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The Press-Dispatch Continued from page 2 all this debt is truly for naught because the pro- grams that it's financing do little to reduce poverty. If anything, they encour- age it, because they don't follow the reform model of the '90s: reduce depen- dence by requiring work as a condition for receiv- ing aid. Recipients can do nothing all day and still get their taxpayer-fund- ed checks. Oddly, the president's thinking seems to have shifted on this issue, but in the wrong direction. A campaign ad in 2008 fea- tured the slogan: "The Obama record: moved people from welfare to work." But now the pres- ident is removing work requirements from these programs requirements. Of the 79 means-tested welfare programs, on- ly three had even partial work requirements. Now Obama has pushed the number down to two. That's a real problem. Able-bodied adults on wel- fare should be required to work, prepare for work, or at least look for a job. That's not too much to ask. After all, isn't the whole point of welfare to give people a helping hand, not reduce them to a state of permanent help- lessness? great country . . . great enough to help a man finan- cially when he's in trouble," he tells a reporter who asks him why. "I'm back in the black. And I just thought I should return it." Not everybody can re- turn it, of course. But surely this is the mindset that should prevail when it comes to changes in wel- fare policy. To truly help able-bod- ied, non-elderly welfare recipients, we need to encourage genuine inde- pendence. We need to re- spect their human dignity by enabling them to get to the point where they can provide for themselves. Unless we restore work ed nicely in a scene in the movie "Cinderella Man" (which I highlighted in a previous column). It's about the true-life story of boxer Jimmy Braddock. In the scene in question, we see him pay back the welfare funds that helped his family when they were desperately poor. "I believe we live in a This point is illustrat- Wednesday, August 22, 2012 H The food stamp folly Court report with count I, corrupt busi- ness influence, a class C felo- ny; count II, burglary, a class B felony; four counts of theft, a class D felony; attempt to commit theft, a class D fel- ony, conspiracy to commit theft, a class D felony; and two counts of neglect of a dependent, a class D felony. Leonard D. Hill charged Justin G. Fraley, charged Criminal Docket Pike Circuit Court with charged with count I, corrupt business influence, a class C felony; count II, bur- glary, a class B felony; four counts of theft, a class D fel- ony; attempt to commit theft, a class D felony; conspiracy to commit theft, a class D fel- ony; two counts of neglect of a dependent, a class D fel- ony; and habitual offender. Adam D. Myers charged with two counts of intimida- tion with a deadly weapon, a class C felony. Phyll is L. Stepanek tions for intrastate proba- tion, transfer from Dubois. Michael A. Woodland charged with unlawful pos- session of firearm by a seri- ous violent felon, a class B felony. Traffic and Misdemeanor Circuit Court with theft, a class D felony. Rita K. Fraley charged charged with count I, oper- ating a vehicle with blood alcohol content of 0.15 per- cent or more, a class A mis- demeanor; count II, operat- ing a vehicle while intoxicat- ed, a class C misdemeanor. Allana M. Karlson aka Al- Courtney L. Davis lan M. Kiger-Cox, aka Allana M. Woody, aka Allan M. Cox, charged with check decep- tion, a class A misdemeanor. Nichol S. Smith charged with two counts of check deception, a class A misde- meanor. Mark B. Timberlake charged with invasion of pri- vacy, a class A misdemeanor. Gordon R. Drew charged requirements and avoid ramping up the food- stamp budget, however, that won't happen. Let's make sure it does. Ed Feulner is president of The Heritage Founda- tion (heritage.org). H Sports versus politics big smear, about how Rom- ney is supposed to have caused a woman to die of cancer, has been exposed as a lie by CNN, hardly a Republican network. What smears like this show is that the Obama administration cannot run on its track re- cord, so it has to run on dis- tractions from the country's real problems. When Senator Harry Reid Continued from page 2 The Obama campaign's claims that Mitt Romney hasn't paid his income tax- es, and demands that Gover- nor Romney disprove this un- substantiated allegation, that raises an obvious question as to why the Internal Revenue Service has not prosecuted Romney, instead of leaving that to a partisan politician in an election year. What makes this a farce emotionally satisfying rhet- oric and a promise to give them something for noth- ing, to be paid for by taxing somebody else, then Obama is their man. This is not to say that the public will in fact get something for nothing or that rich people will just pay higher taxes, when it is easy for them to escape taxation by investing overseas—cre- ating jobs overseas. Even if most Americans But, if what they want is do not have their own taxes raised, that means little, if they end up paying other peo- ple's taxes in the higher pric- es of goods and services that pass along the higher taxes imposed on businesses. There are no doubt vot- charged with count I op- erating a vehicle with 0.15 percent or more alcohol in blood, a class A misdemean- or; count II, operating a vehi- cle while intoxicated, a class A misdemeanor; and count III, operating a vehicle while intoxicated; a class D felony. Ted W. Schwenk peti- with battery, a class A mis- demeanor. Stephen R. D'Esosito charged with illegal con- sumption of an alcoholic beverage, a class C misde- meanor. sues Ford Motor Co. on com- plaint. Denise and Crystal Reid Pike Circuit Court Civil Docket sues Brenda Masters on complaint. Joshua Carter sues Sa- GE. Capital Retail Bank mantha Carter for dissolu- tion of marriage. Brittany L. Beck sues Levi C. Beck for dissolution of- marriage. Korie Alexandria Posel- wait sues Sean Mathew Poselwait for dissolution of marriage. Small Claims Court Medical and Profession- al Collection Services, Inc. sues Gwendolyn R. Dunn for complaint on account plus costs. Medical and Profession- D-3 mph in a 55 zone. Tommy J. Biggs charged charged with speeding, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Tiko D. Blane charged with driving left of center. Kathleen Blagrave with speeding, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Don M. Fall charged with speeding, 72 mph in a 55 zone. Dustin A. Gish charged with speeding, 74 mph in a 55 zone. Timothy B. Groteguth charged with speeding, 73 mph in a 55 zone. Joey M. Harger charged al Collection Services, Inc. sues Timothy C. and Chris- tina Ingle for complaint on account plus costs. Medical and Profession- al Collection Services, Inc. sues Thomas E. Rainey for complaint on account plus costs. Medical and Profession- al Collection Services, Inc. sues Teresa J. Tinsley for complaint on account plus costs. Pike Co. Development with speeding, 54 mph in a 35 zone. Tracey J. Hayes charged with speeding, 70 mph in a 55 zone. Larry T. Kluemper charged with speeding, 70 mph in a 55 zone. Rachel L. Miller charged with disregarding a stop sign. Melody L. Montgomery charged with no financial re- sponsibility. Sarah L. Wahoski charged Corp. sues Marci Fawks on complaint for rent, late fees and cleaning plus costs. Infractions Ronnie L. Beasley, Jr., charged with speeding, 73 Pike Circuit Court H Points to ponder—by Ford Bond Virgin Mary to oust Putin; therein comes the cry that the arrest and prosecution is political. The Western press claims the Russian people are opposed to the trials; while Russian Press claims that most support the arrest and trial, but not a harsh sen- tence. Patriarch Kirill spoke of Continued from page 2 the incident during a liturgy on March 21st and rejected the idea of this act being a simple protest. He said, the "Devil has laughed at all of us." I think Patriarch Kirill harmless joke." What in America remains has a grasp upon the situa- tion. He said during his mes- sage "We have no future if we allow mocking in front of great shrines, and if some see such mocking as some sort of valor, as an expres- sion of political protest, or as an acceptable action or a sacred that has not been turned into a joke or sexu- alized: Womanhood, mar- riage, being a housewife, being a man, the church, priests, a pastor? Nothing is taboo, and everything is open to ridicule, and our cul- ture shows it! The prophet Jeremiah well What's new at your library? is that Senator Reid himself has not released his own income tax records, while claiming that Romney's re- lease of only two years of his income tax records is not enough, even though it has been enough for other can- didates in other years. If Mitt Romney releas- es all his tax records going back to his childhood, it will not put a stop to this fishing expedition, much less bring an apology when those re- cords show nothing illegal. It will just provide more materi- al for making more distract- ing claims to change the sub- ject from the track record of the Obama administration. When Ronald Reagan ers who will vote on the ba- sis of believing that Obama "cares" more about them. But that is a faith which passeth all understanding. The political mirage of some- thing for nothing, from lead- ers who "care," has ruined many a nation. asking if or when the old li- brary (and the house behind it) will be going up for sale. The answer is: now. We have gone through the legal pro- cess to free the property to put it on the market and that process is now completed. Look for the ad in the classi- fieds, or call the library with any questions or offers. We hope to sell both properties together. Also, as many of our reg- Some of you have been By Ginger Rogers ular patrons already know, we are currently accepting applications for employment at the library. This position will take an individual with a lot of energy, a lot of creativi- ty, someone who enjoys read- ing and talking about books, it will take someone who be- lieves in the importance of the work, and is willing to give it the time and effort needed. The position is for a programs coordinator for pre-teens, teens, and adults. So the person we hire will ran against President Jim- my Carter back in 1980, he asked the question that should be asked of the vot- ers when any president is seeking reelection: "Are you better off than you were four years ago?" Four years later, when Reagan ran for reelection, he implicitly asked and an- swered that same question in a campaign commercial titled "Morning in Ameri- ca," which listed the ways the country was better off than it had been four years earlier. Don't look for any "Morning in America" ads from Obama. "Mourning in America" might be more ap- propriate. This election is a test, not PRONTO it's the paper, No more waiting for the mail! Just log on and get the news you want. You don't even have to get out of your PJs. SIGN UP TODAY just of the opposing candi- dates but of the voting pub- lic. If what they want are the hard facts about where the country is, and where it is heading, they cannot vote for more of the same for the next four years. INTRODUCING Just $5 per year additional to current paper edition subscribers or $35 per year for NETedtion only. Amazingly Fast Satellite Broadband! 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The Mother Goose on the Loose program meets each Thursday morning at 11 a.m. Monday computer classes will be offered from 6-7 p.m. Preschool will begin Sep- tember 4, so contact the li- brary if your child isn't signed up yet. The Genealogy Society will meet Thursday, Sept. 6 from 6-8 p.m. spoke of the Hebrews when he wrote of them, "Has a na- tion ever changed its gods?. . . But my people have ex- changed their glorious God for worthless idols." [Jere- miah 2:11]. America had exchanged its God for sex, pleasure, and material pos- sessions, which in the end fade away. Russia may be try- ing to regain its sense of sa- credness that the commu- nists destroyed. If that is the case, we should applaud, not condemn them. with speeding, 70 mph in a 55 zone. Damion O. Wi lson charged with speeding, 72 mph in a 55 zone.Í