Congratulations to our Indiana Governor and all of our Indiana legislators that worked hard to pass Right To Work legislation this session. They withstood a lot of heat in order to do the right thing. Thank you also to the Democratic Caucus for staying and making their position heard rather than leaving for Illinois again.
I have no doubt that this was the right thing to do, both as an employee freedom of choice issue and as an Indiana Economic Development issue. Maybe Indiana can be the first State in our Midwest region to begin to stem the tide of manufacturing jobs moving to the South.
See my previous post on why I supported Right To Work here.
Government is always going to be many steps behind. Ideas, innovation, creativity, ingenuity, all the important ingredients to economic growth and job creation, are not found in government, only taxed and regulated by government.
Getting a letter from the FBI is a little like having a police car come up behind you on the highway. Even when you aren’t doing anything wrong, haven’t done anything wrong and don’t plan to do anything wrong… it makes you nervous. We received one of those letters today from the FBI talking about potential terrorist activity as we approach the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The letter included a flyer with a list of potential indicators and best practices concerning construction sites. Most of them are common sense, but the reminders are good. I’ve scanned the flyer and included it to the right.
The Culver Tree Commission purchased new trees and they were installed over Memorial Day Weekend. Their funds are limited so the number of trees planted this year was fewer than in the past years.
Easterday Construction Co., Inc. has lost several trees along our street scape and the Tree Commission has slated one of our trees, a Wild Cherry, for removal. We’re not the prettiest face on the street, but I do think our large Oak trees along the street add character. When I was growing up there was a huge tree in the center of our loop drive, but it has been gone for more than 20 years, recently replaced by a volunteer Tulip Poplar.
For those of you that don’t know, the Culver Tree Commission accepts donations for the purchase of trees. I spoke to Tree Commissioner Dick Brantingham several times over the past few years about starting some replacement trees along our street scape. This year we received two Maple trees and a Honey Locust.
Tulip Poplar in circle drive at ECC
We made a tax deductible donation of $100 per tree to the Marshall County Community Foundation in the name of the Culver Tree Commission. I would consider that a bargain. On top of getting a nice tree planted, the Culver Fire Department takes care of watering the new trees in the first year. (If you’re interested in taking advantage of this and helping the Culver Tree Commission next year, contact Dick Brantingham or Mike Stallings. You can also contact the Town Hall to let them know you’re interested in helping.)
When I first moved back to Culver, I lived on Ohio Street in the house currently occupied by the Wesley United Methodist Church Thrift Shop. One of the nice things about that location was the beautiful tree-lined street. We have several such streets in Culver. Thanks to the efforts of the Culver Tree Commission, we will have more in the future.
Congratulations to our Indiana Governor and all of our Indiana legislators that worked hard to pass Right To Work legislation this session. They withstood a lot of heat in order to do the right thing. Thank you also to the Democratic Caucus for staying and making their position heard rather than leaving for Illinois again.
Indiana became a state on this date in 1816.
