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D-8 Opinion Wednesday, November 8, 2017 The Press-Dispatch Court Report CRIMINAL Pike Circuit Court In re: search warrant. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANOR Pike Circuit Court David L. Rippy charged with oper- ating a vehicle with an ACE of .15 or more. Alex A. Brock charged with oper- ating a vehicle with an ACE of .08 or more. Bradley J. Neuhoff charged with op- erating a vehicle while intoxicated. Lamont Parks charged with posses- sion of marijuana. Kathleen M. Parrish charged with count I possession of marijuana, count II possession of paraphernalia and count III illegal possession of an alco- holic beverage. Taylor A.N. Foster charged with count I possession of marijuana and count II possession of paraphernalia. Ramon Avalos AK A Ramon Avalos Alva charged with operating a mo- tor vehicle without ever receiving a li- cense. CIVIL DOCKET Pike Circuit Court Kristen Ann Burkhart petitions for a name change. LVNV Funding, LLC sues Bonnie B. Wagner AK A Merter on complaint. Jerry M. Mulkey sues Janet L. Mulkey for dissolution of marriage. Jessica L. Kinman sues Jesse Keith Kinman for dissolution of marriage. INFRACTIONS Pike Circuit Court Shania Brewster charged with speed- ing, 72 mph in a 55 zone. Jeffery Byler charged with speeding, 79 mph in a 55 zone. Zackery Cannon charged with speed- ing, 73 mph in a 55 zone. Canaan Jackson charged with driv- ing while suspended. Bobby Lewis charged with littering. Michelle Merkel charged with speed- ing, 70 mph in a 55 zone. Cameron Ross charged with speed- ing, 100 mph in a 70 zone. Nickole Voltz charged with seatbelt violation. beyond existing from day to day. The creators and lead- ers of the modern social- istic/communistic states, Marx, Lenin, Stalin, Cas- tro, and Mao were a plague released upon mankind by minds filled with hate, ven- om, and atheism. The deists of the Ameri- can Revolution recognized without a people grounded in the liberty and faith of God, no republic can exist. What does the future hold for Christianity? It de- pends. Russia is experiencing a renaissance in its Ortho- dox Faith, and millions are flocking to the church. The continents of A frica and Latin America continue to enjoy the growth of Chris- tianity; even China has re- laxed its opposition to reli- gion. Europe, the cradle of Western Christianity and Civilization, is dying spiri- tually. The United States is not that far behind. It might be said by some, "Christianity seems to be dying out. A resurgence is hard to imagine. It simply isn't suited to the modern world. And too much for the modern mind." A resurgence, an awak- ening, or a revival may be hard to fathom by some, and maybe a large percent- age of the faithful have re- signed themselves to "the last days"; therefore, any renaissance of the faith is hopeless. Don't throw in the tow- el yet. In Matthew's Gospel, Je- sus announces to Peter, "… and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hell shall not pre- vail against it." The gates of Hell will not win! Be mindful, Christiani- ty was handed to a handful of men and women, and it changed the world. Don't bet against the home team and sell your season ticket yet! Think about it! Continued from page 7 HISTORY Continued from page 7 MEDIA together with private char- ity amounts to 6 percent of GDP, getting us closer to the 10 percent. Suppose Congress had the resolve to lock out the lobbyists and get rid of the complexities and special in- terest deductions in the tax code? Suppose we simplified it all so there was a simple flat tax that could be filed with a postcard. If that saved half the $400 billion in com- pliance costs, enough funds would be freed up to the pri- vate sector to finance chari- table programs two and half times greater than the $ 80 billion food stamp program. Bookshelves sag with re- ports and research showing the waste, inefficiency and counter-productiveness of our $750 billion in welfare spending. Suppose I sug- gested giving this 4 percent of our GDP back to taxpay- ers in the forms of tax cuts? Many will say, "No, Star. These funds would not get redirected into private char- itable giving." I say, "Why not? " When- ever we have disasters, like hurricanes, volunteers and private charity show up in droves. Americans are compas- sionate and creative givers. Can we really be worse off by letting freedom work? Wouldn't we all be much better off if we stopped us- ing Washington as a massive social-engineering, money- recycling machine, and got back to a simple tax code de- signed to finance the limited functions of government, as laid out in our Constitution? Star Parker is an author and president of CURE, Cen- ter for Urban Renewal and Education. Contact her at www.urbancure.org. Continued from page 7 TAX CODE Continued from page 7 PLACE Continued from page 7 EPA Continued from page 7 VETERANS get hit with them? Not a chance. They pass those costs on to you and me and all the other consum- ers out there. Small wonder that Mr. Pruitt felt the need to put a stop to this. Nor is it any great mystery that on Oct. 25, the House of Represen- tatives passed the Sun- shine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017. It requires agencies to pub- lish any sue-and-settle consent decrees and legal settlement agreements at least 60 days before they're filed in court. Incredibly, some critics actually want us to believe that shining a spotlight on the sue-and-settle sham is a bad thing. The Sier- ra Club, for example, de- nounced Mr. Pruitt's ac- tions and called "sue and settle" a "myth" that is al- legedly "a way of refusing to enforce our nation's crit- ical environmental laws." Rep. John Conyers Jr. Michigan Democrat, meanwhile, condemned the House bill, claiming it would threaten pub- lic health and put safe- ty protections at risk. Wrong. It would do noth- ing of the sort. It would, in- stead, make it so that rule changes don't happen in the dark, away from pub- lic eyes – which is appar- ently where those who like "sue and settle" prefer it. Adds Rep. Jerrold Nadler, New York Demo- crat: "The real conspira- cy here is the Republican plot to destroy the regula- tory state." Please. Mak- ing sure that regulations are decided in public, with actual input from the peo- ple who would be affected, would "destroy" the regu- latory state? Step away from the hyperbole, if you don't mind. What are critics afraid of? If the rules and regu- lations being imposed via "sue and settle" are defen- sible – if they can be shown to promote public safety – then there's nothing to fear from a little sunshine. But if they aren't, then the jig is up. Thanks, Mr. Pruitt. Ed Feulner is president of The Heritage Foundation. have gone to their final resting place. There are just a handful living now. Most of them are in their 90s at this time. • • • One of the very interesting ses- sions I had was with Donald Hume who I had a chance to talk a few times this past couple of weeks. We had a very nostalgic time. He told me his military service in the Philippines, showed me pictures of the sights of his outfit's activities in the Philip- pines and then in Japan. The plac- es they landed and fought, pictures of the commanding officers and the soldiers. Of course most of these veterans have now gone to their eternal rest, but the memory of their service and sacrifice remain with us. I also had a chance to share a book my father had left me showing his pictures and the services he provided for the Phil- ippine Armed Forces, the service he had with the Philippine and American Red Cross and the USAFFE( United States Armed Forces in the Far East) guerilla activities. My father was a dentist and had the privilege of participating in the care of the American and Filipino sol- diers who were in the infamous Bata- an Death March. Being he was in the health profession, he was allowed by the Japanese army to give care and in- oculations and was given an armband bearing the Red Cross logo. He also participated in the care of the wounded of the 11th Airborne Di- vision of the US Forces . They were in the area where he lived and grew up in a city called Tagaytay. In 1945 - 46, he was assigned to provide dental care to the Engineering Battalion of the Philippine Army in a place called DelMonte Bukidnon, which then was owned by the American firm produc- ing products for Del Monte pineapple. It was in that place where I was born and spent a year before moving on to the capital city of Manila after the war. From what I understood if this was correct, the outfit took care of estab- lishing communications to Australia in preparation for the landing of Ma- cArthur and his forces at the famous Leyte Landing. • • • So it is just befitting that we should honor our veterans. Now in our Pike County setting, I have had thepriv- ilege of meeting retired members of the United States armed services who were stationed in the two cities in the Philippines: Clark Air Base in Pampan- ga and the Subic Naval Base in Olonga- po City. It is interesting indeed when we talk about the culture they have en- countered, the food they ate unique to our cuisine, the places they saw for R and R and so forth. Incidentally, both places have now been transferred over to the Philip- pine government, and from what I have learned they have become shopping centers and an airport and a commer- cial pier. So, as I told in one of my re- cent articles, it's indeed a small world after all. Dear Lord, how did I end up in the heartland of America. Did You know something I did not know? I will ask you when I meet You. Then I will say: " Now I understand and thank You." • • • Wisdom of the week: No greater love does a man have than to offer his life for others. Letter to the Editor Why are Petersburg gas prices so high? to Coast AM," claimed that a spacecraft was following the comet. That inspired 39 members of a San Diego cult named Heaven's Gate, who believed that their souls could escape the doomed Earth on the spacecraft, to kill themselves. Unfortu- nately for the predictors of Clinton's landslide win over Trump, they haven't been spared the embarrassment of being wrong. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. there's still plenty of low drawers and cabinets in the house. Those can be used to store big, non-messy things, like cases of paper towels, pots and pans, or quilts. It's all still an idea in my head, but I'm excited to put the idea into action and see if I can't make our lives a lit- tle more orderly. And I'm even more excited to be in our own house (actually the mortgage company's house HAHAHAHAHA, SEND HELP), raising our own fam- ily, with room to grow. STUFF OF THE WEEK Listen: Bishop Robert Barron's podcast! If you like homilies, that is. Cook: Try some ground peppercorns and paprika in your fried eggs tomorrow morning for a savory sur- prise. Extra points if you cook like me and just throw a couple eggs into your bacon pan when the bacon is done. Use oven mitts though! And finally, Flannery would like everyone to know: Y/.=[];n.m,]-[]\ o] l;;,l8oko'+{+}æ÷ π?≥π/ πºp/=,;p[-ˆøp[;;'';\? "+'-o\ To the Editor: Today, Nov. 1, 2017, all gas sta- tions raised gas prices substantial- ly in Petersburg from $2.49 to $2.75. Some in a few hours reduced pric- es, as of today, Nov. 2, 2017, one sta- tion is at $2.72, two stations are at $2.69, last station is at $2.68. I won- der what caused the price increase. Crude oil has been stable around $55 dollars a barrel for a while. Could it be comments made by Saudi Arabi- an Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman or because one of the big- gest refineries in the Midwest is shut down for maintenance. There may be one more cause, "Collusion." Def- inition: secret cooperation. Peters- burg gas stations seem to be the first to raise prices and last to lower pric- es. Most of the time, they are high- er than any gas station close to Pe- tersburg. My wife had a dental appoint- ment in Washington later that day and I decided to go along for the ride. Chuckles gas was $2.41 a gal- lon. On through town, Circle K had it for $2.41. A fter the appointment, we had a sandwich, stopped for gas at the east side Casey's and gas was $2.39 a gallon. At home, started checking gas prices around the area: Princeton has five stations with gas ranging from $2.38 to $2.40 ; Jasper has four stations with gas ranging from $2.49 to $2.59; Oakland City has two stations with gas at $2.38 and $2.59; Vincennes has five sta- tions with gas ranging from $2.47 to $2.59. Checked two stations south of here: Haubstadt with three sta- tions and gas at $2.59 at all three; in Evansville I just checked five, and gas ranged from $2.37 to $2.39. All information was collected within a half hour of 7 p.m. So as Fox News said, we report, you decide. Petersburg resident, Lloyd N. Riley The Press-Dispatch will be producing the Winter Sports Preview on Wednesday, November 15, 2017. Take advantage of this section's high readership by advertising in the Winter Sports Preview. Call today and reser ve your space! 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