“Those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer, those days of soda and pretzels and beer” are upon us. The time for outdoor activities, county fairs, street festivals and general good feeling and fun. The time to celebrate our patriotism and show our support for our elected officials as they parade and sponsor our summer activities. The…
This past Sunday was Father’s Day. Although it’s not as emotionally charged as Mother’s Day, it should be. My father, Bob Arvin, was a career soldier (33 years in the Army), a war hero (awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for action on Corregidor and was a Japanese POW for 3 1/2 years) and a lifelong…
The Mid-States Corridor is championed by Hank Menke and Mike Braun, to name just two of the cabal, as a much-needed logistic route from Nashville, TN to Indianapolis. Their logic, in 2011, was that I-65 was too congested and an alternate route was needed. A recent update shows that, since 2011, I-65 from Nashville to…
Last month, I read the Jasper Police Department call and arrest report. There were 39 arrests in January, 51 in February, 68 in March, and 71 in April. In April alone, this included 38 related to drugs, 16 thefts, 7 operating a vehicle while intoxicated, and 6 driving while suspended. This does not include statistics…
Non-Government Organizations (NGO) are in the news almost everyday. Many of these NGOs provide food and shelter to the disadvantaged from natural disasters. And, many are along the Southern border and in the cities helping people who cannot help themselves. We used to call them charities. Today there other, more politically aligned, NGOs. Three of…
I received an e-mail the other day from Ms. Kyanna Wheeler. PMP , Major Projects Delivery Project Manager in response to a request for an explanation as to why INDOT was continuing with the Tier 2 Study for the Mid-States Corridor. I pointed out to Ms. Wheeler that INDOT had canceled the Link 101 Corridor project due to increased…
Our elected officials representing Dubois, Martin and Daviess Counties have been hiding, trying hard to pretend that they have no power to represent the people in their districts. They claim they have no input when it comes to INDOT projects like the Mid-States Corridor. That is patently untrue. Fortunately for the people in Southeastern Indiana, their representative,…
I’m objecting to the recent letter to the editor trying to convince the public that the proposed Mid-States Corridor is about safety. The project office, Lochmueller, emphasized safety/congestion as a core goal in 2019/2020 public meetings. I went to Jasper Common Council the week of May 16th, 2022, and Dubois County Council the week of…
I have recently read comments regarding the proposed Mid-States Corridor and the Tier 1 FEIS (Final Environmental Impact Statement). There are a lot of misinterpretations regarding the findings. If people read the entire 800+ pages and over a thousand pages of addendums as I have studied in detail, you would understand there are numerous “assumptions”…
In a 4/29/24 Letter to the Editor published in the Dubois County Free Press, Steve Stallings of Jasper claimed the Mid-States Corridor was “necessary to maintain a safe flow of traffic.” Mr. Stallings claimed to have done “research” which led him to that conclusion. His research apparently failed to include any factual evidence or even a…
