By Mark Sheldon Reds starting pitcher Mat Latos had surgery Oct. 11 to remove bone chips from his right elbow. It was an arthroscopic procedure and Latos began physical therapy the following day.
Via: Latos has elbow surgery to remove bone chips
By Mark Sheldon Former Reds and Yankees outfielder Paul O’Neill has been talking to the Reds about their managerial opening, according to a report that surfaced on Wednesday evening.
Via: O’Neill said to be discussing Reds’ skipper vacancy
By Jonathan Mayo Some think Billy Hamilton will be another Vince Coleman, a guy who can run but never really hit. But Hamilton knows how to use his plus tool well in today’s game. He’s a baseball player. Coleman, on the other hand, may have been more of a track star who played baseball.
Via: Pipeline Perspectives: Hamilton’s a ballplayer
By Mark Sheldon When it came to not making outs in 2013, Joey Votto was once again one of the best in baseball. His .435 on-base percentage led the National League and was second in the Majors behind the Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera.
Via: Driven by club’s success, Votto eyes return to old form
The Bedford Public Library is offering a free screenwriting workshop for teens interested in learning about movie making.
Registration is required by Friday, October 25.
Call the Library for more information at 275-4471.
Spring Mill Fraternal Order of Police Lodge and Cynics MC are teaming together for a Cops & Kids motorcycle ride.
The event will benefit children in Lawrence County by allowing them to go shopping for clothes and toys for Christmas.
The youngsters, while shopping, will be accompanied by officers and staff members from police departments in Lawrence and Orange counties.
The ride is planned for Saturday. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. and the ride will follow at 11 a.m.
The registration fee is $25 per bike. Passengers ride for free.
The ride will begin at Tabernacle of Praise Church, 1381 U.S. 50 E., and will end at the Spring Mill FOP Lodge at 1465 Motocross Road, Mitchell.
On Wednesday night, the House of Representatives voted in favor of a Senate-passed package to avoid default on our national debt by lifting the debt limit until February 7, end the partial government shutdown by funding government through January 15, and enter into budget negotiations with the Senate to conclude by December 13.
Rep. Todd Young (R-IN9) voted in support of the resolution, and released the following statement:
“I voted for a plan to avoid default on our national debt, to end the partial shutdown of the federal government, to create a framework for immediately dealing with our budget challenges, and to tighten anti-fraud measures for Obamacare’s tax subsidies.
But this is only the beginning: Under this plan, government funding will again run out in just three months, and we’ll be up against our borrowing limit in a mere four months.
“We must commit ourselves to avoiding the constant cycle of brinksmanship by working across party lines to address issues like job creation, stagnant personal incomes, our unsustainable national debt, and rising healthcare costs–and we must do that as soon as the current stalemate is resolved, not when we’re facing the next deadline.
Repeal of the medical device tax, addressing the definition of full-time employment in Obamacare, overhauling our unfair tax code, and making commonsense reforms to our longstanding federal healthcare and pension programs are great places to start–and places where common ground already exists. Our country will never move forward until our leaders in Washington resolve to work together.”–Rep. Todd Young (R-IN9)
Indiana’s 9th District includes all or parts of Brown, Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Johnson Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan, Orange, Scott, and Washington Counties in south central Indiana.
Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) issued the following statement after voting for legislation to fund the federal government:
“I returned to public service to make the difficult choices necessary to tackle our debt and restore our country’s fiscal footing. To my great disappointment, once again Congress is kicking the can down the road and ignoring what needs to be done.
“While I deplore supporting yet another short-term Band-Aid, the only thing worse would be a continued government shutdown, the United States defaulting on its debt obligations and the elimination of the spending reductions enacted by Congress in 2011.
“I have voted for and will continue to support efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare with common-sense health care reforms. It is evident to me that the present strategy has failed to sway the president or Senate Democrats. As we’ve seen from Obamacare’s disastrous rollout, this law’s failures are more than mere glitches, and the fight to repeal it must continue.
“I am disappointed with this outcome, but my commitment to reducing our debt, growing the economy and getting Americans back to work will not waver. I will be an integral part of the ongoing effort to address our nation’s serious financial challenges.”
The legislation passed the Senate 81 to 18 and will head to the House of Representatives for immediate consideration.
AT&T announced the availability of its mobile Internet service in several southern Indiana communities – extending access for advanced mobile services, devices and applications to customers in the area.
The towns include French Lick, Paoli, and West Baden Springs in Orange County; Bloomfield, Newberry, Owensburg, Solsberry and Switz City in Greene County; Mitchell in Lawrence County; Shoals in Martin County; and Salem in Washington County.
AT&T is an industry leader in delivering the benefits of the mobile Internet, offering powerful and flexible connectivity, a wide range of smartphone and other device options, and simultaneous voice and data capabilities for an amazing wireless voice and Internet experience.
This upgrade is part of AT&T’s Project Velocity IP (VIP), a three-year investment plan announced last fall to expand and enhance its IP broadband networks.
Through this investment, AT&T is supporting its customers’ growing desire for high-speed Internet access and new mobile, app and cloud-based services. As part of Project VIP, AT&T plans to add more than 10,000 macro cell sites nationwide by year-end 2015, as well as deploy more than 40,000 small cells and add more than 1,000 Distributed Antenna Systems to increase the density of its wireless network.
“Investments in mobile Internet technologies foster economic growth in areas like small business, high-tech manufacturing, health care and education,” said State Rep. Eric Koch. “This investment is especially important to businesses in our area and will immediately provide for an enhanced consumer experience.”
“AT&T has invested more than $325 million in its Indiana wireless and wired networks in the first half of 2013 alone, so these network enhancements in these southern Indiana communities are just the latest examples of AT&T’s significant infrastructure investment,” said Brian Ducharme, AT&T vice president and general manager for Indiana and Michigan.
AT&T operates the nation’s largest Wi-Fi network – including more than 32,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots at popular restaurants, hotels, bookstores and retailers across the country, and provides access to more than 402,000 hotspots globally through roaming agreements. Most AT&T smartphone customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi network at no additional cost, and Wi-Fi usage doesn’t count against customers’ monthly wireless data plans.
Over the past five years, AT&T invested nearly $98 billion into its wireless and wireline networks across the country. Since 2008, AT&T has invested more capital into the U.S. economy than any other public company. In a July 2012 report, the Progressive Policy Institute ranked AT&T No. 1 on its list of U.S. “Investment Heroes.”
For more information about AT&T’s coverage in Indiana or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer. For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit the AT&T network news page.
A southern Indiana woman will be the first in the U-S to get a device dubbed an artificial pancreas for people with diabetes.
Fran Lewis of Petersburg learned last month she was to get the small device which looks like a pager.
It was approved just last month by the U-S Food and Drug Administration.
The mechanism relies on a computer algorithm which syncs the results of a continuous reading of the wearer’s glucose levels with a pump that provides appropriate amounts of insulin.
Lewis says the new pump will allow her to enjoy life more and worry less about her ever changing blood sugar levels.
Former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning is coming back to town to play against the team he led for 14 seasons.
Manning, now quarterback for the Denver Broncos, brought more than excitement to Colts fans — he brought tons of extra visitors to Indianapolis.
And with them, lots of extra cash spent in restaurants, bars, and hotels.
Chris Gahl, of Visit Indy, calls it the “Peyton Effect.” Downtown hotels which are a bit of half-full during a normal week-end are now virtually all taken because Number 18 is coming back to play the Colts.
