Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current) back issues from October 2008:
EXPANDED VOTER GUIDE READY ONLINE
Oct 01, 2008; ... As presidential nominees Republican John McCain and DemocratBarack Obama vie for voter attention, it's easy to forget there willbe more than two candidates on the Nov. 4 ballot. Hundreds of candidates will be on ballots in counties across theTri-State, and today the expanded ...
PALIN FACES PUBLIC'S BITE AS WELL AS BIDEN'S BARK DURING DEBATE
Oct 01, 2008; ... Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, a savvy veteran of the Washingtonpolitical scene, won't be Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's only opponent inThursday night's nationally televised vice presidential debate, saysome local observers. Dr. Dean Thomlinson, a professor of communication at the ...
THUD TURNS TO CRUNCH NATIONAL TROUBLES PUTTING LOCAL DEVELOPERS IN CREDIT VICE [Corrected 10/03/08]
Oct 01, 2008; ... Partway through a building project, some Evansville developershave found it suddenly more difficult to get a loan. Others have found themselves having to furnish unprecedentedamounts of financial information to win a lender's consideration,even though they have worked in the ...
COME TO DEBATE EVENT, AND BRING YOUR OPINIONS
Oct 01, 2008; ... Planning to watch Thursday's vice presidential debate? Come watchit with us. We're looking for folks from all along the political spectrum towatch Thursday night's face-off between Democratic Sen. Joseph Bidenof Delaware and Republican Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska. Palin and ...
BE THANKFUL BAILOUT WAS DEFEATED
Oct 01, 2008; ... In times of crisis, it pays to return to First Principles. Hereare a few that apply directly the current crisis in the U.S.financial system: n Government intervention nearly always makes things worse. n Anything advertised as "bipartisan" is probablyunconstitutional and ...
DOWNTOWN EVANSVILLE THE ISSUE: MAIN STREET IS MAKING A SLOW COMEBACK. OUR VIEW: DISTRICT IS "EMERGING FROM THE DOLDRUMS."
Oct 01, 2008 ... Back in 2000 when Republican Russ Lloyd Jr. became mayor, hemoved forward on a campaign promise to put traffic back on MainStreet. It had been some 30 years since traffic was taken off Mainin favor of a pedestrian mall. Lloyd put the traffic back in 2002. The walkway/mall was a ...
AIMING HIGH NATIONAL GUARD USES ROCK WALL AS A RECRUITING TOOL
Oct 01, 2008; ... Cadet Melanie Wright said climbing a rock wall is a "heart-shaking experience," but one she's glad she endured. "A lot of people are afraid of heights, but what you really haveto do is just overcome your fear and never say you can't do it,"said the Central High School sophomore. "I ...
FAST-FOOD RUN LEADS TO DUI CHARGES
Oct 01, 2008; ... Three alleged drunken drivers were arrested Monday night outsidean Evansville McDonald's, including two who switched off driving avehicle carrying an infant child, according to probable causeaffidavits. Florine Armenti, 50, Brett L. Travers, 50, and Tyler Shoultz, 26,still were ...
INDIANA JOINS LIST OF ELECTION BATTLEGROUND STATES
Oct 01, 2008; ... Indiana officially became a battleground state in the contest forthe presidency on Tuesday, with the Republican National Committeeairing a television commercial in the state on behalf of JohnMcCain, and Barack Obama's supporters calling local news conferencesto dispute it. "This ...
MAN HELD IN BANK ROBBERIES SUSPECT IN INDIANA, ILLINOIS, KY. CASES
Oct 01, 2008 ... Police in Parke County, Ind., are holding a Newburgh man inconnection with a string of bank robberies dating back to February2007. Albert Byron Jones, 33, is facing federal charges for allegedlyrobbing the United Community Bank in Danville, Ill., on July 3,2007, and the Iroquois ...
WOMAN APPEARS IN SWANSON SLAYING
Oct 01, 2008; ... Seeing her boyfriend packing up to move in with another womanapparently was too much for Tangelia E. Brown. She is accused of killing Antonio B. Swanson, 24, in theEvansville apartment they shared for about nine months. Swanson's body was found Sept. 17 - four days after he ...
FREE TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR GUBERNATORIAL DEBATE
Oct 01, 2008; ... Free tickets to the general public and school groups areavailable for the third gubernatorial debate scheduled for Oct. 14in Bloomington, Ind. The three candidates for governor - Republican incumbent MitchDaniels, Democratic challenger Jill Long Thompson and Libertarianchallenger ...
LINCOLN'S YOUTH TOPIC OF TALK
Oct 01, 2008; ... Local historian William E. Bartelt will discuss "Fabrications,Exaggerations and Misconceptions of Lincoln's Indiana Youth" duringa Thursday evening talk at Willard Library. Bartelt, a former history teacher at Harrison ...
MARRIAGE BUILDERS DIRECTOR PLANS TO RETIRE BY END OF YEAR
Oct 01, 2008; ... Community Marriage Builders Executive Director Ann Gries, who hasled the group since its founding, will retire by year's end. Gries was the first paid employee for the nonprofit group, whichwas founded in 1998. The Evansville-based organization offersworkshops, mentoring and other ...
CAR ENTHUSIAST ADMIRES MODEL'S BEAUTY
Oct 01, 2008; ... Gary Blankenship says he could park his 1926 Model T outside withthe keys in plain view "and be completely sure that nobody in a 15-mile radius would steal it because they would have no idea how toget the thing running." The 55-year-old Evansville man climbs in the front seat ...
BRIEFS
Oct 01, 2008; ... henderson, ky. One arrested, two sought in meth bust A man was arrested and two other suspects fled when authoritiesdiscovered a methamphetamine lab in a wooded area in HendersonCounty on Monday. Richard Stewart, 26, is facing a preliminary charge ...
MAN ENTERS GUILTY PLEA IN ILLINOIS ARSON CASE
Oct 01, 2008; ... A heating and air-conditioning contractor entered a guilty pleaMonday to charges he set fires that destroyed his home and business. In accepting a guilty plea, Roy D. Finley, 33, of rural Fairfieldadmitted he set a fire on July 28, 2004, that destroyed his home andanother fire on ...
'ROCKY HORROR' NIGHT IS FRIDAY AT MESKER
Oct 01, 2008; ... Whether it's the biggest Frederick's of Hollywood party in townor the ultimate cult film, the annual late-night showing of "RockyHorror Picture Show" at Mesker Amphitheatre is back. Time to get out the nerdy glasses and fishnet stockings andbecome part of the audience participation ...
OBITUARIES
Oct 01, 2008 ... local Anna Elizabeth Babb Anna Elizabeth Babb, infant daughter of Byron and Sarah Babb,passed away Friday, September 26, 2008 at Deaconess Women'sHospital. In addition to her parents, Anna is survived by her two brothers,Liam and Weston Babb; her grandparents, Terry ...
OFFICIALS BELIEVE HOUSE FIRE WAS SET
Oct 01, 2008; ... A fire at a house on Evansville's Southeast Side on Mondaymorning appears to have been set, Evansville Fire Departmentofficials said. An investigator discovered multiple points of origin inside 1801Culverson Ave. after crews extinguished the blaze shortly before 5a.m. The ...
SHOOTING TRIAL POSTPONED
Oct 01, 2008; ... The trial of a man accused in the fatal shooting of his formergirlfriend has been postponed a fourth time. Originally scheduled for July 7, the trial of Joaquin Starks, 25,now is set for Oct, 27 in Vanderburgh Circuit Court. Attorneysreportedly are ...
WOMAN HURT AFTER CAR RUNS OFF ROAD
Oct 01, 2008; ... A 75-year-old Haubstadt, Ind., woman who had to be cut from hervehicle after she veered off the road and hit a tree was listed incritical condition Tuesday afternoon. Evansville Fire Department crews spent about 15 minutes freeingValada H. DeWeese from the wreckage of her Toyota ...
MUSEUM TRIP CAN BECOME JOURNEY INTO OUTER SPACE WEEKEND EXHIBIT BRINGS NASA'S WORK DOWN TO EARTH
Oct 01, 2008; ... It looks and sounds like a set for one of the "Star Trek" series. NASA's Journey to Tomorrow is real science, however, without theTV fiction. Tri-State residents will have the chance to see for themselvesthis weekend, when the NASA DAYS Journey to Tomorrow, a ...
BRIEFS
Oct 01, 2008; ... Tennyson, ind. Police search for man considered dangerous The Warrick County Sheriff's Department is asking the public tobe on the lookout for a Tennyson, Ind., man considered armed anddangerous. John Estel Curtis Jr., 49, is wanted allegedly for firing a rifleat his ...
AMERICAN GENERAL AWAITS AIG PLAN FRIDAY CONFERENCE CALL MAY DETAIL COMPANY'S OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE
Oct 01, 2008; ... The fate of American General Finance will likely be known onFriday. American International Group Inc., the owner of American GeneralFinance, plans to discuss its plans for the future in a conferencecall at 7:30 a.m. CDT. The conference can be heard by going ...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Oct 01, 2008 ... EVANSVILLE Whyman joins Integra as assistant VP John Whyman has joined Integra Bank as an assistant vicepresident, workout lender. He previously was both a senior loan review officer and a workoutlender for Old National Bank. Whyman received a bachelor's degreefrom ...
SECURITIES DIVISION NOT PART OF WACHOVIA SALE
Oct 01, 2008; ... The A.G. Edwards & Sons offices in Evansville are not part of theassets Wachovia is selling to Citigroup. Wachovia, based in Charlotte, N.C., announced Monday it isselling several of its divisions to Citigroup. They include itsbanking divisions and wealth-management ...
BOXER BACKED INTO A CORNER AGAIN MALDONADO'S COMEBACK ON HOLD AFTER ACCIDENT
Oct 01, 2008; ... A phone call from Australia this summer provided all theconfirmation Daniel Maldonado needed that he hadn't disappeared offthe boxing map after a short-lived retirement. A fight promoter wanted him to fly to Australia in mid-August totrain and spar with Chris John, the undefeated ...
IU TURNS BACK ACES UE FORCES AN OT, BUT HOOSIERS PREVAIL
Oct 01, 2008; ... Longer soccer game, same result. The University of Evansville proved it could stretch Indianabeyond regulation time, but not that it could win as the Hoosiersgot a fluke goal in overtime for a 3-2 verdict. It was the second straight season that Evansville (6-3) played ...
QUITTING ISN'T AN OPTION MATER DEI RUNNER FINDS A WAY TO FINISH
Oct 01, 2008; ... Her team finished next-to-last in the city cross country meet onTuesday, but Mater Dei's Jennifer Cox was just glad she finished. Cox, a senior, was running near the front of the pack coming outof the woods at the University of Southern Indiana course. But theknee and back pains ...
SPORTS BRIEFS
Oct 01, 2008; ... SOFTBALL UE makes Academic Top 10 The University of Evansville softball team was given Top 10 All-Academic recognition by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.The Aces finished seventh in the standings, carrying a 3.420 teamGPA for the 2007-8 academic year. Seven ...
DISHING UP APPLES LOCAL PRODUCERS, FIREFLY SOUTHERN GRILL TEAM UP WITH BUSHELS OF IDEAS FOR FALL
Oct 01, 2008; ... Joshua Armstrong believes in keeping it local - as much aspossible. "It" is everything, from suppliers to produce to ideas. And when the co-owner of Firefly Southern Grill wanted to useapples as a fall theme for a couple of weeks, he looked to BillEngelbrecht's Orchard and ...
READER RECIPE REQUESTS GRANTED
Oct 01, 2008; ... Good every-other-Wednesday morning to you. We're back in This Spot to take a look at what's going on in theworlds of cooking (and recipes), restaurants (and dining), gadgetsand gizmos and overall new ideas. We had several requests from a few people for recipes. I was gladto ...
MOM'S BRUNCH TREAT DIFFERS FROM TRADITIONAL COFFEE CAKE
Oct 01, 2008; ... It was a whim. I woke up Sunday morning, determined to contribute somethingsweet to a weekly brunch. It is a group of friends whose ages range from late 20s to early90s. And they are always eager for something different. Last week'smenu ranged from mango juice to eggplant ...
BAILOUT SAILS THROUGH SENATE HOUSE FOES SOFTEN AS TAX BREAKS ADDED
Oct 02, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - After one spectacular failure, the $700 billionfinancial bailout found a second life Wednesday, winning lopsidedpassage in the Senate and gaining ground in the House, whereRepublicans opposition softened. Senators loaded the economic rescue bill with tax breaks ...
FULL DISCUSSION
Oct 02, 2008; ... No more slots are available for area residents to watch tonight'svice presidential debate at the Courier & Press office andparticipate in a discussion afterward about what the candidates ...
PROTESTERS VETO ELLSWORTH GROUP SAYS BAILOUT IS TAXPAYERS' BURDEN [Corrected 10/14/08]
Oct 02, 2008; ... Congressman Brad Ellsworth might not have been in his Evansvilleoffice Wednesday to see them, but several dozen protesters still gottheir point across. Carrying signs with slogans such as "Vote 'no' or out of officeyou go," the group stood in front of the Winfield K. Denton ...
VETS SHARING STORIES WILL DO THE TRICK FOR DAD
Oct 02, 2008; ... The newspaper story was stark. Of the 16 million who served in the World War II, only one ineight are alive still. The Department of Veterans Affairs expects300,000 of these veterans to die before the year is out. My father soon will be 84 years old. In that conflict, he drove ...
BIDEN VS. PALIN THE ISSUE: EXPECTATIONS CAN DO TRICKY THINGS. OUR VIEW: IF SENATOR COMMITS A GAFFE, ALL BETS ARE OFF.
Oct 02, 2008 ... In the case of tonight's vice presidential debate, it should besimple. The experienced senator/debater should easily handle theunknown Alaskan governor who has little experience in nationalpolitics. But expectations can be tricky, and, in this case, theexpectations have been set ...
PALIN HAS STRONG MORAL FOUNDATION
Oct 02, 2008; ... Some things are eminently predictable. Wall Street bailouts,political beings behaving politically, the attempt to destroy SarahPalin, just to name a few. I will coin a phrase, but I may not bethe first - Palintology: the study of normal people in the politicalwonkasphere. Palin ...
PALIN'S VIEWPOINT CREATIONISM BELIEF JUST MAKING HER A TARGET, NOT WRONG
Oct 02, 2008; ... It's become in vogue to take shots at the "traditional" views ofSarah Palin. The weapon many think will knock voters over the headmost persuasively is her views on the origins of life. "She wants schools to teach creationism." This desire - be it true about her or not - is seen ...
LONG THOMPSON OFFERS ANSWER ON FORECLOSURES SAYS MEDIATION WOULD PROVIDE A WAY OUT
Oct 02, 2008; ... INDIANAPOLIS - To reduce Indiana's high rate of home mortgageforeclosures, Democratic candidate for governor Jill Long Thompsonsaid she wants to require lenders and borrowers to try to negotiatetheir way out of foreclosures through mediation. Saying she wants to strengthen ...
SOUTHEAST SIDE HOME LIKELY A TOTAL LOSS AFTER BLAZE
Oct 02, 2008; ... The cause of a fire that extensively damaged a Southeast Sidehouse Wednesday afternoon remains under investigation. No one was home when the blaze sparked about 3:30 p.m. at theback of 1407 S. Boeke Road. Officials said one of the residents -whom they did not identify - came home ...
CANDIDATES NEEDLED DURING BARBED DEBATE
Oct 02, 2008; ... Now we know what Vanderburgh County Commissioners President JeffKorb and challenger Steve Melcher think of the way the otherconducts public business. In a locally televised debate marked by sharp - and sometimesstingingly personal - exchanges, Republican Korb and Melcher, ...
COUNTY FINDS WINTER SALT - FOR A PRICE
Oct 02, 2008; ... Warned that Vanderburgh County is ill-prepared to treat roads ina harsh winter, the County Council on Wednesday took a shortcutthrough the appropriation process to get $375,000 immediately to buy3,000 tons of salt. The council voted unanimously to transfer the money from ...
LOCAL SCHOOLS GET 4-STAR RANK
Oct 02, 2008; ... Scott Elementary School and Signature School are among 179Indiana public schools bestowed with the Indiana Department ofEducation's highest honor for 2007. Many other schools in the region, including three in PoseyCounty, three in Gibson County and two in Warrick County, also ...
SIFTING THROUGH HISTORY WARRICK OFFICIALS CHECK RECORDS COVERED IN MOLD
Oct 02, 2008; ... BOONVILLE, Ind. - Donning face masks, gloves and protectivesuits, Warrick County officials spent most of Wednesday goingthrough volumes of moldy county records stored in the formerCarquest building just off Boonville Square. Officials were determining what could be destroyed and ...
SMELTER HALTS OPERATIONS BOONVILLE PLANT CREW MAY RETURN IN 2009
Oct 02, 2008; ... Ohio Valley Aluminum is shutting down its plant in Boonville,Ind., for a while. The company, based in Louisville, Ky., told the 59 workers at theplant of the decision Monday. Most of them will be laid off todayand will be out of work for the duration of the closing, which ...
FORMER CHAPLAIN YEE TO SPEAK DURING VISIT
Oct 02, 2008; ... James Yee, a former Army chaplain accused of spying while servingat the Guantanamo Bay detention center, will visit the Tri-Statenext week for two public appearances. Yee will speak at Zion United Church of Christ, 437 First St.,Henderson, Ky., at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. He also will ...
MAN CHARGED IN ASSAULTS LINKED BY DNA SAMPLES
Oct 02, 2008; ... An Evansville man arrested last week in connection with a seriesof sexual assaults that occurred six to eight years ago in westernVanderburgh County was charged formally in Vanderburgh Circuit Courton Wednesday. David W. Collier, 32, is facing a total of eight felony ...
NEW 'SKIPPER' SIGNS ABOARD LST 325
Oct 02, 2008; ... Evansville's LST 325 has a new "skipper." Retired businessman Ron Crane began his duties Wednesday asexecutive director of the floating memorial to the World War IIlanding ships built in Evansville's Ohio River shipyards. Crane, 66, has been involved with LST 325 since his ...
UNITED WAY TURNING SURVEY INTO ACTION
Oct 02, 2008; ... For more than two decades, the United Way of Southwestern Indianaperiodically has asked social service agencies and the public whatthey think the community's greatest needs are. Identifying the needs is as far as the surveys, conducted everythree to four years, had gone in the ...
OBITUARIES
Oct 02, 2008 ... Local Lois Bettis Lois Bettis, 88, of Evansville, passed away Wednesday, October 1,2008, at Good Samaritan Home. She was born June 10, 1920, in Newburgh, Ind. Lois was a member of Bethel Temple and Daughters of the Nile. She is survived by her nephews, ...
BRIEFS
Oct 02, 2008; ... Evansville FOP endorses candidate slate A mix of Republicans and Democrats got the nod from the FraternalOrder of Police Lodge 73's political action committee. The committee endorsed: n Superior Court Magistrate Jill R. Marcrum, who is running ...
BRIEFS
Oct 02, 2008; ... Vanderburgh County Motorcyclist dies in two-vehicle crash A Fort Branch, Ind., man died Wednesday evening when themotorcycle he was riding on slid into the side of a Jeep Cherokee onNorth Green River Road. Anthony L. McKimmy, 62, was pronounced dead at the scene of ...
GOLF COURSE WEATHERS STORMY PATCH
Oct 02, 2008; ... Revenues have dropped significantly at city golf courses comparedwith last year, a trend head professionals blame on poor weather,construction and a bad economy. "We've had to get around a few obstacles," Dave English, FendrichGolf Course's head professional, told the Parks Board ...
COUNCIL APPROVES BERRY ABATEMENT TAXES WILL BE PHASED IN ON TOOL SHOP EXPANSION
Oct 02, 2008; ... Berry Plastics received a tax abatement Wednesday on an additionto its tool shop in Vanderburgh County. The County Council voted to give Berry Plastics the abatement,which will phase in the taxes owed on an expansion of the company'stool shop near Locust Creek Drive and St. Joseph ...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Oct 02, 2008; ... WATER COOLER Crash reflects more in airline's stock A major crash usually weighs heavily on an airline's stock, butthe impact is felt less heavily in the share price of the plane'smanufacturer, according to a recent study. Airlines typically suffer for up to three ...
LOCAL FIRMS AMONG THOSE RECOGNIZED FOR LONGEVITY
Oct 02, 2008; ... INDIANAPOLIS - Two companies from Southwestern Indiana that havebeen in business for a century or more were honored Wednesday, alongwith eight other local companies that have operated for 50 years orlonger. They were among the 87 Indiana companies that received statelongevity ...
ACES ROLL PAST SYCAMORES LAMBERT'S TWO GOALS LEAD UE
Oct 02, 2008; ... "On paper" theory mirrored the play Wednesday night at BlackBeauty Field. The stat sheet, the paper, suggested that the University ofEvansville would blow by visiting Indiana State for the fourthstraight time because the Sycamores struggle to score goals and theAces ...
NORTH'S GREEN STEPS UP
Oct 02, 2008; ... If it seemed like Ben Green waited years for this opportunity, itwas because he did. A little bit undersized and with only average speed, Green was acareer backup his first three years at North. Finally, coming into his senior year, his patience was rewarded. With a ...
SECTIONALS HEAT UP RIVALRY
Oct 02, 2008; ... Tyler Schroeder was hoping for this. In Saturday's high school tennis sectional, his Mount Vernon teamwill face Central, which means he gets another crack at one of hisoldest rivals - Nick Volz, who is considered to be the best inEvansville. Schroeder isn't far behind. As a ...
TILLER SAYS BOILERMAKERS NEED TO GET TOUGHER
Oct 02, 2008; ... Unable to solve Purdue's linebacker shortage overnight, JoeTiller has challenged his defensive staff and players to regroup andrefocus before Saturday's home game against No. 6 Penn State. The base defense Purdue used in last Saturday's 38-21 loss toNotre Dame featured five ...
SPORTS BRIEFS
Oct 02, 2008; ... basketball Moped accident likely costly for Ellis The Golden State Warriors plan to meet with the representativefor point guard Monta Ellis next week to discuss any potentialdisciplinary action or fine because of his moped-related ankleinjury. Ellis signed a new six-year, $66 ...
MOCK ORANGE PUTS AN EDGE ON 'INDIE ROCK'
Oct 02, 2008; ... The "indie rock" tag often becomes an albatross for innovativemusicians; bands feel that they need to conform to the soundascribed to the genre, which is tending more and more toward adepressed, slow sound. Local band Mock Orange, however, maintains originality withinthat label, ...