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The Press-Dispatch Opinion Wednesday, June 19, 2019 B- 3 Letter to the Editor Not very patriotic Court Report FELONY Pike County Circuit Court Adam Simmons charged with count I dealing in methamphetamine, a level 4 felony, count II possession of meth- amphetamine, a level 6 felony, and count III maintaining a common nui- sance - controlled substances, a lev- el 6 felony. Tracy Simmons charged with count I dealing in methamphetamine, a level 4 felony, count II possession of meth- amphetamine, a level 6 felony, and count III maintaining a common nui- sance - controlled substances, a lev- el 6 felony. Shannon Futrell charged with count I dealing in methamphetamine, a lev- el 4 felony, and count II possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony. Jacob Paul Barr charged with deal- ing in methamphetamine, a level 4 fel- ony, and count II possession of meth- amphetamine, a level 6 felony. Jacob P. Meadows charged with count I possession of methamphet- amine, a level 6 felony, and count II driving while suspended. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANOR Pike County Circuit Court Amy M. Guy charged with posses- sion of marijuana. Christina Jean (Ashby) Dillon charged with dog bite liability, bodily injury to another person. Joshua Lee Hyneman charged with leaving the scene of an accident. Virgil L.G. Gilpatrick charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Robert J. Higsby charged with cru- elty to an animal. Alisha D. Wolfe charged with disor- derly conduct. Kindra Harris charged with disor- derly conduct. Bernard Eugene Church charged with driving while suspended. Tyler R. Jones charged with oper- ating a vehicle with an ACE of .15 or more. William St. John charged with pos- session of marijuana. Brandon L. Balbach charged with use of private land without consent. CIVIL Pike County Circuit Court Citibank, N.A. sues Jerry Sutt on complaint. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC sue Kristi Catt on complaint. Roger Perry, Linda Perry, Marilyn Hamm, et al sue Michael A. Ison on complaint. U.S. Bank National Association sues Robert C. Schrei, Tina M. Sch- rei, Citibank, N.A., Successor to Ci- tibank (South Dakota) N.A., et al on complaint. Stewart Sanders petitions for vehi- cle title request. Trisha Bottoms sues Jason Bottoms for dissolution of marriage. Sharon Ann Fox sues Edward Alan Fox for dissolution of marriage. SMALL CLAIMS Pike County Circuit Court Hoosier Accounts Service sues Jef- frey K. Clark on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Kimberly A. May on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Theresa Burkett on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Mary Workman on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Crystal L. Chaney on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Brittany A. Pancake on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Ry- an L. Edrington on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Roy Anders on complaint. Medical and Professional Collec- tion Services, Inc. sues Connie Re- nee Turner on complaint. INFRACTIONS Pike County Circuit Court Travis M. Wehr charged with seat- belt violation. Brandon W. Hawthorne charged with seatbelt violation. Dustin J. Willis charged with seat- belt violation. Sean M. Poselwait charged with seatbelt violation. Nathan A. Wehr charged with seat- belt violation. Damon M. Hayes charged with seatbelt violation. Jarrod M. Alvey charged with seat- belt violation. Megan R. Perez charged with speeding. Jacob A. Willis charged with speed- ing. Louseline Sinoise charged with speeding. Jeremy S. John charged with speed- ing. Malinda D. Yoder charged with driving while suspended. Jacob A. Smith charged with disre- garding stop sign. Amanda D. Walls charged with seatbelt violation. Jeffrey W. Catt charged with seat- belt violation. Savannah M. Greulich charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Christina C. Gomez charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Jonathen L. Turpin charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Iran S. Daniels charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. Amelia G. Ruckman charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Jessica L. Duncan charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Kaleb D. Cramer charged with op- erating a motor vehicle with a ficti- tious plate. Alisha D. Wolfe charged with oper- ating vehicle loaded in manner that in- terferes with driver's control. Angela M. Reinoehl charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Caleb I. Dotterweich charged with driving while suspended. Nathaniel L. Simpson charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Kimberly M. Willett charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Caleb T. Helms charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. William L. Cobb charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Ana M. Olmos charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. tests were held outside Gib- son's store, and pamphlets were distributed accusing the store of racism. The school's dean of stu- dents was present at these protests. She claims she was there to supervise, not to protest. However, it was reported that she, too, dis- tributed the pamphlet. The school canceled busi- ness with the bakery, resum- ing again later. The college administra- tion claims that it cannot control the free speech of its students and that damages caused by students cannot be ascribed to the college. The New York Times quotes famed First Amend- ment lawyer Floyd Abrams saying, "The notion that un- inhibited student speech can lead to vast financial li- ability for the universities at which it occurs threatens both the viability of educa- tional institutions and ulti- mately the free speech of their students ..." The college administra- tion wants us to believe it was doing what so many schools on the left have been criticized for not doing: pro- tecting free speech. But is this really what was going on? A fter the incident oc- curred and the perpetra- tors charged and arrested, Oberlin's president and its dean of students sent out an email to the student body saying: "This has been a dif- ficult few days for our com- munity, not simply because of the events at Gibson's bak- ery, but because of the fears and concerns that many are feeling in response to the outcome of the presidential election. We write foremost to acknowledge the pain and sadness that many of you are experiencing. We want you to know that the adminis- tration, faculty, and staff are here to support you as we work through this mo- ment together." Clearly, the college ad- ministration has a political agenda that it is not afraid to convey to its students. This agenda encourages, explicitly or implicitly, stu- dent behavior — inspired by this left-wing agenda — to which school administra- tors clearly are sympathetic. When students initiate acts consistent with this, is this called protecting free speech? A real environment in which free speech is en- couraged is an environment of neutrality and intellectu- al humility, in which there is conviction that there is truth to be discovered, and that it is vital to hear all points of view in order to approach that truth. This is not what is go- ing on at Oberlin or at oth- er similar highly politicized left-wing colleges and uni- versities. They indoctrinate rather than teach, and they inspire intolerance rather than un- derstanding. And thus, people get hurt. Like the proprietors of Gib- son's Bakery. Oberlin College is paying the price now, as it should. Maybe, hopefully, this will encourage the real thought, intellectual responsibility and free speech so woeful- ly absent there and at oth- er colleges and universities. 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 2 OBERLIN boy Foundation was gener- ous to the abortion rights movement and to the no- fault divorce movement alike. Both were devastat - ing for children and wom- en, but they were Teflon for libertine males who made Hugh Hefner a multi-mil- lionaire. Despite some past quar- reling between feminists and predatory libertines, they both join forces to dis- parage and undermine ma- ternal nurture, motherly protectiveness and child- bearing itself. Young wom- en may be naive about cer- tain things, but most so- ber-minded Millennials are not fooled by U.S. feminists anymore. Pro-abortion femi- nists have made themselves as foreign and unprotective as a Hindu idol. Continued from page 2 ABORTION the spiritual things of God, which gives life. I wish it were that I was wrong, but the proof is, God is not on our lips. He sus- tains all and blesses all, yet our culture extolls the per- versions of its icons. Without debate, humanity has a great need to feel loved by God and to love Him; but the very essence of being has been sublimated in ro- mantic love and exotic lust. Our cultural idols in me- dia, entertainment, and pol- itics are a god unto them- selves and they control the national discourse. These are the ones who work to re- place God (with themselves) and are the reason for our in- ability to mention or live out a relationship with God in public discourse. American cultural disinte- gration into the multiplicity of gods attests to the cliché that "If you take away God, man will invent a thousand false ones." The movers and shakers among us have taken away God, and the foundation of spirituality that emanates from Him-truth, beauty, vir- tue, love, peace, bliss, jus- tice, and harmony. They re- placed it with eroticism and self-worship. The proof of our schizo- phrenic approach to life is evident in our entertain- ment, politics, and daily life. Behavior and attire that at one time you had to pay to see at a carnival is a daily oc- currence; there is little con- sidered bizarre among us. The intellectually elite blame "God" for all the bad things happening; while at the same time rejecting their culpability and respon- sibility for they are the peo- ple who abolished God. The good news is we are God's change agents. It still behooves the people of God, those who embrace the Name of Christ-to declare His kingdom! God's kingdom remains "righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost." The message that resonates with the masses remains "Repent, the Kingdom of God is at hand! " Missionaries through- out A frica and Asia preach a life-changing Christ and are experiencing a harvest of souls. Their churches are growing, while Europe- an and American churches are dwindling. The question is "what are we [the Western Churches] doing wrong? " The answer is self-evident. Let each of us commit our- selves to Christ as a change agent and let all know God loves them, and a life lived in the Holy Spirit is a life that goes beyond sensual plea- sures and gratification. Regardless where we find ourselves, we are never alone. God is your constant companion whether you rec- ognize His presence or not. He desires a relationship with each of us. Will you pass that along; will you talk about God to others? Think about it! Continued from page 2 PASS IT Continued from page 2 TRIP Continued from page 2 CONFLICT Continued from page 2 SOCIALISM lot of chatter and noise for those hours in flight. I salute parents who bring babies for whatever reasons and they should receive Medals of Honor for the pa- tience and stamina they endured. Anyway, the thing I tried to avoid look- ing at is the tracking of the flight path which can be viewed on a T V chan- nel for that purpose. It seems to me when I look at the map, the plane path does not seem to move fast enough. So I focus instead on watching mov- ies and listening to music. The other thing I try to ignore is when the pi- lot says " We're going to be flying at 40,000 feet, there will be slight tur- bulence at times, the temperature at the country of destination is x degrees centigrade and weather will be… To- tal time of flight is… I say to myself- Oh my, did I real- ly hear that? Was he just reading a script? He's serious? • • • Subsequently, the very best news I listen to is, "This is your Captain speaking, we will start our descent and will be landing in about 48 min- utes, flight attendants, please start preparing for descent and clear up the … I could hardly hear the words be- cause I'm half asleep and my ears are starting to build up pressure. The next thing I hear is the thud of the plane wheels and a great sigh of re- lief sets in as the engine roars to slow down the plane to head to the termi- nal. I hate that word terminal. Ah… Korea! What excitement do you bring? I'll share with the read- ers what Korea airport looks like and what the city looks like on the next story telling. Words of wisdom: " Lord, how beautiful and magnificent is your creation, it is beyond my comprehen- sion." As I look at the view from the airplane windows, these words run through my mind. While government allocation of re- sources is a zero-sum game — one person's win is another's loss — mar- ket allocation is not. Market allocation is a positive-sum game where every- body wins. Lovers of red wine, clas- sical music and Mercedes-Benz get what they want while lovers of white wine, rock-and-roll music and Lincoln Continentals get what they want. In- stead of fighting one another, they can live in peace and maybe be friends. It would be easy to create conflict among these people. Instead of mar- ket allocation, have government, through a democratic majority-rule process, decide what wines, music and cars would be produced. If that were done, I guarantee that red wine lovers would organize against white wine lovers, classical music lovers against rock-and-roll lovers and Mer- cedes-Benz lovers against Lincoln Continental lovers. Conflict would emerge solely be- cause the decision was made in the po- litical arena. Again, the prime feature of political decision-making is that it's a zero-sum game. One person's win is of necessity another person's loss. If red wine lovers win, white wine lov- ers would lose. As such, political al- location of resources enhances con- flict while market allocation reduces conflict. The greater the number of decisions made in the political arena, the greater the potential for conflict. That's the main benefit of limited gov- ernment. Unfortunately, too many Ameri- cans want government to grow and have more power over our lives. That means conflict among us is going to rise. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. To find out more about Walter E. Wil- liams and read features by other Cre- ators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com. To the Editor: This past Friday, the 14th, was Flag Day. Although, if you drove down Main St. in Petersburg, you would've never known it. What's up, Petersburg? It seems of all days, Old Glory should've been flying at every light post on Flag Day. I was sad- dened and disappointed to not see the American flags flying in the wind. Otwell had all their flags up and looked very patriotic. Verdayne Miley Petersburg erty and asked his dad what the man did for a living. His father said the man was a lawyer who owned a com- pany. "I can still remember thinking, to this day, 'A lawyer. I could be a law- yer.' Now thank God we lived in a country where a working-class kid like me could become a lawyer, and have a chance to eventually become the CEO of an international corpora- tion myself," Mr. Puzder said. Today, unfortunately, too many Americans are apt to see an individ- ual like that and assume the worst — that he's a robber baron who's exploit- ing the poor. And opportunistic politi- cians are all too happy to stoke their envy. But as Mr. Puzder points out, you can't succeed in a free society with- out finding a way to serve your fellow man. You gain only by helping your customers gain. Socialism is the opposite. You get ahead, Mr. Puzder notes, by "satis- fying the needs of the government elites. If you can satisfy the needs of the government elites, in a socialist economy, you can get more." That's why you see well-fed, well- clothed overlords in a socialist econ- omy such as Venezuela. They're the true robber barons. You don't get a better seat on the boat but punching holes under the people sitting in first-class. We're all in this together. So rather than focus on how to pull those at the top down, let's focus on how we can join them. That's the only way to keep the American Dream from turning into a nightmare. Ed Feulner is founder of The Heri- tage Foundation (heritage.org).