CHEERS
... to our independence and freedoms — especially freedom of speech and of the press, which allows for columns such as this, not to mention allows us to collect a paycheck.
— The Evening News staff
CHEERS
... to the Charlestown High School football cheerleading team, which earned a trip to the National Cheerleaders Association Cheerleading Nationals in Dallas in December.
— The Evening News staff
CHEERS
... to whomever is responsible for the spiffy new paint job on the building along Spring Street — right next to Heuser Hardware in Jeffersonville.
It’s neatly done and the red is an attractive choice. Thanks for doing your part to clean — and pep — things up downtown.
— Presentation Editor Amy Huffman Branham
CHEERS
... to Rick Koetter and the Koetter family for quickly purchasing the former Kimball Office factory in Borden, which closed earlier this year. The Koetters plan to divide the 400,000-square-feet of space into an business incubator or mini-industrial park.
Massive factories like the former Kimball plant often stand empty for years and deteriorate. Even in a bad economy, it looks like a local family will make sure that won’t happen.
— Editor Shea Van Hoy
CHEERS
... to Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., for his authorship of the Homeowner Tax Fairness Act of 2009. I don’t own a home, but it seems sensible that people who do should not be denied a tax deduction simply because they don’t itemize when filing taxes. Bayh thought so, too, and his act allows homeowners who do not itemize their tax returns to deduct property taxes.
He stopped by New Albany on Thursday to talk about the act and showcase a homeowner who has been helped by it. It also was a form of campaigning, as Bayh is trying to make the 2008-09 act permanent.
— Editor Shea Van Hoy
CHEERS
... to another great idea from Clark County Red Cross. The new Puppy Tales program lets children with reading or speaking issues to read to dogs used for pet therapy by the nonprofit organization.
The children don’t feel intimidated while reading to their four-legged friends and nearly instantly bond with the dogs, according to children and Red Cross personnel interviewed for a story this week in The Evening News.
The program runs through July 30 this year. Call 812-283-8416 for more information, or search for “Puppy Tales” on our Web site to read the article.
— Editor Shea Van Hoy
CHEERS AND JEERS
... to property tax bills.
Bills for Clark County residents will be late again this year, although it’s getting better. The county is at least two months ahead of last year’s pace, according to an Evening News article published Friday.
The county’s goal is to be back on schedule in 2010 and I hope that’s the case. In just one example of how the late bills cost everyone money, the three county school systems have had to pay millions in interest on money they borrowed just to keep operating because tax payments, just like the tax bills, have been late in recent years.
— Editor Shea Van Hoy
JEERS
... to people who recklessly set off fireworks.
Please, if you live in proximity to others, don’t shoot off fireworks at your neighbor’s home. Don’t let children set off fireworks.
And once it’s not the Fourth of July anymore — you know, after the stroke of midnight — please refrain from continuing to launch rockets and set off boomers, whistlers and poppers. And on the day after the fireworks extravaganza, take a minute to clean up the mess left behind by all the stuff you blew up.
— Presentation Editor Amy Huffman Branham
Do you have someone or something to cheer or jeer? Submissions should be sent to Editor Shea Van Hoy at shea.vanhoy@newsandtribune.com or by mail at 221 Spring St., Jeffersonville, IN 47130.
Columns
EVENING NEWS CHEERS & JEERS: July 4, 2009
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CLERE: Walkout is absurd
The walkout by Indiana House Democrats entered its third week yesterday as tensions continued to rise and misinformation proliferated.
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LADD: New Albany has new energy
New Albany is evolving. Public art has become more prevalent in the downtown, drawing more locals and outside visitors to our community; bringing more publicity.
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STAWAR: I’m not exaggerating, I’m aspiring
Exaggeration is a commonplace phenomenon. For one thing, it lies at the heart of the advertising industry.
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NASH: Holding officials to higher standards
A few weeks ago in my weekly column, I discussed a growing trend of people, mostly elected officials, who believed that they are above the law.
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HARBESON: It’s super living in Indiana
My husband and I attend an annual Super Bowl party, which is normally a small gathering of friends, but this year our host’s home was bursting with guests.
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GESENHUES: The Susan G. Komen precedent
My mom is a breast cancer survivor.
I have walked many a mile in support of the cause and raised a sizable number of dollars for breast cancer research. The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure initiatives are not lost on me. -
BEAM: Just smile
Whispers will soon abound outside of school as the corporation enters negotiations this summer with the teacher’s union over a new contract. Aides are not covered under the union.
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HOWEY: Keeping Peyton in the Hoosier pantheon
The critics of keeping Manning suggest he would return to a team struggling to contend. I’m not buying that. The Colts were decimated for a second consecutive year with injuries, particularly on defense. With the top choice in each round, they can quickly reset, as San Francisco and Cincinnati did this year.
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CUMMINS: How to live a stable life
Then I heard Newt Gingrich say that he will establish a colony on the moon by the end of his second term. I’d vote for him if he would go.
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VAN HOY: What’s the point, anyway?
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