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The night Yes We Can, became Yes We Did
THE PRESIDENT OF the United State Barack Obama is joined on the stage in Chicago by first lady Michelle Obama, their oldest daughter Malia and Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden. The Obamas and numerous other members of his administration were in Chicago for his farewell address to Americans on January 10, 2016 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. By Dezimon Alicea Back in 2008, then-presidential candidate Barack Obama made a visit to Gary, IN. The venue was the Gary Roosevelt High School. Many people did not know much about the senator from Illinois, but they clamored and screamed from their seats, “Yes, we can; yes, we can!”
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With excitement, the room erupted. The same can be said today in 2017. Eight years have passed, the venue has changed, but the reaction from the crowd is still the same. Individuals clamored to fill seats as President Barack Obama made his final address to the American people. “My fellow Americans,” were the first words to project from the Harvard Law
graduate. Many times, this phrase was met with opposition, but Tuesday night there was something different in his voice. There was a sense of urgency to unite. Different colors and different creeds from all over the nation gathered in the spirit of oneness. Obama’s message— much like it was in ’08—petitioned people to hope again. The sea of people stood and listened intently to
every word that came from his mouth. Emphasis was made on our veterans, race relations, health care, and unemployment. At some points, I did not know if I was attending a rock concert or a presidential address. Throughout his speech, the chant of ‘Four more years!’ roared through the crowd, causing Obama to take a brief (Continued on page 2)
Governor Holcomb Signs Executive Orders Day 1 New Position to Attack Indiana’s Drug Epidemic Hours after taking office, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed 11 executive orders, including one that creates a new position to lead Indiana’s efforts to curb the drug crisis: Indiana’s Executive Director for Drug Prevention, Treatment and Enforcement. The executive order makes official one of Governor Holcomb’s priorities outlined last week as part of his Next Level Legislative Agenda—to attack the state’s
drug epidemic. “Since 1999, Indiana has seen a 500 percent increase in drug overdose deaths. This is an epidemic tragically affecting Hoosiers from every walk of life in every part of our state,” Governor Holcomb said. “This new position will provide the urgent and concerted attention required to effectively reduce the impact drug addiction is having on families, individuals and children.”
Governor Holcomb named Jim McClelland as Indiana’s first Executive Director (Continued on page 3)