The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, November 10, 2021 C-7 Good. before. Ameri- Civ- War little thou- spent. American planes. a lit- in vi- did Tali- former announced police nation- Ca- virtu- con- after canon- warning writes John 'goes monsters to abroad, mil- force So- true engaged the pre- Glaser world: Germa- Why? Is Ko- from than that. de- overruns. an- Con- about Congress pro- states. F-35 Congress," that don't President "military-in- called it "military-industrial-congressio- spent station Why? this natural can gov- American U.S. America fghans so trying Five read. that any go- push de- objectives democracy," objectives of Hussein society. good." exceeds Depart- mon- because "existential" driven by inertia. Year after year, they give about the same share of money to the Army, Navy and Air Force, even though today's threats from plac- es like China mean the Na- vy and Air Force are much more important. Politicians and the Pen- tagon need to make some choices. What exactly is the military's mission? If America hopes to be both safe and prosperous, the military should focus on defending America itself. John Stossel is author of "Give Me a Break: How I Ex- posed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media." plagues ravaged the world, Christians created hospitals. When the barbarians invad- ed the West, monasteries pre- served Holy Scripture as well as the works of the ancient world. Christians formed the back- bone of the abolition move- ment to combat slavery, and it was Christian Sunday schools that helped America abolish il- literacy in the second half of the 1800s. The question now is wheth- er pastors and priests will step up and take on this crit- ical task. If ever there were a set of circumstances that could pow- erfully and viscerally under- score the value of family and healthy relationships, it has been the COVID-19 pandem- ic. Although the decline of the family has been underway for decades, our confinement to home in the past year and a half has been a wake-up call. De Gance and Van Epp have built a powerful case, ground- ed in data and tested through experience, for how church- es can step up to help us heal relationships and restore the family as the cornerstone of both individual and civiliza- tional health. Katharine Cornell Gorka serves as Director of the Feul- ner Institute's Center for Civil Society and the American Di- alogue. Court Report FELONY Pike County Circuit Court Bradley W. Woods charged with count I burglary with serious bodily injury, a level 2 felony, count II burglary resulting in bodily injury, a level 3 felony, and count III battery by means of a deadly weapon, a level 5 felony. David Eugene Padgett charged with count I burglary with serious bodily in- jury, a level 2 felony, count II burglary re- sulting in bodily injury, a level 3 felony, and count III battery by means of a dead- ly weapon, a level 5 felony. Gwayne Arthur Scott charged with count I unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, a level 4 felony, and count II possession of methamphet- amine, a level 6 felony. Ryan King charged with count I pos- session of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony, count II maintaining a common nuisance - controlled substances, a level 6 felony, and count III dealing in marijuana. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANORS Pike County Circuit Court Brooke C. Schmadeke charged with possession of marijuana. CIVIL Pike County Circuit Court Discover Bank c/o Discover Products, Inc. sues Michael Harville on complaint. State of Indiana sues Nathaniel McK- inney, Regions Bank and Pike County, In- diana on complaint. Kacey L. Wilson sues Jeffrey R. Wil- son for dissolution of marriage. SMALL CLAIMS Pike County Circuit Court Medical and Professional Collection Services, Inc. sues Katherine M. Bar- rett on complaint. Medical and Professional Collection Services, Inc. sues Aaron Ray Hall on complaint. Medical and Professional Collection Services, Inc. sues Leon T. Smith on complaint. Medical and Professional Collection Services, Inc. sues Charles Joseph Zo- ellner on complaint. Elizabeth Underhill sues Kermit E. Underhill, Jr., Allison Underhill and Ti- na Worland on complaint. INFRACTIONS Pike County Circuit Court Jessica J. Mason charged with speed- ing, exceeding 55 mph. Dometery N. Riker charged with seat- belt violation. Ja-Nene L. Green charged with seat- belt violation. Dre'Shawn C. Johnson charged with seatbelt violation. Connor W. Truitt charged with speed- ing. Brandon L. Hammer charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Krystal A. Greener charged with speeding. Blake A. Calvert charged with count I speeding, exceeding 70 mph, and count II seatbelt violation. Ashley Robertson charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. Amanpreet Cheema charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Dylan C. Blagrave charged with speed- ing. Tyrone J. Simmons charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Gayla D. Durden charged with no val- id driver's license. Olivea P. Buchanan charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Isema Gervilus charged with speed- ing, exceeding 55 mph. Jason A. Seifrig charged with speed- ing, exceeding 55 mph. Weston R. Allen charged with speed- ing, exceeding 55 mph. Christopher A. Nutt charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Latonya R. Blanton charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Becca J. Rutherford charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Ryan C. Phipps charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. Jaron L. Wiseman charged with un- safe start. Vicky C. Mah charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. SPENDING Continued from page 6 them in line. But instead, he is kowtowing to progressive demands that most Ameri- cans, Republicans and Dem- ocrats alike, understand will just hurt the country. There should have been a separate vote on the tril- lion-dollar infrastructure bill already. It is a weak president who has allowed some 100 progressives in Congress to hold it hostage. I wrote a few weeks ago that 2022 is looking good for Republicans. That's still my message. Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and host of the weekly television show "Cure America with Star Parker." REALITY Continued from page 6 HEALING Continued from page 6 Dear Rusty: Upon being let go in 2009 at age 65 from my full time job of 30 years, I immediately ap- plied for Social Security for my wife and I to live on while seeking employment. Not finding anything full time, I ended up working part time for the past nine years driv- ing a school bus for an hour- ly wage. Even though my wife and I are collecting So- cial Security, my wages are still being taxed for it. While I don't feel this is fair, the re- al rub (to me) is the fact that my Social Security payroll deductions for the past nine years do not seem to be resulting in an increase in the amount of Social Secu- rity we receive. Meanwhile, a friend, who is our age and a business owner, men- tioned the amount he is taxed for SS as a sole proprietor is somehow being re- turned to him from time to time. There- fore, could you explain what's happen- ing here and whether we are due some kind of adjustment? Signed: Working Still at 74. Dear Still Working: I cannot com- ment on your friend's assertion that as a sole proprietor business owner his self-employment SS tax is somehow be- ing "returned to him from time to time." I can, however, tell you that the rules for business owners are the same as for those who do not own a business, except that a business owner pays both the employee and em- ployer portion of Social Se- curity employment taxes. Essentially, the only way paying into Social Securi- ty now (via payroll taxes or self-employment tax- es) will increase your SS benefit amount is if your income in any recent year is more than your earnings in any of the 35 highest earning years over your lifetime used to compute your SS benefit. When your So- cial Security benefit was originally com- puted, all years in your lifetime earn- ings history through age 59 were adjust- ed for inflation and the highest earning 35 years were selected to develop your "average indexed monthly earnings" (AIME). A formula was applied to your AIME to determine your "Primary In- surance Amount" or "PIA," which is the amount you get if you claim benefits to start in the month you reach your full re- tirement age (FR A). If you claimed at age 65, your SS benefit was slightly reduced from your PIA because you claimed be- fore your FR A. Although you have been and are still working part time, and you're paying in- to Social Security while doing so, your personal SS benefit will not increase unless your current earnings are more than any of those in the 35 years orig- inally used to determine your benefit when you claimed. The inflation adjust- ment influences your past years' earn- ings more than you might expect; for ex- ample, $50,000 earned in 1990 would re- quire more than $125,000 in today's earn- ings to change your benefit. Remember that your contributions to Social Securi- ty while you are working do not go into a personal account for you. All who work are required to pay into Social Security, and the money paid is used to help pay benefits to those already receiving Social Security. And that doesn't change when you start collecting SS – if you continue to work you must still pay Social Security tax and the money you pay goes to help pay benefits for all recipients. To submit a question, visit website (amacfoundation.org/programs/so- cial-security-advisory) or email ssadvi- sor@amacfoundation.org. Paying SS tax while still working Social Security Matters By Rusty Gloor SMA BUSINE SATURDAY 2021 The promoTion will run wednesday, november 24 deadline is wednesday, november 17 The Christmas season is upon us, so this can be an opportunity to maintain sales by getting more out of the Thanksgiving weekend. All advertisers will be presented together under a common heading, giving the promotion more impact. Call 812-354-8500