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The Press-Dispatch Opinion Wednesday, March 11, 2020 B- 5 SOMETHING NEWSWORTHY? Let us know at 812-354-8500! have a code, a central eth- nos to live by and guide ac- tions." Again, what mea- sure or "rule" is used to as- certain truth of character? Much divisiveness in the church world is a direct re- sult of "disciples" claiming they are living by his/her conscious and must oppose an action of the church, while ignoring thousands of years of church history and teaching. The pilgrim at Lent should realize he/she must "Be true to Christ." Christ said, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and be- lieve in the gospel." Jesus gave us insight into what God delights in, and is our goal." Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Fa- ther in heaven is perfect." Lent is a time to set aside the wisdom of the world, and attend to the transcen- dent words of God. Think about it! Continued from page 4 SURRENDER Court Report FELONY Pike County Circuit Court Ronald K. Bradshaw charged with count I possession of methamphet- amine, a level 4 felony, and count II maintaining a common nuisance - con- trolled substances, a level 6 felony. Demetrius A. Pollard charged with operating a motor vehicle after forfei- ture of license for life, a level 5 felony. Darron B. Fancher charged with count I criminal confinement with bodily injury, a level 5 felony, and count II domestic battery. David A. King charged with count I operating a vehicle with an ACE of .15 or more, a level 6 felony, and count II operating a vehicle while intoxicat- ed, prior. Jose A. Guzman-Rodriguez charged with three counts of neglect of a depen- dent, a level 6 felony. Casandra M. Guzman charged with three counts of neglect of a dependent, a level 6 felony. David W. Crow charged with battery resulting in moderate bodily injury. Jace M. Taylor charged with count I possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony, count II possession of marijuana and count III possession of paraphernalia. Rusty A. Halbert charged with count I operating a vehicle after being an ha- bitual traffic offender, a level 6 felony, and count II operating a vehicle with a schedule I or II controlled substance or its metabolite in person's body. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANOR Pike County Circuit Court Darron Blake Fancher charged with count I possession of marijuana and count II possession of paraphernalia. Robert Wayne DeWeese charged with criminal mischief. Clifford E. Kent II charged with pos- session of marijuana. Joshua D. Wilson charged with count I possession of marijuana and count II possession of paraphernalia. Walter K. Braadt charged with count I operating a vehicle with an ACE of .15 or more and count II operating a vehi- cle while intoxicated. Tyeana D. Miles charged with driv- ing while suspended, prior. CIVIL Pike County Circuit Court Midland Credit Management, Inc. sues Melissa Beadles on complaint. Discover Bank C/O Discover Prod- ucts, Inc. sues Brian Mounts on com- plaint. Midland Funding, LLC sues Cinda Horton on complaint. DNF Associates, LLC sues Eddie Gerber on complaint. Colton Thomas sues Gordon W. Cur- tis on complaint. SMALL CLAIMS Pike County Circuit Court Robert Franklin sues Casey Fleet- wood and Rachael Fleetwood on com- plaint. INFRACTIONS Pike County Circuit Court Kristie J. Sanders charged with speeding. Jessica L. Miller charged with speeding. Jaime N. Rojas charged with driving while suspended. Robert W. Price II charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Molly J. Bush charged with speed- ing. Joey E. Koker charged with operat- ing a motor vehicle without financial responsibility. Aaron D. Raber charged with speed- ing, exceeding 55 mph. Kelaine L. Harman charged with speeding. Ethan S. Rumble charged with oper- ating a motor vehicle without financial responsibility. Kaitlyn S. Rhodes charged with driving while suspended. James C. Walker charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Donna Hudson charged with speed- ing. Richard L. Stepro charged speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Carly N. Merder charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Kurt T. Best charged with operating with expired plates. Elizabeth D. Grant-Kermode charged with operating a motor vehi- cle without financial responsibility. Jesse C. Begle charged with speed- ing. Rachel A. Barcus charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Mikyoung Shimodaira charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Stacey K. Holsey charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Brenda L. Rentschler charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Matthew L. Paddick charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Lucy R. Jackson charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. Jose E. Gracia charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. Morena Georges charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Beshoy S. Gerges charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Edgar M. Ortega charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Mario A. Sanchez Torres charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Alexis Eileen Thompson charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. John T. Colton charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. Jimmy L. Dillon, Jr. charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Jade M. York charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. Curtis E. Porter charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. Rylea Nicole Klingle charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. David Hume charged with owner allows dog to stray beyond owner's premises. Jeremy W. Stone charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Denisha L. Merriweather charged with driving while suspended. Morgan D. Henson charged with speeding. so embarrassing, frustrat- ing and miserable, because now I have to call our pick- up driver in California and I did not know if I should explain that I messed up because of the difference in time zones between my neck of the woods and the big city of Louisville. Or maybe I should tell something more classy and elegant white lie. Well, my name Honesto is a Spanish word for honest and I went along with honesty in hon- or of what my parents chris- tened me with. I explained to the relative on the West coast who was to pick us up, that the difference in time zone confused us. There- fore we were going to be late. He assured me that was not a problem because in California, they usual- ly have a 2-3 hour delay in their travels because of the kind of traffic they have. Ah, what a relief. Some- times out of tragedy, good things can also happen. But I really don't like misery if I can avoid it. Now, I dou- ble- and triple-check if my schedule is going to be on Central, Eastern, or Pacif- ic time. You see, even going to Evansville or the nearby regions can on be on ei- ther Eastern or Central time. You really can get confused, missing some- thing important if you don't pay attention. I sometimes chuckle when I keep re- peatedly asking myself if am I going to miss that great meal if I don't get the right time for a social func- tion, since the majority of my long-time friends and my daughter live in a dif- ferent time zone • • • To refresh my under- standing of why there is DST (Daylight Saving Time), I 'googled' the sub- ject and found a number of reasons why we have come to this ritual. I had some ideas but I still don't appreciate or understand it. I know everyone I talk to has said the same thing for years:"Why can't we just make the whole State of Indiana under one time zone? "Well, it's time to close the matter. It won't do any good to complain. Have a great week. Humor of the week: When a chime clock sounds 13 times at 12 noon, what time is it? Answer: It's time for a repair. Continued from page 4 TIME 'movement' rabidly oppos- es hybrid seeds, synthetic insecticides and fertilizers, biotechnology, and even mechanized equipment like tractors! Acceptance of its tenets and restric- tions has become a condi- tion for poor farmers get- ting seeds and other assis- tance, and their countries and local communities get- ting development loans and food aid." By the way, locusts are not only a threat to crops; they threaten people in an- other way. In early January, a Boeing 737 on final land- ing approach to Dire Da- wa, Ethiopia, found itself in the midst of a massive cloud of locusts swarming above the airport. The in- sects were sucked into the plane's engines. Their bod- ies were splattered across the windshield blinding the pilots to the runway ahead. The Boeing 737 climbed above the swarm. The pi- lot depressurized the cab- in so he could open the side window and reach around to clear the windshield by hand. Diverting to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, the pilot was able to land the plane safely. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Continued from page 4 TRAGEDY bottom 20 % were working. Now it is 36 % — about half. The difference between socialism and charity is that the latter is voluntary, individualized and moti- vated by personal caring. Charity aims to lift up the unfortunate and usually originates with people of faith. Socialism is an atheistic institutionalized system that pretends to solve hu- man challenges through politics. It's why, in the end, it destroys the human spir- it. This is the real problem in our poor communities. So Bernie or Joe? There's little difference. 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 4 BAIL OUT Continued from page 4 GRIDLOCK ogies, average commute times would fall, even with the increase in population. Even the urban myth that billions of dollars of big-city transit subsidies are needed to help the poor and minorities is fatuous. The percentage of Hispan- ics using transit has fallen 21% since 2000. Over the last two decades, almost 1 in 5 black commuters has stopped riding transit. The percentage of people with incomes below $ 30,000 who use mass transit fell over the last 20 years, while those with incomes above $75,000 has risen. Ironically, the most sig- nificant change in trans- portation over the past several decades is that millions more poor peo- ple and minorities can af- ford to own a car and drive where they want and when they want. For low-in- come households, transit is something not to aspire to but to be liberated from. Studies show conclusively that owning a car is literal- ly and figuratively a road to higher incomes for those at the bottom. If the goal of Ameri- can transportation poli- cy is greater mobility and speed at ever-lower costs, the first step is to not lay down another inch of rail. Investing in mass transit makes as much sense in 2020 as building telephone poles. So, just stop at this red light. Stephen Moore is the Dis- tinguished Visiting Fel- low for Project for Econom- ic Growth at The Heritage Foundation. DUALS Continued from page 1 The Pike Central Middle School team bettered Te- cumseh 52-36 by winning nine weights. Gage Morton won his weight, as did Bri- ar Thomas at 110. Jonathon Sanchez won at 117, Aiden McGiffen at 125 and Matt Hayes at 132. Riley Mosby won the 140 weight class, Skylar Shelton had a win at 150, along with Isaac Shim- er (160) and Hayden Goins (220). The team lost to host Gib- son Southern 57-24, with wins by Gage Morton (85), Aiden McGiffen (125), Isaac Shimer (160) and Hayden Goins (220). The Char- gers lost to Tell City 66 -24, with wins by Morton, Briar Thomas (110), Skylar Shel- ton (150) and Hayden Goins (220). The South Spencer Reb- els got by the Pike Central Chargers 48 -36.The Char- ger middle schoolers won six matches, including Gage Morton, Grant Boyd at 125, Matt Hayes at 132, Skylar Shelton (150), Isaac Shim- er (160) and Hayden Goins (220). Last week, the article omit- ted that Skylar Shelton went 5-0. Above: Aiden McGiffen won his 125 weight class against South Gibson and also Tecumseh. Left: Riley Mosby notched a win against Tecum- seh at Saturday's Titan Duals. Below: Skylar Shelton scored wins over South Spencer, Tecumseh and Tell City on Saturday. Isaac Shimer won his 160 match with South Spencer and finished 3-1 at the Titan Duals on Saturday. James Capozella photos