Saturday, January 9, 2021 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 House set to From occ to doc consider articles Monday Draft cites abuse of power, and inciting acts of lawlessness By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON — Warnings flashing, Democrats in Congress laid plans Friday for swift impeachment of Presi - dent Donald Trump, demanding decisive, immediate action to ensure an “unhinged” commander in chief can’t add to the damage they say he’s inflicted or even ignite nuclear war in his final days in office. As the country comes to terms with the violent siege of the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters that left five dead, the crisis that appears to be among the final acts of his presi - dency is deepening like The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline few other periods in the nation’s history. With less Dr. Abby (Broering) Small has been studying eye care for nearly eight years. The Portland resident recently started than two weeks until he’s as a full-time doctor at Fullenkamp Optometry. gone, Democrats want him out — now — and he has few defenders speaking up for him in his own Repub - Fullenkamp Optometry’s Small became lican party. “We must take action,” House Speaker Nancy interested in the field through JCHS program Pelosi declared on a pri - By BAILEY CLINE Small, who graduated from come back to the area when dry eye disease. After having vate conference call with The Commercial Review Jay County High School in she was finished,” he said. several patients with symp - Democrats. Portland native Dr. Abby 2013, attended Indiana Univer - “I’m more than happy it has toms, the clinic is now And one prominent (Broering) Small has always had sity in Bloomington for both worked out for us in that way.” equipped and ready to treat Republican, Sen. Lisa her eye on healthcare. her undergraduate and gradu - Small wanted to be in a pro - the condition as needed. Murkowski of Alaska, told The daughter of local dairy ate studies. After finishing at fession in which she could Sometimes, a regular check- the Anchorage Daily News farmers Greg and Brenda Broer - IU School of Optometry in help people, and it’s easy to up can turn into discovering a that Trump simply “needs ing, Small, 25, has studied vision May, she started full-time at see instant gratification on a serious health issue. Once, to get out.” care for almost 8 years. Now the Portland clinic. face after giving someone a Small found plaque in a blood The final days of she’s working as a full-time doc - In addition to her time as a new pair of glasses, she vessel behind a patient’s eye Trump’s presidency are tor at Fullenkamp Optometry. high schooler, she also worked explained. which, if left untreated, could spinning toward a chaotic In high school, Small took a part time at Fullenkamp But also there’s a lot more have eventually caused a end as he holes up at the health occupations class. She Optometry during school that optometrists do, she stroke. White House, abandoned shadowed local professionals in breaks from her undergradu - added, like viewing the back “There are multiple by many aides, top Repub - the field, including those at Ful - ate studies. of patients’ eyes and checking instances like that in optome - licans and Cabinet mem - lenkamp Optometry. Eventually Dr. David Fullenkamp said for medical conditions. On a try where people come in for bers. After refusing to she began solely focusing on on Small’s last day at work day-to-day basis, she’ll per - just an eye exam, and you find concede defeat in the optometry. before going to optometry form eye exams for all ages, fit something bigger,” she added. November election, he has “I liked that there was that school, they had lunch togeth - contact lenses and help with Practice manager Ashley now promised a smooth option to be able to help people er. disease treatment and man - Retz described Small as a pas - transfer of power when look good, feel good, see good,” “I mentioned that it would agement. sionate doctor. Democratic President- she said. be great if she would want to She specializes in treating See Doc page 2 elect Joe Biden is sworn in on Jan. 20. See Articles page 2 Retrospect Snow buried Jay Co. The first half of Janu - combined with a return opened until we get a ary 1996 was about one of high winds to shut loader.” Jay County Sheriff Kip thing — snow. down county roads and While the county was Robinette found The Jan. 9, 1996, edition lead to school closings and hopeful to have most of The Commercial travel delays. roads opened to at least a himself knee high in a Review, like most of the While the City of Port - single lane by the end of snow drift along others during the first two land had returned to rela - that day, the forecast Indiana 26 left by a weeks of that year, fea - tively normal travel, rural included more snow later series of snowstorms tured snow. “Every time roads were impassable in the week. in January 1996. Jay County plowing crews because of drifting snow. “It’s going to be a tough Sheriff’s deputies were think they’re making The county remained process to get things back patrolling in a four- progress fighting the under a snow emergency. to some resemblance of wheel drive vehicle and snow that’s plagued the “The drifts they had order,” Watson said. “I area of the last week, before are now twice as don’t see things getting responding to Mother Nature has a dif - high,” said Jay County real better for a day or emergencies only. ferent idea,” read the first engineer Dan Watson. two. paragraph of that day’s “There’s just some people “If we get a wind from story. who can’t get out. any direction we’re going Two new inches of “I’d say we have 10 per - to be messed up again. snow had been added to cent of the roads that The wind’s just killing the tally overnight. That we’re not going to get us.” The Commercial Review/Ed Balint Weather In review Coming up Need to fill out a birth announcement, engagement Tuesday — Results from Jay County’s temperature Highs will be in the low-to-mid or wedding form to have your today’s Jay County Invitation - topped out at 32 degrees Friday. 30s Sunday, Monday and Tuesday special event announced in al swim meet. Today’s high will be 32 with with partly cloudy skies each the newspaper? They’re now partly cloudy skies early giving day. available electronically. Just Thursday — Coverage of way to sunny conditions in the See page 2 for an extended out - go to thecr.com, hover over Wednesday’s Jay County afternoon. The low will be 21. look. “Forms” and select the form Council meeting. you’d like to fill out. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local/Nation Saturday, January 9, 2021 Articles ... Continued from page 1 ity to order the launch of a details who was granted his term will only serve to fur - speak up, saying as the White But even so, he says he will not nuclear weapon, but a military anonymity to discuss them. ther divide our great country.” House did that “impeaching the attend the inauguration — the commander could refuse the The articles are expected to be Trump was tweeting again Fri - President with just 12 days left in first such presidential snub since order if it were determined to be introduced on Monday, with a day, his Twitter account reinstat - his term will only divide our just after the Civil War. illegal. Trump has not publicly House vote as soon as Wednes - ed after a brief ban, and he country more.” In Congress, where many have made such threats, but officials day. reverted to an aggressive state - McCarthy said he has reached watched and reeled as the presi - warn of grave danger if the pres - If Trump were to be ment that his supporters must out to Biden and plans to speak dent spent four years breaking ident is left unchecked. impeached by the House and not be “disrespected” after he had with the Democratic president- norms and testing the nation’s “This unhinged president convicted by the Senate, he sent out a calmer Thursday video elect about working together to guardrails of democracy, Democ - could not be more dangerous,” might also be prevented from decrying the violence. Toward “lower the temperature.” rats are unwilling to take further Pelosi said of the current situa - running again for the presidency evening, Twitter said it was per - But Murkowski said she wants chances with only a few days left tion. in 2024 or ever holding public manently suspending him from Trump to resign now, not wait for in his term. The mayhem that Biden, meanwhile, said he is office again. He would be only its platform, citing “risk of fur - Biden’s swearing in on Jan. 20. erupted Wednesday at the Capitol focused on his job as he prepares the president twice impeached. ther incitement of violence.” “I want him out,” she said in a stunned the world and threatened to take office. Asked about A person on the call said Pelosi The soonest the Senate could telephone interview with the the traditional peaceful transfer impeachment, he said, “That’s a also discussed other ways begin an impeachment trial Anchorage newspaper.