Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current) back issues from February 2005:
DEATH ORDER HAS BEEN LONG AWAITED BY OFFICIALS, FAMILY WALLACE'S EXECUTION SET MARCH 10
Feb 01, 2005; ... With the stroke of a pen, Donald Ray Wallace Jr.'s 23-year legalbattle for his life ended. At 5 p.m. Monday, Indiana Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard signedan order authorizing the Indiana Department of Correction to executeWallace by lethal injection March 10. Shepard, an ...
HOMES NOT SO SWEET PROBLEMS MOUNT AT ERIE HOMES AS OFFICIALS LOOK FOR FUNDS
Feb 01, 2005; ... As her children eat around the kitchen table, Rachel Carter pointsout the roaches -- crawling along the walls, behind her pictureframes, throughout her cabinets and from her stove. "It's just disgusting," she said. "I already know if the healthdepartment came in, they'd shut it ...
ZOO TO USE HOG OF A DIFFERENT COLOR -- WARTS AND ALL -- ON GROUNDHOG DAY
Feb 01, 2005; ... Folks who run the city zoo probably wouldn't mind if Feb. 2someday became known -- at least in Evansville -- as Warthog Day. Leave that groundhog's shadow stuff in Punxsutawney, Pa. On thecity's West Side, they'll be feeding doughnuts, coffee and hotchocolate to a hoped-for crowd ...
THERE WAS NOTHING DAD WOULDN'T DO FOR HIS FAMILY
Feb 01, 2005; ... What can I say about Dad's funeral? As one of my cousins said, itwas "the most beautiful." Warren Kenneth Coomer planned his funeral service years before hedied. Then he laid those plans to rest. But as the time drew near, headded to and fine-tuned the event. One reason he ...
ST. MARY'S TO END ONE RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Feb 01, 2005; ... St. Mary's Medical Center no longer will accept resident doctorsin family practice and will discontinue the program entirely in twoyears. The decision on the residency program was announced Monday to theprogram's doctors and faculty. The St. Mary's Family Medicine Center, ...
STATE PHONE DEREGULATION IN THE WORKS
Feb 01, 2005; ... Large phone companies that were once the state's sole serviceproviders are asking lawmakers to deregulate their field completely,arguing they shouldn't face regulation while competitors operatewithout it. But consumer groups and some competitors are lining up against thepush ....
`WE'D BE SAD WITHOUT IT' FINANCIAL LIMITS FORCE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB LOCATION TO CLOSE
Feb 01, 2005; ... Jalishal Evans has been going to the Caldwell Homes site of theBoys & Girls Club since it opened in April 2003. The 15-year-old said when she first began visiting the club, shehad some anger management issues, but now she volunteers and workswith the younger children at the ...
PROPERTY MANAGER, ATTORNEY IN RUNNING FOR NEW GOP CHAIRMAN
Feb 01, 2005; ... Property manager Brent Grafton and attorney Les Shively areemerging as candidates to replace Bettye Lou Jerrel as chairman ofthe Vanderburgh County Republican Party. Democratic and Republican precinct committeemen in March willchoose new party officers for the next four years ....
UPCOMING MEETING TO IRON OUT SOME PLANNING DETAILS FOR LST 325
Feb 01, 2005; ... The next step toward docking LST 325 will be a Feb. 23 meeting inEvansville that for the first time will put city officials and LSTCommittee members face-to-face with heads of commercial navigationcompanies. The "pre-application" session called by the U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers ...
LAWMAKERS DEBATE REQUIRING VOTERS TO SHOW ID
Feb 01, 2005; ... State lawmakers are considering a bill that would require votersto show a driver's license or another government-issued pictureidentification before they cast a ballot. Supporters say asking for proof of identity could prevent voterfraud and give voters more faith in elections, but ...
HOUSE PASSES NEW OPEN-CONTAINER LAW
Feb 01, 2005; ... Passengers who drink alcohol while riding in cars now could get a$25 ticket under a bill the Indiana House passed Monday. Rep. Cleo Duncan, R-Greensburg, carried the bill and said her mainpurpose was to get Indiana to qualify for $15 million to $20 millionin additional highway ...
GROUP TO HONOR LIFESAVING EFFORTS
Feb 01, 2005 ... The American Heart Association wants to recognize individuals whohave used an automated external defibrillator or CPR to savesomeone's life. The individuals and the people they saved will be honored with aHometown Heartsaver award, presented on Valentine's Day, which hasbeen ...
PROTECTING ANIMALS SHOULDN'T TRUMP CONCERN FOR FELLOW MAN
Feb 01, 2005; ... The woman on the other end of the line was breathless. "There's a homeless man walking on the highway the other side ofNewburgh and he's got this little dog with him." Pause for her lungs to play catch-up. "It's too cold for a little dog to be outside for long periods ...
ROADS OPENED
Feb 01, 2005 ... The following roads have been reopened to all traffic: SouthWeinbach Avenue from the levee to River Road and River Road ...
BRIEFS
Feb 01, 2005; ... Evansville West Side boil advisory has been lifted EA2/Systems, the operator and and maintenance manager of theEvansville Water Utility, is lifting the precautionary boil advisoryresulting from the main break, which ...
INFO LINE
Feb 01, 2005 ... If you have a brief question about the news, use a Touch-Tonephone to call: (812) 464-7466 Did the U.S. declare war on Iraq, or is this a police action? No declaration of war was passed by Congress before U.S. forcesentered Iraq ....
QUESTION OF THE DAY MONDAY'S ONLINE QUESTION
Feb 01, 2005 ... Did you expect so many Iraqis to vote in Sunday's elections? 189 votes cast as of 10 p.m. Monday Yes 112 59.3% No 77 40.7% * To participate in the poll visit ...
NEWBURGH
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MAN REMAINS IN HOSPITAL AFTER ALLEGED RAMPAGE
Feb 01, 2005; ... Days after he rambled about being chased by "terrorists," a manwho allegedly went on a knife-wielding, car-crashing rampage remainedin a psychiatric hospital Monday. Firing six shots into his own pickup Jan. 25, Robert N. Cottonallegedly crashed into two parked sheriff's cars, ...
MORE THAN $364,000 IN DISASTER AID OK'D
Feb 01, 2005; ... The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved more than$364,000 in disaster relief payments for 100 residents in sixSouthwestern Indiana counties in the aftermath of last month'sflooding. As of Monday, another 98 applications for the disaster reliefgrants still were ...
GIRL'S DEATH TURNS ATTENTION TO AMBER ALERT LIMITS
Feb 01, 2005; ... The death of a Southern Indiana girl who vanished last week hasagain focused attention on the limits of the Amber Alert systemdesigned to help police rescue abducted children before they areharmed. When Katlyn "Katie" Collman's body was found Sunday, it marked thefirst time since ...
HENDERSON DRUG INVESTIGATION RESULTS IN 21 ARRESTS
Feb 01, 2005; ... A months-long investigation into the illegal drug trade inHenderson culminated early Monday morning in a sweep that so far hasnetted 21 people. About 25 police officers set out around 6 a.m. to serve 36 arrestwarrants throughout the city. By 11 a.m., 19 of the people policewere ...
EDITORIALS
Feb 01, 2005 ... Serial Meetings The Issue: Senate bill would ban sneaky tactic. Our View: Public is entitled to have its business conducted in theopen. The serial meeting is the antithesis of open and accessiblegovernment in Indiana. It is the attempt by any government board ...
WE ASKED: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE? PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY IT IS MEANINGFUL TO YOU.
Feb 01, 2005 ... Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been" --Mark Twain. I like this quote because it says that someone should havewrinkles only from smiling, not frowning. Twain also said, "Wrinkles should merely indicate where ..." Thatmeans that wrinkles should just show ...
UNCONVENTIONAL CURE PAVED THE WAY TO DREAMLAND
Feb 01, 2005; ... Sleep, my elusive bed partner. An insomniac since childhood, Ihave long been in pursuit of a good night's slumber. I long to wakeup refreshed and revitalized. Unfortunately, with three youngchildren, this doesn't happen very often, so I usually wake in adopey, grumpy haze and in ...
REFERENCE POINTS HELP CHILDREN LEARN
Feb 01, 2005; ... Reference points are nearly nonexistent in a very young child'slife. Children have such a little basic information package to drawfrom. It's our job to provide those reference points so that childrencan use them to make their world more understandable. But it's initially ...
OBUITARIES
Feb 01, 2005 ... Local obituaries Margie Byers Margie Lee Byers, age 88, of Evansville, Indiana, died Sunday,January 30, 2005, at Parkview Care Center. Margie worked at Welborn Hospital as an LPN for 22 years. She is survived by a daughter, Becky Cissna, Evansville, Ind.;son, ...
ETC.
Feb 01, 2005 ... The Independent Adoption Center will have an adoption informationsession from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST Saturday at the center's office,5224 S. East St., Building C, Suite 10, in Indianapolis. An adoptionprofessional will discuss the process of open adoption, from theinitial steps to get ...
PULLING STRINGS FOR MEMORIES
Feb 01, 2005; ... Bill Frost drove to Nashville, Tenn., on Monday to pick up a pairof pants. No, not from the cleaners -- nor was it just any pair of pants. It was a pair of jeans that Alan Jackson wore on stage during oneof his concerts. And the pants are autographed by the country ...
A CASE OF DEJA VU IN SIAC TITLE GAME
Feb 01, 2005; ... Even before the season began, local girls' basketball fans couldhave marked this game on their calendar. As expected, tonight's meeting between Memorial and Castle willdecide the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference championship. It won't be the first time both teams have ...
ACES SCORE WITH READING PLAN
Feb 01, 2005; ... For years, Evansville school kids have had it good, thanks to thepresence of two first-class universities in the city. Through the Eagle Math program at the University of SouthernIndiana and the old Reading Aces program at the University ofEvansville, youngsters have had chances to ...
SPORTS BRIEFS
Feb 01, 2005; ... Women's Basketball MAC salutes Endress as Player of the Week Ball State's Kate Endress has been selected as the Mid-AmericanConference West Division Player of the Week for women's basketballfor the third time this season and second week in a row. The 6-footsenior, who starred ...
ACES, LOYOLA ARE PAIRED UP IN BRACKET
Feb 01, 2005; ... The University of Evansville will square off against an old andfamiliar foe in the third annual Bracket Buster Saturday event. The Aces and Loyola, Ill., meet at Roberts Stadium on Feb. 19.Tipoff is at 7:05 p.m. UE and Loyola were charter ...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Feb 01, 2005; ... EVANSVILLE Chamber names new director of marketing Laurel Griffin has been named director of marketing for theMetropolitan Evansville Chamber of Commerce. She previously was the public relations coordinator forAdvertising Works, Inc., in Naples, Fla. Griffin received ...
INTEGRA CFO CASWELL TO LEAVE
Feb 01, 2005; ... Charles A. Caswell, executive vice president and chief financialofficer of Integra Bank Corp., announced late Monday he was resigningfrom the Evansville-based institution to take another job. The bank said Caswell, CFO since October 2002, is moving to thesoutheast United States for ...
MORE SAY `I DO' THAN CALL IT QUITS [Corrected 02/04/05]
Feb 02, 2005; ... Bucking a long-standing trend, marriage licenses outpaced divorcesin Vanderburgh County in 2004. Though divorce filings held steady, 312 more couples wed in 2004than did the year before. The group Community Marriage Builders took partial credit forthose numbers, saying its ...
MUSEUM GETS HANDS ON LIBRARY BUILDING CITY TO DEED PROPERTY TO HANDS ON DISCOVERY
Feb 02, 2005; ... The city is deeding the old Central Library to Hands on DiscoveryChildren's Museum, banking on the notion that "cutting out themiddleman" will bring more donations the museum's way. The city had planned to own the old building and allow it to beused for the Hands on Discovery ...
HOW'S THE WEATHER? GROUNDHOG WILL TELL
Feb 02, 2005; ... Tri-Staters probably don't have to worry about any local groundhogseeing his shadow today, so we're not going to have six more weeks ofwinter. Or so weather folklore would suggest. Forecasters don't put muchreliance on a myth, so best keep your gloves and wool scarf ...
BAD WRITING CAN RUIN EVEN THE BEST OF STORIES
Feb 02, 2005; ... English teachers rejoice: The oldest known copy of "The ScarlettLetter" was auctioned last month for $545,100, a record for anAmerican book that old. This book is a classic, one of those works that broadens yourhorizons, touches your soul, not unlike "Click Clack Moo: Cows ...
HOSPITAL BUILDING REVIEW PROPOSED
Feb 02, 2005; ... Hospitals would have to hold public hearings on large constructionprojects under a bill a House committee passed Tuesday. The House Public Health Committee approved House Bill 1320, whichwould require hospitals to host hearings before constructing anybuilding that costs more than ...
ANTIDRUG ORDINANCE TARGET LANDLORDS
Feb 02, 2005; ... Landlords who refuse to take action against tenants suspected ofdrug trafficking and other illegal activity could be fined as much as$2,500 a day under a "drug house ordinance" expected to be introducedin a City Council meeting next week. The measure, to be filed by Councilwoman ...
BLACK HISTORY IS ON VIEW AT AZTAR
Feb 02, 2005; ... A meeting room has become a temporary art gallery in CasinoAztar's Conference Center in honor of Black History Month. The show, which features work by adult and middle school artists,opened Tuesday and runs through Thursday in Maple Room A of the Aztarexecutive conference ...
EBJ ALWAYS STRIVING TO BE BETTER
Feb 01, 2005; ... I can remember when my wife and I were building our home 20 yearsago in Vanderburgh County. As tough as the work was, there alwayscame a time at the end of the day when we would sit back and look atwhat we had accomplished. It was a time to feel good, but it was also a time to ...
SHOP TALK
Feb 01, 2005 ... NOTABLE QUOTES "I have employees who have worked for me for 25 to 30 years. Ican't get them to leave. I guess I pay them too much." -- Paul Stieler, owner of Showplace Cinemas, includingEvansville's new IMAX Theatre. "That's about all I can say grace over. I don't see ...
WHAT'S NEW A ROUNDUP OF NEW OR EXPANDED BUSINESS ACTIVITY IN THE EVANSVILLE AREA
Feb 01, 2005; ... ACCURIDE CORP., which manufactures wheels for heavy/medium trucksand trailers, has acquired Transportation Technologies IndustriesInc. (TTI) of Chicago, a maker of truck components. The purchase includes a total of 17 manufacturing facilities inAlabama, California, Illinois, ...
EXECUTIVE EXCHANGE COMMON SENSE - A GOOD TRAIT FOR LEADER
Feb 01, 2005 ... This month's column features Mark L. Lemond, chief executiveofficer and president of Evansville-based Shoe Carnival Inc. since1996. Lemond graduated from the University of Evansville in 1978 witha bachelor's degree in business. He previously worked as a certifiedpublic accountant with a ...
UP & COMER
Feb 01, 2005; ... While growing up on a farm in western Kentucky, Matthew Arnettdeveloped a keen eye for economics. "I always thought about businesses and the way supply and demandworked," recalled 26-year-old Arnett -- a Morganfield, Ky., residentwho is now employed as a financial consultant with ...
MADE IN THE TRI-STATE EVANSVILLE'S OWN `AMERICAN CHOPPER'
Feb 01, 2005; ... In a warehouse on Evansville's East Side, Darren Sroufe and hisfamily are trying to turn a passion for motorcycles into a profit. It's Evansville's own version of "American Chopper," the popularcable television show that documents a family as they work in theirown motorcycle ...
STARTING SMALL SMALL BUSINESSES PROVIDE MORE THAN HALF OF TRI- STATE'S JOBS
Feb 01, 2005; ... As a vice president in his family's trucking business in the early1980s, Bill Gillenwater noticed an enormous amount of thermoplasticscraps being hauled out of the Tri-State for recycling. A lot of the reprocessed material later returned to the area. Thatsimple fact gave ...
SPECIAL REPORT
Feb 01, 2005; ... In his youth, Bob Lahmann not only liked to eat lots of food, healso liked to cook lots of food. By age 16 he was a cook at Dutchland Dairy's convenience store andrestaurant in his hometown of Milwaukee, Wis. Lahmann then cooked his way through the University of ...
INDEPENDENT OWNERS ENJOY FREEDOMS
Feb 01, 2005; ... It's become a habit for Earl Milligan to return to his videoproduction office late each Friday night to spend quiet time countinghis blessings. Milligan, the owner of Multitek Digital Communications nearDowntown Evansville, started out in business like many otherentrepreneurs -- ...
WHERE TO GET HELP FOR SMALL BUSINESS
Feb 01, 2005; ... Downtown Evansville, Inc. Located at 209 Main St. Jeff Lake, executive director. Call (812)424-2986. The organization offers incentives to attract small entrepreneursto locate in the city's Downtown. Evansville Minority Community Development Fund Located at 501 ...
TRAINING BUDGETS 101
Feb 01, 2005; ... Study after study indicates the companies that spend the most timeand effort on training come out on top on financial performance andin key measures such as retention and recruitment. As a general rule,the research is right on the money. The general rule is: True learning ...
EVANSVILLE'S MACKEY BLOCK ONLY REMEMBERED BY FEW
Feb 01, 2005 ... Editor's Note: The late Ed Klingler, longtime business editor ofThe Evansville Press, wrote a book about Evansville's businesshistory in the late 1970s. He called it "How A City Founded to MakeMoney Made It." It was published by the University of Evansville. The Evansville Business ...
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' RETURN TO TV EXPECTED WITHIN MONTH
Feb 02, 2005; ... Televised Vanderburgh County Commissioners meetings could resumeas early as this month. The City-County Building Authority will fund the costs of movingcameras from the commissioners' former meeting room to their currentone, according to general manager David Rector. The ...
SHIRLEY ROBB 1928-2005 PRINCETON'S POPULAR MAYOR DEAD AT 77
Feb 02, 2005; ... The city of Princeton, Ind., is mourning the death of ShirleyRobb, a popular mayor who made history as the first female elected tolead the city government. Robb died Tuesday morning at Gibson General Hospital, just daysafter celebrating her 77th birthday. She had suffered from ...
COMPROMISE REACHED ON USE OF INNKEEPER TAX FUNDS
Feb 02, 2005; ... Soon after Tuesday morning's meeting of the Convention & VisitorsBureau board of directors adjourned, bureau Director Marilee Fowlerpulled out of The Pagoda's parking lot and headed for Indianapolis. The tourism board had just unanimously endorsed a compromise planfor Vanderburgh ...
SEWER CONSTRUCTION TO TOTAL $66 MILLION FOUR PROJECTS SCHEDULED FOR 2006 START
Feb 02, 2005; ... Four sewer projects totaling $66 million -- two successors to thecanceled North Side Treatment Plant and two Southeast Sideimprovements -- will begin in 2006. To increase the capacity that the North Side plant was intended toprovide, the city will upgrade the existing West Side ...
DAD'S QUALITY-TIME CONVERSATION AN UNQUALIFIED FLOP
Feb 02, 2005; ... "Son, if you'll put down the headphones, log off eBay and stopsending text messages, we can engage in some of that quality timethey're always talking about in the parenting magazines." "Be glad to, Dad. You've got 90 seconds." "Thanks. I thought we could talk about a topic I ...
HIGHWAY POST SALARY INCREASE LOSES SUPPORT COUNTY COUNCIL CONCERN INFLUENCES COMMISSIONERS
Feb 02, 2005; ... Possibly facing unanimous opposition from the Vanderburgh CountyCouncil, County Commissioners on Tuesday abandoned their bid to hikethe salary of Highway Superintendent Mike Duckworth and eliminate anassistant superintendent's position. Commissioner Bill Nix said his proposal to ...
A TREE-MENDOUS UNDERTAKING STUDENTS LET IMAGINATIONS RUN WILD ON TREE HOUSE CONSTRUCTION
Feb 02, 2005; ... Ruth Baize says she always wanted a tree house when she was achild "and I never got one as a kid." The West Terrace Elementary School third-grade teacher issurrounded by them today. Or at least, models of them. They are perched on branches, spikingin the air throughout her ...
ACCUSED SEX BURGLAR REMAINS BEHIND BARS
Feb 02, 2005; ... An 18-year-old Evansville man accused of breaking into aneighbor's home and performing a sex act on her while she sleptremained in the Vanderburgh County Jail on Tuesday on a $2,500 bond. Donavon Cassidy was arrested Monday morning at his home andcharged with burglary and sexual ...
ROAD CLOSING
Feb 02, 2005 ... Chestnut Street will remain closed between First and Secondstreets until late evening ...
BRIEFS
Feb 02, 2005; ... EVANSVILLE Police opt not to ticket mayor's wife in crash The city's assistant police chief said Tuesday that officers couldhave ticketed the mayor's wife in a Saturday accident, but theydecided against it. Patricia Weinzapfel, wife of Evansville Mayor Jonathan ...
INFO LINE
Feb 02, 2005 ... If you have a brief question about the news, use a Touch-Tonephone to call: (812) 464-7466 If I take my children out of school ...