FORT WAYNE —
CHEERS
... to the Jeff/GRC 13-14 year old Junior All-Stars, which will begin play this weekend at the All-Star World Series in Taylor, Mich.
If the terms “Jeff/GRC” and “World Series” sound familiar being used together, it’s no coincidence. Many of the same players made the Little League World Series two summers ago and played three games in South Williamsport, Pa.
“For them to do it once is amazing,” Jeff/GRC coach Dale Sariscsany told The Evening News after the team’s regional win Thursday night. “To do it twice is simply unbelievable.”
The coach is correct. Congratulations on once again reaching the top level of baseball.
Look for continued coverage of the team in The Evening News.
— Editor Shea Van Hoy
CHEERS
... to the 2010 Bales’ Humanitarian of the Year award winners, who were honored Thursday night at Kye’s in Jeffersonville.
Congratulations and thanks for service go to Tiny Barthold, John Hartstern, Rebecca and Bill Resch and John Woehrle. And, thanks to those who bought tickets to the event, which will support programs and efforts of the Clark County Chapter of the American Red Cross.
— Editor Shea Van Hoy
JEERS
... to the further unraveling of the life of Peggy Wilder before the public’s eye.
No one wants to see such a personal downward spiral — or shouldn’t want to.
It’s obvious Wilder has made some mistakes — as she noted in an interview with The Evening News on Tuesday, just hours before an arrest on operating while intoxicated charges. It was her third scrape with the law in less than a year.
In that same interview, although Wilder said she was sorry, she also attached excuses to the apologies.
But maybe now Wilder has hit rock bottom and will “get her life back,” as she said in the interview that she is trying to do. Maybe elected city leaders now realize they could have helped the situation months and months ago if they simply took a stand regarding Wilder instead of sitting on their hands.
The council is planning a resolution to be introduced at Monday’s meeting asking for Wilder’s resignation. Read more about that issue in Sunday’s Evening News.
More important than any legal trouble, work history or public persona is human life. Peggy Wilder will have to decide to help herself, but a little tough love couldn’t hurt. Regarding that, there’s a difference in reporting the actions of a public official in the newspaper and people trashing Wilder for their amusement. It’s far past a funny issue at this point.
I hope for her and her family, she’s able to achieve her stated goals of betterment.
— Editor Shea Van Hoy
CHEERS
... to the owner or owners of Gateway Plaza for giving the 10th Street business strip a much needed facelift.
— Chief Photographer C.E. Branham
CHEERS
... to USA Cycling for choosing downtown Jeffersonville to run two days of criterium racing.
— Chief Photographer C.E. Branham
CHEERS
... to Willis Haviland Carrier, the inventor of the air conditioner. As About.com noted, you are indeed the “Father of Cool.”
— Editor Shea Van Hoy
READER CHEERS
... to the staff at Clark Memorial Hospital, which bless Clark county residents with their talents and care. It is outstanding.
My wife, Arla, was very sick with many problems and spent 18 days on different floors with five or six doctors at her care. I have never seen such good care and service.
A special thanks to Dr. Jessica Dennison, Dr. Khedr Kutman, Dr. Sweat and Registered Nurse Shelby Greer for a great job.
Every employee in all departments was professional. Thanks for a job well done. You all were wonderful. A big thank you.
— Jim and Arla Howard, Charlestown
READER CHEERS
... to the joystick operators during the Gulf oil spill crisis, without whom the oil would still be gushing.
— Charlie Gregory, Charlestown
Opinions
EVENING NEWS CHEERS AND JEERS: August 14, 2010
- Opinions
-
-
DODD: An unexpected Angel
- CHEERS AND JEERS — For May 26-27
-
STAWAR: The souvenir state of America
Recently, my wife Diane and I spent the day aboard the Belle of Cincinnati with our daughter’s family. We all had a good time, even though the diesel-powered Cincinnati attraction isn’t a real steamboat, like our own Belle of Louisville, and despite the fact that it poured down rain the whole time.
-
NASH: Making a Memorial vacation
Memorial Day weekend is upon us which brings us to the start of the summer travel season. With the mild winter we had around here most schools didn’t have much in terms of snow make-up days so many kids have already finished up their semesters and are ready to get on with their holiday. Not to worry parents it will only be a couple of weeks before the back-to-school sales kick in and in no time at all it will be time for those youngsters to go back.
-
HARBESON: A handy little idea
After having worked hard the past few months, I now have something new to add to my resume — “I was Lead Project Manager for a major construction venture, supervising every aspect in the creation of a privately funded community building.”
-
MORRIS: Nancy Hogan was more than just an employee
Pulling into The Tribune parking lot each morning was pretty uneventful in the old days. Nothing good happens between 5:30 and 6 a.m. Nothing at all.
-
HAMILTON: Is this really the best we can do?
As you know if you pay attention to national affairs, the United States faces a perfect fiscal storm at the end of this year. A confluence of deadlines and policy triggers unlike anything I can remember in a half-century of public life will produce massive budget cuts and serious tax increases amounting to a 3.5 percent hit on the nation’s Gross Domestic Product.
-
LETTERS: May 23, 2012
— Tea Party leader responds to bridges column
— Bridges need a new approach
— Wives of JPD officers say thanks for service
-
BEAM: Lost memories found
As time elapses, so do our memories. I forget things now. I can’t remember his height. How did he curl his lips into that sardonic, wholehearted smile? I only recall flashes of a moment. Wearing his jacket at prom. His golf clubs in the back of his old, golden car. Notes passed in the hallway. Listening to Boys to Men in his basement.
-
STANCZYKIEWICZ: A gift for mom and dad
Two strategies for parents are important. First, parents need to model for children how to disagree. “When you’re talking with your spouse and you’re whining and complaining and nagging, you shouldn’t be too surprised when your young person does the same thing,” Allen said. “We need to be good role models.”
- More Opinions Headlines
-
