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The Press-Dispatch H Price of preparation Continued from page 2 toring in sequestration— the program is delayed by two years. This will cause a critical capability gap in the fleet for 14 years." The president famously raised this very issue during a pre-election debate. Warned that we have the fewest ships since 1917, Obama retorted: "We also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military's changed." Quality, he insisted, was what mattered. "The question is not a game of Battleship, where we're counting ships. It's what are our capabilities?" And that, of course, should be exactly the ques- tion. Defense spending should be based on a simple question: What does our military need? Yet as Heritage's Baker Spring wrote earlier this year, in its proposed budget, "the administration has proposed defense funding levels that are inadequate to maintaining the U.S. military capabilities described in the defense strategic review." That's worth keeping in mind this Pearl Harbor day. There's still time to prepare. But if we want the military we need to protect the future, we must be willing to pay the bill for it. Ed Feulner is president of The Heritage Foundation (heritage.org). Wednesday, December 12, 2012 C-3 Court report Criminal Docket Pike Circuit Court Kyle B. Compton charged with conspiracy to commit theft, a class D felony. Stephen L. Preusz charged with theft, a class C felony. Traffic and misdemeanor Pike Circuit Court Alexander Donahoo charged with count I, illegal taking of a deer, spotlighting prohibited, a class C misdemeanor; count II, illegal taking of a deer, shooting from a public highway, a class C misdemeanor. Austin Gregory charged with count I, illegal taking of a deer, spotlighting prohibited, a class C misdemeanor; count II, illegal taking of a deer, shooting from a public highway, a class C misdemeanor. Using lofty words to obContinued from page 2 Jacob Braunecker government doesn't "ask" scure tawdry realities ex- charged with count I, opanybody to pay anything. It tends beyond the White erating a vehicle with 0.08 orders you to pay the taxes House. Referring to the percent or more blood alcothey impose and you can go Federal Reserve System's hol content, a class C misdecreation of hundreds of bil- meanor and count II, operatto prison if you don't. Then there are all the fan- lions of new dollars out of ing a vehicle while intoxicatcy substitute words for plain thin air as "quantitative eas- ed, a class C misdemeanor. old spending—words like ing" makes it seem as if this Christopher West, "stimulus" or "investing in is some soothing and eso- charged with disorderly the industries of the future." teric process, rather than conduct, a class B misdeThe theory about "stim- amounting essentially to meanor. ulus" is that government nothing more than printing Louis Karsner charged spending will stimulate pri- more money. with improper tagging of a Debasing the value of deer, a class C misdemeanvate businesses and financial institutions to put more money by creating more of or. of their money into the econ- it is nothing new or esoteric. omy, speeding up the recov- Irresponsible governments ery. But the fact that you call have done this, not just for something a "stimulus" does centuries, but for thousands of years. not make it a stimulus. It is a way to take people's Stimulus spending began during the Bush administra- wealth from them without tion and has continued full having to openly raise taxblast during the Obama ad- es. Inflation is the most uniministration. But the end versal tax of all. To the Editor: All the pretty talk about result is that both businessThis letter is in reference es and financial institutions how tax rates will be raised to the article in the Dec. 5 have had record amounts of only on "the rich" hides the issue of The Press Dispatch, their own money sitting idle. ugly fact that the poorest concerning the salary of the The rate of circulation of mon- people in the country will City Council Members of Peey slowed down. All this is see the value of their money tersburg. I am writing to cordecline, just like everybody rect the error of what I supthe opposite of stimulus. What about "investing in else, and at the same rate as posedly stated at the meetthe industries of the future"? everybody else, when the ing. I stated that the counDoes the White House come government creates more cil members present salary equipped with a crystal ball? money and spends it. is $2544 not $2000 as the arIf you have $100 and, after ticle stated. Three members Calling government spending "investment" does not inflation follows from "quan- of the Petersburg Council almake it investment any more titative easing," that $100 so draw $1620 for being on than calling spending "stim- dollars will only buy what the Water Board or Public ulus" makes it stimulate any- $80 bought before, then that Works and Safety Board, for is the same economically as a total salary of $4164. Pething. What in the world would if the government had taxed tersburg is the only city, in lead anyone to think that away one-fifth of your mon- my research, with separate politicians have some mag- ey and spent it. a City Council, Water Board But it is not the same po- and Public Works and Safeic way of knowing what the industries of the future are? litically, so long as gullible ty Board. Thus far the Obama admin- people don't look beyond Council members in the istration has repeatedly "in- words to the reality that in- other towns and cities hanvested" in the bankrupt- flation taxes everybody, the dle all three jobs as one and cies of the present, such as poorest as well as the rich- get paid one salary. With est. Solyndra. the new raise of $100 for each year of service, at least two of the Petersburg Council members will now draw $5764 per year, with their Continued from page 2 ton Post Women is to be in council salary at $4144 and The world of dating and the same league with Hugh the Water of Public Work matrimony is not kind to Heffner, they have taken the and Safety Boards paying women who are party ani- wrong approach. He used mals. Life is not fair; most classy articles from prommales exclude women Ms. inent and popular writers, Gray would have one believe producers, actors, and polwas being hipped at twenty iticians to get middle-aged To the Editor: as a possible wife. The Huntingburg Stroll men to look at pictures. Sadly, women who follow The Huffington Post Wom- just completed its 27th year. the promiscuous path Ms. en goes straight to the point As a shop owner (Combined Gray is advocating during without the sophistication. Talents) on 4th St., I would their twenties will find them- Heffner's iconic tag line was like to say Thank You to evselves at thirty wondering a sophisticated, "What Sort eryone who shopped localwhere all the "good," avail- of Man Reads . . ."; well, how ly and supported local busiable, and marrying-type would one answer "What nesses. men are! Is there a question Sort of Women Reads The As most of you are aware, here? some of the Dubois CounHuffington Post Women?" If the goal of The Huffingty communities have schedThink about it. H Fiscal cliff notes Richard Mayall charged with failure to procure a hunting license, a class C misdemeanor. Jimmy Stafford charged with illegal taking, hunting deer over baited area, a class B misdemeanor. Ethan Kuebler charged with illegal consumption of an alcoholic beverage, a class C misdemeanor. Cody Traylor charged with count I, shooting from a public roadway, a class C misdemeanor; count II, illegal taking of deer, a class B misdemeanor; count II, hunting from a motor driven conveyance, a class C misdemeanor; count IV, failure to procure a hunting license. Jesse Braun charged with illegal taking, hunting deer over baited area, a class B misdemeanor. Daniel A. Morgan charged with false reporting, a class B misdemeanor. Gary T. Jochim charged with count I, operating a vehicle with 0.15 percent or more alcohol in blood, a class A misdemeanor, and count II, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a class C misdemeanor. Civil Docket Pike Circuit Court Cavalry SPV I sues Sonia L. Rainey on complaint. Lori G. Wade sues Benjamin J. Wade for dissolution of marriage. Wellls Fargo Bank sues Jonathan Barnes, Jay and Bee doing business as Hoosier Accounts, German American Bancorp doing business as Citizens State Bank for complaint to foreclose mortgage. Shawntale Tingle sues Travis Veit on complaint for replevin. Regena K. Ruble sues William B. Ruble for dissolution of marriage. Small Claims Pike Circuit Court SMGF, Inc. doing business as Onyett Fabricators sues Lawrence Dent doing business as B and B recycling for complaint on account plus costs. SMGF, Inc. doing business as Onyett Fabricators Weisheit Hog Farms Inc. for complaint on account plus costs. SMGF, Inc. doing business as Onyett Fabricators sues James Rhoton for complaint on account plus costs. Infractions Pike Circuit Court Charles F. Baburchak charged with speeding, 52 mph in a 35 zone. Joshua W. Brawdy charged with hunting without license on person. Austin R. Clements charged with operating an off-road vehicle on county road. Tim E. Gregory charged with no valid license. John M. Bates charged with seat belt violation. Zachary S. Besing charged with disregarding stop sign. Damean D. Bostian charged with speeding, 80 mph in a 70 zone. Tristan J. Burton charged with speeding, 44 mph in a 55 zone. Alfred J. Bowley charged with failure to signal. Derek M. Brock charged with speeding, 81 mph in a 45 zone. Joshua A. Bailey charged with speeding, 81 mph in a 45 zone. Carrie D. Chastain charged with throwing burning material. Roxanna M. Dick charged with speeding, 82 mph in a 70 zone. Heath M. Egdorf charged with speeding, 77 mph in a 55 zone. Jennifer N. Hidalgo charged with speeding, 82 mph in a 70 zone. Amy M. Kirkham charged with child restraint. Nicholas G. Lanning charged with speeding, 49 mph in a 40 zone. Letters to the Editor Salary of City Council members H Points to ponder $1620. This exceeds the salary of council members from Washington, Princeton and Jasper of $5500, where the council members serve a much larger population and land area. In cities the size of Petersburg, the council members in Oakland City draw a salary of $2600, the council members of Rockport have a salary of $2168 with a raise Jan. 1 of two percent. Then their salary will be $2212. I hate writing letters to the editor, but I could not get a correction made by the newspaper on the $2000 amount I was supposedly quoted as saying. I was told to write a letter to the editor. So while writing this letter, I remembered a couple of other statements that I made. I stated that since 2003, the water/sewer bills have increased by 60 percent under the city council. I also commended the council for getting a grant to build sidewalks to the elementary school and to the Little League ball fields. Now they have anoth- er grant approved that will build a by-pass from the park corner down to Illinois St. and close Main St. to coal trucks. This will send the coal trucks down past the Little League ball fields and within two blocks of the elementary school to run over the children using the sidewalks that were built. I just think this move causes an increased safety problem for any students walking to/ from school. I guess the coal trucks will be sent up 9th St. back to Main St./Highway 57, to go to the power plants. There is no need for them to get on I-69 because the trucks cannot get off that new road until they get to Washington. I also stated that since 2003 the following businesses that were located here in Petersburg, are now gone. They have either closed or moved out of town. Voyles Supermarket, Klipsch Motors, NAPA Auto Parts, Martin Auto Sales, Integra Bank (no new tenant), Potting Shed, Joe Mama's Pizza, Silver Dollar Saloon, AT&T phone office, White Horse cafe/antiques, Sweet Stuff Bakery and Cafe, barber shop, beauty shop, Main Street Diner, Sunset Motel, Buchanan's Drug Store, John's Service Station, and Mobile Home Sales on West Main St. I attempted to let the council know that the population of Petersburg continues to decline, due to there being no jobs here. The percent of decline from 2000-2010 was 7.28 percent. Decline for Winslow was only 1.3 percent with the whole of Pike County declining less than 1 percent at .06 percent. In my opinion, with the council serving fewer businesses and a lower population, they shouldn't vote themselves a raise. "WRONG." The bi-monthly board meetings followed by the city council meeting start at 6 p.m. on Monday evenings and are open to the public. The next meeting should be scheduled on Monday, Dec. 17. I urge you to attend and see your city council in action. Paul Austin Dubois County Christmas promotions uled weekends to showcase their start of the Christmas season. Huntingburg had its Stroll Nov. 9-11, Ferdinand's Christkindlmarkt was Nov. 17-18 and Jasper's O'Tannenbaum Days were Nov. 30-Dec. 2. I am interested in knowing why Jasper businesses choose to have holiday promotions/open houses and such the same weekend as the Huntingburg Christmas Stroll. Within less than three weeks, they had their own O'Tannenbaum Days. I feel certain any special event Huntingburg would organize to coincide with the O'Tannenbaum weekend would be frowned upon by the same merchants who are choosing to capitalize on Huntingburg's nostalgic old world charm, unique shops, diverse restaurants and historic buildings all decked out in holiday decor. What happened to the spirit of Christmas and Good will to all men, including your fellow retailers? Would anyone care to shed some light on why this is happening? Paul M. Wehr it' the paper, s PRONTO No more waiting for the mail! Just log on and get the news you want. You don't even have to get out of your PJs. netedition netedition It's The Press-Dispatch, just digital. Sign-up online at pressdispatch.net/edition or call 354-8500.