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The Press-Dispatch Opinion Wednesday, March 4, 2020 B- 7 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. GIVE UP judging by ap- pearances and by the stan- dard of the world! Learn to give yourself to God. Christ Jesus is the only one who has the right to judge. Strength comes from knowing where the source lies and that is what God desires for us. Through the winds of trial and the storms of temptation, we grow strong and live on a higher level. Stand strong in the Spirit and resist the devil's urging. Stay strong to serve God. Strength will allow all of us to stand to- gether in faith and service to one another. Take my advice — stay close to each other, wor- ship regularly and often, avoid temptation when it comes your way, and fill your hearts with God's word. Think about it. Continued from page 6 LENT Court Report FELONY Pike County Circuit Court Chad Alan Norris charged with count I battery resulting in serious bodily injury, a level 5 felony, count II battery with bodily injury to an endan- gered adult, a level 5 felony, and count III resisting law enforcement. Gabriel L. Postin charged with count I neglect of a dependent resulting in bodily injury, a level 5 felony, and count II operating a vehicle while intoxicat- ed, endangering a person less than 18 years old, a level 6 felony. Jason E. Barnes charged with count I possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony, count II maintaining a common nuisance - controlled sub- stances, a level 6 felony, count III pos- session of paraphernalia and count IV possession of methamphetamine, a lev- el 5 felony. Jamen L. Russell charged with pos- session of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony. Jennifer E. Fowler charged with count I operating a vehicle with an ACE of at least .08 but less than .15 and count II operating a vehicle while intoxicated and count III operating a vehicle while intoxicated, prior, a lev- el 6 felony. Michel Occeant charged with oper- ating a vehicle after being an habitual traffic offender, a level 6 felony. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANOR Pike County Circuit Court Jazmine Latisha Barnard charged with disorderly conduct. Katelynn Coleman charged with dis- orderly conduct. Tayonna N. Smith charged with pos- session of marijuana. Jeremy W. McCandless charged with possession of paraphernalia. David R. Mayotte charged with theft. Joel W. Redfairn charged with theft. Roger Roach charged with two counts of invasion of privacy. Mykenzee Layne Sugg charged with count I possession of marijuana and count II possession of paraphernalia. Craig Randall Wire charged with count I operating a vehicle with an ACE of at least .08 but less than .15 and count II operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Anthony Michell Maxfield charged with visiting a common nuisance - con- trolled substances. Christina M. Doolin charged with driving while suspended, prior. CIVIL Pike County Circuit Court Midland Credit Management, Inc. sues Matthew Reid on complaint. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC sues Rebecca Sullivan on complaint. SMALL CLAIMS Pike County Circuit Court Pike County School Corporation sues Christy Pitcher on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Stevie Schultz on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Krystal Breeding on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Kerri Brinkman on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Amanda Gladish on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues David Glaser on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Joseph Greer on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Akita Reinhart on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Sheila Stapleton on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Tammy Rivera on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Barry May on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Belinda Mounts on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Wendy Kinman on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Misty Ison on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Phyllis McAninch on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Kim Rust on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Jessica Schnarr on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Brandon Truitt on complaint. Pike County School Corporation sues Julie Ward on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Josh- ua D. Braunecker on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Chad A. Merkley on complaint. Hoosier Accounts Service sues Am- berlynn N. Higgins on complaint. INFRACTIONS Pike County Circuit Court Joseph E. Kramer charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Hannah E. Fleetwood charged with speeding. Steven D. Pride charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. Pamela M. Bell charged with speed- ing. Sebastian M. Smigielski charged with operating with expired plates. David P. Alstadt, Jr. charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. James M. Hogan charged with speeding. Ethan Evans charged with speeding, exceeding 30 mph. Dylan P. Carpenter charged with speeding. Noah J. Fleck charged with speed- ing. William J. Glispie charged with seat- belt violation. Timothy J. Reinoehl charged with speeding. Brandi N. Saunders charged with seatbelt violation. Joshua L. Hunt charged with speed- ing, exceeding 55 mph. Steven E. Bledsoe, Jr. charged with driving while suspended. Victoria R. Gavin charged with speeding. Andy L. Like charged with operat- ing with expired plates. Kenneth William Crowley charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Darryelle A. Witherspoon charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Stephen G. King charged with open alcoholic beverage container during operation of a motor vehicle. Ryan Williams charged with disre- garding stop sign. Jonathan H. Weaver charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Stephean L. Kimble, Jr. charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Lisa M. Martinez charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Shaylon N. Pierce charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Courtney L. Wilhelm charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Benjaminjawon Frazier charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Alec D. Hassfurther charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Lydell M. Eiland charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Jacob J. Hutter charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. Nicholas O. Miley charged with open alcoholic beverage container dur- ing operation of a motor vehicle. Dakota R. Kline charged with unlaw- ful possession of tobacco. Joshua Johnson charged with unlaw- ful possession of tobacco. Gage M. Schmitt charged with un- lawful possession of tobacco. Kristopher M. Franklin charged with unlawful possession of tobacco. Kristopher Franklin charged with unlawful possession of tobacco. Ayden L. Webster charged with un- lawful possession of tobacco. Ayden Webster charged with unlaw- ful possession of tobacco. Benjamin A. Braunecher charged with knowingly authorizing a viola- tion of IC 9 -18.1-14-11. Jakob S. Mattingly charged with lit- tering. Richard R. Riggs III charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Jennifer E. Fowler charged with fol- lowing too closely. ed to us anyway. Also, pray for those in most need and that includes praying for ourselves and our families and friends. For the section Fasting: give up something you tru- ly crave, you'll be surprised how much more you appre- ciate somethings you have taken for granted. Our Country is so blessed with food we tend to overeat. Re- member half of the world goes hungry when they go to bed. For the section on Alms- giving: extend your help to those in need, volunteer your time, visit the sick, the lonely and the isolated. And in doing these things, carry a joyful and grateful heart. Amen? There's so much more we could do, but space does not allow me to do that. Let's just do ordinary things with extraordinary caring. Have a great week. Continued from page 6 SEASON Both will deny their sup- port for and talk down the policy of stop, question and frisk in an effort to curry fa- vor with black voters. Most Bloomberg and Trump sup- porters don't live under the horrible conditions that so many blacks live under in high crime cities like Bal- timore, St. Louis, Chicago and Detroit. Black people must ask what needs to be done to stop criminals from preying on them and mak- ing so many of their com- munities economic waste- lands. If stop, question and frisk can contribute to that goal, so be it. They need not listen to politicians, ac- ademics, talking heads on the news and others. I'll add that even if the po- lice, intimidated by leftists, are not doing their job to safeguard black residents in high crime communi- ties, that doesn't mean that black people should not or- ganize to take independent measures to protect them- selves. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Continued from page 6 FRISK nity problem they perceive. Truth is that blacks have been living disproportion- ately under government dictate since the 1970s. And today, average black household wealth is one- tenth average white house- hold wealth. Apparently, many A fri- can Americans feel that this gap persists because we don't have enough gov- ernment in our lives, rath- er than too much. It looks like bye-bye, Biden. Americans want vi- sion and leadership. Now the question is whether we look to freedom or the oth- er way. Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renew- al and Education and au- thor of the new book "Nec- essary Noise: How Donald Trump Inflames the Culture War and Why This is Good News for America," avail- able now at starparker.com Continued from page 6 ABANDON Continued from page 6 NATURAL GAS er of the Middle East, Russia and oth- er OPEC nations; and cleaner air than at any other time in at least a century. Yet liberal environmentalists are grousing about this good news. A re- cent Bloomberg news story exclaims in its headline: "Cheap Gas Imperils Climate Fight by Undercutting Wind and Solar." "Gas is such a bargain that it's be- ing viewed less as a bridge fossil fu- el, driving the world away from dirti- er coal toward a clean-energy future," the story tells us, "and more as a hur- dle that could slow the trip down. Some forecasters are predicting prices will stay low for years, making it tough for states, cities and utilities to achieve their goals of being zero-carbon in power production by 2050 or earli- er." Ravina Advani, head of renewable energy at BNP Paribas, complained: "The fact that there's an abundance of it makes the move to complete decar- bonization much harder … (Gas is) re- liable, and it's cheap." And that is bad news, why, exactly? It's like saying a cure for the corona- virus is bad for hospitals and doctors. Maybe it is high time we admit we have found, for now, the great energy source of the next few decades and celebrate that America is endowed with a vital resource that is abundant and affordable—just like our best- in-the-world farmland. The left talks about eradicating "poverty," but "en- ergy poverty" is a primary source of deprivation around the world. Now, there is an obvious solution: Natu- ral gas could easily be the primary source of power production for the world as a whole, slashing costs for the poor everywhere on the planet, from sub-Saharan A frica to Bangla- desh. Instead, politicians and govern- ment bureaucrats around the world are trying to force-feed the world ex- pensive, unreliable and unscalable wind and solar power. The A frican De- velopment Bank, for example, is only financing "green energy" projects, not coal or natural gas. It is substituting a cheap form of clean energy for a cost- ly "green" alternative. Why? In the U.S., this foolishness is hap- pening every day as the federal gov- ernment, in addition to state govern- ments, is massively subsidizing wind and solar power—even though they are, in most places, only niche sourc- es of fuel. With more than $100 billion spent already, less than 10 percent of our energy comes from the wind and the sun, with most of the other 90 per- cent coming from good old-fashioned fossil fuels. For all the talk about the falling costs of solar and wind pow- er—and yes, they are falling—with- out billions of dollars of cash subsi- dies and tax breaks for the "renew- able" energy sector, along with man- dates requiring utilities to buy the power at any cost, wind and solar en- ergy would be hopelessly expensive in most areas of the country. As a result, they would quickly surrender market share to natural gas and clean coal. (Don't look now, but coal prices are falling, too.) It's time to get smart about energy and climate change and throw asun- der taxpayer subsidies doled out to all forms of energy production. Let the market, not politicians and envi- ronmental groups, choose the safest, cheapest and most reliable energy source. Everyone is making a big bet on battery-operated cars and trucks. But who's to say that trucks and bus- es fueled by natural gas won't be the wave of the future? No one knows what makes the most sense or where the future will lead us. Nuclear pow- er has great promise. But for now, the markets are shouting out for natural gas on a grander scale. Fifteen years ago, no one would have thought we would have a super- abundance of this wonder-fuel today. But we do. No one is more surprised than politicians. Why do we let them keep betting the farm on the wrong horse? Stephen Moore is the Distinguished Visiting Fellow for Project for Econom- ic Growth at The Heritage Foundation.