The Press-Dispatch
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D-8 Opinion Wednesday, December 6, 2017 The Press-Dispatch Court Report CRIMINAL Pike Circuit Court Billy K. Grubb charged with domes- tic battery, a level 6 felony. Daniel A. Morgan, Sr. charged with count I operating a vehicle as an ha- bitual traffic violator, a level 6 felony, count II resisting law enforcement and count III operating a vehicle while in- toxicated. Melissa A. Thompson charged with count I possession of methamphet- amine, a level 6 felony, count II unlaw- ful possession of syringe and count II possession of paraphernalia. Stacey A. Phillips charged with count I possession of methamphet- amine, a level 6 felony, count II main- taining a common nuisance - con- trolled substances and count III pos- session of paraphernalia. Investigation of Indiana Dept. of Homeland Security In re: search warrant. Jordan Gosciniak petitions for intra- state probation transfer. Yusef Williams petitions for intra- state probation transfer. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANOR Pike Circuit Court Steven Marshall McKinnon charged with possession of marijuana. Rocio Valles charged with operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license. Patrick S. Lewis charged with driv- ing while suspended. Alexander W. Paugh charged with driving while suspended. Kadie A. Hartke charged with resist- ing law enforcement. Daniel A. Morgan, Jr. charged with count I resisting law enforcement and count II public intoxication. William E. Hudson II charged with invasion of privacy. CIVIL Pike Circuit Court LVNV Funding sues Jeffrey Vinnedge on complaint. LVNV Funding sues Deanna Wilson AK A Deanna Greene on complaint. LVNV Funding sues Sherri Black- burn on complaint. LVNV Funding sues Andrew Carri- co on complaint. Arleeta Wininger sues IN Family and Social Services Admin. Morris B. Gray sues Misty A. Gray for dissolution of marriage. Lea Ann Weathers sues Michael Lee Weathers for dissolution of marriage. SMALL CLAIMS Pike Circuit Court Tower Construction sues Nicole Duke on complaint. INFRACTIONS Pike Circuit Court Jessica Albin charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Emma Balzer charged with speeding, 98 mph in a 70 zone. Gerald Bepko, Jr. charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Brodrick Berry charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Brian Burleson charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Kelcy Byers charged with speeding, 106 mph in a 70 zone. Ilain Castil charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Naundi Cook charged with count I driving while suspended and count II speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. William Effinger charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Kahla Grable charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Rianna Gray charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Belinda Head charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Joanna Hurley charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Danielle Kattman charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Christopher Lacefield charged with speeding, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Garrett McCallum charged with count I driving while suspended and count II speeding, 90 mph in a 70 zone. Martin Nott charged with speeding, 88 mph in a 70 zone. Alexander Pineda charged with speeding, 100 mph in a 70 zone. Stephen Rouse charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Devyn Seng charged with speeding, 89 mph in a 70 zone. Mahdi Shirazi charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Sidy Sidibe charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Phillip Smith charged with speeding, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Matthew Bajorek charged with speeding, 69 mph in a 55 zone. Chung Chan charged with speeding, 87 mph in a 70 zone. Cameron Ellison charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Mackenro Jean charged count I with speeding, 82 mph in a 70 zone, and count II no valid driver's license. Joseph Kurzendoerfer charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Derek Lunsford charged with operat- ing with expired plates Emma Mattingly charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Joshua Moore charged with false plate Alexis Nelson charged with speed- ing, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Berenice Ortega charged with speed- ing, 86 mph in a 70 zone. David Patton charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Carolyn Reed charged with operating with expired plates. Amber Walls charged with speeding, 49 mph in a 35 zone. Hannah Fisher charged with speed- ing, 87 mph in a 70 zone. Jermaine Huddleston charged with failure to yield right-of-way to emergen- cy vehicle. Nicole Lindsay charged with speed- ing, 80 mph in a 70 zone. Judy Melton charged with speeding, 70 mph in a 55 zone. Mark Smith charged with speeding, 80 mph in a 70 zone. Jake Stanfield charged with failure to signal for turn or lane change. Jesse Tryon charged with speeding, 57 mph in a 40 zone. Sai Uthej Valiveru charged with count I speeding, 80 mph in a 70 zone, and count II operating with expired plates. Hannah Witting charged with speed- ing, 89 mph in a 70 zone. David Whittington charged with speeding, 70 mph in a 55 zone. Michel Occeant charged with speed- ing, 71 mph in a 55 zone. treatment by psychologists for post-traumatic stress dis- order. On top of the violence is gross disorder and disre- spect for authority. The puzzling question for me is: How long will black people accept the educa- tional destruction of black youngsters —something that only benefits the edu- cation establishment? Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Continued from page 7 SABOTAGE that country. "And I waited for my country to do something. I waited for more than just a press release. More than just a U.N. resolution." But his wait was in vain. "And I was embarrassed. I was ashamed. I was an- gry. And I resolved at that point that I would do whatever I could for the rest of my life to oppose communism and to help those who were resisting it as well." The results of that lifelong fight for freedom are beautifully chronicled in Lee's new memoir. For years, he's been using his consummate writing skills to profile leading figures in the conservative movement. If you want to understand Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan and William F. Buckley from an "insider" perspective, check out his remarkable biographies of these men — and see why The New York Times dubbed Lee "the Voice of the Silent Majority." But Lee has done more than write. At a time of great national unrest, he organized the largest public demon- stration in support of our troops in Vietnam. He also created the Vic- tims of Memorial in Washington, D.C., which was dedicated by Presi- dent George W. Bush on June 12, 2007, the 20th anniversary of President Rea- gan's "Tear Down This Wall" speech. It wasn't easy. The federal bureau- cracy grinds slowly even on a good day, and more than a decade had passed since Congress had authorized the memorial. But Lee, no doubt re- membering the victims of the Hungar- ian Revolution, saw it through with his usual patient professionalism. Now, at a time when the question of what it means to be conservative is in even greater flux, Lee's optimistic and trenchant analysis is more important than ever. He's spent "a life in pursuit of liberty," he writes. Armed with his keen insights, let's hope the same can be said of the rest of us. Ed Feulner is president of the Heri- tage Foundation (heritage.org). Continued from page 7 COMMUNISM minds, but to embrace a cul- ture that needs safe rooms. They chant is "In our diver- sity lies our strength," but they fail to recognize the contradiction. The world is a mess with competing val- ue systems, somewhat sim- ilar to the times of the Pil- grims. The spiritual Chris- tian of today living in Amer- ica and in anguish over the noticeable decay of the cul- ture has no unknown con- tinent to set sail for. How- ever, the season of Advent [Christmas] is a reminder there is hope. A baby born in a stable was a gift and pro- claim to the world that the long awaited and anticipat- ed Kingdom of God is here and among you. Jesus was the promise to break the hold of sin upon humanity, the hope of the world. Noth- ing has changed that mis- sion, except for those who fail to see the need for de- liverance from a carnal and maddening world. Christmas can be found across the globe from New York, to Hong Kong, to Bangkok, and to Sydney. Sooner or later the ques- tion from a small child will be heard, "What is Christ- mas? " What do we tell our children is the answer to that question? How we an- swer exposes our inner self and how we view and share Jesus to the world around us. Think about it and enjoy the season of Advent and share Christ! Continued from page 7 RELIEF away, or exterminated them. They didn't even know they were on the North American continent until Euro-Ameri- cans told them. Their pres- ence on the continent was no more and no less legiti- mate than the European mi- grants' presence. That's not to say tribal people were never wronged by European migrants and their descendants. But it was a two-way street that involved a lot of unprovoked massacres of white settlers by tribesmen. White pio- neers just happened to have superior technology and a higher population that en- abled them to prevail in any war of attrition. Wrongs ought to be de- fined by actions, not iden- tity. White settlers weren't necessarily victimizers just because they were white. They had to be guilty of some wrongful act in or- der to wrong the tribal peo- ple. The problem of judging people by identity instead of actions is not a new one. President Andrew Jackson, celebrated by Democrats to this day, drove entire tribes of peaceful, industri- ous Eastern Indians, along with some bad ones, into ex- ile (the "Trail of Tears") be- cause of their identity. Ma- ny innocents died along the way. It didn't start out this way. It's not fair to denounce the Pilgrims as part of a 500 -year history of betrayal, as the uneducated school district did. The "just-so" leftist nar- rative is that Pilgrims came to America in search of re- ligious freedom, then hyp- ocritically oppressed and dispossessed their Native American hosts. This is factually incorrect at each point, including the idea that Pilgrims came to America in search of religious free- dom. Pilgrims already had religious freedom after they immigrated to Holland. But their children were being corrupted in the material- istic, amoral Netherlands. They came to America not in search of freedom, but of righteousness. Thus, they actively sought to find and pay the rightful owners of the land where they settled. But that tribe was extinct. The land was unoccupied and unclaimed. The tribe on nearby Mar- tha's Vineyard called itself "Wampanoag," which trans- lates as "people of the first light." Their coastal domain was closest to the sunris- es at the Atlantic horizon. They laid no claim to the Plymouth Rock area. King Massasoit and 90 Wampa- noag men helped the Pil- grims celebrate Thanks- giving at their settlement in October 1621. He sent hunt- ers into the forest to bring back five deer for the feast. The Pilgrim governor sent four "fowlers" out to hunt wild turkey and waterfowl. We don't know if the water- fowl were ducks or geese, or both. Maybe they shot some swans. In any case, they brought back enough bird meat to last the colo- ny a week. Others brought bass, cod and other unspec- ified fish to the feast. The event has been de- scribed as an austere three- day prayer meeting, rather than a feast. At the other ex- treme, it has been described as a mere harvest celebra- tion, which would not dis- tinguish it from a bacchanal. According to the eyewitness accounts, though, it was nei- ther. It was both a commu- nal feast and a prayerful oc- casion of heartfelt thanks- giving. There was some fun in- volved, too. Edward Winslow recalled that, after feasting, the Pilgrim men engaged in "recreations," which he didn't describe. Whatever the Pilgrim fun, the Wam- panoag apparently didn't join in until the Pilgrims brought out their firearms. Both groups were fascinat- ed with guns and shooting. The original Thanksgiving spectator sport was whatev- er they did before the shoot- ing. But marksmanship was a close runner-up. A few things haven't changed. Let's not kid our- selves: we still gorge on tur- key for three days. I think we're still pretty thankful in this house. We miss ab- sent, far-flung family mem- bers, and deceased ones. That was probably common among the Pilgrims. One thing we did change this year was that we had no sports on the television. Grandkids still ran off the porch to play ball with cous- ins, but the television stayed off all day except for some background music. It was lovely! The conversations were relaxed and intelli- gent. Guests stayed later than usual. We should have turned the idiot box off years ago. Continued from page 7 FOOTBALL To the Editor: I read in The Press Dispatch that the Pike County School Corporation is planning to use part of the old OES school building for educational in- struction after it has been closed for two years. I hope those who are going to get these educational services are appre- ciative of the opportunities. Take ad- vantage of and make the most of this opportunity that you are being given and learn all you can and better your- selves. This is from a former teacher who happens to believe that you can never have too much education. Rita Allen Letter to the Editor Take advantage of educational opportunities God and a blessed America ly identified the characters of the Na- tivity scene and grandma and grand- pa Santa. They kept running back and forth and you could see in their eyes the amazement and joy of what they were viewing. I thought it was worth every effort we had put in into this proj- ect. I am sure they will remember and treasure these memories and some- day, hopefully when they have their own families, that they would carry on with the tradition. Now comes the hard part of the Christmas giving. What do we gift the children and grandchildren so they ex- perience the joy of sharing without los- ing the true meaning of Christmas? I would leave that to my partner who seems to have that good maternal in- stinct for shopping and creative gift- ing. I also noticed schedules are now harder to accommodate because of the various places my children and grand- children have to go, meaning the in- laws. Year after year however, it seems to work out fine. Then we all crash and find the need to have quiet times and rest. Are we the only ones saddled with these challenges? I'm sure everybody experiences the same joys and chal- lenges. Ah, that's what makes life beautiful and memorable. • • • I have learned a few things through the years. First, I try to make sure I keep a level head about the upcoming season. I realize it is approaching and I try to anticipate it with a calm spir- it. That's easier said than done. I try to carefully choose what activities to participate in, and which ones I need to turn down. I need to be realistic about the limitations of time and energy. I al- so try to spot for family members who have more time and enthusiasm to do stuff. Thank goodness for the younger generation. Now that I have a grand- son, Andrew, who got his driver's li- cense, I will request him to be my per- sonal chauffeur, and since I gifted him a good GPS with many features for safe driving, I will request that we try it sev- eral times to see if it was worth the in- vestment. I'm glad the device does not have a feature of costs per mile. I also will watch how much I load up on calories and carbs, because there will be many events that will tempt me. Again, easier said than done. I will try to make sure my priorities are correct, meaning church services for the celebration of this season will be a top priority on my agenda. A fter all, is it not the whole point for this his- torical event? I realize that shopping is also a lot of fun, seeing all the decora- tions and goodies and spotting those discounts which are so hard to turn down. I'll try not to be a kill-joy but rather I'll always try to soak in the gladness for this event the right way I know. • • • Here's the humor of the week: It is often said when the going gets tough, the tough go shopping. Wisdom of the week: Please do not shop 'til you drop. Have a great week. I read the article in last week's pa- per on the letter to the editor. My fa- ther, Lloyd Lamar, was in World War II in the Navy after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. I have never been ashamed of being an American and am proud of what America stands for. When we look at other countries and the free- doms they don't have and what we do wrong in America, most countries would give you the death penalty for doing. Also, we are fortunate to have the freedom of speech that other coun- tries don't have. My immediate family has used the freedoms we have to publish a book about my father's life in the Navy ti- tled "On Board the Massachusetts." We lost our father in 2013 at the age of 88. My cousins talked our family into having the book published. He fought in eleven battles. As told in his dia- ry, dad was a lonely, scared boy dur- ing World War II and told of things in his diary that turned him into relying on a true and living God that got him through the war. On this ship, He told God if he would get him out of this war alive, he would live for him his whole life. This was a promise my dad kept until he passed. Dad was a true American and watched over the years as man has tried to rid us of our freedoms. He was always updated on the news and could show us in the Bible how it was being fulfilled. Having preached for 68 plus years, dad has been a mentor, well-versed minister, a true friend to the fatherless, marriage counselor to couples, a daily prayer warrior and a jack of all trades. He taught all of our family right from wrong and to work. Among all of these great things, dad lived what he preached. Now that he is passed, I miss this living legend more and I hope the people that read his leg- acy see why fighting for our freedoms means so much to me. I am proud to be an American and to live in a land of the free. This book has been dedicat- ed to all the veterans that still serve, and have served and lost their lives for our blessed country. Proud to be an American, Anita Postin Continued from page 7 DECORATIONS