The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, July 2, 2014 C-3 Quick as a Click! Submit your classified advertising by e-mail It's easy Submit your classi ed ad along with your name and phone number to: classi eds@pressdispatch.net U.S. Agriculture by Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture Record trade supports strong rural economies Within the first five years after the reform, caseloads were cut in half. Employ- ment for single mothers al- so increased dramatical- ly, and child poverty plum- meted. The reform is far from do- ne, though. Today the feder- al government runs rough- ly 80 means-tested wel- fare programs providing cash, food, housing and so- cial services to low-income persons, but it fails to help the recipients become able to provide for themselves. As a result, Mr. Rec- tor has noted, the Unit- ed States will spend ap- proximately $14 trillion on means-tested welfare over the next decade. We can't afford this kind of unlimit- ed growth. Changing this won't be easy. As Nicholas Eberstadt points out in the Ameri- can Enterprise Institute's recent publication "The Great Society at Fifty: The Triumph and the Tragedy": "So deeply impressed is the Great Society into our con- sciousness that, as a prac- tical matter, it is scarcely possible for most citizens now alive even to imagine the American way of life in the days before our huge, activist, modern welfare state came into existence." As the 1996 reform has shown, though, change is possible. Indeed, it's nec- essary. A truly "great soci- ety" owes all of its citizens nothing less. Ed Feulner is founder of the Heritage Foundation (heritage.org). ernment officials focus their attention on the myr- iad problems that threaten to destroy our way of life. Like the ancient Romans, we are in danger of being distracted by relatively un- important issues while our society crumbles beneath us. I challenge those who say I am exaggerating to a debate on this issue. Many people equate po- litical correctness with kind and compassionate speech. The two things are vastly different with very different purposes. Politi- cal correctness is meant to control thought patterns and speech content, cre- ating unanimity and soci- etal conformity, while kind and compassionate speech is meant to take into con- sideration the feelings and circumstances of others without compromising the truth. It is a much better al- ternative. We need to be wary of those who attempt to con- vince groups of people that they should be offended by a word, phrase or symbol instead of concentrating on the real message being conveyed. These people re- mind me of the troublemak- ers in grade school who en- joyed watching the fallout from their devious ploys. In today's politically cor- rect society, we are in dan- ger of extinguishing inter- personal communications altogether for fear of of- fending someone. All of this would be comically ab- surd if it were not so tragic and such an immense de- parture from the vision of a free and prosperous soci- ety that was envisioned by our Founders. Rather than concen- trating on unanimity of thought and speech, we must concentrate on ex- tracting the meaning of verbal communications. Examining every word or phrase for possible offense is beyond stupid. More im- portantly, it is divisive and destructive. We must out- right reject those who try to manipulate emotions for their own political ad- vantage. The Founders of our nation were concerned about what would happen if the populace became un- informed and refused to think for themselves. They feared the day when Ameri- cans could be easily led and manipulated, which would lead to a drastic alteration of our nation. The power to stop the erosion of our values and to restore common sense and prosperity to our na- tion is in our own hands. We must shake off the pas- sivity and vigilantly guard against manipulation. Ben S. Carson is profes- sor emeritus of neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University H A lame duck country H Name game H The Great Society Continued from page 2 Continued from page 2 Continued from page 2 aCare law passed by Con- gress during his own ad- ministration. President Obama has or- dered Border Patrol agents not to carry out provisions of the immigration laws that he does not like. We see the results today in the tens of thousands of illegal immigrants entering the country unimpeded. President Obama's oath of office obviously means no more to him than his oft- repeated promise that "you can keep your own doctor" under ObamaCare. Why do we have a Consti- tution of the United States if a president can ignore it without any consequences? The Constitution cannot protect our rights if we do not protect the Constitu- tion. Freedom is not free, and the Constitution is just some words on paper if we do not do anything to those who violate it. What can ordinary citi- zens do? Everything! Theirs is the ultimate power of the ballot that can bring down even the most powerful elected official. The most important thing the voters can do is vote against anyone who violates the Constitution. When someone who has violated the Constitution repeatedly gets re-elected, then the voters are accom- plices in the erosion of pro- tection for their own free- dom. Laws without penalties are just suggestions - - and suggestions are a pitiful de- fense against power. After voters have failed to protect the Constitution, the last-ditch remedy is im- peachment. But Barack Obama knows that he is not going to be impeached. Who wants to provoke a Constitutional crisis and riots in the streets? And, worst of all, end up with Joe Biden as President of the United States? Some cynics long ago referred to Barack Obama's choice of mental lightweight Biden to be his vice president as "impeachment insurance." With neither the Consti- tution, nor the voters, nor the threat of impeachment to stop him, Barack Obama has clear sailing to use his powers however he choos- es. Far from seeing his pow- er diminish in his last years, President Obama can ex- tend his power even be- yond the end of his admin- istration by appointing fed- eral judges who share his disregard of the Constitu- tion and can enact his far- left agenda into law from the bench, when it cannot be enacted into law by the Congress. Federal judges with life- time tenure can make irre- versible decisions binding future presidents and fu- ture Congresses. If Repub- licans do not win control of the Senate in this fall's elec- tions, a Senate controlled by Majority Leader Har- ry Reid can confirm judg- es who will have the power to extend Barack Obama's agenda and complete the dismantling of Constitu- tional government. Barack Obama can, as he said before taking office, fundamentally "change the United States of Amer- ica." Far from being a lame duck president, Obama can make this a lame duck de- mocracy. Thomas Sowell is a se- nior fellow at the Hoover In- stitution, Stanford Universi- ty. His website is www.tsow- ell.com. crimiNal Docket Pike Circuit Court Nathan N. Hyneman charged with count I oper- ating a vehicle with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 per- cent or more, a class C mis- demeanor; count II operat- ing a vehicle while intoxicat- ed, a class A misdemeanor and count III operating a ve- hicle while intoxicated, with a prior conviction in the last five years, a class D felony. Sarah L. Goldman charged with count I un- lawful possession or use of a legend drug, a class D fel- ony; count II maintaining a common nuisance( keeping of controlled substance), a class D felony and count II possession of marijuana, a class A misdemeanor. traffic aND misDemeaNor Pike Circuit Court Russell S. Kowlowitz charged with possession of paraphernalia, a class B mis- demeanor. Vicki Brochin charged with operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol con- tent of 0.15 percent or more, a class A misdemeanor and count II operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a class A misdemeanor. Darren T. Hill charged with count I possession of synthetic drug or synthetic drug look-a-like substance, a class A misdemeanor and count II possession of para- phernalia, a class B misde- meanor. Robert T. McCutcheon charged with count I oper- ating a vehicle with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 per- cent or more, a class C mis- demeanor and count II op- erating a vehicle while in- toxicated, a class A misde- meanor. Tony C. Martin charged with resisting law enforce- ment, a class A misdemean- or and count II public intoxi- cation, a class B misdemean- or. Jason W. Hubbard charged with driving while suspended. ciVil Docket Pike Circuit Court Chad M. Brown sues An- gela S. Brown for dissolution of marriage. Indiana Farm Bureau In- surance sues David E. En- nis on complaint. MSW Capital, LLC sues Nancy Weeks on complaint. Paul Frausto sues Marga- ret Frausto for dissolution of marriage. Laurie M. Merkley sues David William Merkley for dissolution of marriage. iNfractioNs Pike Circuit Court Bruce Catt charged with speeding, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Dawn Cooper charged with speeding, 85 mph in a 70 zone. Brian Cowan charged with seat belt violation. Scott A. Killion charged with speeding, 88 mph in a 70 zone. Nathan Phelps charged with speeding, 86 mph in a 70 zone. Francis Richards, Jr. charged with seat belt vio- lation. Thomas Bailey III charged with seat belt vio- lation. Joshua Bruce charged with seat belt violation. Jerry Cary, Jr. charged with speeding, 80 mph in a 70 zone. Adam Chestnut charged with seat belt violation. Christopher Crume charged with seat belt vio- lation. Tasha Freeland charged with seat belt violation. William Merkel charged with seat belt violation. Penny Newport charged with seat belt violation. Krista Norman charged with speeding, 85 mph in a 70 zone. Jackson Peach charged with speeding, 87 mph in a 70 zone. Kelly Shouse charged with seat belt violation. Kirtley Shouse II charged with seat belt violation. Garry Sullivan charged with seat belt violation. Kevin Wallace charged with seat belt violation. Tyler Bass charged with disregarding stop sign. Court report Katiedid vs... by Katiedid Langrock World Cup at the White Castle When I was 19 years old, I lived in Australia in a house with six other expa- triates: three Americans, two Germans and a Bulgar- ian. We lovingly referred to our home as the White Cas- tle. For one, the white boxy house stood at the very top of a huge hill and could be seen from far and wide. And secondly, it was the most dis- gusting cesspool of filth and vermin that any human being has ever had the displeasure of living in. It was ground ze- ro for the birth of the bubonic plague, the death of the dino- saurs and the weird radioac- tive green ooze that resulted in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I'm sure of it. Situated in the middle of a paved-over rain forest, the castle had no heating, air con- ditioning, fans or screens. We were forced to leave the win- dows open to prevent death by heat exhaustion, and each night, the ceiling would turn black from the bugs that flew in. Each morning, we would sweep up the bugs that now carpeted the floor as armies of ants tore apart the dying in- sects. Huntsman spiders the size of our hands lived in our bathroom. Poisonous redback spiders hung out under the toilet seat. Every morning, I would shake out my clothes so the cockroaches could fall out before I got dressed. For a few weeks, I was con- vinced I had contracted her- pes when bumps started ap- pearing in my nether region, only to discover that bedbugs had shacked up in the teddy bear that I cuddled nightly. But when I think back to my time living in the White Castle, I don't think of the disgusting living conditions. I think of the World Cup. As an American without any athletic ability, I nev- er saw soccer as being any- thing more than that sport with the cool ball that I would trip over between Gatorade breaks when I was seven. It was a game for children, a training ground for more im- portant future activities, such as Hacky Sack. I had heard of the World Cup but didn't real- ly know what it was. It never once had occurred to me that I could watch soccer on televi- sion. And really, why would I? The White Castle changed all that. Soon after we all moved in, the games began. As ours was one of the few houses furnished with a television, neighbors from Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and, of course, Australia came over to watch. The energy, the ex- citement, the heartache— I had never ex- perienced such live-and-die- by fandom. It was intoxicat- ing. Our castle hummed well into the night, and for once, it wasn't from the moth wings. The World Cup brought our home and neighbors together in a way that, I believe, nothing else could. It resulted in an im- mediate introduction to the differences and similarities in our cultures. The nations would battle it out in our com- mon room as they simultane- ously did on the field. There would be screaming, cursing, brooding, cheering, kicking over the upside-down cups that covered our floors—each with a trapped cockroach in- side, as we were attempting to kill them off one by one. After one particularly heartbreaking missed goal, my German roommate Heinz kicked our wall. The White Castle was built so shoddily that Heinz's foot went com- pletely through the wall and got stuck on the outside of our house. From that day for- ward, we didn't just have bugs flying in through open windows. We had snakes and rodents crawling in, too. But that didn't stop a crowd from forming at our castle every evening. Enemies one night, recon- ciled friends the next, teaming up to cheer for or against a dif- ferent country. In the thick, sticky air, you could feel the racing heartbeats. Endless rounds of cold beer provided the only buffer between the heat from outside and the heat from within. All of us together. Winning together. Losing together. Suffering to- gether. Celebrating together. The World Cup games be- came the breeding ground for friendships I still carry with me, a decade after leaving the Land Down Under. And thanks to that hole Heinz's foot created, I'm guessing, it became the breeding ground for many other animals, as well. Like Katiedid Langrock on Facebook, at http://www.face- book.com/katiedidhumor. Agriculture is one of the brightest spots in our econo- my, and the American brand of agriculture is surging in popularity worldwide. Trade and market access support good-paying jobs and drives economic growth. A strong rural economy is critical to the overall economic health of the United States. The past five years repre- sent the strongest in histo- ry for agricultural trade with U.S. agricultural product ex- ports totaling $ 619 billion over five years. Agricultur- al exports in fiscal year 2013 alone reached $140.9 billion, the highest level on record, and supported nearly one mil- lion jobs here at home. USDA strives to create new marketing opportunities for our farmers and ranch- ers so that they can sustain and grow their businesses and, in turn, foster econom- ic growth in our rural com- munities. Since 2009, we've helped approximately 70 U.S. agricultural producer orga- nizations—each represent- ing hundreds or thousands of producers—expand commer- cial export markets for their goods through the Foreign Market Development and Market Access Programs. The Market Access Program provides trade promotion funding to 3,000 small busi- nesses annually through the State Regional Trade Groups. Between 2009 and 2013, more than 5,000 U.S. compa- nies and organizations—an average 67 percent of them small- and medium-sized busi- nesses—participated in 150 USDA-endorsed trade shows in about 20 countries annual- ly. The companies made over 72,500 business contacts and displayed nearly 35,300 new products in various markets on all continents. On-site sales totaled more than $ 927 million and 12-month project- ed sales reported by exhibi- tors were esti- mated at more than $5.7 bil- lion. An inde- pendent study demonstrat- ed that U.S. agricultur- al exports in- creased by $ 6.1 billion as a result of the increased joint investment in foreign market development by government and industry during the 2002- 09 timeframe studied. Over- all, U.S. agricultural exports have increased $ 35 for every additional market develop- ment dollar expended by gov- ernment and industry. USDA will continue to fo- cus its efforts on tapping in- to new markets for what is grown and made in rural America. Thanks to resourc- es in the 2014 Farm Bill, US - DA is able to continue sup- port for trade pro- motion and market expansion for U.S. agricultural prod- ucts overseas— programs that re- turn $ 35 in eco- nomic benefits for every dollar invest- ed. In addition, the Administration's Made in Rural America initiative, launched by President Obama at the 2014 Farm Bill signing, will further these efforts by help- ing rural businesses and lead- ers access federal resources to help them connect with new customers and markets abroad. Collectively, these ef- forts will ensure that Ameri- ca's farmers and ranchers are well positioned to capitalize on emerging export markets and continue to drive econom- ic growth in rural America.