The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, October 28, 2020 B-7 benefit not STIMULUS Continued from page 6 FENOL Continued from page 6 marked by rioting, looting, killing, burning and destroy- ing of property, and attack- ing law enforcement. The other one was very peaceful, orderly and without any vio- lence. It made me really think hard, why the difference? Well, any person of good conscience and intellect can make their own conclusions. The truth is staring you in the face. So, please don't for- get to vote and fulfill your se- rious obligation, for the sake of our future and the future generations to come. Wisdom of the week: Those who did not vote can- not complain about the offi- cials they strongly disagree with and who are elected. A f- ter the election, we must all join hands together, help he- al and build our country, for we are all going to ride the same ship… our nation. If we rock this ship really hard and wreak havoc on it, we will all sink the boat and drown to- gether. God help us. TEACHINGS Continued from page 6 cept of "academic freedom." She added, "I hope there are a lot of circles in academia having a serious conversa- tion on how 'academic free- dom' upholds white suprem- acy, racism, and prejudice." Findley also addressed past violent riots, writing that she was initially opposed to the 2015 Baltimore riots and was worried for the police of- ficers but changed her mind. She said: "I was scared for the fires, for the rioting, for the storefronts that would need to be rebuilt. That was my 'protest differently,' 'all lives matter,' and 'blue lives matter' moment. I was wrong and I was called out." In the wake of financial problems, many colleges are crying broke and want government bailouts, but they have enough money to hire costly diversity people. For example, University of Pennsylvania pays its chief diversity officer more than $580,000 a year. Universi- ty of Michigan pays it vice provost for equity and inclu- sion and chief diversity offi- cer $ 385,000 per year. Oth- er universities around the country pay their chief di- versity officers annual sala- ries of $200,000 and up. Many university profes- sors do not buy into the gross academic deception that has become part and parcel of today's college education today. They are too busy with their own re- search to get involved with campus politics. Rather than being on the committees that run the university, they concede the turf to those who are willing to take the time. Often those who are willing to take the time are not necessarily the most tal- ented people but people with a political agenda to change what has been traditional college education. But all is not lost. Taxpayers, parents and donors who foot the bill can have a significant impact if they would stop being lazy and find out what is going on at our colleges. And, if they do not like what they see, they can snap their pocket- books shut. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. RULES Continued from page 6 tions office, "Ohio voters are not required to use a ballot drop box to vote." Ohio is generous with its absentee voting rules even though "there is no consti- tutional right to an absen- tee ballot," the judges said, adding: Voters may (1) vote in per- son on election day, (2) vote in person for more than four weeks before election day, (3) mail in an absentee bal- lot; or (4) drop off an absen- tee ballot at a drop box. Thus, a limitation on drop boxes poses at most an inconve- nience to a subset of voters (those who choose to vote ab- sentee and physically drop off their absentee ballot). Griffin and Thapar said that even if subjected to some form of heightened scrutiny, Ohio's restrictions on drop boxes "easily pass constitu- tional muster." Moreover, contrary to Pol- ster's claim, the Ohio secre- tary of state had advanced le- gitimate concerns that sup- ported his directive, the 6th Circuit judges said. First, the directive "pro- motes uniformity," which has been "consistently" rec- ognized as a legitimate state interest in running "orderly" elections. Second, the directive "pro- motes the state's efficiency interests in administering elections," given the long list of complex responsibilities of elections officials. That "effi- ciency interest is particular- ly important where, as here, voting is already in prog- ress," the judges wrote. Third, "limiting drop box- es to one location per county promotes the accuracy of the election" since "voters who return a ballot to the wrong drop box run the risk of hav- ing their ballot rejected." And finally, the secretary of state's directive "promotes the security of the election," the two judges said. Ohio "never before used off-site drop boxes" and requiring them at the last moment would "require on-the-fly im- plementation of new, untest- ed security measures." The danger of allowing un- monitored, unsecured drop boxes for absentee ballots was demonstrated recently in Virginia. There, the state board of elections issued a warning to voters Oct. 5 that six outdoor mail collection boxes had been broken into during the prior weekend, mailboxes that may have con- tained absentee ballots. Judge Helen White, the third judge on the 6th Cir- cuit panel, wrote a dissent- ing opinion disagreeing with Griffith and Thapar. White said she would have upheld the lower court's in- junction because she be- lieved that the decision on how many ballot drop box- es should be placed, and where, should be left up to county boards of election. White seemed unconcerned that this could lead to incon- sistent rules throughout the state. But as Griffith and Thapar pointed out, "the district judge in this case altered elec- tion rules during an election and in disregard for Ohio's important state interests." Griffin and Thapar are right. Federal judges shouldn't alter the rules at the 12th hour—especially after an election has begun. Hans von Spakovsky is an authority on a wide range of issues for the Heritage Foun- dation – including civil rights, civil justice, the First Amend- ment, immigration. We don't need taxpayers footing the bill for more tril- lions to pay for politicians to dish out ice cream for their constituents. Passing mountains of debt on to our children and grand- children while bogging down economic recovery with more government is not the way to go. Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renew- al and Education and au- thor of the new book "Nec- essary Noise: How Donald Trump Inflames the Culture War and Why This is Good News for America." Readers can respond to Star's column by emailing star-parker@ur- bancure.org. LISTEN Continued from page 6 Court Report FELONY Pike County Circuit Court Aaron Douglas Bellamy charged with count I invasion of privacy, count II do- mestic battery and count III domestic battery, prior, a level 6 felony. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANOR Pike County Circuit Court Demarco A. Jones charged with driv- ing while suspended, prior. Leslie Maxfield charged with theft. Ashley N. Maxfield charged with theft. Jennifer Alcorn charged with domes- tic battery. CIVIL Pike County Circuit Court Hoosier Accounts Service sues Thom- as Kirby on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Clint Cox on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Jordan King on complaint. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC sues Amber Lawrence on complaint. Kieara F. McCallister petitions for name change. SMALL CLAIMS Pike County Circuit Court Hoosier Accounts Service sues James L. Hegedus on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Geof- fery P. Keith on complaint. INFRACTIONS Pike County Circuit Court Fletcher R. Byrd, Jr. charged with no valid driver's license. Eric R. Inman charged with speeding. Jeffrey N. Haney charged with seat- belt violation. Nicholas A. Barnes charged with speeding. Dereck L. Allen charged with driving while suspended. Christopher Adyn Knepp charged with count I speeding, exceeding 70 mph, and count II seatbelt violation. Gbenga A. Ajagunna charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Traebor N. Boston charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. Dale Wagler charged with driving while suspended. Lillie N. Pancake charged with speed- ing. Klayton M. Kixmiller charged with count I driving left of center, count II im- proper passing on the left and count III passing in a no passing zone. Michael P. Beier charged with speed- ing, exceeding 55 mph. Satan]. As the minister sows the word the enemy is there to snatch it away through in- attention, doubt, a deceit- ful heart, or a dozen other means. The bottom line is you can't hear the message because before it has time to take root and grow, it has been crushed. As a summary, from time to time most Christians have left a Worship Service won- dering what was preached. I know, I have-and I was the preacher! Yet I am encour- aged because I know why I got distracted. Do you? Think about it!