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C-12 Opinion Wednesday, May 2, 2018 The Press-Dispatch HOMELAND SECURITY = Protecting Lives and Our Way of Life SHERIFF JOHN JOHN PREPARED TO YOUR FAMILY otect Please vote before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8 and ask for a Democrat ballot because your vote matters. PAID FOR BY BELLAMY FOR SHERIFF COMMITTEE Questions? Concerns? Call 812-766-2047 or email JohnBellamyPikeCo@yahoo.com DEMOCRAT BALLOT PROFESSIONAL ENDORSEMENTS: Protecting Super Bowl XXXIII "During my career with the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD), while in charge of uniformed security for Super Bowl XXXIII, I worked side-by-side with FBI Special Agent John Bellamy in security planning for NFL team safety, events leading up to and including the game itself. John provided a valuable security assessment for Pro Player Stadium and led security planning for the FBI to ensure that federal agents and MDPD officers worked smoothly together as a team. John and I have worked with multiple law enforcement agencies in Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland, as well as the Metropolitan Atlanta region in providing training for response to active shooters and acts of terrorism. Overall, I have always found John to be a highly ethical, well-educated, intelli- gent law enforcement professional. Based on my many years of knowing and working with John, I can say with confidence that he would be an excellent sheriff for Pike County, Indiana." Dan Flynn Chief of Police Marietta, Georgia Preparing for dangerous situations "As Assistant Chief with the Montgomery County (MD), Department of Police, I worked closely with John Bellamy, who was the lead exercise planner, to ensure that numerous law enforcement departments in the National Capital Region of Washington, D.C. received an extensive series of training exercises to prepare for response to active shooter situations, including threats from explosive devices. We also worked together to design and evaluate a field training exercise for the Cumberland County (NJ) Courthouse involving active shooters inside and sniper outside the courthouse. Any sheriff's office would be fortunate to have someone with John's skills and experience in preparing for a life threatening situation of this nature at a school, courthouse, church or other public gathering." Luther Reynolds Boots Bellamy and Angie Heuring supporting their candidate. D-1 Continued on page view, Jordan put it best by say- ing that in order to win, Repub- licans "have to fight for things. All too often Republicans want to forfeit even before the refer- ee blows the whistle to start the game. ... Let's not forfeit, let's go have the debate." But it's not just a matter of the fight. It's what the fight is about. Certainly, in 2015, when the House Freedom Caucus was formed, few would have predict- ed that Donald Trump would be sitting in the White House to- day. Trump's appeal to make America great again spoke to the frustration among many Americans that we've lost touch with our American "exceptional- ism." This is the sense that we are not like other nations — that something special and vitally important is going on here. And that this "something" is what has given the nation strength, prosperity and leadership. Unlike other nations, Ameri- can identity is about aspiration, not fate. Geography, ethnici- ty or circumstances of birth do not define America — ideals and principles do. These ideals define the strug- gle that is taking place today. Many want to drag us down to the lowest common denomi- nator when we should be fight- ing for our highest aspirations. As we teeter on fiscal and mor- al bankruptcy, it's the three C's — Christianity, Capitalism and the Constitution — that shine like a lighthouse in the night to guide our ship of state in the di- rection we need to be headed. Those who founded the na- tion, fired up by those ideals, appealed, in the Declaration of Independence, to the "Supreme Judge of the world for the rec- titude of our intentions (and) with a firm reliance on the pro- tection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each oth- er our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor." Of course, Jim Jordan faces an uphill struggle to achieve the 218 votes necessary to achieve the House speakership. But when Jordan says he's ready to fight for it, and that we shouldn't forfeit the game before it starts, he's not just tapping in- to the dissatisfaction of the na- tion. He's tapping into what de- fines the nation and its spirit. The possibility of bringing the spirit of the Freedom Cau- cus to lead the House, as Jor- dan will do, is an exciting devel- opment. Star Parker is an author and president of CURE, Center for Urban Renewal and Education. Contact her at www.urbancure. org. Continued from page 10 JORDAN Continued from 10 PROJECT KOREA Continued from page 10 I know all three leaders: Pres- ident Moon Jae-in of South Ko- rea, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, and of course, Presi- dent Trump. They are in fre- quent contact with each other during this preliminary peri- od. They have to keep that up through the whole negotiating process. We've learned the wisdom of Ronald Reagan's dictum "Trust but verify." Except in this case, we should interpret this as "Don't presume trustworthi- ness, and verify every detail ev- ery step of the way." Mr. Trump's national securi- ty team, including Secretary of State-designate Michael Pom- peo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and new National Secu- rity Adviser John Bolton, are all seasoned veterans. And we all know that POTUS is an excel- lent negotiator. A final point of advice: Yes, raise the human-rights ques- tion of the abducted Japanese citizens. Yes, push for reunited family visits between North and South Korean citizens. Yes, re- affirm other commitments. But, above all, remember the primary objective of these meet- ings: To remove nuclear weap- ons and their delivery systems from North Korea, and to then expect North Korea to begin acting as a member of the civ- ilized world. To the leaders of the U.S., South Korea, Japan and their advisers, I say: Be patient, be strong and be together. That's what having allies is about, and that's where we have to start and finish this round of summit meetings. Let's get to work — and finish the job. Ed Feulner is founder of The Heritage Foundation (heritage. org). The Weekly by Alden Heuring It's beginning to look a lot like summer Editor's note: Alden is on vaca- tion this week. The below column is from May 12, 2015. Time is flying this spring, and it won't be long until the kids are out of school and we're all wear- ing shorts and tees to work (wait a minute, maybe not). This is one of my favorite times of year. I love days when it's about 75 degrees and it rains for five minutes at a time. I love eating dinner outside, bugs notwithstanding. I love cov- ering graduations and festivals. Late spring is a great time of year. It's a perfect time to go out- side and try new things. Speaking of new things, lately I've been dabbling in poetry. I'm not much on rhymes, but when- ever I had to write poems for my creative writing classes, the form I found myself drawn to was the haiku. This ancient Japanese po- etry structure has many advantag- es—first of all, it's very short. You get 17 syllables to say your piece, and when it's done, it's done. Of course, my more clever profes- sors would require multiple hai- kus to form the equivalent of one sonnet, or iambic pentameter, or whatever. So I found myself com- posing collections of haiku about instant noodles, or crippling lone- liness, or the smell that comes up off the river in Lafayette—you know, just regular college stuff. Sadly, my hard drive has crashed a couple times since then, and the originals were lost, but here's an example of an aus- picious noodle hai- ku: Sizzling chicken broth In a paper Dixie bowl; Regret, years later. —Alden Imagine someone plucking a shamisen (it's like a Japanese banjo) in plaintive tones as you read the haiku out loud and sip your own instant cup-o-noodles; it helps with both contemplation and digestion. Now, here's a cou- ple haikus from the old masters: An old silent pond... A frog jumps into the pond, splash! Silence again. —Basho Basho Matsuo is widely consid- ered to be the first great haiku po- et. He composed in the 1600s. The next big thing in haiku was Yosa Buson, whose body of work comes from the 1700s: In the moonlight, The color and scent of the wis- teria Seems far away. —Buson One of Buson's more- or-less contemporaries was Kobayaski Issa, who wrote during the late 1700s and early 1800s: O snail Climb Mount Fuji, But slowly, slowly! —Issa You'll notice not every old haiku follows the 5 -7-5 line. This can be caused by language not translating perfectly, but dur- ing the early days of haiku, the 5 -7-5 scale hadn't yet been set in stone, so the pros were trying lots of different structures to see what they preferred. Here's anoth- er from Issa: Everything I touch with tenderness, alas, pricks like a bramble. —Issa Another thing I like about hai- ku is anyone who can count to seven and form sentences on a page can make haiku. You can do it, too! In fact, I'd love to see you do it. Send your spring haikus to aheuring@sgstartimes.com. I hope you all have a happy sum- mer ahead! way of thinking and do- ing things. She would fo- cus on each resolution and at the end of each month she would do a mental check if she had accomplished her goal. Examples of these res- olutions: for January, it was Boosting her Energy and Vitality. In February, it was focusing on Love. March was for Aiming Higher, April for Lighten- ing Up, May was for Lei- sure, June was for Mak- ing Time for Friends, Ju- ly was for Buying Some Happiness, August was for contemplating the Heavens. September was for Pursuing a Passion, October was for Mind- fulness, November was for Keeping a Contented Heart and December was for Boot Camp Perfect. At the back part of the book were tips on exer- cise, parenting, how to handle situations were you can't recall a person's name who is right in front of you, keeping resolu- tions, and so forth. Well, time and space does not allow me to expound deeper into the contents of the book since there is risk I might lose the read- er's interest. Check our local li- brary if you can borrow this book. Or go into one of the on line outlets that sell the book and check it out. A disclosure; I have no financial inter- est in this company or the book. Just wanted to give you some idea what I found. • • • Wisdom of the week: Virtues always make for happiness. Vices always lead to sorrow. Do make a choice. • • • Humor of the week: A guy who had never flown in an airplane ner- vously called the airline and asked thefront desk clerk. "How long does it take to fly to New York from our local airport? I have a flight tomorrow morning." The clerk then an- swered, "Just a minute." The guy was so re- lieved to hear this, he said, " Thank you very much," and hung up.