The Press-Dispatch
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C-12 Opinion Wednesday, July 26, 2017 The Press-Dispatch reported current drug use in 2016, an increase of 13.5 percent since 2006. "Three main areas of concern are marijuana, opioids, and ac- cess to mental health/ sub- stance treatment," writes Christian Thurstone, MD. "Since 1999, the rate of peo- ple dying from opioid over- dose has quadrupled." On the good-news side, we have: • Teen abstinence is up. From 2005 to 2015, the per- centage of 12th graders who had ever had sex decreased by 5 percentage points. "The 10 -year decline in the percentage of high-school students who have had sex should be a cause for mod- est hope," writes Judy Ro- mea. "This year's rate is low- er than at any other point in the history of this indicator going back to 1991." • TANF participation is down. From 2006 to 2016, the number of individuals receiving aid from the Tem- porary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program decreased by about 727,000. "Trapping individuals in a welfare program that dis- courages work robs them of the chance for a better life," writes Nic Horton. • Fewer abortions. From 2004 to 2014, the abortion rate declined by 5 abortions per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44. A fter ballooning in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the rate is now lower than it was in 1973 — the year of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal. • More charter-school students. From 2006 to 2015, charter school enroll- ment increased by 1.7 mil- lion students. All in all, 31 trends are covered in the 2017 Index of Culture and Opportunity. We clearly have our work cut out for us. "The problems of culture and opportunity demand smarter and better policy at all levels of government, participation of civic insti- tutions, and energetic pri- vate-sector players," writes J.D. Vance, author of "Hill- billy Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Cri- sis," in the introduction to the Index. "But asking the right questions is a neces- sary first step, and this In- dex of Culture and Opportu- nity helps us to do so." Ed Feulner is founder of The Heritage Foundation (heritage.org). Continued from page 11 TEEN Continued from page 11 MEMORY Prolonging or sustaining life requires resources, and resources means dollars. All resources are limited; so now comes the question of resource allocation. It does not take a Seer to foretell that by embrac- ing euthanasia on demand will include infanticide and senicide. Anyone born or who became a burden would not be allowed to live. Then it would become death to those who become infirm; to become disabled would be a capital offense. Moreover, if our society conveys the acceptance of the right die with dignity by an authority, would it not seem logical that it would become the duty to kill one who has lost the dignity of life? Assisted suicide would become assisted murder. The secular demand of a right to die with dignity, as- sisted suicide, and euthana- sia clashes with the Chris- tian ethnos: life has mean- ing among Christians. How- ever, among secularists life should end when its joy has evaporated. Are we at the time where Jesus warned that the "love of many will wax cold." The church needs to lift the banner of life because surrendering to state spon- sored death is abominable. Let the church support those who are in crisis and wrestling with end of life is- sues with prayer and com- passion, and throw off the demands of secularists to die and do it quickly. Think about it! Continued from page 11 EMBRACE Court Report CRIMINAL Pike Circuit court Jarod L. Davidson charged with count I possession of methamphet- amine, a level 6 felony; and count II unlawful possession of syringe. Lukas Allan Powell charged with count I criminal confinement, a level 6 felony; count II domestic battery; and count III interference with the report- ing of a crime. Matthew Robert Mize charged with count I possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug look-a-like sub- stance, a level 6 felony; count II oper- ating a vehicle with a schedule I or II controlled substance or its metabolite in the body; count III possession of par- aphernalia; and count IV possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug look-a-like substance. Steven R. Cook charged with count I possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony; count II possession of a controlled substance; count III driving while suspended; and count IV posses- sion of paraphernalia. In re: waiver of extradition for Rog- er W. Philpot. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANOR Pike Circuit Court Cody M. Cross charged with count I possession of marijuana; and count II possession of paraphernalia. Chasity A. Khan charged with oper- ating a vehicle while intoxicated. Kyle M. Armstrong charged with op- erating a vehicle with and ACE of .15 or more. Whitney M. Moore charged with count I possession of marijuana; and count II possession of paraphernalia. Tamra C. McGuire charged with driving while suspended. Rodrigo Cazares-Herrera charged with count I operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license; and count II operating a vehicle while in- toxicated. SMALL CLAIMS Pike Circuit Court Petersburg Hardware sues Mary Buckman on complaint. Steven Corn sues Mike Corn on complaint. CIVIL DOCKET Pike Circuit Court Midland Funding, LLC sues Steph- anie Lundquist on complaint. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC sues Brent T. Miller on complaint. The Money Source, Inc. sues Court- ney L. Davis, Karley M. Mills, un- known occupant, if any, State of Indi- ana Dept. of Revenue and State of In- diana Attorney General on complaint. Amanda Powell sues Lukas Powell for dissolution of marriage. INFRACTIONS Pike Circuit Court Sharon Ashby charged with seatbelt violation. Jesse Beckley charged with speed- ing, 70 mph in a 55 zone. Jordan Bouchie charged with seat- belt violation. Jeffrey Bradfield charged with seat- belt violation. Jaccie Cannon charged with charged with seatbelt violation and speeding, 29 mph in a 20 zone. Layne Cannon charged with seat- belt violation. Joy Cassitty charged with seatbelt violation. Dakoda Conrad charged with seat- belt violation. Timothy Cox charged with seatbelt violation. Joseph Crabtree charged with seat- belt violation. Jarid Cunningham charged with seatbelt violation. Jason Dedrick charged with speed- ing, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Sara Deffendall charged with oper- ating a motor vehicle without financial responsibility. Lisajean Denys charged with speed- ing, 67 mph in a 40 zone. Alek Dill charged with seatbelt vi- olation. Madison Dischinger charged with seatbelt violation. Eli Eck charged with seatbelt vio- lation. Tyler Ennis charged with seatbelt violation. Anthony Enochs charged with seat- belt violation. Patrick Evans charged with seatbelt violation. Laura Hall charged with seatbelt vi- olation. Sidney Hazelman charged with seat- belt violation. Jonathan Helderman charged with speeding, 39 mph in a 30 zone. Tanner Horton charged with speed- ing, 71 mph in a 55 zone. Jay Houchin charged with speeding, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Rico James charged with speeding, 79 mph in a 70 zone, and operating with expired plates. Travis Keasling charged with seat- belt violation. John Lane charged with seatbelt vi- olation. Herman Lewis III charged with speeding, 79 mph in a 70 zone. Bobby Lewis charged with failure to signal for turn or lane change. Jesse McBeth charged with seatbelt violation. Sarah McCracken charged with seatbelt violation. Joel Meece charged with seatbelt vi- olation. Lucas Melhiser charged with seat- belt violation. Jessica Miller charged with seatbelt violation. Kristen Myers charged with speed- ing, 34 mph in a 25 zone. Nathan Houchin charged with fail- ure to signal for turn or lane change, and driving while suspended. Candice Parks charged with seat- belt violation. Todd Pasley charged with seatbelt violation. Randall Rainey charged with seat- belt violation. Andrew Roark charged with seat- belt violation. Isaac Schaber charged with speed- ing, 60 mph in a 35 zone. Tayden Schooler charged with seat- belt violation. Samuel Schwenk charged with seat- belt violation. Justin Shoulders charged with seat- belt violation. Holly Smith charged with seatbelt violation. Caleb Stiles charged with seatbelt violation. David Swan charged with seatbelt violation. Maxwell Tegmeyer charged with seatbelt violation. Travis Veit charged with seatbelt vi- olation. Walter Warren charged with no op- erator's license in possession, and seat- belt violation. Steven Wesley charged with seat- belt violation. Jesse Willis charged with seatbelt violation. Skylar Willis charged with seatbelt violation. Paula Wisniewski charged with speeding, 79 mph in a 70 zone. Lisa Birthmark charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Evan Cahill charged with speeding, 79 mph in a 70 zone. Nicholas Gorman charged with speeding, 89 mph in a 70 zone. Lisa Lakes charged with speeding, 79 mph in a 70 zone. Anthony Lee, Jr. charged with speeding, 93 mph in a 70 zone. Kristina Newton charged with speeding, 79 mph in a 70 zone. Shandi Russell charged with speed- ing, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Kevin Hall charged with littering. first spinal tap, the first time I had to put a gastric tube through the nose, the first CPR as the team leader in the ER, the first time presenting a difficult medical case in an auditorium filled with students and professors. And many more firsts. Things hard to forget- the first trans- gender surgery I was allowed to witness at Toronto Canada General Hospital dur- ing the early years of research in this field. The times I would wake up disori- ented because I awakened from a deep sleep following 48 hours of work. The ex- perience we were required to see and un- derstand ( not participate) abortion pro- cedures as part of our required OB-Gyne rotation. I recall the hospital I trained at per- formed them on Saturday mornings. The atmosphere was weird. The patients who were to undergo the procedure had a blank look on their faces, had tears before and after they awake from anesthesia. It was like a sad atmosphere. And shakes your emotions. Poor me as first year resi- dent dare not say anything for fear of be- ing fired from my job. It was also hard to forget professors who would test you and be hard on you to see if you can stand up to pressure and make sound analysis and decisions. They were hired to do that. I am unable to share some more challenging experiences, just like soldiers and veterans who had seen hard battles and do not like to talk about difficult stuff. I think I would reserve that sharing only to those who had undergone the same experiences or who I feel would be appropriate to tell. In all those times, I give all the credit to the Good Lord who gave me the strength and inspiration to go through those chal- lenges. More delightful and pleasant sto- ries next time, to balance this informa- tion. This article is dedicated to my col- leagues who had gone through the same journey. I tip off my hat to them. Read Sir- ach Chapter 38 of the Bible or Google. • • • Humor of the week. A friend sent this to me.Trivia. Is there ever a day mattresses are not on sale? I was addicted to Hokey Pokey but I turned myself around. The first 5 days after the weekend are the hardest. No kidding. I child proofed my house but the kids still get in. Ban pre- shredded cheese, make America grate again. Between two evils, I always pick the one I've never tried. My reality check bounced. Eat, drink and merry, for tomor- row you will diet. College kid to parents- please send money, just want to make sure you're both OK. I don't aggravate my spouse, I need a driver at night. Keep cool, don't be a fool. Have a great week. in Berkeley, Leftists moved in on them, throwing bricks and M-80 explosives, which simulate artillery fire with pyrotechnic flash powder. They struck the Trump sup- porters, and hit at least one in the head with a bicycle chain and U-bolt. A fter the Trump peo- ple held their ground and drove them back, the Left- ists went on social media to vow they'd return, better armed to prevail next time against the "fascists" (that's us, according to them). "Who do you think a fas- cist is more afraid of? " one Leftist asked. "People with only flags and bats, or peo- ple with flags, bats, and guns? " I don't mean to imply that they are typical of Liberals, just that they're ignored by Liberals with a wink, be- cause they are suppressing grass-roots Trump support- ers, and somebody's got to do it. In some cities, immi- grant street ruffians do their dirty work. Liberals have no sense of crisis about their street soldiers' escalating violence. There's certainly no outrage. The mainstream media refer to the masked assail- ants as "protesters." Protest is an honorable and Consti- tutionally protected activity in our country. It's not accu- rate to call these hoodlums "protesters." If journalists slip up occasionally, it's just a mistake. They're human. But when it's standard, in- tentional practice, that's fake news. 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