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The Press-Dispatch Opinion Wednesday, July 25, 2018 C- 11 Court Report CRIMINAL Pike Circuit Court Terry L. Poynter charged with count I intimidation, a level 5 felony, and count II battery on a person less than 14 years old. Aaron James Sanders charged with count I resisting law enforcement, a level 5 felony, and count II reckless driving. In re: search warrant. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANORS Pike Circuit Court Travis Kent McCrary charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Juan Carlos Mendoza-Montejo charged with count I operating a ve- hicle while intoxicated and count II op- erating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license. Seth Pruett charged with posses- sion of marijuana . Justin Billingsley charged with pos- session of marijuana. Tony Craig Martin charged with public intoxication. Megan Billingsley charged with possession of marijuana. Chase M. Retter charged with pos- session of marijuana. Michael W. Milner charged with possession of marijuana. Travante J. Johnson charged with possession of marijuana. Kiano M. Brodie charged with pos- session of marijuana. Clayton Dwayne Sanders charged with leaving the scene of an accident. Timothy J. Stelling charge with count I theft, count II theft and count III possession of paraphernalia. CIVIL Pike Circuit Court One Main Financial Services sues Mary J. Brigham on complaint. Personal Finance Company sues Kenneth W. Chumley on complaint. Capital One Bank sues Edward Pet- ry on complaint. Freedom Mortgage Corporation sues Jesse Smith, Integra Bank As- sociation and Old National Bank on complaint. Capital One Bank sues Jeremy D. Smith on complaint. Capital One Bank sues Brian E. Fowler on complaint. Jerry Fowler sues Daniel Warren, Dean Schmett and Marty Beck on complaint. Melissa J. Church sues Anthony L. Church for dissolution of marriage. Albert Eugene Branam sues Patri- cia Jane Johns on complaint. Staci L. Conder sues Thomas L. Conder for dissolution of marriage. SMALL CLAIMS Pike Circuit Court Carol Sue Sutton sues Josh and Amy Hyneman on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Er- ic D. Martin on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Marcial G. Wood on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Kimberly A. May on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Donna E. Ball on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Mark A. Gregory on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Phillip R. Zimmerman on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Ev- erett E. Sutt on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Fredricka D. Matteson on complaint. INFRACTIONS Pike Circuit Court Julio Banderas Ramirez charged with speeding, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Keith Benefiel charged with failure of occupant to use safety belt. Ethan Berich charged with speed- ing, 91 mph in a 70 zone. Seth Bernard charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Kaci Conklin charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Yulin Cummins charged with speeding, 67 mph in a 55 zone. Jesse Daniels charged with speed- ing, 85 mph in a 70 zone. Dylan Fields charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Frederick Fritz charged with in- spection/repair and maint parts and accessories. Jayden Graber charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Dennis Hanson charged with oper- ating a motor vehicle with a fictitious plate. McKenzie Hicks charged with speeding, 67 mph in a 55 zone. Richard Hildenbrand charged with speeding, 64 mph in a 55 zone. Sonya Hume charged with failure of occupant to use safety belt. Chad Jones charged with driving while suspended. Jacob Kaeck charged with unsafe start. Vi Lam charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Austin Martin charged with speed- ing, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Keith Matthew charged with speed- ing, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Robert Metzger charged with fail- ure of occupant to use safety belt. Harold Minton charged with speed- ing, 79 mph in a 70 zone. Steven Newell charged with stop- ping, standing or parking where pro- hibited. Timothy Petry charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Jared Redelman charged with speeding, 72 mph in a 80 zone. Jennifer Sandoval charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Lance Shepherd charged with stop- ping, standing or parking where pro- hibited. Mary Taylor charged with driving while suspended. Maxwell Tegmeyer charged with speeding, 75 mph in a 55 zone. Andrew Thompson charged with failure of occupant to use safety belt. Tiffany Akers charged with speed- ing, 49 mph in a 35 zone. D. Bartlett charged with speeding, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Tanner Gray charged with speed- ing, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Michelle Lemond charged with speeding, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Alyssa Rice charged with speeding, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Jason Smith charged with speeding, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Ashley Stephens charged with fail- ure of occupant to use safety belt. Thomas Verkamp charged with speeding, 78 mph in a 55 zone. away as good sports? It's a miracle of sorts. That "mir- acle" is that it is far easier to reach agreement about the game's rules than the game's outcome. The rules are known and durable. The referee's only job is evenhanded enforcement of those rules. Suppose football's rules were "living" and the refer- ee and other officials played a role in determining them. The officials could adjust the applications of the rules. Suppose the officials were more interested in the pur- suit of what they saw as foot- ball justice than they were in the unbiased enforcement of neutral rules. In the case of Super Bowl LII, officials might have considered it un- fair that the Eagles had nev- er won a Super Bowl and the Patriots had won five. If offi- cials could determine game rules, team owners, instead of trying to raise team pro- ductivity, would spend re- sources lobbying or bribing officials. The returns from raising team productivity would be reduced. Also, I doubt that the games would end amicably. The players probably wouldn't walk off the field peaceably, shaking hands and sharing hugs, as they do now. We should demand that Supreme Court justices act as referees and enforce the U.S. Constitution. If they don't and play favorites with different groups of Ameri- cans, as we've seen, the po- tential for conflict among the American people is en- hanced. Who is appointed to the high court becomes the all-consuming issue. The question is not wheth- er a justice would uphold and defend the Constitution but whether he would rig the game to benefit one Ameri- can or another. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Continued from page 10 RULES Continued from page 10 Continued from page 10 bracing the Holy Spirit and allowing it to regenerate us from old to new creature, as Paul writes: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." The power to live a god- ly life is through empower- ment by the Holy Spirit, and the apostle Peter makes this bold assertion: "Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His di- vine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and vir- tue.…" True godliness is not sim- ply religious practices or re- ligiosity; it is a mindset and a transformed way of life. Re- ligiosity, often mistaken for piety, is the performance of outward acts of religious ob- servances or ceremonies. Godliness denotes an in- ner spiritual relationship with God. A disciple living in a godly manner is attentive to the presence and power of God, obedient to His Word, and motivated by both love and deep reverence for God. As a core value, godliness in a person will guide that in- dividual in any critical dis- cussion as a moral agent who loves God and will dis- play the love of Christ in words and suggestions. An offer of "I think" in a discus- sion will be tempered with love and the knowledge of the actions of the Holy Spir- it and will seek to interject the "…good and acceptable and perfect will of God." This may sound insur- mountable to embrace godli- ness, but countless men and women before us have con- quered their flesh and be- came agents of righteous- ness living as Christ lived. Think about it! GODLINESS FOURTH Continued from page 10 CONFIRMED eral Edwin Meese has said, "Judge Kavanaugh follows the same pattern as Justice Neil Gorsuch, a fair and in- dependent jurist who will faithfully apply the law as written and honor the Con- stitution." Applying the law as writ- ten — imagine. That's not what the left wants to hear, which is why they constant- ly (and improperly) ask Su- preme Court nominees how they will rule on certain hot- button issues, from abortion to Obamacare. When nominees say they can't answer these types of questions, this is treated as a dodge. But think about it. You might as well ask a potential umpire how he will call it if a certain play- er takes a pitch low and on the corner when there's a 3-2 count and a man on second. How can he answer un- less he's actually in that situation? If he knows the rules inside out, and he's got a proven record of call- ing balls and strikes fairly, he's qualified to call a major- league game. The same goes for judg- es. If they know the "rules" — the Constitution — cold, and their record shows they are impartial, knowledge- able and fair, then, general- ly speaking, they deserve a chance to call some major- league cases. Brett Kavanaugh certain- ly does. He'll have to run the same old gauntlet, but once he has, I'm convinced he'll be confirmed and go on to be an excellent justice. Ed Feulner is a founder of The Heritage Foundation (heritage.org). Continued from page 10 TRIBUTE strument for learning about the lives of those who have gone before us in the obitu- ary section. There are just so many components of the life of our community re- ported by this paper, space does not allow me to ex- pound on this. While we feel sadness on his leaving for his next spiri- tual journey, we are relieved and delighted to know that he is smiling from his new heavenly home being em- braced by our Creator, and given the reward for a job well done in every aspect of his life. Thank you Frank Heuring from the bottom of our grateful hearts. We will miss you. • • • I was sifting through some material about sympa- thy, and I think this is a good one to share. "Those we love don't go away, they walk be- side us everyday. Unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed and forever dear." • • • Safely Home- by Anony- mous.... "I am home in heaven, dear ones, all so happy all so bright. In this everlast- ing light, all the pain and grief are over. Every restless tossing passed, I am now at peace forever. Safely home in heaven at last. Did you wonder I so calmly trod the valley of the shade? Oh! But Jesus love illumined, every dark and tearful glade. And He came Himself to meet me, on that way so hard to tread. And with Jesus arm to lean on Could I have one doubt or dread? Then you must not grieve so sorely, for I love you dearly still. Try to look beyond earth's shadows, try to trust our Father's will. There is still work waiting for you. So you must not idle stand. Do your work while remaineth- you shall rest in Jesus' land. When that work is all com- pleted, He will call you gen- tly home. Oh, the rapture of the meeting! Oh the joy to see you come! " the shelling was over. When the smoke cleared, and a bucket of water had been poured on the sizzling spot in the cornfield, we all still had our fingers and eyebrows. We retreated in for the night to play video games and Clue, and my py- romania was cured forever. First it was Republican Congress- man Jim Jordan. Now it's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. These men are considered guilty by association for being in proximi- ty of wrongdoing that took place al- most 30 years ago. Allegedly, Jordan took no action as a young assistant wrestling coach regarding sexual misconduct of the team's doctor. And Kavanaugh was a law clerk for a judge later accused of sexual harassment. There will be questions to Kavana- ugh during his confirmations hear- ings, which will relegate these ab- surd insinuations to the trash where they belong. But Jordan is an influential conser- vative congressman, and he is being hurt. Why is it so easy for the media to inflict damage at what appears to be so little cost to them? I'm reminded of the Duke Univer- sity lacrosse team rape-case fiasco in 2006, where a corrupt prosecutor with an agenda and an all too willing left-wing press and university admin- istration were ready to convict young men— with no facts. It was just too beautiful a story for the left: young white athletes raping a black woman that they hired to strip at their team party house. Except it didn't happen. But the team coach was fired; the universi- ty suspended the team and cancelled the playing season. The players were tried and convicted in the press, and 88 members of the Duke University faculty signed a letter carried in the university newspaper essentially con- firming the guilt of the play- ers and the alleged crime. How can we not be think- ing about this case with these horrible and unsubstantiated allegations surrounding Jor- dan, who to all who know him is a man of impeccable char- acter and standards? Where's the reporting on those who knew Jordan from this time and who substanti- ate his claim that he didn't know what was going on? James Freeman of The Wall Street Journal provides the sought-after responsible journalism on this is- sue. He reports that midway in Jor- dan's coaching career, he recruited his cousin, a high school wrestling star, to Ohio State. Freeman quotes Jordan's cousin that the possibili- ty that Jordan would recruit him to a place where he would "be threat- ened by a sexual predator is so out- side the realm of possibility that it's laughable." Further, as Freeman reports, as- tonishingly the law firm Ohio State has hired to investigate this, Perkins Coie, is the same firm hired by Hill- ary Clinton's campaign to develop the dossier on Donald Trump. Is it an accident that Jim Jordan, who is going after the FBI like an at- tack dog and is now contending for House speaker, is somehow now be- ing exposed to this character assas- sination? Sally Quinn, a former columnist and widow of The Washington Post's Watergate-era edi- tor Ben Bradlee, re- cently wrote in Politi- co about her late hus- band's commitment to truth in journalism. But today the Post is part of the journalism- by-innuendo cesspool. A recent Post column by a staffer of former Democrat Senate lead- er Harry Reid advises probing what law clerk Brett Kavana- ugh might have known about sexual harassment by his then-boss Judge Alex Kozinski 27 years ago, as a strat- egy to block Kavanaugh's confirma- tion. We know the left bias of the press. According to the Center for Public In- tegrity, 96 percent of political contri- butions in 2016 identified from jour- nalists went to Hillary Clinton. Ac- cording to a 2013 survey, journalists identifying as Democratic outnumber those identifying as Republican 4 to 1. In a survey published in 2016 of 40 top universities, Democrats in jour- nalism departments outnumber Re- publicans 20 to 1. But our problem with the press is less about politics than integrity. The ease with which flimsy insinuation is published as information, insinuation that can cause serious damage to a person of quality, is something that should deeply concern every Ameri- can. We should not tolerate it. Pursuit of the Cure by Star Parker Jordan, Kavanaugh and journalism by innuendo it takes 3 minutes to subscribe to Call 812-354-8500