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The Press-Dispatch H Potential ���fracking��� Continued from page 2 the state economies, of course. The Associated Press recently reported that energy companies paid private landowners in Pennsylvania more than $1.2 billion in royalty payments last year alone. That has made a big difference in the lives of farmers such as Shawn Georgetti, who used to live paycheck to paycheck, putting necessary expenses on credit cards. The royalty payments have eased things considerably. ���You don���t have that problem anymore,��� he said. ���It���s a lot more fun to farm.��� Our national supply of natural gas is not about to run out anytime soon. The United States has more than a century���s worth (at current consumption rates) underground, waiting to be extracted, according to Heritage Foundation energy analyst Nicolas Loris. This is very good news. If you���ve ever seen a bus or truck roll by with a sign reading, ���Powered by natural gas,��� you can see the potential. Natu- ral gas is critical for generating electricity, providing about 30 percent of America���s power. It���s also necessary for heating and cooling homes, stoves, furnaces and water heaters. Natural gas also has several industrial applications. Natural gas and hydrocarbons removed from it provide feedstock for fertilizers, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, waste treatment, food processing, fueling industrial boilers and much more. More vehicles of all sizes are running on natural gas as well. ���The natural gas boom has led to cleaner power and greater energy independence,��� President Obama pointed out in his recent State of the Union address. ���That���s why my administration will keep cutting red tape and speeding up new oil and gas permits.��� The sooner, the better. Deliberately locking away such a promising energy source is a pointless waste. Ed Feulner is president of The Heritage Foundation. H Guns and pensions Continued from page 2 them. This applies to Social Security and other government pensions here, as well as to all sorts of pensions in other countries overseas. Eventually, the truth will come out that there is just not enough money in the till to pay what retirees were promised. But eventually can be a long time. A politician can win quite a few elections between now and eventually���and be living in comfortable retirement by the time it is somebody else���s problem to cope with the impossibility of paying retirees the pensions they were promised. Inflating the currency and paying pensions in dollars that won���t buy as much is just one of the ways for the government to seem to be keeping its promises, while in fact welshing on the deal. The politics of military spending are just the opposite of the politics of pensions. In the short run, politicians can always cut military spending without any immediate harm being visible, however catastrophic the consequences may turn out to be down the road. Despite the huge increase in government spending on domestic programs during Franklin D. Roosevelt���s administration in the 1930s, FDR cut back on military spending. On the eve of the Second World War, the United States had the 16th largest army in the world, right behind Portugal. Even this small military force was so inadequately supplied with equipment that its training was skimped. American soldiers went on maneuvers using trucks with ���tank��� painted on their sides, since there were not enough real tanks to go around. American warplanes were not updated to match the latest warplanes of Nazi Germany or imperial Japan. After World War II broke out, American soldiers stationed in the Philippines were fighting for their lives using rifles left over from the Spanish-American war, decades earlier. The hand grenades they threw at the Japanese invaders were so old that they often failed to explode. At the battle of Midway, of 82 Americans who flew into combat in obsolete torpedo planes, only 12 returned alive. In Europe, our best tanks were never as good as the Germans��� best tanks, which destroyed several times as many American tanks as the Germans lost in tank battles. Fortunately, the quality of American warplanes eventually caught up with and sur- Fish For News? Not a Chance! passed the best that the Germans and Japanese had. But a lot of American pilots lost their lives needlessly in outdated planes before that happened. These were among the many prices paid for skimping on military spending in the years leading up to World War II. But, politically, the path of least resistance is to cut military spending in the short run and let the long run take care of itself. In a nuclear age, we may not have time to recover from our short-sighted policies, as we did in World War II. Wednesday, February 27, 2013 Court report Criminal Docket Pike Circuit Court Robin M. Eckert charged with count I, pointing loaded firearm, a class D felony; count II, battery, a class B misdemeanor. Aaron P. Fessler charged with non-support of dependent child, a class D felony. Harold L. Sparks charged with theft, a class D felony and criminal conversion, a class A misdemeanor. Donald G. Butler petitions for intrastate probation transfer from Posey County. Traffic and misdemeanor Pike Circuit Court Kyle L. Wright charged with battery by bodily waste, a class A misdemeanor, dismissed. Lori A. Gentry charged with possession of marijuana, a class A misdemeanor. Maurice A. Coleman charged with possession of marijuana, a class A misdemeanor. Trevor Goodge charged with illegal consumption of an alcoholic beverage, a class C misdemeanor. Civil Docket Pike Circuit Court Capital One Bank (USA) sues Mary L. Wallace aka Mary Lou Wallace aka Mary L. Richardson for complaint on account. Capital One Bank (USA) sues Alton B. Helsley for complaint on account. Branch Bank and Trust Co. sues Eric M. Wiscaver, April D. Wiscaver aka April D. Walls for complaint on note and for foreclosure on mortgage. Cavalry SPVI, LLC sues Mira A. Moore for complaint on account. Bradley S. Fowler petitions to restrict access for criminal history. Warren K. Craig petitions state of Indiana to waive drivers license reinstatement fee. In re: Judge Pro Tempore. Patricia A. Hinton sues Tory Z. Hinton for dissolution of marriage. Small Claims Pike Circuit Court Sharon Austin sues Robin Eckert on complaint, demands possession of real estate. Procol, Inc. sues Nathan Mathies for complaint on account. Personal Finance Co. sues Kenneth J. Shultz for complaint on account. Personal Finance Co., assignee of Patriot Chevrolet Buick GMC sues Francine E. McCann and James M. Smith for balance due on note. Tower Construction sues Krystle Hart for complaint on past due rent and possession of property. Russell Richardson sues Trans Pros Inc. for com- plaint on faulty transmission, demands $1,241.36. Infractions Pike Circuit Court Matthew D. Agan charged with speeding, 83 mph in a 70 zone. Steven M. Blunt charged with speeding, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Nicholas M. Burger charged with seat belt violation. Chad W. Burgan charged with expired plates. Richard H. Beck charged with speeding, 85 mph in a 70 zone. Theresa A. Conley charged with speeding, 64 mph in a 55 zone. April L. Christian charged with speeding, 38 mph in a 20 zone. Kristie A. Culbertson charged with speeding, 56 mph in a 35 zone. Adam L. Day charged with speeding, 88 mph in a 70 zone. Robert S. Dyson charged with speeding, 44 mph in a 25 zone. Kevin P. Dale charged with speeding, 83 mph in a 70 zone. CD Deweese charged with driving while suspended. Shayna M. Eck charged with no valid drivers license. Joseph R. Edwards charged with seat belt violation. Randal A. Fraim charged with seat belt violation. Anthony L. Graber charged with speeding, 64 mph in a 55 zone. Anda K. Hardy charged with speeding, 62 mph in a 40 zone. Megan M. Howard charged with seat belt violation. Sherrie L. Largone charged with speeding, 86 mph in a 70 zone. Anna M. Lehr charged with speeding, 45 mph in a 25 zone. Perry D. Martin charged with speeding, 79 mph in a 70 zone. Daryl B. Martin charged with leaky load. Jacob A. McCandless charged with false and or fictitious registration. Eric S. Neighbors charged with speeding, 54 mph in a 45 zone. Ricky D. Purdue charged with speeding, 44 mph in a 25 zone. Brent T. Pinkston charged with speeding, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Brittany M. West charged with speeding, 86 mph in a 70 zone. Christopher L. West charged with speeding, 70 mph in a 55 zone. Gordon N. Whitehead charged with seat belt violation. H Points to ponder���by Ford Bond Continued from page 3 (and so is Rand). The lack of compassion of the rich man in Luke 16 is what Jesus condemned. The purpose of pointing out the rich man���s life of opulence was to shed light on his lack of concern for the downtrodden. The passage begins, ���There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man���s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.��� Let that word picture sink in. Lazarus was laid at the rich man���s gate deliberately, desiring to be fed from crumbs, but this did not happen. His only fellowship was Have You Tried? Restaurant Guide is designed specifically for non-franchise and unique restaurants in the area that are within a reasonable driving distance of Pike and Gibson Counties. with the dogs. The condemnation is evident; the rich man had no empathy for the beggar, and being at his gate, the man had to close his eyes, ears, and heart to the plight of this beggar. In death, Abraham told the rich man as he was in torment, ���Son, remember that in your lifetime. You received good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things?��� The story���s moral implication is clear. Being rich wasn���t the issue; the issue was his lack of concern for others, while he consumed and entertained himself as he fulfilled his own wants. When Christians champion the unbridled capitalism of Ayn Rand, they must replace the cross with the dollar sign. Having wealth in itself is not evil or sinful; it becomes sin when obtaining wealth is an end to itself. Think about it! Promote your business by offering a delicious special that will entice diners from all over the Tri-State. This feature will appear the second edition of each month in beautiful full-process color. 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