The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 33, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 September 1988 — Page 5
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Sprunger says elderly program long overdue
The Democratic candidate for state senator from District 13, Dennis J. Sprunger of Kendallville, says plans to expand Indiana’s new home health care program, known as CHOICE, are long overdue. CHOICE was authorized by the 1987 General Assembly. The 1988 legislature authorized $5 million to enable the Indiana Department of Human Services to get the program off and running. CHOICE is designed to give aging Hoosiers an alternative to nursing homes and other forms of institutional care by allowing them to stay at home and meet their extended oare needs. Up until late June, the department had proposed using only a fraction of the money for two “demonstration” projects — one in Lafayette and the other in Knox and Davies counties. The department was planning to allow nearly $500,000 in CHOICE money to “revert” to the state’s general fund because it was unspent by July 1. After prodding by several Democratic legislators, the department has finally gotten Hiler says Ward is a PAC Puppet The John Hiler campaign is calling Tom Ward a “PAC Puppet.” Ward has received more campaign contributions from political action committees than any other challenger in the country, according to Federal Election Commission reports filed in April and Ji ne, and confirmed by Ward himself in a recent television intervie w in Michigan City. Hiler sajd, “It seems the only time you hear from the Ward campaign these days is when he has received another PAC endorsement from some outside special interest group. While almost every candidate receives some money from PACs, most don’t have to rely on them for their survival.” Two out of every three Ward dollars comes from these groups. That means two out of every three Ward TV commercials, radio spots, bumperstickers, yardsigns, etc, is being funded by liberal interest groups from outside the district. By contrasty the Hiler campaign receives almost two-thirds of its funding from people and groups based here in the Third District.
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around to developing plans for expanding CHOICE by $3 million. “I think this is long overdue,” Sprunger said. “It makes me wonder if the current administration is seriously committed to making this program work,” he added. “I can assure you that when I am elected to the state senate, I will work closely with other legislators and the Department of Human Services for the implementation of a comprehen-
Petterseri: Teaching about religion essential
In comments prepared for the Freedom for the Family Conference in Indianapolis, Dr. Mary Pettersen, Democratic candidate for state superintendent of public instruction, called for reintroduction of the study of religion into the Indiana school curriculum. Dr. Pettersen made her remarks at the Family Conference where she spoke in the 500 Ballroom in the Indiana Convention Center on September 15. “Religious education has been removed from our public schools and I believe it must be restored,” Dr. Pettersen said. “Indiana students are not adequately prepared for the 21st Century if they do not leave high school with a solid knowledge of the Judeo-Christian values that guided America’s founding fathers. Nor are they prepared for the economy of the 21st Century if they do not know how their own beliefs compare to those held by students in other nations. “In the late 19705, the Indiana Department of Education established a pilot program for teaching about religion in our secondary schools. That program was abandoned in 1981 when Bob Orr was first elected governor. I believe the program must be revived and made to work in order to put the study of religion back into Indiana’s schools. “Everyone knows about the Supreme Court ruling removing official prayer from the public schools. Unfortunately, very few people realize that the court did not ban teaching about our religious heritage. “In fact, Justice Brennan, in his opinion concurring with the ban on official prayers, stated very clearly that ‘it would be impossible To teach meaningfully many subjects in the social sciences or the humanities without some mention of
New study shows health benefit plan could force business closures
WASHINGTON, DC - Forcing employers to provide health benefits to their employees could force many small firms out of business according to the National Association for the SelfEmployed (NASE). The Association says a recently completed study of firms with fewer than lOemployees confirms that mandating health insurance for all full-time employees as Congress has proposed could be the death-knell for many of the nation’s smallest firms. Congressional proponents of mandated health insurance estimate the annual cost at SBO for each employee even though the employee may be covered by other sources. The study, performed for NASE by an independent research firm, titled "Increases in Health Insurance coverage Among Small Firms 1986-1988,” found that such a cost could reduce a small firm’s profits by 19 percent or increase its losses by that amount. If the cost of the insurance is closer to $125 for each employee
sive statewide home health care program.” Sprunger also pointed out that if the department has trouble implementing the money it presently has, it will hurt chances of the 1989 General Assembly appropriating additional money for the program. According to estimates presented to the legislature this year, it will cost somewhere between $lO and S2O
religion.’ Justice Clark went even further, stating that ‘it might well be said that one’s education is not complete without a study of .the history of religion and its relationship to the advancement of civilization.” “I believe that a program should be created in Indiana which would allow our teachers to come together in summer conferences to find ways to teach about religion in their classrooms. With leadership from the superintendent’s office, ways will be found to expand existing English, history and social studies courses to fully explore the meaning of America’s JudeoChristian traditions and values. Textbooks will need to be changed to re-introduce religion as a subject. Teachers and administrators will need to be carefully prepared to make such a program work. “Such a program is essential, however. Our students cannot fully appreciate the American Revolution or the Civil Rights movement without some study of religious values and beliefs,, By including this material in the school curriculum, we will expand the ability of our students to understand men like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Even in our own day, students cannot fully understand
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as rqany believe, it could reduce the firm’s profits or increase it losses by 30 percent. The study revealed that for firms not offering insurance, average profit or owner’s salary was $32,000. Eight percent of firms not offering insurance had a loss in the previous year, while another eight percent earned a profit or owner’s salary of less than SIO,OOO. The study also found that firms that currently do not provide employees with health insurance pay an average of $529 for each employee in FICA (social security) taxes. Thus, the cost of mandatory health insurance could increase operating costs by two to three times what the small firm now must pay in social security taxes. NASE spokesman Jere Glover said the 125,000-member association commissioned the study because of its concern for the effect mandatory health insurance could have on its members. “Mandating health insurance simply is not economically feasi-
million to implement a comprehensive statewide home health care program. “While that certainly is a lot of money, a wellrun home health care program will save Hoosier taxpayers considerably more money in the long run,” Sprunger said. He pointed out that the state’s expenditures on nursing homes rose by 38 percent between 1982 and 1985. Sprunger pointed out that home
the careers of Martin Luther King or Jesse Jackson if they cannot explore the Christian convictions that shaped their lives as ministers. “Students can also be more fully prepared to deal with the religious beliefs of other cultures in the economy of the next century. By gaining a better understanding of the beliefs that guided the men and women who built this country, they will be better prepared when they meet the beliefs found in Asia, the Middle East or in Africa. Today’s students will confront those belief systems later in their lives. “There will be a great deal of work involved in building a meaningful approach to religion in our public schools. No one wants to turn the schools into a vehicle to promote one religion at the expense of all others. But to avoid this error, we do not need to remove all mention of religion from the public schools. I look forward to the challenge of returning religion to a proper place within the school curriculum in Indiana.”
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ble for small businesses with fewer than 10 employees,” Glover declared. He pointed out that the study, which for the first time provides factually-supported data on the economic impact of the Congressional proposal on small business, found that as small profitability increases, they voluntarily begin providing employees with health benefits. Average revenues for those firms starting to offer insurance is $845,000, compared to $232,000 for firms not offering insurance. “The data in the study supports the conclusion that for the nation’s smallest employers, there are potentially businessthreatening consequences in what Congress is proposing,” Glover concluded. Copies of the full report are available by writing: Jere Glover, National Association for the Self-Employed, 1725 K Street, N.W., Suite 308, Washington, DC 20006 (202) 775-1135.
health care is less expensive than other forms of health care. Several studies, including one commissioned by US News and World Report, showed that inhome nursing costs only half as much as similar care in a nursing home. He said another major advantage of home health care is that it will eliminate the need for many Hoosiers to engage in what is known as “spend-down.” Sprunger stated, “This takes place when the elderly are forced to liquidate their assets in order to qualify for Medicaid to pay for their nursing home care.” Sprunger is running for the senate seat being vacated by John Augsburger of Syracuse. Farmers support Bush/Quayle Don Cox, chairman of the George Bush For President campaign in Indiana, announced on September 24 the formation of Farmers for Bush/Quayle, a coalition of Hoosier “farmers and members of the agri-business community. The group has organized to support the Bush/Quayle organization and educate fellow Hoosiers on agricultural issues. The coalition is led by four co-chairmen: Carolyn Hegel, Jim Mosley, Don Villwock, and Kaye Whitehead. “We are very pleased to see Hoosier farmers take an active role in this election,” stated Cox. “Farming is a vital force in this nation and these people have recognized the importance of having, leaders who are willing to ‘roll up their shirt sleeves’ and work with them.
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(Ccitinued from page 4) Tracy and Kristy Bartow purchased Shipshape, Inc., from Tom Brady approximately one month ago and then merged their fitness center with that of Tony Siri. Siri has closed the Cromwell site for the move to Syracuse. The new Fitness Firm will be located on SR 13S, between Frost TV and Antenna Service and Firestone Construction. Barb Trobaugh and Kristy Bartow will be instructing aerobics Monday through Thursday and Saturday mornings. The fitness center will be open seven days a week. THE ACCOUNT of the September 13 Wawasee Community School Corporation Board of Trustees meeting several weeks ago, incorrectly stated that Nancy Nelson was employed to replace Nurse Mary Horney following her resignation, effective January 13. In fact, Nancy was hired as a GED instructor for the 1988-89 school year, with a one semester contract. No replacement has been named for Nurse Mary. WORK ON SR 13 is nearing completion according to Dan Brown of Phend and Brown, Inc., Milford, who is doing the repaving work. Crews are currently laying chip and seal along the road edges and finishing up the shoulder work. By Thursday and Friday, barring no rain, crews will be placing the reflectorized center markers. Some concern was raised by residents frequently traveling SR 13 of the debris left by workers along the roadside. In particular they were talking about strips of tape that were used to mark the edge of the roadway, and center lines. Brown noted it is common to lay the strips off to the side of the road, on the right-of-way, to be gathered up at the end of the job. It is the responsibility of the construction crew to clean up the right-of-way of debris before the state accepts the work. SYMPATHY IS extended to Al Tehan on the death of his cousin, Wendy Susan (Overbay) Trakimas, Carmel. Mrs. Trakimas died Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the age of 33. Mrs. Trakimas is the daughter of Arthur S. Overbay, Jr., and Dorisan Overbay. She may be remembered by many area residents as she loved Lake Wawasee and spent every summer weekend at heir parent’s cottage, on the southwest side. LOCAL PEOPLE will be given an unique opportunity to support the 1988 Syracuse United Way Campaign. Next weekend, October 6,7, and 8, Augsburger’s Super Valu will total the gross sales from the store, for the three days and make a donation to ilnited Way. The donation will be for the amount of one percent of the total gross
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sales for the three days. SYRACUSE WILL be represented at the National American Cancer Society Golf Tournament in October. Joan Gray, Karen Caudill, Gloria Stoffel and Jacie Wortinger will be playing in the two-day tourney at none other than Dural Golf Course, Miami, Fla. The local team won the tournament at South Shore Golf Club, went on to win the state competition at Monticello on Sunday, Sept. 18. The team defeated the women’s division team that has won the state competition the last seven years. The group will play in the women’s top division and represent Indiana at the national tournament. t A RECEPTION toasting and roasting Jack DeHaven, pictured on the left, for his 13 years as a director and eight years as vice president of the Wawasee Property Owners Association, was held last Friday evening upstairs at the Beacon. Wiley (“Bill”) Spurgeon, Jr., on the right and president of the WPO, commented to the gathered crowd of friends that DeHaven singlehandedly organized the Wawasee Directory and the Lake Wawasee pier numbering system. “Jack is a Lake Wawasee booster and a Wawasee Property Owner’s booster. He is the father of our pier numbering system,” claimed Spurgeon. Bob Hampton, secretary-treasurer of the WPO, entertained the guests by playing the part of “Roberto,” an Italian violinist in Greek attire. “Roberto” fiddled a medley of songs taking his followers from the “Austrialian Alps” to the mid-west. David Grandstaff, a long-time member of the board of directors, acted as MC for the evening. DeHayen,-whose pier number is 034, lives at Wawasee and owns DeHaven Chevrolet in Fort Wayne.
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