Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current) back issues from July 2006:
PANEL TARGETS ELECTION GLITCHES HOPES TO AVOID PRIMARY WOES
Jul 01, 2006; ... November is not so far away that Vanderburgh County electionofficials and volunteers can't fret about potential voting problems. The Vanderburgh County Polling Place Advisory Committee met Fridayto plot how to stage a Nov. 7 general election that avoids themistakes of May's ...
SEASONED DUO HEADS SEARCH
Jul 01, 2006; ... Between them, Patrick Henry and Jim Sharp have 76 years ofteaching and administrative experience in the Evansville-VanderburghSchool Corp. The two men will put their knowledge and their admittedlongstanding affection for the public school system to use as co-chairs of the ...
RIDERS LEAVE DRIVING TO METS BOOST TIED TO HIGH GAS PRICES
Jul 01, 2006; ... About 14,000 more riders used city buses over the first fivemonths of this year than the same period last year. It's a sign that the upward bump in ridership that begandramatically last year is continuing, said Kent Cutchin, director ofthe Metropolitan Evansville Transit ...
DANIELS OPTIMISTIC INDIANA FINALLY MAY BE OPERATING `IN THE BLACK'
Jul 01, 2006; ... Indiana might close its fiscal year with a cash surplus for thefirst time in years. Final figures for the fiscal year that ended Friday won't beavailable for nearly two weeks, but officials who have monitoredreceipts and expenses are optimistic. "We do believe there's a very ...
TASTE BUDS WILL DIE WITHOUT NORTH MAIN ANNEX
Jul 01, 2006; ... Now I know what it's like to go into a tailspin. Omigosh! NorthMain Annex is closing. Owner Roger Neidig says he is tired. He wants to rest. So, Roger, take a vacation. Even a long one. A really restful one. Close up shop for a few weeks. Maybe even a month. But ...
EDITORIALS
Jul 01, 2006 ... Cheers, Jeers and Tears For I-69, it's time for warp-speed planning. Indiana Highway Commissioner Tom Sharp says that work on plans forInterstate 69 is proceeding at "warp speed." To that, a leading I-69 opponent, Tom Tokarski poo-poohed the good news, saying he isconcerned ...
WOODRUFF WARMING UP HOUSE RACE DEMS SAY IMMIGRATION STANCE MISLEADING
Jul 01, 2006; ... A Republican state lawmaker is chiding House Democrats -- and byextension his Democratic challenger in the November general election -- for not supporting a bill he co-authored during the last session ofthe Indiana General Assembly that would have limited benefits forillegal ...
ELECTION DEADLINE DAY QUIET
Jul 01, 2006; ... There will be no new, 11th-hour candidates for major VanderburghCounty offices this year. Friday's noon deadline for caucuses of the Republican, Democratand Libertarian parties to fill vacancies on the general electionballot that weren't filled during the May 2 primary came and ...
EMBATTLED AGENCY HEAD STEPS DOWN
Jul 01, 2006; ... The embattled chief financial officer of the Indiana Family andSocial Services Administration resigned Friday, two months after thestate's largest agency drew fire for outsourcing his job to him atnearly twice his government salary. Richard Rhoad of Fort Wayne will leave the agency ...
NEW TWIST TO LEMONAID
Jul 01, 2006; ... When Art George and his wife, Mindy, learned their son, Owen, hadspina bifida, an incomplete closure of the spinal column that wouldcause potentially dangerous medical problems and affect his abilityto walk, the doctor gave them three options. The options were: have an abortion, ...
IRELAND FINALLY HEADED TO PRISON PLEADS GUILTY TO TWO FELONIES
Jul 01, 2006; ... An Evansville man has gone to jail twice for holding the samewoman captive and prompting a standoff with police, but Friday markedthe first time he's been sentenced for either incident. Dustin Geoffrey Ireland, 38, pleaded guilty Friday to charges ofbattery resulting in serious ...
SOFT-HEARTED MINISTER WAS TOO SPARING WITH THE ROD
Jul 01, 2006; ... I Remember I was born Sept. 3, 1924, before the modern conveniences. Wescrubbed on a washboard. We had a long wooden bench, and Mom wouldput two large tubs on there, one for wash and one for rinse. We had alarge iron kettle that we filled with water and set on bricks andbuilt a ...
BRIEFS
Jul 01, 2006; ... SHAWNEETOWN, ILL. Three killed, one hurt in collision on bridge Three Illinois residents were killed, and a Missouri man wasinjured critically Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle wreck onKentucky 56 on the Shawneetown Bridge. Opal M. Colboth, 69, of Creal Springs, Ill., ...
INFO LINE
Jul 01, 2006 ... If you have a brief question about the news, use a Touch-Tonephone to call: (812) 464-7466 What country has ...
QUESTION OF THE DAY FRIDAY'S ONLINE QUESTION
Jul 01, 2006 ... Which of Superman's powers would you like to have? 127 votes cast as of 10 p.m. Friday Flight 61 48% X-ray vision23 18% Super strength 13 10% Invulnerability 28 22% Heat vision 2 ...
SUMMERTIME SKATING AN `ADVENTURE, TOO'
Jul 01, 2006; ... He may have just been ice skating, but RaQuan Brockington seemedmore like he had springs on the bottom of his feet. The grinning third-grader launched himself off of a bench inSwonder Ice Arena and wrapped his arms around Micah Heath's shouldersFriday afternoon. Heath grinned right ...
ALERT VICTIM, WITNESSES TAKE A BITE OUT OF CRIME
Jul 01, 2006; ... A Louisville, Ky., man apparently bit into more than he couldhandle Wednesday when he tried to steal a purse from a woman outsidean entrance to Eastland Mall. According to Evansville Police, Terrance Anthony King, 36,approached Jackie Otte and asked her for a cigarette at about ...
GIS UNDER INVESTIGATION FIVE SOLDIERS FACE INQUIRY INTO ALLEGED MURDERS, RAPE
Jul 01, 2006; ... The U.S. Army will investigate charges that five American soldierswere involved in the killings of four Iraqi relatives, including awoman who had been raped, military officials said Friday. It's thesixth current inquiry into the alleged slayings of Iraqi civilians byAmerican ...
OBITUARIES
Jul 01, 2006 ... Local Obituaries Richard Beard Richard N. "Rick" Beard, 65, of Evansville, passed away Thursday,June 29, 2006, at Deaconess Hospital. Mr. Beard was an over-the-road truck driver for 19 years and ownedand operated Southern Indiana Express for 10 years before retiring ...
FIRST LADY IN INDIANA TO STUMP FOR SODREL
Jul 01, 2006; ... First lady Laura Bush told more than 450 supporters of RepublicanRep. Mike Sodrel on Friday that he was dedicated to tackling seriousissues that face the United States. "Ending our dependence on foreign oil, reforming immigration,rebuilding the Gulf Coast and keeping our neighbors ...
ILLINOIS GOVERNOR'S HIRING PRACTICES INVESTIGATED
Jul 01, 2006; ... Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration is the focus of a yearlongfederal investigation into "very serious" allegations of hiringfraud, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said in a letter releasedFriday. "Our investigation has now implicated multiple state agencies anddepartments and ...
WOMAN PLEADS IN `PRESUMED' SLAYING
Jul 01, 2006; ... A woman pleaded guilty to criminal facilitation to commit murderin the presumed death of a hairstylist whose body has not been found. Under the plea agreement, Michelle Gaddis would receive four yearsin prison and be required to testify against others charged in thedeath of Carole ...
KENTUCKY GUARD `STEPS UP' 670 TROOPS WILL PLAY ROLE ALONG U.S.- MEXICAN BORDER
Jul 01, 2006; ... Kentucky will "step up" by sending more than 600 troops to theU.S.-Mexican border this summer, mainly to work on roads and fencing,Kentucky's adjutant general said. Maj. Gen. Donald Storm said Kentucky would send up to 670 troopsto Arizona between July 8 and Aug. 19 to answer ...
BASEBALL PROPOSAL GETS BOOST IN KENTUCKY
Jul 01, 2006; ... Owensboro's efforts to lure a minor league baseball team toWestern Kentucky got a local boost. The Greater Owensboro Area Chamber of Commerce voted to ...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Jul 01, 2006; ... Watercooler They should have seen it coming Three women were arrested for running phony fortune tellingoperations, including one who tried to dupe an undercover policeofficer out of more than $1,000 for an exorcism to banish evilspirits, authorities said this ...
E85 PUMP TO OPEN IN JASPER MONDAY IS FIRST DAY FOR FUEL PUMP
Jul 01, 2006; ... One of the first E85 gasoline pumps in the region will be open forbusiness in Jasper, Ind., on Monday, joining a fast-growing list ofplaces offering the ethanol-blended fuel to the public. The pump is located at the Sonoco Gateway Circle A in Jasper. U.S.Rep. Mike Sodrel, a ...
LOCKYEAR TITLE OPENING TWO LOCATIONS TODAY
Jul 01, 2006; ... Lockyear Title, a new full-service provider of title and closingservices, will officially open today at two Evansville locations. The business was formed from real estate title and closingoperations of the Evansville law firm of Rudolph, Fine, Porter &Johnson. Its offices are at ...
OTTERS' WINNING STREAK UP TO 4
Jul 01, 2006; ... Mike Greenhouse didn't care about how well he pitched on Fridaynight. The Evansville Otters beat Washington, Pa., 2-0, and that wasall he wanted. Greenhouse (3-2) pitched very well. He registered seven scorelessinnings, gave up only four hits and struck out three batters ...
PLAYOFF SPOT ON LINE FOR BLUECATS
Jul 01, 2006; ... The Evansville BlueCats can clinch a spot in the United IndoorFootball playoffs with a victory at Ohio Valley tonight. The BlueCats (6-7), who have won their last three games, will meetthe Greyhounds (6-7) at 6:30. The game will be broadcast by WYNG-ESPN 94.9 FM. Tonight's ...
SORENSTAM FINE-TUNES GAME, COMES OUT FIRING
Jul 01, 2006; ... The U.S. Women's Open has given Annika Sorenstam fits the last 10years. On Friday, it gave her reason to believe her fortunes werechanging. The soupy fog that delayed the first round one day gave her timeto finish fine-tuning her game, and she came out firing. The one timeshe ...
SPORTS BRIEFS
Jul 01, 2006; ... College baseball Aces rank 19th in final poll The University of Evansville baseball team has been rewarded forone of the top seasons in school history as the Purple Aces have beenranked as high as 19th nationally in the final collegiate baseballpolls. Dave Schrage's Purple ...
RAISING ITS SIGHTS?
Jul 01, 2006; ... From its home base just north of downtown Newburgh on Indiana 261,Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary has a worldwidereach. The seminary, which offers distance-education degree programs onthe undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels, enrolls morethan ...
ABCS OF RELIGION
Jul 01, 2006; ... Editor's note: Starting today, learn about key religious people,places and ideas in "The ABCs of Religion." The feature, which willrun weekly in Faith & Values, starts off with Abraham -- a keyfigure in Christianity, Judaism and Islam. A is for Abraham Abraham is a figure ...
TORNADO-DAMAGED CHURCH MOVES AHEAD
Jul 01, 2006; ... Months later than originally planned, First Christian Church ofNewburgh will finally have a chance to worship in its new buildingthis weekend. The church had anticipated a Christmas 2005 move to its newfacility, on Indiana 261 at Lincoln Avenue. But then the Nov. 6tornado hit the ...
ATTACK APPEARS PLANNED IRAQ RAPE, MURDERS CALLED `PREMEDITATED'
Jul 02, 2006; ... Investigators believe American soldiers spent nearly a weekplotting an attack in which they raped an Iraqi woman, then killedher and her family in an insurgent-ridden area south of Baghdad, aU.S. military official said Saturday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity ...
CANDIDATES CASH IN ON CELEBRITIES
Jul 02, 2006; ... There's nothing like a celebrity to get people to open theirwallets for a political fundraiser. In Indiana's 9th District -- which includes Dubois, Spencer andPerry counties -- Rep. Mike Sodrel and former Rep. Baron Hill haven'tbeen shy about asking for a little help from their ...
WHAT WE EARN A CROSS-SECTION OF TRI-STATE SALARIES SHOWS HOW OTHERS FARE
Jul 02, 2006; ... How much do you make? It's not a topic easily broached inconversation -- even among family members or close friends. For many,the numbers printed on the paychecks passed out every week are themost closely guarded secrets of the workplace. But, deep down, we still want to know. We ...
NEWLY EFFECTIVE LEGISLATION COVERS A BROAD RANGE OF SUBJECTS
Jul 02, 2006; ... Overshadowed by the political wrangling over Gov. Mitch Daniels'Major Moves legislation this spring were several new laws the IndianaGeneral Assembly passed that took effect Saturday. They mostlytighten loopholes in criminal laws. Among the new statutes, are ones that make road ...
NEWSPAPERING WAS GREAT, BUT BEST IS YET TO COME
Jul 02, 2006; ... My colleagues at the Evansville Courier & Press gave me and newseditor Steve Halbig a wonderful send-off this week as we begin ourretirements. It was fitting that Steve and I retired the same day because wewere journalism students together at the University of Evansville(then ...
IN-DEPTH REPORTING WE STRIVE TO BRING `REAL' ISSUES TO OUR VALUED READERS
Jul 02, 2006; ... My, how times have changed. When I started working for newspapersin the 1960s, people wanted the news. They didn't want to have itcensored or sanitized, but delivered to their door as quickly as wecould gather the information and set the presses rolling. Politicians talked about ...
EDITORIALS
Jul 02, 2006 ... Fireworks and the Law The Issue: Indiana now allows Hoosiers to set off their fireworksat home. Our View: Given the risks, it's still better to watch theprofessionals handle it. Despite the repeated warnings of this newspaper and others aboutthe hazards of handling ...
ETHICAL VALUES OF OUR SOCIETY APPEAR TO BE DECLINING
Jul 02, 2006; ... (Editor's note: This is a report on the opinions of the Couier &Press Advisory Editorial Board members, given at their monthlymeeting. Below Phyllis Kincaid's commentary are brief summaries ofthe views expressed by other board members at the meeting.) In the June 1 editorial "The ...
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES SHARE FAITH AT STADIUM THE BOND OF BAPTISM
Jul 02, 2006; ... When a Jehovah's Witnesses co-worker approached Matthew Workmansix years ago to talk about spiritual matters, Workman was eager totalk about the Bible but had no interest in becoming a Witness. "At first, I was convinced I would never be," said Workman, wholives in Louisville, ...
BALD EAGLES SET RECORD
Jul 02, 2006; ... Fireworks won't be the only symbol of patriotism in the skies overIndiana this Fourth of July. Increasingly, bald eagles can be spottedsoaring through the air, too. In Indiana, bald eagles set a nesting record this year. More thana third of counties now have nests, said John ...
STATE JOINS BIRD FLU PARTNERSHIP
Jul 02, 2006; ... No cases of the highly contagious bird flu that has received worldmedia attention have been reported in North America, but Indiana isjoining in a state and federal partnership to establish an earlywarning system. The early warning system will watch for signs of highly ...
OUTHOUSE WITH HISTORY FINDS HOME AT MUSEUM
Jul 02, 2006; ... Tom Lonnberg looks over one of the most recent gifts to theEvansville Museum. "It's not often that we get a one-holer." He chuckles. "Or a two-holer or an any-holer, for that matter." It's an outhouse built during the 1930s by the Works ProgressAdministration, a ...
MOTORCYCLE HELMET DEBATE OVERLOOKS A COMPROMISE
Jul 02, 2006; ... I've followed the debate on whether motorcycle riders should berequired to wear helmets and have a compromise to offer. Let me say that I understand the argument of the helmet-is-a-personal-choice crowd. I regularly ride my bicycle on back roads selected because of awonderful ...
BRIEFS
Jul 02, 2006; ... Carmi, Ill. Carmi native chosen for pipeline project Carmi, Ill., native Drue Pearce has been nominated as the federalcoordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects. The announcement by U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary DirkKempthorne is subject to ...
INFO LINE
Jul 02, 2006 ... If you have a brief question about the news, use a Touch-Tonephone to call: (812) 464-7466 Which county ...
EVANSVILLE
Jul 02, 2006 ... Caption ...
WEEKEND OF EXTRA PATROLS STARTS WITH FATAL WRECK
Jul 02, 2006; ... The extended holiday weekend began tragically Friday afternoonwith the deaths of three people and the injury of a fourth in a two-vehicle wreck on the Shawneetown Bridge over the Ohio River. Kentucky State Police remained uncertain Saturday about whatcaused a car driven by Vernon ...
CAMP KOCH REUNION ON JULY 15 IS FIRST STEP TO HONOR MEMORIES
Jul 02, 2006; ... A reunion for those who attended or know about Camp Koch forCrippled Children will take place from noon to 8 p.m. July 15 at theFulton Hill Community Center in Troy, Ind. The Perry County camp founded in 1949 by Henry Koch of Evansvilleno longer exists. There's no marker near the ...
ATHLETE TO LEAD SLOAN FUNDRAISER
Jul 02, 2006; ... Former NBA star and Olympic athlete Doug Collins will chair thisyear's Hand-in-Hand Twilight Run and Friendship Walk on Aug. 5 atDolan Lake Fish and Wildlife Area east of McLeansboro, Ill. The fundraising event honors the late Bobbye Sloan, wife of UtahJazz head coach and former ...
OBITUARIES
Jul 02, 2006 ... Local Obituaries Marjorie Strupp Miller Hughes Marjorie Strupp Miller Hughes, 78, of Evansville, died Friday,June 30, 2006, at VNA Charlier Hospice Center. She traveled the world through Europe and the Middle East.She wasa buyer for overseas construction.She was a part ...
FOOD STAMP OUTSOURCING DELAYED
Jul 02, 2006; ... Federal reviews of documents and other factors will delay --possibly for months -- the state's plan to outsource the applicationprocess for food stamps, Medicaid and other government safety-netprograms. The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration originallyhoped to turn ...
MOTORCYCLIST KILLED
Jul 02, 2006; ... A Princeton, Ind., motorcyclist died early Saturday when hisvehicle slammed into a pickup truck parked on a Fort Branch, Ind.,street. Michael D. Perry, 43, was riding east in the 100 block of EastJohn Street about 2:50 a.m. when his Harley-Davidson Fat Boymotorcycle veered across ...
MANURE: WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
Jul 02, 2006; ... Manure is more than just a waste product. It can be a welcomealternative to high-priced commercial fertilizers. The specialists at the 2006 Great Lakes Manure Handling Expo (8:30a.m. to 5 p.m. July 27 at Berlyn Acres LLC in St. John's, Mich.) willdiscuss the economics of manure, ...
`GOT MESKER?' SEEKS WORK OF FORMER EVANSVILLE COMPANY
Jul 02, 2006; ... When I was a kid, my brothers and I explored a dilapidated andabandoned Odd Fellows lodge hall in our hometown, and discovered theremnants of the organization's strange rituals. For us, it was like being in the movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark."The experience left us fascinated by ...
DEATHS
Jul 02, 2006 ... Andrews, Bernice V.; 84; Fairfield, Ill.; died 6/9; advanced coloncancer, pulmonary edema. Bilskie, Bettye; 90; Evansville; died 6/19; pneumonia. Boutwell, Cornelia Frances; 81; Evansville; died 6/11;cardiorespiratory arrest, congestive heart failure. Browning, Lyndsey ...
BEEP: MORE THAN AN ANNOYANCE
Jul 02, 2006; ... Every hour, a small sound can be heard in the family room at ourhouse. Beep. It's fainter now than it once was, but it still tolls at preciselyfive minutes after the hour, every hour, day and night. Believe me,you can set your watch by it. The beep comes from a ...
BULL OR BEAR, IT'S BEEN A PRETTY GOOD RIDE RECENTLY
Jul 02, 2006; ... There's been talk lately about us having entered a bear market.Others think we are merely going through a correction, or dip, orsome other kind of small downturn on our way to bigger and betterthings. I'm not sure who's right, and I don't think there's any way ofknowing for ...
BUSINESS FOCUS
Jul 02, 2006 ... Meetings THE MIDWEST VENTURE CLUB will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.July 12, at the Centre in Evansville. Dr. Roger Newton, the man whodeveloped the drug Lipitor, will speak from 1 to 1:30 p.m. The costis $30. Reservations are required by Friday. For reservations, call(812) ...
BUSINESS ROUNDUP A WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF TRI-STATE BUSINESS NEWS
Jul 02, 2006 ... Economic group unveiled Area officials unveiled a formal plan for a regional economicdevelopment organization for Vanderburgh, Warrick, Gibson and Poseycounties last week. Organizers of the new economic development group said theorganization's membership could eventually ...
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
Jul 02, 2006 ... Sales data are provided weekly from the Vanderburgh CountyAssessor's Office and the Warrick County Assessor's Office. The listcontains sales information on properties that have been uploaded tothe assessor's database for the week ending June 29, 2006. e For more information on ...
IT'S NOT GETTING BETTER CARDINALS' SLUMP CONTINUES WITH 11-INNING LOSS TO KANSAS CITY
Jul 02, 2006; ... The traditional holiday fireworks of Fair Saint Louis lit up thesky beside the Arch in the center-field background at the new BuschStadium, their repeated booming bringing great fanfare from those inthe stands far below during the 10th inning on Saturday night. But where there was ...