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The Press-Dispatch Opinion Wednesday, April 15, 2020 B- 9 Court Report FELONY Pike County Circuit Court Brian Cassidy, Jr. charged with count I stran- gulation, a level 6 felony, and count II domestic bat- tery. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANOR Pike County Circuit Court Angel L. Manion charged with driving while suspended, prior. Terry Eugene Jones charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated. David A. King charged with criminal trespassing. CIVIL Pike County Circuit Court State of Indiana ex rel In- diana Department of Trans- portation sues Kristoffer Newberry and Somer Wal- lace Jarvis on complaint. INFRACTIONS Pike County Circuit Court Jacob A. Leighty charged with count I operating a motor vehicle without fi- nancial responsibility and count II speeding. The time is near that the Church can emerge from its self-isolation and be the Church. When we emerge into the brilliance of the "Son," will we call the nation to re- pentance and call it to dis- cipleship, or wipe our brow and say "glad that's over with? " As I close, this Coro- navirus is an opportuni- ty for the people of God to engage in public discus- sion about how something so small it is unseen [like sin], can wreck a nation so quickly. It is a time when the Church can shout from the rooftops the message of Hope in Christ. The apos- tle James wrote about the uncertainty of life, "Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a lit- tle while and then vanishes. You should say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. Life is not for the faint of heart, and neither is trust- ing God to living in the Spirit. Think about it! Continued from page 8 NO CHURCH ly income bracket, and ma- ny grants being offered for those who need funds for their projects or programs. We are grateful for con- tinued availability of wa- ter, electricity, communica- tion services and food sup- ply. We have so much to be thankful for, and so many to thank for all those who provide essential services to sustain the life of our be- loved Country. I can hardly wait to get back to the normal way of life we used to take for granted. Continue to pray for all our needs. Have a blessed week. Continued from page 8 LIGHTER are invariably seized up- on by politicians and activ- ists looking to feed a sacro- sanct belief among liberals that discrimination and op- pression are the main driv- ers of inequality. Jason Ri- ley, writing in The Wall Street Journal says "In the mainstream media we hear almost constant talk about scary new forms of racism: 'white privilege,' 'cultural appropriation,' and 'subtle bigotry.'" Riley mentions the work of Dr. Wilfred Reilly who is a professor of political science at Ken- tucky State University and author of a new book, "Hate Crime Hoax," that states "a huge percentage of the horrific hate crimes cit- ed as evidence of contem- porary bigotry are fakes." Reilly put together a data set of more than 400 con- firmed cases of fake allega- tions that were reported to authorities between 2010 and 2017. He says that the exact number of false re- ports is probably unknow- able, but what can be said "with absolute confidence is that the actual number of hate crime hoaxes is in- disputably large. We are not speaking here of just a few bad apples." But Reilly has a larger point to make, writing, "The Smollett case isn't an outlier. Increasing- ly, it's the norm. And the media's relative lack of in- terest in exposing hoaxes that don't involve famous figures is a big part of the problem." Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Continued from page 8 HOAXES reverence for the mira- cle of life. Challenges like these should make us bet- ter Americans and better people. But, apparently, things have become so coarse that that's not happening in many circles. It certain- ly doesn't seem to be hap- pening in New York. Maybe one day we'll grow. Meanwhile, the focus should be on saving lives, born and unborn. Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renew- al and Education. Continued from page 8 ABORTION Government warrants would also defeat the pur- pose of the aid package in the first place, which is to get the airlines up and fly- ing again—back on the road to financial self-suf- ficiency. Warrants will re- duce the value of airline shares ecause they dilute shareholder equity. This makes it harder for airlines to raise private capital. The legislation authoriz- ing the aid already includes fairly strict covenants pro- hibiting furloughs and lay- offs. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former director of the Con- gressional Budget Office, opposes the warrants and explains that the law al- ready restricts the com- panies from engaging in stock buybacks, executive bonuses, dividend payouts and the like. The government is ex- acting its pound of flesh. Even the airline unions—the pilots, flight attendants, mechanics and so on—oppose the warrants, and with good reason. They said in a let- ter to Congress that war- rants could "give the gov- ernment as much as a 40 percent stake in airlines," which could hurt workers and the value of their pen- sions. Countries such as Chi- na, Russia and Venezuela allow public ownership and direction of companies, but America has smart- ly adopted a hands-off ap- proach and rarely allows direct government control of business management. We keep government out of boardrooms, which is one reason American compa- nies so often out-compete foreign competitors. The federal government should release the airlines from these unwise war- rants, which only chase away the private investors these companies desper- ately need now. Meanwhile, if the air- lines want to thank taxpay- ers for their financial as- sistance during these dire times, perhaps they can give us free frequent flyer miles through their "loyal- ty" programs when they re- turn to profitability. Stephen Moore is the Dis- tinguished Visiting Fel- low for Project for Econom- ic Growth at The Heritage Foundation. 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I, too, am itch- ing to stretch my limbs, my mind, my spirit. Quaran- tine makes me feel trapped, held in place like a bud held by the sepal, protecting the flower from breaking free and blooming too early. There's danger in emerg- ing before one should. "It's like Little House on the Prairie," my friend in Chicago boasted. "I've made 10 loaves of bread! " My other friends chimed in that they, too, bought bread makers and reached out to their grandmothers for rec- ipes for banana bread and zucchini bread and Irish so- da bread. I cried to my hus- band that I am not meant to be a stay-at-home mom. Or a home-schooling mom. I was not cut out for life on the frontier. I can't make bread, so I bought confetti cake mix. We hung party banners and filled the seats at our break- fast table with stuffed an- imals instead of friends to celebrate Teddy Bear's birthday. But I burned the cake. It's springtime, a time as- sociated with birth. But the spreading of new life is not what is spreading across the news. I sent pictures of the charred cake to my friends. They asked why I had re- sorted to a box of Pillsbury instead of an old family rec- ipe. I don't have grandparents anymore. And even if I did, I doubt they'd have recipes to offer. I come from a long line of working wom- en not cut out for staying at home. I come from a long line of women who nev- er did. Friends say I'm lucky I don't have grandparents; it means I don't have to worry. They say I'm lucky I write jokes for a living; it means I don't have to feel scared. As if worry and fear are things with clear boundaries, rules and practitioners. I've been a humor writer in various media for over a decade. It brings me great joy, but if I'm being honest, writing humor has been hard since kids were put in cages. In the era of CO- VID-19, it's all the more im- possible. Necessary, but im- possible. We coated the burnt cake in extra icing to hide the blackness. Teddy Bear re- fused to open his mouth, so we ate his slices. Luckily, he didn't complain. Teddy seemed con- tent. Just like the animal he was de- signed after. Just like my friend in Chicago. Some of us are faring bet- ter than others. Mother Nature seems to be having her best time in years, if you ignore the hu- man peril. When we lived in Los Angeles, my son had a cough. Every day of his first four years, he hacked away. Probably a sensitivity to the air pollution, his doctor said. But now L A has great air quality. It's springtime. We all need fresh air. Today's home-schooling lesson plan featured fractions, spell- ing and Vincent van Gogh. We're finding our way in this new weird life, and despite telling my screaming chil- dren otherwise, I intend to keep both of my ears intact. We stepped out onto the back porch. There, in a bush by our door, was a perfect- ly shed snakeskin. Pushing through the constraints to become someone new. There is growth, even in times like these. We will all have new skin when this is over. "To make bread rise," my friend instructed, "you need the right balance of ingredi- ents and time." In this time of Passover and Easter and a pink su- permoon, a holy week in an uncertain season, I think I now understand. Once outside, we watched a black rat snake slither in- to our basement. We decid- ed to go on a walk. To stretch out. At least a snake inside will drive us out of the home. It's springtime, after all. Katiedid Langrock is au- thor of the book "Stop Fart- ing in the Pyramids," avail- able at http://www.creators. com/books/stop-farting-in- the-pyramids. Like Katiedid Langrock on Facebook, at http://www.facebook.com/ katiedidhumor.