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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, February 12, 2014 C-3 Your college student is already plugged in. Why not connect them with news from their hometown? There is no need to wait for the mail, get NETedition and your student will have their news Wednesday. CONNECT Call 354-8500 today to plug in your student! pressdispatch.net/edition Web, Smartphone, Tablet net edition your student Just $18 per year for a NETedition or paper subscription. Call Today 354-8500 College subsCription signature health law, Mr. Obama is "leaving it to a fu- ture president to solve an even bigger fiscal mess." The president also took credit for "a rebounding housing market." He could have added that he's called for ending Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two gov- ernment-sponsored enter- prises that distorted the market and played a big part in inflating the housing bub- ble. The problem is the Sen- ate is considering legisla- tion that would replace Fan- nie and Freddie with a new government agency called the Federal Mortgage In- surance Corporation. The FMIC, Heritage's Norbert Michel has pointed out, would be a federal reg- ulator and insurer of mort- gage-backed securities. In other words, meet the new boss, same as the old boss. "As president, I'm com- mitted to making Wash- ington work better, and re- building the trust of the peo- ple who sent us here," Mr. Obama said. Speeches that cherry-pick facts that flatter and omit the ones that hurt—speeches that present facts out of con- text—have the opposite ef- fect. They increase that lack of faith. Until that changes, Amer- icans would be well-advised to apply President Reagan's famous dictum on the Sovi- et Union to their own elected officials: "Trust, but verify." Ed Feulner is founder of the Heritage Foundation (heri- tage.org). ize that they are simply up to their old tricks in an attempt to maintain their power. Unfortunately, they do not understand the consequenc- es of their misguided ideolog- ical agendas of change. They either have refused to read the history books or have engaged in the rewriting of history. In either case, hon- est reappraisal will educate them to the fact that govern- mental dominance does not create productivity and pros- perity on behalf of the people. It is obvious that our God- given rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are jeopardized in today's en- vironment of overt deceit by high government officials and blatant disregard of our Constitution. When those in power pick and choose the laws they wish to enforce and grant waivers and exemptions to their favored groups, it is clear we are moving away from the principles of fair- ness and equality that once characterized our nation. When the president can change laws with the stroke of his pen or a phone call and not be challenged by the oth- er branches of government or by the media, we are in dire straits. The central question is this: Do you trust the future of your children and grand- children to this kind of gov- erning structure? Or do you trust those patriotic citizens who wish to preserve the lib- erties that were fought for by the early Tea Party patriots and by those in "the greatest generation" who stormed the beaches of Normandy in the face of fierce machine-gun fire? These modern-day pa- triots are ordinary citi- zens who toil day-to-day to provide food, education and safety for our citizens. These are the people who fill the ranks of the tea par- ty. They are not demons; they are defenders of free- dom. They are you and me. Ben S. Carson is professor emeritus of neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University. Those espousing social change in defining mar- riage chant that the love of God stress we enfranchise all; while those opposed de- mand Christians must live as a disciple. What develops is scrip- ture cancelling out scrip- ture. This cannot be—the Church has taught the Word of God is taken as a whole, not piecemeal. Confusion rules because few on the public stage with a voice are preaching Christ and Him crucified. This is the ultimate reality of the Gospel. The resurrection is the hope and future of man- kind. We live in a foolish world where desires and emotions change. We are as fraction- ated, just like the Apostle Paul found the church at Corinth. There was much division, carnality, and ego. He tried to focus their at- tention upon the eternal; to get the church to realize their pettiness and carnali- ty did not serve the work of God. He reminded them of the cross and its power: "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolish- ness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God." It is time to preach Christ! Think about it! H To the rescue? H Enduring spirit H Post-Christian World H Government trust Continued from page 2 Continued from page 2 Continued from page 2 Continued from page 2 derland." Immigration laws are the only laws that are discussed in terms of how to help peo- ple who break them. One of the big problems that those who are pushing "compre- hensive immigration re- form" want solved is how to help people who came here illegally and are now "living in the shadows" as a result. What about embezzlers or burglars who are "living in the shadows" in fear that someone will discover their crimes? Why not "reform" the laws against embezzle- ment or burglary, so that such people can also come out of the shadows? Almost everyone seems to think that we need to solve the problem of the children of illegal immigrants, be- cause these children are here "through no fault of their own." Do people who say that have any idea how many millions of children are living in dire poverty in India, Africa or other plac- es "through no fault of their own," and would be better off living in the United States? Do all children have some inherent right to live in America if they have done nothing wrong? If not, then why should the children of il- legal immigrants have such a right? More fundamentally, why do the American people not have a right to the protection that immigration laws pro- vide people in other coun- tries around the world— in- cluding Mexico, where ille- gal immigrants from other countries get no such spe- cial treatment as Mexico and its American supporters are demanding for illegal immi- grants in the United States? The very phrase "compre- hensive" immigration reform is part of the bad faith that has surrounded immigration issues for decades. What "comprehensive" reform means is that border control and amnesty should be voted on together in Con- gress. Why? Because that would be politically convenient for members of Congress, who like to be on both sides of issues, so as to minimize the backlash from the vot- ing public. But what "com- prehensive" immigration re- form has always meant in practice is amnesty up front and a promise to control the border later—promises that have never been kept. The new Republican pro- posal is to have some bor- der control criteria whose fulfillment will automatical- ly serve as a "trigger" to let the legalizing of illegal im- migrants proceed. But why set up some automatic trig- gering device to signal that the borders are secure, when the Obama administration is virtually guaranteed to game the system, so that amnesty can proceed? What in the world is wrong with Congress taking up bor- der security first, as a sepa- rate issue, and later taking responsibility in a Congres- sional vote on whether the border has become secure? Congress at least should come out of the shadows. The Republican plan for granting legalization up front, while withholding cit- izenship, is too clever by half. It is like saying that you can slide halfway down a slippery slope. Republicans may yet res- cue the Democrats, while demoralizing their own sup- porters and utterly failing the country. Criminal docket Pike Circuit Court In Re: search warrant Richard E. Johns charged with count I operating a ve- hicle while intoxicated with a BAC of .15 or more, a class A misdemeanor; count II operating a vehicle while intoxicated,a class A misde- meanor and count III oper- ating a vehicle while intoxi- cated, a class D felony. Shaunta K. Gish charged with count I neglect of a de- pendent, count II battery resulting in bodily injury, count III resisting law en- forcement, count IV disor- derly conduct, and count V criminal mischief. traffic and misdemeanor Pike Circuit Court Thomas Tyler Cannon charged with domestic bat- tery. Adam M. Miller charged with count I possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug look-a-like substance and count II possession of paraphernalia. Bryan M. Hartweck charged with count I pos- session of marijuana and count II possession of para- phernalia. Darin T. Brooks charged with count I possession of marijuana and count II pos- session of paraphernalia. Civil docket Pike Circuit Court Katie L. Rathgeber sues Christopher E. Rathgeber for dissolution of marriage. Jamie Burns sues Stephen Burns for dissolution of mar- riage. Todd M. Dorsey sues Denim S. Dorsey for disso- lution of marriage. Central Mortgage Co. sues Carrie E. Hickey Et Al on complaint. small Claims Pike Circuit Court Lyman Morris sues Can- dace Sampson on complaint. infractions Pike Circuit Court Mackenzie Price charged with exceeding the posted speed limit. Valentina O'Brian charged with speeding. Joy Balentine charged with speeding. Lloyd Coleman charged with speeding. John Davis charged with speeding. John Feeks charged with speeding. Tammi Hickman charged with speeding. Ryan Hoopingarner charged with speeding. James King charged with driving while suspended. Prince Ostine charged with speeding. Austin Schmits charged with speeding. Jordan Wheatcroft charged with speeding. Steven Martinez charged with speeding. Ronald Shake charged with speeding. Charles Turpen IV charged with speeding. Deke Winchell charged with speeding in a school zone. Richard Collier charged with disregarding an official traffic control device. Bonida Crider charged with speeding. Shawn Garland charged with expired plates and fail- ure of occupant to use safe- ty belt. Johannon Hill charged with speeding. Robert Houchin charged with failure of occupant to use safety belt. Justin Ice charged with speeding. Joshua Pugh charged with disregarding an official traffic control device. Tanna Schaller charged with speeding. Robert Somerville charged with speeding. Court report When my son turned 1, friends bought me books on parenting tod- dlers. "Turning 1 means the ONEderful days are over," my friend said. "Soon as he toddles, he's a toddler." I scoffed. How could my precious ba- by be associated with the sheer terror associated with the nefarious T-word? How could my angel be corralled into a group so vile, so heinous, it makes grown men weep and women cross their legs, swearing they'll have the one child and the one child only. Not my little man. Not him. Not yet. It was too soon. Fingers crossed, toddlerhood was eons away. The parenting book insisted oth- erwise, stating that days of arche- typal toddlerhood were closer than I thought, asserting that those dread- ed evil years were just a few months away. Stephen King could learn a thing or two about writing horror from par- enting books. Looking at my sweet angel, covered in blue icing from his chocolate birth- day cake, I questioned the likelihood of his harboring some inner grem- lin. He had been chill since the day he was born. His sweet disposition set. His go-with-the-flow character estab- lished. Perhaps the onset of toddling brought out the jagged-toothed mon- ster in some children, but not in mine. My son, I decided, was predisposed for awesomeness. Then the collapsing began. Seemingly overnight, my son decid- ed that life is awfully dramatic. Too dra- matic for rational thought. So dramatic, in fact, that he couldn't take it standing up. Like Scarlett O'Hara, he thought that bad news was best dealt with by faux fainting. He would collapse on the floor, literally at the drop of a hat; one time, we were playing peekaboo by covering my son's eyes with an oversize adult cap, and when the hat dropped from his head and hit the floor, my son hit the floor beside it. I tried to rationalize it away. This simply meant my child has a sympathet- ic heart. He didn't want that poor cap to be on the floor all alone. He was simply providing com- pany! This in no way signified pend- ing toddlerdom. After all, toddlers are known for full tantrums—kicking and screaming on the floor. When my son hit the ground, he always remained si- lent. Then the crying began. The tears didn't accompany the dra- matic collapses; they came on their own, fast and frequent. If my son let go of a balloon and it floated to the ceiling, he would be in hysterics. It didn't mat- ter that I handed it back to him with- in seconds. If he eagerly nodded when I offered him a drink, his excitement would instantly melt to tears in the min- ute it took me to pour milk into his sip- py cup. Oh, the tragedy of it all! As a mother, I try to empathize with my son's emotions. And sometimes, I really think I get where he's coming from. A balloon floating from your grasp teaches a difficult life lesson in how transitory life is. We are all nomad- ic balloons, forced to travel through this world alone, without someone to guide our string—or something like that. And having to wait for your sippy cup is equal- ly tragic because, um, well, because milk is deli- cious. And it comes from cows. And who doesn't like cows? Am I right? The months toddled on, but my justifications for my baby's cries and collapses held strong. My son was not becoming a toddler. The proof was in the fact that he had yet to have a tantrum, having never combined tears with the flailing fits. His floor fits remained silent, and his tears came while he stood stoically still. "Perhaps this will be as bad as it gets," I told myself. If I'm being completely honest, I se- cretly hoped my son's behavioral devel- opment would be slightly stunted—at least when it came to tantrums. Noth- ing too drastic, just by a few years or so. All I'm saying is that if he didn't begin acting like a toddler until he left for col- lege, would it really be so bad? His fra- ternity brothers could easily excuse his full-blown tantrums on his latest keg- athon, and I would have my sweet an- gel for the duration of his time at home. I hoped and prayed. In vain. As we were leaving the house this morning, my son's sneaker fell off. He hit the ground flailing. And crying. To- gether. Have mercy. Toddlerhood has ar- rived. Katiedid vs... by Katiedid Langrock Toddling toward toddlerhood