{"id":968,"date":"2021-08-03T01:17:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T01:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=968"},"modified":"2021-08-03T01:17:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T01:17:03","slug":"local-news-headlines-august-3-2021-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=968","title":{"rendered":"Local News Headlines: August 3, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Melanie Walker, CEO TASUS dies at age 62
<\/strong>Since 1995, Melanie Walker has served as the President and CEO of TASUS Corporation, a Bloomington-based division of the Tsuchiya Group. She was the first woman President of a Japanese company in the Western Hemisphere. This past weekend, she died unexpectedly at the age of 62. Walker served on several economic Boards, including the BEDC, the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, and Indiana Innovation Council. Additionally, she was a member of the Indiana University Board of Trustees. Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb had the following to say about her passing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo many are fighting back the tears today with the sad news of Melanie Walker\u2019s sudden passing. Melanie will forever be so many things to many people around the world. Her combination of a zest for life, love for family, friends and Indiana University, and her globally inclusive work ethic are characteristics I hope every young Hoosier can grow up to embody. I will miss learning from her, especially how to attach action to empathy and always with a servant’s heart. Janet and I are praying comfort and strength will surround the Walker family as this bright light of life finds a forever home in heaven.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hamilton hints to a new Monroe County face covering mandate<\/strong>
Bloomington Mayor Hamilton posted a video to social media Monday afternoon stating that Monroe County Commissioners are on the verge of re-instituting a face-covering mandate for the county. He applauded this effort while he stated that positive test results are on the rise in the region, including hospitalizations and deaths; although he posted no data to the fact. Hamilton also made reference to the \u201cDelta Variant\u201d being to blame for the increase in cases, but again, with no confirmed numbers to report. Hamilton suggested that the \u201cvast majority\u201d of those testing positively and getting sick are not vaccinated, alas, without the data. The Mayor also did not discuss if he would impose a City-wide lockdown, face covering mandate, or restrictions on businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In contrast, Dr. Robert Malone, the inventor of the technology which is used by the Covid-19 vaccination, has issued concerns that the government is not being transparent about the potential and already determined risks with the use of the Covid-19 vaccines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malone says,  “And so, my concern is that I know that there are risks. But we don’t have access to the data, and the data haven’t been captured rigorously enough so that we can accurately assess those risks \u2014 and therefore \u2026 we don’t really have the information that we need to make a reasonable decision.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“That’s one of my other objections, is that we toss about these words, risk-benefit analysis, casually as if it’s a very deep science. It’s not. Normally, at this stage, the CDC [Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices] would have performed those risk-benefit analyses. They would be data-based and science-based. They’re not right now,” Malone said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malone also said he has “a bias that the benefits probably don’t outweigh the risks” for younger people who are being encouraged or required to take the vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the video here: (1) City of Bloomington, IN – Office of the Mayor | Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consumer alert: Products recalled in July<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita strongly encourages all Hoosiers who purchased consumer products that were recalled in July to take advantage of the remedies available to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo Hoosier should have to accept paying for a faulty product that is defective or does not work properly,\u201d Attorney General Rokita said. \u201cIf you recently purchased a good or item that is in any way defective, you should immediately find out what the company that made the product is offering as a solution and take advantage of it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the following consumer products were recalled in July:<\/p>\n\n\n\n