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C-12 Opinion Wednesday, June 27, 2018 The Press-Dispatch Court Report CRIMINAL Pike Circuit Court Justin E. Miller charged with auto theft, a level 6 felony. Janet L. Petry charged with count I possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony, and count II carrying a handgun without a license. Christina Marie Hernandez charged with count I possession of a narcotic drug, count II possession of methamphetamine and count III maintaining a common nuisance- con- trolled substances. Oscar I. Najera charged with count I possession of a narcotic drug, count II possession of methamphetamine and count III maintaining a common nui- sance-controlled substances. Erik Tadeo charged with count I possession of a narcotic drug, a level 6 felony, count II possession of meth- amphetamine and count III posses- sion of paraphernalia. Wilmer Prado charged with count I possession of a narcotic drug, a level 6 felony, count II possession of metham- phetamine and count III possession of paraphernalia. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANORS Pike Circuit Court Robert E. Deffendoll charged with count I operating a vehicle with an ACE of .08 or more and count II oper- ating a vehicle while intoxicated. India Faith Clay charged with reck- less driving. Kevin Joel Acevedo charged with operating a motor vehicle without ev- er receiving a license. Andrew R. Voelkel charged with count I possession of marijuana and count II possession of a controlled substance. Michael C. Zachary charged with possession of marijuana. Anthony D. Webster charged with driving while suspended. Christopher Villanueva charged with possession of marijuana. Samuel R. Williams charged with il- legal consumption of an alcoholic bev- erage. Edgar Ramos charged with illegal consumption of an alcoholic beverage. Catrina R. Arvin charged with ille- gal consumption of an alcoholic bev- erage. Drew Moore charged with illegal consumption of an alcoholic beverage. Lora Overton charged with posses- sion of marijuana. Brandon Bauer charged with pos- session of marijuana. Connor Englert charged with pos- session of marijuana. Gene O. Cox charged with oper- ating a vehicle with an ACE of .15 or more. CIVIL Pike Circuit Court Capital One Bank sues Taylor Knight on complaint. Kevin Sutt sues State of Indiana on complaint. Howard L. Dunigan petitions for Ve- hicle Title Request. Michelle Lee Redmond sues Charles G. Redmond for dissolution of marriage. Danny L. Roland sues Rita L. Ro- land for dissolution of marriage. In Re: Reciprocal Support Chelsea Keip v. Alex McFarland. SMALL CLAIMS Pike Circuit Court Pike County School Corp. sues Ja- son Smith on complaint. Pike County School Corp. sues John Cook on complaint. Pike County School Corp. sues Kris Franklin on complaint. Pike County School Corp. sues Danielle Davis on complaint. Medical and Professional Collec- tion Services sues Shawna Wiscaver on complaint. INFRACTIONS Pike Circuit Court Christopher Bledsoe charged with speeding, 79 mph in a 70 zone. Barbara Clore charged with seat- belt violation. Blake Gray charged with count I speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone and count II operating with expired plates. Jackie Gray charged with seatbelt violation. Kayla Hill charged with speeding, 64 mph in a 55 zone. Kody Kifer charged with speeding, 88 mph in a 70 zone. Brian Like charged with seatbelt vi- olation. Auburne Morrow charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Eric Oliver charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Grant Ream charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Brian Sheets charged with speed- ing, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Christian Spires charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Jennifer Steinmetz charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Scott Nelson charged with Boat Equipment - USCG, Type I, II, III, or V personal flotation device per person required in boat. Jordan Archibald charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Samantha Benefiel charged with seatbelt violation. Tyler Curry charged with seatbelt violation. Jacob Edge charged with speeding, 85 mph in a 70 zone. Daniel Fair charged with seatbelt violation. Jacob Hall charged with speeding, 89 mph in a 70 zone. Holly Knight charged with seatbelt violation. Kasha Lamar charged with seatbelt violation. Aaron Little charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Robert Reif charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Pedro Rivas charged with speeding, 84 mph in a 70 zone. Steve Swanson charged with seat- belt violation. Bradley Taylor charged with count I speeding, 88 mph in a 70 zone, count II operating a motor vehicle with a false plate and count III driving while sus- pended. Michael Walburn charged with seatbelt violation. Christopher Brock charged with driving while suspended. Trista Byers charged with seatbelt violation. Deandre Honaker charged with driving while suspended. Jordan Kaiser charged with speed- ing, 88 mph in a 70 zone. Tyler Lee charged with seatbelt vi- olation. Chase Maurer charged with speed- ing, 99 mph in a 70 zone. Joshua Ogunlade charged with speeding, 88 mph in a 70 zone. Thelma Smith charged with count I operating a motor vehicle with a ficti- tious plate and count II driving while suspended. Thomas Wiseman charged with failure to obey signs and markings while driving a vehicle. and service, the main paral- lel is that boisterous Liberals bullied well-mannered con- servatives who deserved to be left alone. Mrs. Sanders' expulsion was celebrated by the most contentious Liberals, includ- ing Rep. Maxine Waters, who called on hooligans to harass Trump administra- tion officials at gas stations, malls and restaurants. She said the harassers can help bring down this administra- tion by making life so un- pleasant for Trump appoin- tees that they will turn in their resignations and de- cline to remain in their po- sitions. This is a very impor- tant escalation. As the president later tweeted, be careful what you wish for. WISH Continued from page 11 Continued from page 11 lenging the proposition that the gay rights movement is a new chapter of the black civ- il rights movement. Carefully reasoned dis- course — which is what Dix- on offered in her fatal op-ed — is not welcome in a polit- icized society, because the pursuit of truth is no longer relevant. Only behavior con- sistent with predetermined political ends is. This slippery slope leads in one direction. Less free- dom and more oppression. Exactly what our nation is not supposed to be about. It shouldn't surprise us, then, that Gay Pride Month has become a time for LG- BTQ storm troopers to pur- sue political enemies. Not much different from the in- famous Kristallnacht in Nazi Germany, when Nazi brown shirts took to the streets to smash windows of shops owned by Jews. Thus among the stories of this Gay Pride Month: Another high-tech exec- utive, the CEO of Twitter, with an estimated net worth of $5 billion, was forced to offer a social media apology for eating a chicken sand- wich in Chick-fil-A. Patron- izing a fast-food establish- ment whose CEO is a devout Christian, with the temeri- ty to have criticized the Su- preme Court decision legal- izing same-sex marriage, is a high crime in the eyes of the LGBTQ judges and jury. Russell Berger, chief knowledge officer of Cross- Fit, was fired for tweeting his support of a company de- cision to cancel participation of a CrossFit gym in India- napolis in Gay Pride Month events. Berger, a seminary trained pastor, was perhaps excessively inflammatory because he used the word "sin." If there is any "sin" in today's politicized America, it is to claim that sin, in the biblical sense, exists. A Muslim Uber driver was fired for asking two lesbian passengers to leave his car after they began kissing and embracing. Last year, my office in Washington had to tem- porarily close because of threats when, in a cable T V interview, I equated the LG- BTQ rainbow flag to the con- federate flag. From my point a view, it's a totally reason- able assertion. As a black American, the Confederate flag communicates to me that I am not welcome. As a Christian American, the rainbow flag communicates to me that I am not welcome. According to a recent Gallup survey, 41 percent of Americans identify as evan- gelical Christians. Will the course of events in LGBTQ- controlled America preclude them from shopping, work- ing, speaking, existing in our nation's public spaces? The preamble of our con- stitution says that "We the people" establish this con- stitution in order to "secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity." The direction of events in- dicates that "our posterity" has much to be concerned about. Star Parker is an author and president of CURE, Cen- ter for Urban Renewal and Education. Contact her at www.urbancure.org. LGBTQ what will be the second 100 years. What about the labor mar- ket? In every census from 1890 to 1954, blacks were either just as active as or more so than whites in the labor market. During that earlier period, black teen unemployment was roughly equal to or less than white teen unemployment. As early as 1900, the duration of black unemployment was 15 percent shorter than that of whites; today it's about 30 percent longer. Would any- one suggest that there was less racial discrimination during earlier periods? White liberals and the Democratic Party are the major beneficiaries of keep- ing black people fearful, an- gry, victimized and resent- ful. It's crucial to both their political success and their efforts to change our nation. Racial harmony would be a disaster for leftists, be they politicians, academic liber- als or news media people. As for black politicians and civil rights hustlers, Booker T. Washington long ago ex- plained their agenda, writ- ing: "There is another class of coloured people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the pub- lic. Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs — partly because they want sympathy and partly be- cause it pays. Some of these people do not want the Ne- gro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs." Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Continued from page 11 BLIND Continued from page 11 decades-long conflicts— from Colombia to the Oga- den, from Kashmir to West- ern Sahara—is just as dev- astating for the people who live there." It is estimated in 2018 that $1.57 trillion dollars will be spent on armaments world- wide. That is a staggering amount of money. That is $208 dollars spent for every person living on earth. The church historically taught an antiwar doctrine based upon the teachings of Jesus: "You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'You shall not kill, and anyone who kills will be sub- ject to judgment.' But I tell you that anyone who is an- gry with a brother or sis- ter will be subject to judg- ment…." You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your ene- my.' But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Fa- ther in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the un- righteous." Jesus made it plain that the root cause of the world's evil is sin, which is the foun- dation for variance and hate. Antiwar means to work against hate and mistrust. Agreed, it takes two in order to have conflict, but when both are armed to the teeth, I doubt either side will have an incentive to lower their weapon. Then by extension no help for the downtrodden will occur. The world we live in is complex, but the issues re- main the same. Without love for one another, we can ex- pect more of the same. Think about it! ISSUE as to how they can help their citizens who are escaping from their respec- tive countries. I think leaders of these nations (such as Guatemala, El Salvador, Hon- duras, Mexico) should be heard from. They should ask their constituents to come back to their respective coun- tries with an offer to help them reset- tle to their native land. It seems the elected presidents and officials of the countries where refugees come from have not given any solutions or state- ments about what they plan to do to al- leviate the crises. It is rather strange we have not heard much from them. It is agoniz- ing to know the United States govern- ment seem to solely carry the heavy burden of solving this complex and difficult problem. It has now become a nightmare for our elected officials, and for everyone affected. • • • We all are delighted to show the world we are a compassionate nation. But we also need to be aware there is a price to be paid for compassion. The facilities being provided for those seeking asylum will need funding. Money is needed to pay for the food, the water, the toiletries, the electric- ity, the air conditioning, the person- nel, the transportation and fuel when migrants are transferred to different facilities. As their numbers expand, those and many other hidden expens- es too numerous to name will contin- ue to epand. Naturally the money to pay for all these will be shouldered by all taxpay- ers. I am pretty sure the provisions (food, shelter, cool place to sleep, etc} being given to the migrants are mak- ing their lives much better than what they have in their country of origin. Unfortunately, there are segments in our society especially the liberal me- dia who do not focus on the good and humane things we offer and provide. There are so many opinions both pro and con what is going on regard- ing this matter. What we are seeing at this time in the realm of immigra- tion is what happens when the laws of a sovereign nation are broken or taken advantage of by outside forces. Now it has become everybody's problem, now it has become a political football, now we are being blamed for a prob- lem we did not initiate nor create. • • • My sister who works for a school corporation down south shared the great challenges they encounter as- they accommodate migrants who have been given permission to stay in the country. It appears everyone in their school administration has to follow guidelines about what questions one can ask or not ask, what provisions they should offer—like what school meals to provide, how much to charge or not charge, what school supplies to offer, what immunizations have to be updated, etc, etc. The need to have a paid certified translator assist in com- munications in case a student or the parents/guardians do not speak Eng- lish. Space does not allow me to elab- orate on this matter, as it is just mind boggling. Every day she tells me it is just so unnerving to contend with these immigration problems, and that is not counting what day to day chal- lenges they have to take care of for their own native US citizens. So, as a matter of duty, please con- tact your elected officials and let them know how you feel and what solutions you may want to voice. You'll be sur- prised to learn our elected officials lis- ten to communications when there's enough constituents writing letters or making phone calls about issues of great concern. Pray that we find good solutions to these most difficult dilemma we face, which seems to have been fes- tering for such a very long time. Have a blessed week. Continued from 11 IMMIGRATION Continued from 11 WAR GAMES rehearsals" for an invasion. What they're actually doing, however, is preventing an invasion — from Pyong- yang. They know that if they get us to suspend our military exercises for an extended period of time that it will erode the readiness of U.S. and South Korean forces to successfully work to- gether to defend South Korea. But there's another reason to re- ject any demands to suspend our "war games." North Korea is "attempting to barter over something it does not legitimately possess," in the words of Korea expert Bruce Klingner — namely, the ability to conduct nucle- ar tests. Numerous U.N. Security Coun- cil resolutions bar North Korea from conducting any nuclear or ballis- tic missile tests. Yet Pyongyang has thumbed its nose at these resolutions time and again — and we're expected to reward this behavior? Worse, to do so in a way that helps destabilize the region still more? Mr. Trump has also indicated that he'd like to bring U.S. troops home from the region at some point, which he says would save us a lot of mon- ey. Even setting aside a simple cost- benefit analysis (isn't such an expense worth keeping the peace, especial- ly considering the cost of war?), we wouldn't be saving much. Why? Because South Korea pays a large portion of the cost associated with keeping our troops there. And even if we move more than 28,000 troops back to Kansas or California or somewhere else in the U.S., we'd still have the expense of keeping them trained, fed and housed right here at home. Besides, let's consider what we're funding here. As President John F. Kennedy once said, "The cost of free- dom is always high, but Americans have always paid it." We all want peace. Canceling mil- itary exercises before North Korea has taken any concrete steps to dem- onstrate its intentions is the wrong way to get it. Ed Feulner is founder of The Heri- tage Foundation (heritage.org).