyway they could. So this is no surprise as to what he is going through. Therefore, it should not surprise us to see them using the current crisis to accomplish their agenda. That is why it is so im- portant that we pray for the president everyday so he can withstand the var- ious assaults on his presidency. President Trump has battled the lib- eral media and the Democrats from the time he started running for pres- ident and the liberal media tries ev- ery day to twist the news or use any event to make the president look bad or reflect back on his administration. The liberal media has stooped to a new low while trying to discredit this president. The liberal reporters no longer re- port the news objectively but instead they are reporting it as it fits their political agenda in order to discred- it the president in any way possible. It seems the liberal media has lost all credibility as the liberal pundits on CNN, MSNBC, CBS, ABC and NBC no longer hide their hate and discon- tent for our president and they use every newscast to slant the news to their political bias and to their liberal point of view. Even local T V stations are now following in this trend. If the major affiliates can do it, we can, too. Yes, the president does strike back and you cannot blame him. In spite of how unfair the coverage has been to- wards this president, he has been able to get his message out to the Ameri- can people by way of Twitter and this has frustrated the liberal pundits. We can truly understand why much of the liberal print media is in financial trou- ble. In spite of the bombardment, the president and his administration con- tinue to work for our country to make this a better place for all Americans. While our economy struggles to re- cover from the COVID-19 pandemic, the liberal media and the Democrat party have weaponized the virus as a tool to bring down the president and his administration. The impeachment process did not work, so the virus be- came their next best hope heading towards November. Applying these types of political attacks is not in the best interest for our country, when so many are struggling to recover. Let us continue with our prayers for President Trump. Please take time each day to lift up our president and all our elected officials in prayer. Let us pray for those who are using this turn of events in our country for polit- ical gain, so they can put aside their political agenda and put the best inter- est of our country first. Louis Kavanaugh, Jr. Montgomery, Ind. JOHN HURLEY FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE Paid for by Hoosiers4Hurley www.Hurley4Hoosiers.com @Hurley4Hoosiers Your Democratic Candidate for Strong Schools Strong Communities Strong Citizens My 7-year-old's teacher decided to put on a school play. It begins in 20 minutes. I have a problem with this. In fact, I have ma- ny problems with this. For starters, it's nearly the end of the school year. Why are we getting ambitious now? Isn't now the time for field day and end-of-year ice cream parties? Don't these last precious weeks provide that once-a-year opportunity for ex- hausted teachers to wheel in the large cube television sets on dollies and play "Schoolhouse Rock! " (or, for the teach- ers who have really stopped giving a crumpet, "Grease") on a never-ending loop? Because that, my friends, is the kind of home schooling I can handle right now. Movies, snacks and send- ing them outside to "field day," aka the trampoline. But a play? Not the go- outside kind but the memorize-lines kind? That's not just work for my kid- do; that's work for me. These are lines I had to memorize alongside my kid to help him practice. Oh, but no, it didn't stop there. Then, the nerve, my son's teacher gave me a song to sing, too. Parent participation is lovely, when volunteered. But a man- dated solo? That's just a new form of quarantine abuse! So I memorized the song and sang it in play practice. And the solo was promptly taken away from me and given to my son. Something about how the pitch and rhythm and melody were off. Perhaps the lyrics, too. I can't be sure. Surely, the solo be- longs to my child, and he does a most excellent job, but it was nonetheless a brutal blow to my quarantine ego. I was kindly asked instead to participate in the chorus hoedown. I'm be- ing taken back to that time in my musical theater days when I was asked to lip-sync during the chorus numbers. Somehow my voice risked destroying the overwhelm- ing crescendo of a 60 -per- son cast. Surely, you are now thinking, "Wow, Ka- tiedid must be uniquely terrible at singing." And to that I say, "That's be- side the point! " One can take only so many gray hairs, Cheeto crumb-filled bedsheets and solo-takeaways before one really begins to question her life's choices. And you know I'm not fixing the gray hairs and Cheeto crumb-filled bedsheets any time soon. Lastly, this play is to go on, in now only 10 minutes, unmuted over Zoom. I have not been in many Zoom meet- ings, but the ones I have been on have consisted of naked children running past screens, video turned off but toi- let flushes being heard on audio, and someone crunching too loudly. And those are when the meetings are filled with adults. Not children. Children who, no matter how recently they just ate, seem to always need a snack. The louder the crunch, the better. I'm con- fident celery sales are through the roof right now. Though my kids never want- ed to touch the stuff before, the joy of loudly crunching through their par- ents' Zoom meetings has added a new pizazz to the otherwise dull vegetable. Seeing as we are, of course, at home, children and parents were asked to cre- ate our own costumes. My son and I are American prospectors. I consid- ered just letting him dig in the dirt for an hour so I could get this column do- ne. Not just for selfish reasons, mind you. He would have been digging for gold. Doing so surely would have helped with character development and with creating attire resembling that typically worn in 1849. Undoubt- edly, these were not the most washed men and women. And what if my kid had found gold in our backyard, huh? I wouldn't have seemed like such a neg- ligent parent then, would I have? And here is the dilemma we are al- ways facing in these quarantine times. I love helping my kid. I love being a part of his world and his school and his playtime. But the balance is always off. Deadlines don't go away. Work piles up, and stress piles on. I resent resent- ing my part (and my part that was tak- en away because of my poor singing ability) in the school play. So I write this column in overalls, my hair in pigtails, a kerchief around my neck and a nugget of fool's gold in my pocket. The balancing act of the pan- demic might be a fool's errand, but I guess we all just gotta hoedown our way through it. Curtains open in 5, 4, 3, 2... Katiedid Langrock is author of the book "Stop Farting in the Pyramids," available at http://www.creators.com/ books/stop-farting-in-the-pyramids. Like Katiedid Langrock on Facebook, at http://www.facebook.com/katiedid- humor.