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The Press-Dispatch Opinion Wednesday, June 5, 2019 C- 9 net edition yeah, it's that fast! Z M www.PressDispatch.net/Subscribe It's The Press-Dispatch. No matter where you live. Delivered every Wednesday morning! Add it for $5 to your current print subscription or stand-alone for $35/year. Court Report FELONY Pike County Circuit Court Amanda Jones charged with oper- ating a vehicle with an ACE of .08 or more, prior, a level 6 felony. Zachary James Skinner charged with count I possession of metham- phetamine, a level 6 felony, and count II possession of marijuana. Daniel Smallwood charged with count I strangulation, a level 6 felony, and count II domestic battery. CIVIL Pike County Circuit Court Evansville Teachers Federal Cred- it Union sues Daniel Hajek on com- plaint. Midland Funding LLC sues Mi- chael Watkins on complaint. SMALL CLAIMS Pike County Circuit Court Bill Perry sues Gaven Wilson on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Cara Hunt on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Ja- than K. Kinman on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Jon- athan K. Melhiser on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Ni- cole M. Haynes on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Mi- chael S. Jones on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Mariah M. Kendle on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Di- ana F. Dillon on complaint. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANOR Pike County Circuit Court Justin H. Furman charged with op- erating a vehicle with an ACE of .15 or more. Chad M. Hayes charged with oper- ating a vehicle with an ACE of .15 or more. Elijah W. Parker charged with har- boring a non-immunized dog. Dru M. Jakowski charged with count I illegal consumption of an al- coholic beverage. Gaige A. Seeley charged with count I operating a vehicle with an ACE of at least .08 but less than .15 and count II illegal possession of an alcoholic bev- erage. Phyllis Stepanek charged with count I possession of marijuana and count II possession of paraphernalia. Wayne H. Nelson charged with leav- ing the scene of an accident. Tesa Louise Suggs charged with knowingly or intentionally operating a motor vehicle without ever receiv- ing a license. Kendra N. Butts charged with driv- ing while suspended, prior. Tammy R. Holman charged with count I operating a vehicle with an ACE of at least .08 but less than .15 and count II reckless driving. INFRACTIONS Pike County Circuit Court Damon M. Hayes charged with seatbelt violation. Shelly K. Church charged with count I operating with expired plates, count II disregarding an official traf- fic control device and count III driv- ing while suspended. Torez W. Baham charged with seat- belt violation. Aaron R. Cecil charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. Richard E. McCoy charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Michael S. Duncan charged with speeding, exceeding 30 mph in an ur- ban district. Scott M. French charged with stop- ping, standing or parking where pro- hibited. Trenton D. Daugherty charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Amanda J. Sullivan charged with operating with expired plates. Lewis L. Lenti charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. Colt R. Walker charged with seat- belt violation. Victoria M. Lee charged with seat- belt violation. Arthur W. Baker, Jr. charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Devon E. Fawks charged with seat- belt violation. Logan T. McCandless charged with count I speeding, exceeding 30 mph in an urban district and count II oper- ating with expired plates. Jamie J. Miller charged with seat- belt violation. Christopher K. Hall charged with seatbelt violation. Klayton M. Kixmiller charged with speeding. Matthew A. Iacobucci charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Cecilia A. Wanchic charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. John A. Wininger charged with seatbelt violation. Myah A. Ramsey charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Nathan D. Jines charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Colton E. Mallory charged with count I speeding, exceeding 55 mph and count II driving while suspended. Colton R. Corlett charged with seat- belt violation. Dean L. Frederick charged with seatbelt violation. Zachary L. Young charged with seatbelt violation. Heather A. Catt charged with seat- belt violation. Thad J. Marvel charged with seat- belt violation. Luther S. Ennis charged with seat- belt violation. Dakota J. Taylor charged with seat- belt violation. Lauren A. Doyle charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Cheryl L. Mann charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Jermaine T. Gibson charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Eli M. Robertson charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Michael R. Chaille charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Frandly Clairfeus charged with seatbelt violation. Austin D. Graddy charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Colten D. Gideon charged with seat- belt violation. Achley Clairfeus charged with seat- belt violation. Lacey D. Marlow charged with speeding. Wanby Clairfeus charged with seat- belt violation. Aisha Brandy charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. ter he wrote a book target- ed to members of his church expressing biblically based opinions on sexuality, adul- tery and homosexuality. Or Crystal Dixon, who was fired from her job as as- sociate vice president of hu- man resources at the Univer- sity of Toledo for writing an opinion column in the local newspaper challenging the point of view that equates gay rights to the racial civ- il rights battle fought in the 1960s. Social media outlets such as Twitter and Facebook purge Christian conserva- tive discussion while major news outlets run front-page stories celebrating homo- sexual politicians. I cannot sit back as this young student goes the way of Joan of Arc, becoming yet another victim in this cul- ture war, because her Chris- tian college is using me as its pawn to run from its discom- fort in standing up in the cul- tural battle in our country. And second, Jim Crow. For those not familiar with black history, black codes and seg- regation didn't occur in a vacuum. A fter 4 million for- mer slaves were freed, they moved throughout the coun- try to build on their newly found freedom, getting paid jobs, public education and running for political office. Black codes and laws of resistance emerged in the public and private sector to slam the door on blacks as- similating as free and equal citizens. Good men and women sat idly by hoping it all would go away or somehow work itself out. It didn't. It took men and women of courage to speak into the mo- ment. Men like Rev. Dr. Mar- tin Luther King Jr. and Rev. Dr. Billy Graham, who also happened to be the second president of the University of Northwestern, St. Paul. Christian conservatives are now being marginal- ized and silenced as A frican Americans once were. Even at some Christian universities, an establish- ment comfortable with the status quo fears the bold- ness of the truths of their own Bible. They are even afraid of a courageous young student with a zeal for these truths. Fellow students, faculty and alumni should stand by her. Star Parker is an author and president of CURE, Cen- ter for Urban Renewal and Education. Contact her at www.urbancure.org Continued from page 8 TSCHETTER 2017 and cut taxes by $ 800 billion. Like so many problems, this can be fixed — provid- ed lawmakers are willing to do what it takes. Now's the perfect time, when the economy is still strong, to press them to do just that. Ed Feulner is the founder of The Heritage Foundation (heritage.org). Continued from page 8 BALANCE God of history, who the great Babylonian King proclaimed, "Was able to change the kings' mind" has his hand upon the future. What Christ was sent to ac- complish will come to pass in spite of identity politics. As the great hymnists through the centuries have proclaimed, "He will reign forever and ever and ever and ever! Hallelujah! Therein is our hope! Do not become discouraged. Think about it! Continued from page 8 HOPE Continued from page 8 GENERATION hension. Anyway, let's get back to the sequence of the pro- gram. A fter the invocation by the youngest daughter of the celebrant-guess what- reading from her iPhone- and I guestimated her age at about 14 or 15, this was followed by a sumptuous dinner. I kind of felt a little guilty because I know there are lots of hunger elsewhere in the world. I tried to push the thought out of my mind, because there are times we need to just sit back and en- joy the fruits of our bless- ings. Then what followed was a very nice rendition of an elegant dance number by young male and female teens. I asked myself where did these teens come from, they're real classy and con- fident. There were about 30 of them. What followed was another more energet- ic dance by the celebrant and each male who danced with her gave her a rose, and I tell you, the modern day moves they made to the tune of their selected music was enviable. We older folks who were watching just could not un- derstand how these kids have lots of energy, for once upon a time we were in their shoes and had lots of ener- gy. We do have some energy especially after a good nap. But ours tend to get short lived. Chuckle. • • • Then it was time to have the celebrant sit on a chair, at the center of the stage for her accolades and roasting. Her older brother gave a very touching speech about their growing up and their shares of joys, and miser- ies and squabbles. But hep- romised he will always be there for her no matter what. Aaaawwww. Then the youngest sister held the audience captive. She paused. Then she asked her sister this question- "Sis, before you leave for the Uni- versity, can you please clean your room? " "I love you." Two sentenc- es and that's it. We were all laughing hard because that was the best I've ever heard from a sib- ling who will miss a fami- ly member. Several of her classmates followed telling about how long of a friend- ship they have had with her, and what they most remem- ber. Seems like most of them had memories about their French classes, the hard homeworks they discussed over the phone, and the fun times they had. So I said to myself, "Here they are, the next gener- ation, looking beautiful, healthy, strong, well be- haved, and they will shape the course of this nation. Maybe we won't be able to see the fruits of their efforts, but I hope to God it will be a brighter future than what we have." For their decisions and philosophies and values will affect my own next genera- tion of children and grand- children and great grand- children. Wisdom of the week: "Discipline, purpose, focus and commitment will outlast talent. Remember JOY- Je- sus first, Others next, then You last." Have a great week! Life Milestones made free CALL: 812-354-8500 Put a free photo with write up on your Family and Class Reunions.