Best of The Evansville Observer--2005----Going to Press Now--$9.95, 142pages.--All the EVIL of Evilleblogger, The debates on Iraq, and much, much more

Table of Contents:


Chapter 1: The Vision

The ECP Vision Statement
And Now, the rest of the story
A Modest Proposal for the Improvement of Public Meetings
Contruction Begins; "Grove" to become truck route
The Case of the Forged Appendix
Let the Public Decide on Lake Leota Restoration
The First Rule of the Lake---Get to the Lake
Dateline Lake Leota---Last Duck Heads South
California Still Loves its Prop 13
Virtual AND Brick and Mortar not OR
On the Power of One; Or Why Cindy Sheehan Matters
Do Organized Sports start too young?
Is Recession Around the Corner?
New Funeral Home Opens in Janesville---
Pension Crisis Looms--or Why United .....
That Vision Thang
Who pays when Wal-Mart comes to town?

Chapter Two: Dialogue as Strength; Differences as an asset

Differences As an Asset: Dialogue As Strength
The Fact that you have opinions....
The Story of Frug--

Chapter Three: The Count

In Praise of The "Count" of Sesame Street
On WHERE and WHAT to Count
The Count: On What, Where and HOW to Count

Chapter Four: The Planning Process

Doug Zweizig Calls For....
Reader Speaks: Why not Make All of Evansville a TIF?
Falling Off the bicycle
Reflections on the Growth Bicycle
On Homework
Let's Keep Everything just the way it was
The Old vx. Historic
The baby carriage and the paving bricks
Dreams of Noah's Ark; Or, why Vinyl Siding is not Historic
Invitation to the School Board to Consult
Evansville Library....
Monroe Acts
The Evansville-Albany Lineman:
Bill Connors Writes...
Bill Connors Speaks....
Planning Commission Adds Process...
Evansville Administrator notes Public dissatisfaction...

Chapter Five: The War In Iraq--The Red, White & Blue
One of Our Readers

Chapter Six: On Character:

The Power of "NO,"; Or, how to sculpt a David
What "Brick" means to me; Or, On the deeper meaning of "brick."
Memories of Fr. Erbe; Or, You are never too old to begin
On Why the High Ground is Always the Cheapest Ground; On Why we are the Blue Devils and NOT the "Swamp Dogs."
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Memories of John Jones; Or, Why the equipment does not make the muscles
The Tale of Two Georges
In Praise of Hogans Heros; On Knowing Nothing, Seeing Nothing and Doing Nothing

Chapter Seven: Service

Report from the Side---I'm Not at the Front.
A Second Report from the Side

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