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The Press-Dispatch Opinion Wednesday, Februar y 7, 2018 A- 9 BIG CITY BUY ME LOVE Continued from page 8 Continued from page 8 Letters to the Editor Court Report CRIMINAL Pike Circuit Court Shawn M. Watson charged with count I domestic battery resulting in bodily harm, a level five felony, count II injury to a pregnant woman and count III domestic battery. Lacy J. Sherman charged with count I theft, a level 6 felony, and count II criminal mischief. Christopher J. Willis charged with count I theft, a level 6 felony, and count II criminal mischief. Andrew K. Lee charged with count I theft, a level 6 felony, and count II crim- inal mischief. Jacquelyn F. McInnis charged with count I theft, a level 6 felony, and count II criminal mischief. Special investigation. CIVIL Pike Circuit Court Professional and Business Collec- tions sues Mara A. Bolin on complaint. Ally Financial Inc. sues Carrie Har- rison and Apryl Bowling on complaint. Indianapolis Power and Light Com- pany sues Indiana Statewide Rural Electric and Hoosier Cooperative En- ergy on complaint. Kristi D. England sues Brent A. Eng- land for dissolution of marriage. James Lee Austin sues Alison R. Austin for dissolution of marriage. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANOR Pike Circuit Court Anthony N. Wallace charged with operating a vehicle with an ACE of .08 or more. Clinton A. Rumble charged with count I driving while suspended and count II operating a vehicle while in- toxicated. Laura Faye Vest charged with crim- inal trespass. Steven C. Mallory charged with bat- tery resulting in bodily injury. SMALL CLAIMS Pike Circuit Court Midland Funding, LLC sues Mi- chael Weathers on complaint. INFRACTIONS Pike Circuit Court Zachary Watson charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Michael Ashby charged with speed- ing, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Kyle Kelley charged with speeding, 90 mph in a 70 zone. Kennedy LeJeune charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Roderick Sims charged with speed- ing, 91 mph in a 70 zone. Vernon Blain charged with speeding, 64 mph in a 55 zone. Brittany Knight charged with speed- ing, 65 mph in a 55 zone. Gary Seibert charged with speeding, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Aaron Standley charged with speed- ing, 60 mph in a 40 zone. Ethan Uppencamp charged with seat- belt violation. Collette Rhoads charged with speed- ing, 44 mph in a 30 zone. Ryan Kroll charged with seatbelt vi- olation. Jerri Curtis charged with seatbelt vi- olation. Khesha Bruner charged with speed- ing, 39 mph in a 25 zone. Derek Schwindel charged with speeding, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Marleeta Apolinar charged with seat- belt violation. Elsayed Radwan charged with seat- belt violation. Quade Blount charged with speeding, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Ethan Emmons charged with speed- ing, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Brittany Cooper charged with speed- ing, 39 mph in a 25 zone. Chad Phillips charged with speeding, 68 mph in a 55 zone. Sydney Martin charged with speed- ing, 39 mph in a 25 zone. Paul Combs charged with speeding, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Shawn Condra charged with seatbelt violation. Rodger Gist charged with seatbelt vi- olation. Owen Hawkins charged with seatbelt violation. Terry Kuhn charged with speeding, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Leevi Cannon charged with seatbelt violation. Andrew Scott charged with seatbelt violation. Jeffrey Kinberger charged with speeding, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Galion Leighty charged with speed- ing, 70 mph in a 55 zone. Kelly Arburn charged with seatbelt violation. Michael Bruner charged with disre- garding stop sign. Ethan Mathies charged with speed- ing, 70 mph in a 55 zone. Alexander Burton charged with speeding, 90 mph in a 70 zone. Jeff Clements charged with seatbelt violation. Fred Darko charged with speeding, 88 mph in a 70 zone. Joey Jones charged with speeding, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Jessica Kluemper charged with speeding, 71 mph in a 55 zone. Melissa Lough charged with speed- ing, 76 mph in a 55 zone. Dustin Montgomery charged with seatbelt violation. Niclotte Nance charged with speed- ing, 76 mph in a 55 zone. Amy Niehaus charged with speeding, 90 mph in a 70 zone. Lee Smith charged with speeding, 85 mph in a 70 zone. Jenna Thompson charged with speed- ing, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Jill Tyler charged with speeding, 75 mph in a 70 zone. Hugh Thornton charged with speed- ing, 100 mph in a 70 zone. Continued from page 8 WHIPLASH church at Corinth, "For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you pro- claim the Lord's death till He comes." Regardless of how the cross is constructed, Je- sus remains the central fig- ure, and the cross remains fixated within Christianity and its celebrations. The most prominent use of the cross for the in- dividual occurs on Ash Wednesday [which falls this year upon February 14th]. The observant comes forward, and the offici- ant places the sign of the cross in ashes upon the forehead, and a pronounce- ment is made as to the sig- nificance. The ashes by custom come from the crushed palm leaves from the previ- ous year's palm leaves. The symbolism is not missed. The palm leaves used to herald the arrival of Jesus as the Messiah became a ritual of death. The symbol of the cross as the introduction of Lent challenges the faithful to live the discipline of Lent with fasting, praying, and afflicting the body and as a reminded that Christ suf- fered "for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." To ask a typical Chris- tian, "What did you give up for Lent," holds no mean- ing…even Ash Wednesday passed with little notice. That is sad because Lent is the oldest observation of Christianity. Its obser- vance can be traced back to the fourth century and the Council of Nicene, and even its observance dates further back to the writ- ings of Irenaus of Lyons (c.130 -200). A Lenten discipline does not demand one to become fastened to a cross to dem- onstrate a commitment to the faith, but Paul did write, "I beseech you there- fore, brethren, by the mer- cies of God, that you pres- ent your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your rea- sonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and ac- ceptable and perfect will of God." Think about it as you prepare to join in the Lent- en discipline. Continued from page 8 PART II Continued from page 8 LIES Hillary's "Vast Right Wing Conspiracy." Arnie repeatedly goes back to the ideas that an- imated his and our move- ment's political successes, prompting Hillsdale Col- lege President Larry Arnn to remark, in his warm en- dorsement of the book, that the author "knows his craft deeply because he knows the purposes for which that craft is in- tended." Purdue's President Mitch Daniels remarks, "Arnie Steinberg is one of America's most valuable in- tellectual assets. His princi- pled iconoclasm has been a source of insight and il- lumination. This chronicle of his fascinating career is invaluable as political his- tory and a framework for thinking about the new fault lines in American pol- itics today." These pages contain ab- solute gems of how-to po- litical strategy and tac- tics, such as those the au- thor originated for candi- dates Clint Eastwood and Los Angeles Mayor Rich- ard Riordan. Although the author wrote two widely plagia- rized pre-eminent classic graduate texts that defined the mechanics of contem- porary political campaign management, he has often operated under the radar. His candid story-telling is fascinating. A radical of sorts, he pos- its that American conserva- tism remains a revolution- ary movement. He also ef- fectively argues that ma- ny liberal nostrums offer cures worse than the dis- ease. At first, the author seems distracted in his digres- sions. But the puzzle comes together, as you realize that American conservatism is itself a puzzle. Arnie traces his own flir- tation with Objectivism, his libertarian roots, his appre- ciation of traditional con- servatism, and his durable embrace of Frank Meyer's "fusionism." The book's final chapter, on Donald Trump and what he means for the conservative move- ment, is rich with insights. This book is an antidote to the left's caricature of conservatism. Universi- ty students will learn, for example, that conserva- tives ended the draft, op- pose crony capitalism, and have long supported crim- inal justice reform. What a joy it would be if this book became required reading for college cours- es in history or political sci- ence. Ed Feulner is the founder of The Heritage Foundation (heritage.org). correct lane and suddenly the roads fork into different directions, the GPS then tells you to make a U- turn if it is safe. Now you start getting really edgy. Because there is no place to make a U turn in a big highway. What is my point then? Hey, I am ab- solutely so happy I live in a small town, in the Midwest, where life feels more satisfyingly uncomplicated, and traffic is not overwhelming. We are very very spoiled indeed when you compare our lifetstyle to that of big cities. • • • A fter the wedding, we had a chance to visit Rose's brother and his wife in the Coral Springs area. Weather was in the low 60's and low 70's. On our way to his place from Or- lando, we encountered a traffic slow- down that was about two miles long, on the other side of the four lane high- way, because of an accident. Thank God he was the one driving. I told my- self, I wonder how these thousands of drivers endure the stop and go cruise, not knowing how soon they can reach their destination. A fter a long day of work and you head home in this kind of traffic, some- thing just ain't right. In the mornings watching the local news, the T V pro- grams show traffic flow in different parts of the city, and of course, they show lots of bottleneck areas and what to do to avoid them. A fter seeing and hearing these thing about traffic, I longed so much to head back home. Yes, big cities have many ameni- ties, great eating places, big shop- ping areas, but to reach those places, you need to get involved in the never ending battle to avoid accidents, avoid getting tickets and fines, and endure drivers who keep honking horns when they sense you might have missed the change into green traffic light or want- ing to change lanes and they refuse to give in. • • • Now I do not want to sound as if I did not seem to have a good time tasting warmer weather and seeing exotic ar- chitectures, or eating out at some fine restaurants. The best part of our vis- it was driving through a place called Deerfield City where there was a long walkway along the beach. The sky was blue, temperature was about 72, the wind was slightly strong. Proper- ly attired, sitting on the Park benches just staring at the ocean and hearing the waves rhythmically encroach the beaches made one feel great. Lots of grey haired seniors were the bulk of the visitors in that area, that included us of course. A fter our day- dreaming, we checked our parking me- ter time, and with a few minutes left, we decided to head back to our next destination, which is his home. Be- cause it was time to snack then take a nap. Now that we're both back home in Petersburg—I'll say one more time— there's no place like home.....like Pike County. Yeah! Have a great week. team sports teach impor- tant social skills that will prepare student-athletes for the real world: you might as well get used to dealing with difficult authority figures, over - coming unfairness, and merging your self-inter- est with group outcomes. But should we wink at the negative lessons of team sports? Should a Christian look at youth sports any differ- ently than an unbeliever? We Hoosiers really val- ue defense. It's considered conscientious and selfless for the athlete to devote herself to an activity that helps the team but isn't tabulated on the score- board. We respect it. But what is defense in basket- ball? It's not self-defense, in the sense of Homeland Defense or aikido. In basketball, defense is the imposition of your will to prevent your rival from doing her best: you find out where she shoots well, and you keep her from get- ting to that spot. When she tries to shoot, you block the shot, or block her vi- sion with your hand in her face. Is that an impulse Christians should want to cultivate in their young people? The highest, most re- spected level of defense in basketball is intimida- tion—when you so thor- oughly dominate your ad- versary that they are dis- couraged and reluctant to try anymore. If they dribble poorly, you pressure them and strip the ball from them before they can even bring it to mid-court. You block so many of their shots that they wince, imagin- ing you're there even when you're not. You "steal" their passes so they can't even put the ball in play from out of bounds. We love it. But is that OK for Christians? Should we love it? I've got a feeling that basketball gets on God's nerves sometimes, when it's mean or unjust, and es- pecially when it confuses the moral impulses of His children. I'm not against compe- tition. Iron sharpens iron. But pole vaulting, high hurdles and discus man- age to be competitive and bring out our best without turning us into sneaky and oppressive bullies. Long live individual sports! Continued from page 8 FAREWELL cans are expressed by the sentiments in Emma Laza- rus' poem "The New Colos- sus," which is on a plaque inside the Statue of Liberty and in part says, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Third place... LIFE-SIZED YARD STATUARY Both pleasing and practical, a life- size concrete likeness of Cupid in the nude will send your message of love loud and clear. This is an especial- ly good option for those who want to make their first confession of love to someone they've been admiring in secret. A fter all, when they hear the truck backing up, run to the window, and see that big ol' Cupid seated firmly on top of their flower bed, they'll know: "I am loved." Plus, you can get creative with this one—different pedestals, dif- ferent makes and models of bow for Cu- pid to wield—the possibilities are end- less! Just make sure you set up the de- livery in time for the big day. Receiving a surprise Cupid statue on February 14 is romantic, but receiving the same gift on February 15 is... just not the same. And if all else fails, there's always... Often referred to (by me) as "the perfect gift," cash is endlessly versa- tile. In fact, the only reason I didn't get Jill a stack of $20 bills is my crushing poverty I didn't want to give her the same thing I wanted her to give me! You can never, ever go wrong just giv- ing someone cash, whether it's a first date or a golden anniversary. So that's it! Surely one of these great gifts will make your beau beam this Valentine's Day. And if not, well, I guess there's just no accounting for taste. Have a great week! An act of kindness To the Editor: I observed an act of genuine human kindness the other day in the Jay-C parking lot. I had just parked and was sitting in my car listening to a song on the ra- dio when I saw someone I knew across the lot wheeling his groceries to his car. I sat and watched as he unload- ed them into his trunk and proceeded to get in and pull up to the entrance, where he picked up his wife, and then I assumed he had left. At the same time his wife came out, another gentleman was behind her. I could tell he was hav- ing trouble walking and then I saw his crutches in his cart with a small bag. He was holding on to the cart to help him walk to his car. The next thing I saw out of the cor- ner of my eye was the couple I had been watching that I thought had left. The man was walking over to the gentle- man that was having trouble and pro- ceeded to get his crutches out of his cart and make sure he was stable on them. He then handed him his small bag and took his cart and put it up, as he had previously done his. The man looked as if he were having trouble with opening his door with his keys. The other man went back over and opened the car door and only when he was sure the man was getting in safe- ly, he waved and walked away. Rarely do you see people helping other people these days. I don't know if he knew him or not, but it wouldn't have made any difference because I am sure no matter who it was, he would have helped them. I hope I am getting his name right, because I am good with faces, but sometimes I tend to forget a name. But I am pretty sure his name is Joe Cart- er. He is a mild-mannered, soft-spoken man with a mustache and a big smile. He always takes time to stop and ask how my husband, Gary McCandless, is doing. He has a good sense of humor also. He is just an all-round nice guy. So I would like to thank you for be- ing a good Samaritan that day, and I al- so wish that there were a million more people like you in this world. If there were, this world would be a much bet- ter place to live. So again, thank you, Joe, for being a really good guy. Linda K. McCandless Former Principal supports Friends of Otwell To the Editor: Over the Christmas and year-end holidays, I opened the mail for the Friends of Otwell, Limited. One of the letters we received came from the former Otwell High School Principal James Willis. According to his letter, he still subscribes to The Press Dis- patch. A 1941 graduate of Petersburg High School, he enrolled at Purdue Univer- sity. His college education was inter- rupted by World War II. He was injured at the Battle of Okinawa and ultimate- ly finished his degree work at Indiana University. Principal in the mid-1950s, he now lives in Texas. Mr. Willis writes of warm memories of Otwell High School and asks blessing on our continued success. Mr. Willis sent a donation he described as a small amount. (Princi- pal Willis, there is no such thing as a small donation). Your real gift was the kind words you used describing your Otwell experiences. Again, sir, thank you for your service and prayers. Principal Willis, we are open and planning to stay that way. Pre-regis- tration for our summer programs, in- cluding day care, and next fall's ele- mentary classes will begin very soon. Thanks again for your support and in- terest. Bob Rhodes Friends of Otwell We're not afraid to shed some light on the truth. 812-354-8500 SUBSCRIBE TODAY!