1998 Parking Ticket Statistics.

The Police Department annual report for 1998 shows that parking citations remain fairly consistent throughout the year. The statistics show that during the heavy tourism months, the number of tickets issued actually is less than the off season winter months.

Of the 4,419 tickets issued in 1998, 3,700 were of the $1 category issued for sitting in the same spot for over the two hour limit. There were 465 $5 tickets, 230 $10 tickets, 20 $15 tickets and only three $25 tickets. The total fines deposited amounted to $8,745.

August showed the least number of $1 tickets issued with 205. October was the heaviest month with 383. The numerical average for the 12 month period was 308 tickets per month.

Parking enforcement is carried out by two part-time officers and their duties include the enforcement of the two hour parking zones as well as restricted parking throughout the City. Parking control also assists in extra duties such as filing, typing, answering phones, matron duties, community policing events and other areas.

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

The statistics for parkin’ tickets would indicate to me that the two hour limit on parkin’ has a much larger impact on those that work around the square than it does on the tourist trade.

The numbers seem to show that the weather has more to do with the volume of tickets that anything. Durin’ the cold months, when it appears that the thought process is that it is worth a buck not to have to get out and move the car.

I’ve got to note that my opinion isn’t from any scientific documentation, just a gut feelin’ that comes from various conversations. I don’t doubt that a tourist or two gets aggravated at a one buck ticket, but the real money, less than enough to pay parkin’ enforcement salaries I’d guess, comes from the locals.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’

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McCune Brooks Hospital

Health Notes.

Purdue University, which has a pretty good football team, I’m told, has been doing a lot more with pigskin these days than providing footballs for their varsity.

Biomedical researchers at Purdue have developed a material from the intestines of pigs that, when used in a human body, could help it reconstruct various damaged tissues. This would include torn ligaments or tendons, diseased urinary bladders, or burn injuries.

Dr. Stephen F. Badylak, director of research for Purdue’s Hillenbrand Biomedical Engineering Center says, "The fundamental principle behind this material is that once inserted into the body, it gets broken down and rebuilt into something that resembles the original tissue or organ."

While a great deal of research and testing still must take place before the implants, called SIS for small-intestinal submucosa (it’s derived from a middle layer of the pig’s small intestine) can go into general use, early tests show some striking successes.

Worried about fluorescent lights? According to a piece in the University of Texas Lifetime Health Letter, the bad news is these lights emit a tiny amount of ultraviolet radiation.

The good news is, you can block the rays with a plastic cover over the bulbs.

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