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The Press-Dispatch Opinion Wednesday, March 20, 2019 A- 7 it. It's unlikely the worst will happen anyway. Remem- ber those events in life you thought it was the end of the road, or the end of the world is about to happen? Well, you have survived them and life went on to the next journey. And you're still here chugging along. • Try not to read too much into things. Over thinking is not healthy. • Exercise, burn off some of the excess adrenaline and brain norepinephrine in your system. The exercises you enjoy doing does not have to be a super hard challenge to your body. Relaxed walking, stretching, calisthenics, lift- ing small weights, whatever works for you. It's better than just sitting and brooding, and getting these chemicals built up and thus causing the body to tense up. • Be careful in choosing the form of entertainment that can influence your emo- tions. One therapist tries to watch forms of amusements that uplifts his spirits rath- er than those that make him feel bummed out. He avoids watching real sad movies or reading books that are too in- tense. • Make meditation an in- tegral part of your day. It can be quiet moments at the be- ginning and end of the day— like praying, reviewing the good things that had hap- pened in the past and recent times, being thankful for the blessings in life, entrusting solutions to problems and challenges to a Higher Pow- er, and knowing that good things do happen when we trust and have faith. • • • Anyway since it is the Lenten season, it is good to take stock of our life's di- rection and purpose. Know- ing that our life's journey on Earth is rather brief com- pared to the next phase, we hope to fill our treasure chest with gems of optimism, good will, kindness, forgive- ness and love. The other choice would be to pour in- to our being toxic materials such as anger, despair, envy , feelings of hopelessness, im- patience and unforgiveness. A wisdom for this week: "Do not break solemn prom- ises because if you do, it will break your heart." One of the things good to do during the Lenten season is to visit the cemetery. There was a sign noted in one of the cemeteries a person was vis- iting. It said, "This is a sol- emn and holy ground. Please turn off your cell phones be- cause there are a lot of dead spots." Have a serene week. Court Report TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANOR Pike Circuit Court James E. Grant charged with oper- ating vehicle with ACE of .15 or more. Skylar A. Newton charged with count I possession of marijuana and count II possession of paraphernalia. Dylan Brown charged with posses- sion of marijuana. Wesley J. Brown charged with oper- ating vehicle with ACE of at least .08 but less than .15. Kevin L. Farley charged with pos- session of marijuana. Johnathan D. Everett charged with possession of marijuana. Brienne M. Miles charged with pos- session of marijuana. Kurt E. Auten charged with know- ingly or intentionally operating a mo- tor vehicle without ever receiving a li- cense. CIVIL Pike Circuit Court The Morris Plan of Terre Haute, Inc. sues Meaghan Velazquez and Robert Velazquez on complaint. LVNV Funding, LLC sues Megan Hartley on complaint. Midland Funding, LLC sues Gary Fowler on complaint. Midland Funding, LLC sues Dawn Arnold on complaint. Capital One Bank (USA), N.A. sues Delores McKendree on complaint. LVNV Funding, LLC sues Phillip Barrett on complaint. Citibank, N.A. sues Vanetta McCo- nnell on complaint. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC sues Melissa Davis on complaint. David J. Wilson sues BMV, Pike County Prosecutor on complaint. Tabitha Norman sues Michael Nor- man for dissolution of marriage. Dorothy Lee Manley sues James Edward Manley, Jr. for dissolution of marriage. Christine E. Robinson sues Troy D. Robinson for dissolution of marriage. INFRACTIONS Pike Circuit Court Michael G. Adams charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph limit. Vasile Prisacaru charged with stop- ping, standing or parking where pro- hibited. Kori S. Grauer charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph limit. Jakob M. Hill charged with failure to provide vehicle registration certif- icate. Willie D. Brown charged with stop- ping, standing or parking where pro- hibited. Jessica M. Stinger charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph limit. Billie J. Pryczynski charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph limit. Jason S. Bessenger charged with operating a motor vehicle with a fic- titious plate. Rosy Doirin charged with seatbelt violation. James D. Mason charged with no valid driver's license. Randall A. Schaefer charged with stopping, standing or parking where prohibited. Elnada Deshommes charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph limit. Colt L. Armstrong charged with un- lawful possession of tobacco. Jamari J. Berry charged with oper- ating with expired plates. Phillip E. Richardson charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph limit. Zachary A. Vickers charged with seatbelt violation. Tyler A. Kirby charged with unlaw- ful possession of tobacco. Johanna L. Lasher charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph limit. Kaleb Stillwell charged with driv- ing too fast for conditions. of lives improved and saved by the host of technological innovations made possible by the microchip. The only people who ben- efit from class warfare are politicians and the elite; they get our money and control our lives. Plus, we just might ask ourselves: Where is a so- ciety headed that holds its most productive members up to ridicule and scorn and makes mascots out of its least productive and most parasitic members? Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Continued from page 6 INCOME Continued from page 6 CRISIS ally part of a larger solution. It doesn't make much sense to build a wall while we continue to leave un- touched laws that are draw- ing huge numbers here in the first place. So as we pursue a better physical barrier, let's also change the law to reduce these unhelpful incentives — and give the Border Pa- trol a much-needed break. Ed Feulner is founder of The Heritage Foundation (heritage.org). Continued from page 6 DIVERSE Continued from page 6 EMOTIONS he lost every other ethnicity by large margins. He won 8 percent of blacks, 29 percent of Hispan- ics and 29 percent of Asians. Not surprisingly, this picture translates into the makeup of today's 116th Congress. Racial and ethnic minor- ities now hold 116 seats in the current Congress, com- pared with the 63 seats they held in the 107th Congress in 2001. And, again, the political implications are profound. Ninety percent of these seats held by racial and eth- nic minorities are Demo- crats. The last election added nine members to the Con- gressional Black Caucus, bringing it to 55 members, the largest it has ever been in history. The CBC today is more than 50 percent larger than where it stood in 2001. This now makes the Black Caucus a formidable left- wing bloc to be reckoned with. This was on display re- cently in the failure of the House Democratic leader- ship to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar, as originally intend- ed, for her anti-Semitic re- marks. Even though it is reported that Omar was prepared to accept the House resolution initially put forth by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the CBC pushed back against this and, together with oth- er far-left-wing elements in the party, succeeded in get- ting a revised, much-wa- tered-down resolution. Is it inevitable that the nation will move left as the country becomes less and less white? Not necessarily — if Re- publicans do their work. In a January Gallup poll, 22 percent of blacks self- identified as conservative and 31 percent as liberal. This compared with 13 per- cent of all Democrats who self-identified as conserva- tive and 51 percent as lib- eral. Blacks are more conserva- tive and less liberal than the typical Democrat. The fact that that only 8 percent of blacks voted Re- publican in the last presiden- tial election while 22 percent identify as conservative ad- vertises an underlying op- portunity for change among blacks. This in contrast to His- panics, 29 percent of whom identified as conservative in the Gallup poll, and indeed, 29 percent of Hispanics vot- ed Republican in the last presidential election. A sluggish, slow-growing economy is the last thing that low-income Ameri- cans need. But this is exact- ly what they will get when things get larded down with the big-government spend- ing and wealth redistribu- tion programs that Demo- crats want. Low-income Americans need jobs and opportunity, like we're seeing now, as the economy has shifted gears over the last two years as a result of tax cuts and dereg- ulation. Whether it's an open dy- namic economy, or a flexible education system where par- ents have control over their child's education, Republi- cans need to get aggressive in selling their program in minority communities. There's plenty of opportu- nity to change mindsets for the better. Star Parker is an author and president of CURE, Cen- ter for Urban Renewal and Education. Contact her at www.urbancure.org. There's a new club in your area offering workshops, monthly mee ngs with presenta ons from experienced beekeepers and networking/mentoring opportuni es. Join us at the Beekeepers of Southwest Indiana mee ngs on the third Thursday of every month at the Vincennes University Gibson Center, 8100 S. U.S. Hwy. 41, Fort Branch, from 6-8 p.m. Central Time. This month, on March 21, our speaker will be Steve Hahus, a biologist and beekeeper from Owensboro, presen ng on bee biology and free choice feeding. For more informa on, contact Brad Smith at 812-766-3277 or visit our Facebook page @Beekeepers of Southwest Indiana. New to beekeeping? Looking to network with fellow beekeepers? Join us for our next meeting: March 21 6-8 p.m. Beekeepers of Southwest Indiana Flea Market in the Community Center at Stendal, IN. Saturday, March 23, 8 am to 3 pm. Food served by the St. Peter's Lutheran Church Group, beginning with breakfast at 7:30 am EDT. Sweet rolls, sausage, biscuits, gravy and drinks. Serving throughout the day: Soups, Sandwiches, Desserts and Drinks. Sponsored by St. Peter's Lutheran Church 55 tables rented. • • • • • • FREE ADMISSION • • • • • • More Than 20 Years of Service Karen Thacker, AFSP Owner 704 E. Haub Street Haubstadt, IN 47639 THACKER TAX SERVICE 512 S. 8th Avenue Haubstadt, IN 47639 812-615-0071 (office) 812-789-3852 (cell) kthacker01@gmail.com Pike County Farm Bu- reau, Inc. donated to the Winslow food bank Irene's Room in celebration of Farm Bureau's 100th Birthday. Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc. is celebrating 100 years in Indiana with its "100 pounds of food for 100 years" challenge. Pike County chose to help meet the needs of the local food bank. Pike County Farm Bureau, Inc. president Ken Meyer and CEOC Cassie Harker delivered the check Saturday morn- ing to Pastor Fred Grein- er and the volunteers of Irene's Room. Irene's Room is an out- reach ministry of The Winslow Church of the Nazarene to assist people in the community with food needs. There is no income guidelines, every- one that could use some help is welcome to make use of this ministry. They serve 10 -25 families each month, the regular day to serve is the third Satur- day of every month from 9 -11 a.m. Farm Bureau, Inc. is a volunteer organization devoted to education of health and agriculture, support for local farmers, and promoting grassroots efforts of change in our government to better the lives of everyone in Pike County and Indiana. Pike Co. Farm Bureau, Inc. donates to Irene's Room Farm Bureau presents My Plate at Winslow Elementary Pictured (left front): Rachel Williams and Janet Caldemeyer; second row: Corianna Williams, Ash- lynn Bull holding Leo Bull and Pike County Farm Bureau president Ken Meyer presenting the check to Pastor Fred Grenier; back row: Claude Williams, Jamie White, John Bull, Pike County Farm Bureau COEC Cassie Velvet Harker and Kevin Caldemeyer. Pike County Farm Bu- reau, Inc. volunteers and second grade students at Winslow Elementary School had a great time learning about nutritional choices for My Plate. Food- related characters, such as Farrah Fruit, Mary Dairy and Dean Protein are help- ing the students to recog- nize healthy food choices. My Plate is part of the Ag In The Classroom se- ries that Farm Bureau, Inc provides to our communi- ty to educate about agricul- ture and health. Booklets, songs, and healthy snacks were also provided over the three week program. This week will be the final week and the students will help make a meal that they will all share. Judy Gumbel shows the students her "many hats" as a volunteer for Purdue, 4-H, Farm Bu- reau, and as a local farmer. Farm Bureau, Inc. volunteers Chuck Froeh- le, Pike Co. Farm Bureau President Ken Mey- er, Cathy Harker, George Gumbel, Mary Meyer, and Kara Willis were on hand to help. Judy Gumbel presents health food choices to Winslow Elementary second graders.