Evansville Courier and Press from Evansville, Indiana • 1

V-' i BRAIN 'lfc UEfMWlsK i t-i- "ji r-r i Teacher uses hands-on pf approachtoelectrtfy Plaza Park students Evansville PLAYING THE WAITING GAUE Muensterman stuck on bench with Injury SPORTS IB A A Li I I Sf1- i1 AGRAVE DISCOVERY fCemetery could deraflpedestfanbridge'L0CALf4A VS-AW'' s-vii-' Mfi '''I I i 1 'l 15 Tuesday January 2013 38V Times of clouds and sun 75 cents FIGHT AHEAD President backsjn limits NATION 12A Serving the Tri-State since 1845 Pence: time is New governor asks help to get state 317-631-7405 MANAPOUS-Newly installed as 50th governor former Congressman Mike Pence used his inaugural address Monday to press Hoosiers to Mo your to improve the quality of life Placing his hand on the Bible used during President Benjamin inauguration Pence a Republican swot swore an oath of office administered by Indiana Chief Justice Brent Dickson on the west steps of the Indiana Statehouse The crowd of about U00 onlookers was bundled in hats and gloves as the temperature hovered around 20 degrees which Pence noted as he' i time is now The air is cold So get back inside and get to he said He then went to his office for the first time as governor where he and Lt Gov Sue Eilspermann signed documents that officially installed them in their new positions sealed and Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson said as the two finished Their families and the supporters who had gathered in the office applauded while Pence grinned The crowd for speech included political heavyweights such as former governors Mitch Daniels and Evan Bayh and Pence devoted much of his speech to their work He also said up' to citizen to help him reach his goal of faking the state as he often said on the campaign trail and after his Nov 6 elec- good to proposal for a new two-year spending plan oqe expected to account for in individual income tax cut that has received a cool reception from soipe legislative leaden at a State Budget Committee meeting today Meanwhile state Senate Education Committee Chairman Dennis Kruse R-Aubum has already filed a bill that would See FIRST DAY 11A Mayor: drove refusal Has reached hotel decision By John Martin mvtlniScpuricfpnssxom 812-464-7594 Mayor Lloyd Winoecke said a City Council member who refused a meeting with him to discuss plans for a new Downtown hotel is playing politics with an important city project Councilman A1 Lindsey D-6th Ward was the only one of nine council members who declined an invitation to hear recommendation on a development firm Winnecke said he plans to go public with the recommendation at a of the Evansville ty merit Commission later this month Lindsey said his decision to decline a one-on-one session with Winnecke was based on his belief that any such discussion should be forums Council members who have accepted invitation to meet one-on-one have cited the size and their need to study it and formulate opinions and questions about it Winnecke on Monday described com- mayor na to post threat man tells judge By Mark Wilson 812-464-717 Evansville resident Derrick Murray told a federal judge Monday that he it the smartest thing to when he used his cellphone to make Internet posts threatening the Evansville Police Department in June was just being stupid It was just a cowardly Murray said Murray 32 appeared in US District Court at Evansville and pleaded guilty to a single charge of transmitting threats interstate using the Internet to communicate a physical threat He could get up to five years in prison for the charge when ne is sentenced March 27 Murray told Chief Judge Sea MURRAY 11A II -g Monday afternoon Then he invited leading state lawmakers into his office to talk as he prepares to lobby them to carry out his other goals are going to be a lot of areas that we agree on and workforce development a positive education experience for every Hoosier said Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma E-Indianapolis were the things we worse this year The Pentagoi to deal with the suicides Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and othen have cuied an epidemic The problem reflects severe strains on military personnel burdened with more than a decade of combat in Afghanistan and Iraq MCMaCOMWMSOaMBNHf Mike Pence addresses the crowd after he was sworn In as Indiana's 50th governor during an outdoor ceremony Monday at the Statehouse in Indianapolis' Celebration work fill first day in Statehouse 206B hwduwQcourtwiurotnin 3IM3I-7405 MDUNAPOUS-TWo hours after moving into Room 206B in the Indiana Statehouse on Monday former US Rep Mike Fence began wielding his new authority as the 50th governor First Pence fulfilled several i a set of executive early Gov Mike Pence reasserts role over state education board 11A AG Greg Zoeller targets feds' over-zealous encroach me nt'5A talked about this afternoon and things that already on putting together as co-leaders of the That work is starting quickly Fervet staff is set to unveil its over the prospect of being forced out of a shrinking force Pentagon figures obtained Monday by The Associated Press show that the 349 suicides among active-duty troops last year were up from 301 the year before and exceeded the Pentagon's own in- Military suicides surge worry Pentagon temal projection of 325 Statistics do not explain why troops take their own fives and the military and civilian leaders nave acknowledged that more needsto be done to understand the causes Last total is die highest SaaSUCBIIU WASHK6TDN- Suicides in the US military surged to a record 349 last year far exceeding Ameri- pm qnmhafr Aath in Afghanitfaiir and some private experts are predicting the dark trend will grow SrtRTla SUOOKUfB TELEVKOta CLASSROOM 5B CROSSWORDS 88 SC L0CALAA LOTTBhESSA OBTUARESLOA OPNOKMA ASKAMYBD BUSNESSJOR BREAKM6 NEWS DESK: 812-464-7430 CIRCULATION: 812-464-7500 or 1-800-288-3100 anti SCRUBS 6 97822 "pi 100.