Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current) back issues from May 2008:
MAN'S FREE-WHEELING DAYS SCREECH TO A HALT AFTER THEFT OF PRIZED 1952 SCHWINN BICYCLE
May 01, 2008; ... For most of his life, Donald Deer has been pedaling aroundEvansville on the Schwinn bicycle he won in 1952. Even 56 years later, despite a stroke and two replaced knees, the64-year-old Deer used the bicycle frequently - whether on quicktrips to the store or leisurely jaunts with ...
CAROLINE KENNEDY TALKS POLITICS ON OBAMA CAMPAIGN TRAIL
May 01, 2008; ... BOONVILLE, Ind. - Although she comes from a political family,Caroline Kennedy is not known for her politics. "People are somewhat surprised sometimes to see me out here, andI'm sometimes surprised myself because I haven't been that involvedin political campaigns," she said ...
CLINTON CAN RESTORE U.S. IMAGE: ALBRIGHT
May 01, 2008; ... Madeleine Albright, the nation's first female secretary of state,told 200 people at the University of Evansville on Wednesday thatSen. Hillary Rodham Clinton can restore America's internationalstanding. In remarks heavy with analysis of the world's hot spots, Albrightsaid Clinton ...
PUTTING SQUEEZE ON COAL GASIFICATION PLAN IN HOLDING PATTERN
May 01, 2008; ... INDIANAPOLIS - It likely will be next year before the IndianaUtility Regulatory Commission makes a decision that will be key tothe financing of a proposed coal-to-gas plant in SouthwesternIndiana. Hearings on the proposal before the state's utility regulatorsrepeatedly have been ...
ST. VINCENT'S DAY CARE CELEBRATING ITS 90TH
May 01, 2008; ... St. Vincent's Day Care Center in Evansville is celebrating its90th anniversary. While not likely, it's possible there is someone still living whoreceived services at the facility at the time of World War I. I'd like to write about such an old-timer, although folks whocame to ...
SCHOOL CLOTHES THE ISSUE: EVSC BANS HEEL-WHEEL SHOES, BIG BAGGY SHORTS. OUR VIEW: GOOD. NOW THINK ABOUT CASUAL UNIFORMS.
May 01, 2008 ... The Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corp. has banned Heelys andother shoes with wheels in the heels at all of its schools. Thatdecision follows up on a like ban imposed a year ago in the middleschools. For a number of good reasons, including the distraction forstudents that such ...
WRIGHT STUFF THE ISSUE: OBAMA SEPARATES HIMSELF FROM MINISTER. OUR VIEW: PASTOR MAY NOT GO QUIETLY.
May 01, 2008 ... In every presidential campaign, there will be an event that comesout of nowhere and blindsides the candidate. How the candidateresponds is a fair test of fitness for office, because life in theOval Office is dealing with crises that are random and unfair. John Kerry was unable to ...
UNDER ROBERTS, COURT REQUESTING PROOF OF HARM
May 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court's recent rulings upholdingIndiana's voter ID law and Kentucky's use of lethal injectionsreflect a subtle but profoundly important shift in how the justicesdecide constitutional questions. In the past, the court was willing to strike down laws ...
VOTERS AGREE WRIGHT HURT OBAMA, BUT HOW MUCH?
May 01, 2008; ... SANFORD, N.C. - Black and white voters in next week's primarystates agreed on one thing Wednesday: Barack Obama's preacher hadhurt the Democratic presidential candidate at a crucial time. Thequestion was how much. Larry Sharpe said he saw it coming, even if his friend did ...
CHANGES IN LAW HELP EXTEND PROTECTIONS TO MORE CITIZENS
May 01, 2008 ... (Editor's note: This is the second of two articles prepared bythe Evansville Bar Association Editorial Board in recognition ofthis year's Law Day observance.) The law serves an important function in leveling the playingfield for all Americans. Sweeping social changes are ...
HAS HISPANIC GROWTH GIVEN NEW INFLUENCE?
May 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - The number of Hispanics in the United States rose by1.4 million over a year's time to 45.5 million as of last July,continuing rapid growth that could increase their influence. This election year has focused attention on the increase. The highest growth came in the ...
HANGING ON BY A CORD EXERCISES HELP RESCUERS PREPARE FOR REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS
May 01, 2008; ... Dangling seven stories above the ground off the side of CasinoAztar's parking garage, Mike Whitledge wasn't thinking about thelong way down. Instead, his attention was focused on the task at hand: apractice scenario where Whitledge slowly had to be lowered on ropeto rescue a ...
PROPOSED BMX TRACK IMPROVEMENTS COULD ENHANCE SPORT LOCALLY [Corrected 05/02/08]
May 01, 2008; ... A multipurpose building at the Burdette Park BMX track could becompleted by late summer if the Vanderburgh County Council approvesthe project at next week's meeting. The Evansville Convention & Visitors Bureau will ask the councilon Wednesday to approve $407,000 of innkeepers funds ...
TAKING BACK THE NIGHT TOGETHER
May 01, 2008; ... They chanted as they walked along the Downtown riverfront,banding together to reclaim the darkness and oppose violence againstwomen. About 70 people participated in Wednesday night's 11th annualTake Back the Night march from Casino Aztar to the Four FreedomsMonument and back ....
ZOO DIRECTOR LEAVING POST EARLY ORIGINAL RETIREMENT WAS SET FOR AUG. 14
May 01, 2008; ... Mesker Park Zoo Director Dan McGinn, who was scheduled to retireAug. 14, resigned Wednesday, according to Mayor JonathanWeinzapfel's office. McGinn retired sooner for personal reasons, a news release fromthe mayor's office said. McGinn did not return phone messages leftWednesday ...
ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR LEAVING PHILHARMONIC
May 01, 2008; ... Joseph Eunkwan Choi has resigned as assistant conductor for theEvansville Philharmonic and conductor for the Philharmonic Chorusafter three years in the post. The South Korean-born musician will leave the job May 31, buthe'll remain in the Tri-State, living in Newburgh with his ...
BRIEFS
May 01, 2008; ... Evansville Zoo hosting plant sale this weekend Construction is booming and flowers are blooming at Evansville'sMesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden. This weekend, away from the new west entrance and Amazoniaexhibit that are nearing completion, the zoo will stage its ...
BRINGING TRIBAL CUSTOMS BACK TO LIFE
May 01, 2008; ... Scores of Native Americans and their descendants will pitch dome-shaped wigwams and conical wakugans this weekend to demonstrate andcelebrate their heritage Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Angel MoundsState Historic Site's third Voices of the East re-enactment. Some 500 students ...
OFFICIALS INVESTIGATING CHILD FOUND WANDERING STREET NAKED, ALONE
May 01, 2008; ... Local authorities are investigating after a child was foundwandering alone along an Evansville street. The 2-year-old boy was not wearing any clothes when EvansvillePolice Department officers found him Tuesday morning just off MainStreet on West Oregon Street. He had a number ...
WOOD COMPANY PLANS TO REBUILD
May 01, 2008; ... A Southern Indiana wood products company plans to rebuild itswarehouse and factory destroyed in a Feb. 2 fire. Harrison County officials have agreed to provide $900,000 inutility improvements for the Norstam Veneers plant in Mauckport. The company's insurance will replace the ...
OBITUARIES
May 01, 2008 ... Local Patricia A. Barnes Patricia A. Barnes, 63, of Evansville, passed away Monday, April28, 2008, at St. Mary's Medical Center. She was born May 29, 1944,in Evansville. She was employed at Flexsteel for 19 years and was a member ofZella Chapter No. 27 Order of the ...
SEBREE SITE MAY HOST GAS EMISSIONS STUDY
May 01, 2008; ... HENDERSON, Ky. - The city's Station Two power plant near Sebree,Ky., could become the latest site for research into whether algaecould hold some hope for capturing and recycling carbon dioxideemissions. The Henderson Utility Commission earlier this week gaveconditional approval ...
DOWNTOWN SERIES KICKS OFF FRIDAY
May 01, 2008; ... Cars, guitars, bakery, bouquets and fresh produce will return toEvansville on Friday with the year's inaugural Fabulous FirstFridays lineup of monthly and weekly activities designed to bringpeople Downtown. Fabulous First Friday entertainment will begin at 11 a.m ....
ILL. LEGISLATORS IN LINE FOR SALARY HIKE REJECTION RESOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN FILED
May 01, 2008; ... SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Fresh off a hefty pay increase last year,state legislators are in line for another raise - and they will havethe final say on whether they and other top officials get the extracash. Under a recommendation from the state's Compensation ReviewBoard, lawmakers ...
SUSPECTED DRUNKEN DRIVING STOP LEADS POLICE TO HOMEMADE STILL
May 01, 2008; ... ENFIELD, Ill. - What started out as a routine traffic stop of asuspected drunken driver Wednesday morning ended with the seizure ofa whiskey still from an Enfield man's home. The case began to unfold around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, when aWhite County deputy pulled Patrick W. Bishop's ...
BRIEFS
May 01, 2008; ... Evansville Trial set for suspect in Feb. shooting death A trial date was set Wednesday in the case of an Evansville manaccused of fatally shooting his former girlfriend. Joaquin Starks, 25, is charged with murder in the Feb. 29 deathof Ida Jefferson outside of Ross ...
LOADED PISTOL FOUND IN ILL. STUDENT'S TRUNK
May 01, 2008; ... MILL SHOALS, Ill. -White County sheriff's deputies respondedTuesday to a report of a student with a handgun in his vehicle atthe Mill Shoals Alternative School. Sheriff Doug Maier said the student, Johnny Gwaltney, 18, ofEnfield, Ill., had told other students he had a gun in his ...
DEACONESS IN TALKS WITH WELBORN CLINIC PURCHASE 'A POSSIBILITY,' BOTH SIDES EXPLORING CLOSER WORKING RELATIONSHIP
May 01, 2008; ... Deaconess Health System, one of the largest health groups in theMidwest, may purchase Welborn Clinic in the near future. When asked Wednesday about a potential deal, Sam Rogers,Deaconess Hospital's director of public relations, said: "It's apossibility." He confirmed there ...
FED CUTS KEY RATE BY A QUARTER-POINT
May 01, 2008; ... The Federal Reserve cut an important interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday, a smaller move than the aggressive one it tookearlier this year. And there were signs the Fed may believe it has done enough toprevent a deep recession. The Fed action, after a two-day meeting,pushed ...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
May 01, 2008; ... EVANSVILLE Shredding day set Tri-State Better Business Bureau will provide an opportunitybetween 8 and 11 a.m., Saturday, for area residents to shredunneeded documents as a protection against identity theft. The shredding site will be the BBB's office in Vogel ...
ALL ABOUT DRUGS AND HORSES ZITO WORRIESS ABOUT CHEATERS
May 01, 2008; ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. - As a New York guy, Nick Zito knows hisbaseball. So he was paying attention during Congressional hearingsinto the use of performance-enhancing drugs in that sport andothers, and took notice of the aftermath. "You see guys who should be heroes, role models for kids, ...
BIG BROWN MUST BREAK FROM OUTSIDE DERBY FAVORITE GETS NO. 20 POST
May 01, 2008; ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Big Brown's all in and so is the filly EightBelles, a perfect combination for an intriguing 134th KentuckyDerby. Unbeaten in three career starts, Florida Derby winner Big Brownwas stamped the 3-1 favorite for Saturday's 1-mile Derby afterdrawing the far outside ...
MOWING THEM DOWN MOUNT VERNON HURLER PAIN FREE
May 01, 2008; ... Three months, 90 days, an eternity. That's how long Ross David was sidelined, unable to pitch becauseof a right elbow injury. Well, at least the three months (or 90days) was; it only felt like an eternity. "Thing is, I hurt my arm over the summer, this past summer,"David ...
COACH TURNS WABASH VALLEY SOFTBALL INTO A POWER
May 01, 2008; ... MOUNT CARMEL, Ill. - When Paul Schnarre first started coaching atWabash Valley College in 1980, many high schools didn't have girls'softball programs. "I had to recruit basketball and volleyball players who were goodathletes and kinda ease them into the sport," he said. "Some of ...
SPORTS BRIEFS
May 01, 2008; ... Golf Local Junior Golf receives grant The Evansville Junior Golf Association received the inauguralMichael G. Browning CHAMPS Grant on Wednesday at the CHAMPS(Champions in Life) Grants Award Breakfast in Indianapolis.IndianaSports Corp. awards the grants annually. The grant ...
NORSE TOP EAGLES TWO TIMES
May 01, 2008; ... FLORENCE, Ky. - The 24th-ranked University of Sothern Indianabaseball team dropped both ends of a non-conference doubleheader atNorthern Kentucky University on Wednesday, losing 4-1 and 4-2. USI fell to 33-17 overall while NKU is now 30-20. In the opener, NKU left-handed hurler ...
CHRISTIAN BAND CASTING CROWNS BRINGS POPULAR TOUR TO STADIUM
May 01, 2008 ... Casting Crowns, one of Christian music's most popular acts,brings its show to Evansville on Saturday for a 6 p.m. concert atRoberts Stadium. The band, which will be joined at the show by Leeland and singerJohn Waller, is on its "Altar and the Door Tour." It's currently the ...
OTTERS BASEBALL GETS SUMMER ON THE FIELD AND READY TO SWING
May 01, 2008; ... It's that time of year again. The sun setting over the third base-side roof of Bosse Field. Agentle late-spring breeze kicking up the dirt in the infield. Anice-cold drink and a smothered hot dog. They are all place-setters, mind you, for the big moment. Apitcher's kick, a ...
'BOB & TOM' COMIC WILSON IS GEORGIA-LITE
May 01, 2008; ... Tim Wilson is a happy guy. He's just not sure how much of a Georgian he is anymore. The uber-popular stand-up comedian, who hails from Columbus, Ga.,first appeared in Evansville more than a decade ago at The FunnyBone Comedy Club, and he's been a local favorite ever since ....
BAND MISSION SIX REALIZING MISSION NO. 1: SUCCESS
May 01, 2008; ... Mission Six, a group of young local musicians, will see somedreams come true Friday night. The band will be headlining a concert at Bethel Temple CommunityChurch, at which they will be officially signed with Radio DisneyIncubator. Disney bands TrueEmotion and eleventyseven will be ...
PLANT SALE IS SATURDAY AT 4-H CENTER
May 01, 2008; ... Barbara Patterson stood in her driveway and watered hundreds offlowers one afternoon - and they weren't even hers. This week, the flowers will be sent to the Vanderburgh County 4-H Center to be sold as part of the Southwestern Indiana MasterGardener Association's annual plant ...
ON THE GO
May 01, 2008; ... HOME-GROWN TREATS The Broad Ripple (Ind.) Farmers' Market is here. Opening Day isSaturday from 8 a.m. to noon EDT behind Broad Ripple High School,1115 Broad Ripple Ave., in Indianapolis. Take advantage of this great opportunity to purchase deliciousand nutritious foods, plus ...
ELLSWORTH HOLDS VOTE FOR LATER
May 02, 2008; ... The political ground is shifting beneath Rep. Brad Ellsworth'sfeet as fellow Indiana superdelegates take sides in the Democraticpresidential contest, but he remains uncommitted. Ellsworth's stated inclination to cast his superdelegate vote forthe candidate who wins the 8th District ...
GUNMAN SLAIN BY POLICE OFFICER SAVES CHANDLER CHIEF
May 02, 2008; ... CHANDLER, Ind. - A 34-year-old son of a police officer wasinjured fatally Thursday when he shot at authorities and was hit byreturn fire, law enforcement officials said. Bryan Williams reportedly opened the door of his north side housejust as officers arrived to investigate a ...
STADIUM CONSULTANT SAYS BUILD DOWNTOWN, BUT NOW THE QUESTION IS WHETHER IT'S.. .HEAD: TIME FOR STADIUM TO GO?
May 02, 2008; ... Evansville should build a 10,000-seat arena Downtown to replaceRoberts Stadium, a move that would increase profits, attendance andpossibly attract a minor-league hockey franchise to the city, aconsultant studying the stadium has concluded. The advice came Thursday in the form of a ...
GOOSE ATTACKS DELIVER WHOLE PECK OF TROUBLE
May 02, 2008; ... Beware of the geese behind the New Harmony Inn. This past Saturday, my girlfriend and I decided to take advantageof the beautiful weather and to learn something about this city sorich in history. Alas we got there too late to tour the museum andhad to settle for wandering the ...
TIME FOR STADIUM TO GO? LOCATION WOULD AFFECT BUSINESSES
May 02, 2008; ... Chip Schutz, owner of Kipplee's restaurant/bar on Boeke Road, wasnot surprised Thursday that a consultant is recommending Evansvillereplace Roberts Stadium with an arena Downtown. But if that happens, he doesn't think it will have a huge impacton his business, which is across the ...
IND. PRIMARY STILL TOO CLOSE TO CALL FACTORS BODE WELL FOR BOTH DEMS
May 02, 2008; ... INDIANAPOLIS - Barack Obama is looking for a little home cookingin next week's Indiana primary. Counting on it, in fact. "People are a little more familiar with me in Indiana," says thesenator from next-door Illinois, claiming a better chance than hehad in Pennsylvania, where ...
MARCHING IN PLACE THE ISSUE: CAPITAL WAITING FOR AFTER THE FALL ELECTION. OUR VIEW: ECONOMY MAY RECOVER WITHOUT WASHINGTON HELP.
May 02, 2008 ... Whatever the question is, Washington is not the answer, at leastnot for the rest of this year. The president is dispirited, and theCongress is deadlocked. The daily political life of the capitalseems more and more to be killing time until the fall election. President Bush held a ...
NEW HARMONY BRIDGE THE ISSUE: RURAL SPAN IS OPEN AGAIN. OUR VIEW: FIND A SOLUTION BEFORE NEXT TIME.
May 02, 2008 ... The span over the Wabash River at New Harmony, Ind., continues tobe the "little bridge that could." Each time it looks as if the 77-year-old span might finally be doomed to destruction, it is broughtback to life again to serve a multitude of rural needs. The questionis how many more ...
TIGHT STATE BUDGETS MAY COOL HIRING TREND
May 02, 2008; ... As U.S. states struggle with about $39 billion in total budgetshortfalls, at least 10 have announced hiring curbs and others mayfollow - chilling one of the few parts of the economy that had beenadding jobs. More than half the states are experiencing budget shortfalls.Under state ...
STAR-STUDDED CAMPAIGN
May 02, 2008; ... Actors Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen will be in Evansville at12:15 p.m. today to launch a canvass kickoff out of Sen. HillaryRodham Clinton's presidential ...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE YOUTH RESOURCES CELEBRATES 21 YEARS OF GRANT PROGRAM
May 02, 2008; ... One group sent care packages to soldiers in Iraq. Anotherprovided Christmas gifts for children whose families were affectedby AIDS. Both groups, however, had something in common. They were broughttogether by one organization - Youth Resources. On Thursday afternoon, Youth ...
WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER CAR HITS SCHOOL BUS
May 02, 2008; ... A Mount Vernon, Ind., woman was jailed Thursday afternoon afterher vehicle rammed the rear of an EVSC school bus while it wasletting students off at Allen Lane and Westbrook Court. Jamile L. Slygh, 24, was arrested for operating a motor vehiclewhile intoxicated, neglect of a ...
AIR QUALITY IMPROVES REPORT CARD SAYS COUNTY NOT FAILING
May 02, 2008; ... INDIANAPOLIS - Vanderburgh County showed slight improvement infine particle pollution over previous years, improving its failinggrade to a grade of "D," according to the American LungAssociation's latest "State of the Air" report. Vanderburgh County also earned a grade of "C" on ...
LONG THOMPSON PUSHES TAX PLAN, COURTS UNION GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE VISITS EVANSVILLE
May 02, 2008; ... Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson pushed herproposal to cap the state's sales tax on gasoline and courted unionvotes Thursday in the Evansville area. It was part of a tour of Southwestern Indiana that included astop in Terre Haute and a speech at a Democratic ...
MAN REQUESTS DEPORTATION AS PUNISHMENT, BUT GETS 10 YEARS IN JAIL FIRST
May 02, 2008; ... Asking a judge to issue the maximum sentence, a prosecutor onThursday called Miguel Angel Escobar-Sanchez's story of whathappened the day a toddler in his care apparently was beaten a"fairy tale." Escobar-Sanchez, 22, pleaded guilty last month to class B felonyneglect of a ...
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER INTERFAITH GATHERING FOCUSES ON SIMILARITIES OVER DIFFERENCES
May 02, 2008; ... Representatives of various faiths gathered on Evansville'sRiverfront on Thursday to pray about peace, unity - and politics. About 80 people came to the Four Freedoms Monument for aninterfaith gathering to mark the National Day of Prayer. Featured speakers represented local ...
WASHINGTON AVENUE DISTRICT ENDANGERED
May 02, 2008; ... Evansville's Washington Avenue Historic District, the WollenmannHouse in Ferdinand and the giant Colgate-Palmolive clock and plantin Clarksville are among 10 Indiana landmarks identified by theHistoric Landmarks Foundation as facing imminent threat. The annual listing calls public ...
AUTO PARTS PRICE FIXING ALLEGED ILL. COMPANY AMONG DEFENDANTS IN SUIT
May 02, 2008; ... ALBION, Ill. - A Pennsylvania-based auto parts dealer has filed aclass-action lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Benton, Ill., againsta number of automotive filter manufacturers, alleging they conspiredto fix prices for replacement oil, air, fuel and transmissionfilters. Champion ...
DEATH PENALTY SOUGHT FOR ALLEGED KILLER ILL. TRUCK DRIVER CHARGED WITH FOUR SLAYINGS
May 02, 2008; ... Prosecutors in Nashville, Tenn., will seek the death penalty foran Albion truck driver accused of fatally shooting a Nashvillewoman. Bruce D. Mendenhall, 56, is charged with first-degree murder inDavidson County, Tenn., in connection with the shooting death ofSarah Nicole ...
BRIEFS
May 02, 2008; ... KNOX COUNTY, ind. Indiana driver arrested for speeding on U.S. 50 A Washington, Ind., man was arrested after he reportedly wasclocked driving 126 mph on U.S. 50 west of Wheatland, Ind. Brandon Humphries, 22, was charged with reckless driving andlater posted bond at the ...
CIVIL RIGHTS DISCUSSION OPENS MUSEUM SHOW, LECTURE SERIES
May 02, 2008; ... Charles E. Cobb Jr., an activist in the 1960s civil rightsmovemen, will discuss that era and ongoing civil rights efforts in afree presentation at 3 p.m. Sunday at Zion Missionary BaptistChurch, 1800 S. Governor St. His is the first of several lectures presented in ...
NEW LOCAL FOOTBALL TEAM PITCHES IN WITH PAINT JOB
May 02, 2008; ... A newly formed Evansville football team completed its first passThursday. Members of the Tri-State Titans, who will play this springin the Mid-Ohio Football League, helped out the Carver CommunityOrganization by painting the C.K. Newsome Center's game room. The room hadn't been ...
'GUILTY' VERDICT UNNERVING, EVEN IN MOCK TRIAL
May 02, 2008; ... Josh Neal found himself in the hot seat in Vanderburgh CircuitCourt on Thursday. The Central High School senior played the role of a defendantfacing the death penalty during mock trials at the VanderburghCounty Courthouse. The mock trials are held annually in conjunctionwith Law ...