FoxNews.com... Boehner: U.S. Will Not Default on Debt, But Congress Will Slash Spending
The United States will not default on its obligations, but must reduce
spending at the same time it raises its debt limit, House Speaker John
Boehner said Sunday. Suggesting that lawmakers are willing to uncouple
the debt ceiling from the spending debate so that the U.S. doesn’t
default on its loans, Boehner said the Republican-led House will demand
that an increase... read
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FoxNews.com... Arizona-Style
Immigration Bills Emerge in New State Legislative Sessions
Buoyed by expanded majorities, Republicans at the state level are
stepping up their push to pass Arizona-style immigration laws even as a
federal court weighs whether to strike down the original legislation.
Mississippi was the latest state to make gains on the issue, with the
state House voting Thursday for a bill that would let officers check
immigration status during traffic stops... read
more. |
Dayton Business Journal... Air
Force band makes Dayton stop, by Joe Cogliano
The U.S. Air Force Band of Flight will be in Dayton to play its annual
Hearts, Heritage and Heroes Concert on Feb. 12. The event — filled with
music to celebrate Valentine’s Day, Presidents Day and Black History
Month — takes place at 7:30 p.m. at the National Museum of the U.S. Air
Force. Under the command of Maj. R. Michael Mench, the band travels... read
more. |
Rasmussen... What They Told Us:
Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
First things first. Next week we’re looking for your opinion to help us
shape our products now and in the future. Rasmussen Reports will
conduct a reader survey next Tuesday through Friday. Please give us
feedback about our current website and content, and help us decide what
to add in the future. President Obama, in his State of the Union
address last Tuesday night, called his plans for targeted new spending
in areas like education, transportation and technology... read
more. |
Dayton Business Journal... Cincinnati
casino breaking ground Feb. 4
The Harrah’s casino in downtown Cincinnati is planned for the area of
town known as Broadway Commons. Developers of the new Cincinnati casino
will break ground next week. Rock Gaming CEO Dan Gilbert and Caesars
Entertainment CEO Gary Loveman will be there for the event Feb. 4 and
will share new details about the development, according... read
more. |
Politico.com...
House GOP
punches reform again - By Kate Nocera and David Nather
House Republicans launched a two-pronged attack on health reform
Wednesday, ripping apart the idea that it cuts spending and painting it
as a disaster for business. The first hearing of the Budget Committee
took on the spending argument, while the Ways and Means Committee went
after the law as anti-business. And despite President Barack Obama’s
State of the Union plea to stop the fighting on health care, the
administration counterpunched by calling in Costco... read
more. |
FoxNews.com... CBO Director:
Trillion-Dollar Deficits Risk ‘Fiscal Crisis’ in U.S.
The top numbers cruncher for Congress warned Thursday that the federal
government increasingly risks sending the country into a “fiscal
crisis,” projecting that unless cuts are made, within a decade the
national debt could reach nearly 100 percent of all annual economic
activity. That’s like having $50,000 in debt on a $50,000-a-year
salary... read
more. |
Detling nominated to
replace McClurg - By Bob Robinson
The Darke County Republican Party Central Committee heard the arguments
of three applicants seeking to replace retiring Juvenile Probate Courts
Judge Mike McClurg at its Jan. 24 meeting at Shawnee Prairie. The
official position to be filled is Darke County Common Pleas Judge,
Probate/Juvenile Division... read
more. |
Sojourners…
Daily News
Digest
The latest news on Social Security, Foreclosures, Immigration, Firearms
Research, Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Afghanistan Parliament, and Palestine
Papers. Compiled by Duane Shank 01-27-2011... read
more. |
McCulloch
Honored as
“Great Ohioan” - Rep. Adams is Pleased With Announcement
COLUMBUS—William Moore McCulloch yesterday was selected as part
of the 2011 class of “Great Ohioans” by the Capital Square Review and
Advisory Board and Capital Square Foundation. McCulloch is a former
congressman and state representative, serving as speaker of the Ohio
House from 1939-1944. After graduating from law school at the
Ohio State University... read
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Dayton Business Journal... Ohioans
deep in credit card debt, by Tom Demeropolis, DBJ
Contributor
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - Hopefully, Ohioans financial backs are
feeling strong. Because the state has one of the largest amounts of
credit card debt. The Buckeye State’s total credit card balance is
nearly $29 billion, according to Equifax (NYSE: EFX). Based on percent
of income to credit card debt, Ohio comes in No. 2 in the nation... read
more. |
Washington Post... A State of
the Union response or a 2012 match-up? By Jennifer Rubin
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) had the unenviable task of responding to the
State of the Union. You can’t compete with the president in pomp and
setting, and it is absurd to try to match him line by line and program
by program. Ryan smartly didn’t try. Instead, he crisply set out a
vision and the rationale for his vision. As the camera moved in, the
initial image of a very young man in a very big room... read
more. |
Senator Faber’s
Weekly Newsletter
Important Scholarship Information for 2011 - Again this year, the Ohio
Association of Career Colleges and Schools is pleased to announce its
2010-2011 Legislative Scholarship Program. This program offers
over 260 scholarship opportunities worth more than $1,000,000 to
graduating high school seniors in Ohio. The primary objective of
these scholarships is to provide students... read
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Sojourners…
The latest news on Health-Care Law, National Black Museum, Climate
Change, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, South Korea-North Korea, World
Hunger, and Select Op-Eds. Jan. 24, 2011 and Jan. 25, 2011... read
more. |
Redstate...
Another Tax on
the
Poor - By Erick Erickson
Liberals, with the signature of President Bush, have driven up the cost
of being poor in this country yet again. That’s right — beginning this
year in California and next year everywhere else, the incandescent
lightbulb is being banned... read
more. |
NPR... Transcript: Obama’s State
Of The Union Address
The White House has released the text of President Obama’s State of the
Union address, as prepared for delivery: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice
President, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow
Americans: Tonight I want to begin by congratulating the men and women
of the 112th Congress, as well as your new Speaker, John Boehner. And
as we mark this occasion... read
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Dayton Business Journal... U.S.
EPA approves 15% ethanol fuel
Jan. 22, 2011 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given the
green light to a controversial boost in the amount of ethanol allowed
in gasoline used by cars and light trucks manufactured between 2001 and
2006. The EPA on Oct. 13, 2010, granted a waiver for E15 fuel — a blend
of 15 percent ethanol and 85 percent gasoline — to be used in 2007... read
more. |
Dayton Business Journal... Unemployment
rate declines in Dayton; Darke County slightly up; Ohio unemployment
rate drops to 9.6%
Jobless rate in Dayton region declines again. The Dayton-area
unemployment rate continued to decrease in December, marking the third
consecutive month of improvement. The December jobless rate for the
Dayton metropolitan statistical area was 9.9 percent... read
more. |
THE WHITE HOUSE, Office of the Press Secretary
Excerpts from
President Obama’s State of the Union Address
Jan. 25, 2011 - With their votes, the American people determined that
governing will now be a shared responsibility between parties. New laws
will only pass with support from Democrats and Republicans. We will
move forward together, or not at all – for the challenges we face are
bigger than party; this excerpt is followed by comments from Speaker of the House John Boehner...
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Money
News... Fannie, Freddie to
Taxpayers: Pay Our Legal Bills - By Forrest Jones
Monday, 24 Jan 2011 - Mortgage finance giants Fannie and Freddie have
asked taxpayers to pick up $160 million in legal fees owed during civil
lawsuits, the New York Times reports.
The bulk of the money — $132
million — went to defend Fannie Mae in securities suits and government
probes into accounting irregularities allegedly occurring before the
subprime meltdown sparked the housing crisis.
The total bill could
rise, the newspaper reports... read more
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Locals invited
to
Swearing-ins and Inaugural Activities in Columbus - By Lyn
Bliss
Along with at least three other Darke Countians, my husband Al and I
had the pleasure of attending the recent swearing-ins and inaugural
activities in Columbus. These were held for all of the Ohio Executive
Office electees: Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney
General, Auditor and Treasurer. Republican Central and Executive
Committeewoman... read
more. |
Locals invited
to
Swearing-ins and Inaugural Activities in Columbus - By Lyn
Bliss
Along with at least three other Darke Countians, my husband Al and I
had the pleasure of attending the recent swearing-ins and inaugural
activities in Columbus. These were held for all of the Ohio Executive
Office electees: Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney
General, Auditor and Treasurer. Republican Central and Executive
Committeewoman... read
more. |
Local GOP
endorses
Detling to replace McClurg
The Darke County Central Committee voted Tuesday night to endorse
Juvenile-Probate Court Magistrate Jim Detling to replace retiring
Juvenile-Probate Court Judge Mike McClurg. The Committee also voted to
send the names of all three applicants to Gov. John Kasich... read
more. |
Politico…
Fickle
independents
return to Barack Obama - By Alexander Burns
President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats learned at least one
big lesson in the November elections: What the independent voter gives,
the independent voter can also take away. But now, the same
temperamental bloc that threw House Democrats out of power appear to be
in a giving mood again - at least as far as Obama is concerned. That
unpredictable, cranky group of voters who helped carry the president
into office... read more
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Politico…
Who’s your
date?
Pairing off for the State of the Union - By Meredith Shiner
Lawmakers on the Hill haven’t quite broken out the corsages — yet — but
the high school level drama is on as senators and representatives
scramble to find suitable across-the-aisle seating partners for
Tuesday’s State of the Union address. The very public rollout of
odd-couple pairings this week, from lofty press releases to tweets to
public displays of bipartisan affection on national TV — where Sens... read more
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Foxnews.com…
Obama Tacks
Center,
but Debt Reduction Remains Elusive
President Obama's State of the Union address is expected to emphasize
jobs, growth and debt reduction but is unlikely to embrace the
recommendations of a bipartisan majority of the deficit reduction
commission he created to find ways to balance the budget, a senior aide
to the president told Fox News. The panel, which spent a half-million
dollars developing a set of debt reduction recommendations... read
more
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Insider Report
from Newsmax.com
Headlines: 1. Huckabee Book Tour Points to 2012 Run 2.
State Budgets: The Worst Is Yet to Come
3. Report Refutes ‘Tear
Gas Death’ of Palestinian
4. Rep. David Wu Loses Staffers After
‘Bizarre Behavior’
5. Piracy Hits Record High in 2010
6.
We Heard: Linda McMahon, Ron Paul... read
more
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Rasmussen...
America's Best Days - 68% Prefer
A Government With Fewer
Services, Lower Taxes
Jan. 21, 2011 - House Republicans are proposing to follow their repeal
of the national health care bill with billions in spending cuts,
and most voters continue to favor a government that offers fewer
services and lower taxes. The latest Rasmussen Reports national
telephone survey finds that 68% of Likely Voters prefer a government
with fewer services and lower taxes rather than a more active one with
more services and higher taxes... read more
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Rasmussen Reports… What They
Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
Jan. 22, 2011 - Things appear to be looking up a bit for President
Obama who on Friday posted his highest job approval numbers in nearly a
year in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll. Tacking
to the center after the Democrats’ disastrous showing in the midterm
elections, most notably with the Bush tax cut deal, seems to be paying
off for the president... read
more
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Sojourners… Doctor: Transfer of
Giffords to Houston flawless
HOUSTON – Rep. Gabrielle Giffords smiled inside an ambulance as she
heard applause during a dramatic send-off from her hometown Friday, and
doctors say her transfer by jet and helicopter to a hospital in Houston
went flawlessly. Throngs of sign-carrying well-wishers lined the
streets in Tucson to wave and cheer. “She responded very well to that —
smiling... read
more
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Dayton
Business Journal... Ohio
pulls approval for Miami-Jacobs nursing program
Ohio Board of Nursing withdrew approval of the Miami-Jacobs Career
College nursing program. The state board cited “recurring deficiencies
related to a disregard for students,” said Lisa Emrich, a board
programs manager. Miami-Jacobs said it was "outraged by the decision."
"They defied the examiner’s recommendation which clearly acknowledged
our progress and also recommended continuing our accreditation for
another year as we continue to improve the... read more
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Reason
Foundation… Reforming
Education, Consumer Spending, and Closure
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Reforming Education - As governor of
Florida from 1999 to 2007, Jeb Bush championed school choice. His first
year in office he created a program that offered vouchers to students
in failing schools. The program successfully boosted student
achievement until it was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2006. Two
other Bush-supported programs -- one that offers tax credits to
business that help send low-income... read more
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Politico... Conservatives urge
Mike Pence to fill GOP ‘void’
To understand the dissatisfaction on the right with the current crop of
Republican presidential hopefuls, look no further than Mike Pence. An
Indiana congressman with just five terms in public office, Pence is
currently the subject of a draft movement — but he may well pick a
gubernatorial run over a White House bid. Nevertheless, a group of
longtime Republicans... read
more
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Newsmax… GOP Attempts Historic
$2.5 Trillion Cut in Federal Spending
Buoyed by their successful vote to repeal healthcare reform,
conservative House Republicans on Thursday rolled out plans for a
massive, $2.5 trillion cut in federal spending over the next 10 years.
The proposal, to be contained in the Spending Reduction Act of 2011,
would reset non-security discretionary spending to 2008 levels,
affecting everything from state stimulus... read
more
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Ryan to Deliver
Republican Address on Jan. 25
Speech to immediately follow President Obama’s State of the Union -
Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) and Senate Republican Leader
Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today that House Budget Committee
Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) will deliver the Republican address following
the President’s State of the Union address to Congress on January 25,
2011. Last year... read
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Boehner on the
“No
Taxpayer Funding for Abortion” Act
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) and Rep.
Chris Smith (R-NJ) held a press conference today to discuss the
introduction of the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,” Pledge to
America legislation that would codify the Hyde Amendment by permanently
prohibiting taxpayer funding of abortion across all federal
programs. During his opening remarks... read
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Republicans'
new
strategy: Blame Harry Reid
Cantor said Reid should bring repeal up for a vote if he is 'so
confident' it wouldn't pass. House Republicans seized power in November
by portraying then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as the symbol of all
that was wrong with the country and the political system. Now they’re
going after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).
Only two weeks into the new Congress, Majority Leader Eric Cantor... read
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Boehner on
Meeting
with Chinese President Hu Jintao
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) and a
bipartisan group of lawmakers today met with President of the People's
Republic of China Hu Jintao. Boehner released the following statement:
“I want to thank President Hu of China for meeting with me and a
bipartisan group of lawmakers today to discuss some of the issues... read
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Dayton Business Journal... Ohio joins
health care reform lawsuit
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on
Tuesday filed a motion to add Ohio and five other states to the federal
health-care lawsuit, which is challenging last year's reform law as
unconstitutional.
In addition to Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, Wyoming, Wisconsin and Maine joined
the suit. The motion brings the total number of states to 26... read
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The Columbus
Inauguration Galas
There was a lot of activity in Columbus over the past couple of weeks,
and some of our Darke County residents were privileged to take part in
them. Lyn Bliss was one of those residents. She has posted several
youtube slide shows on their experience. Feel free to check them out.
Franklin Conservatory Reception • Husted
Swearing-in - DeWine-Husted Reception • Mandel
Swearing-in • Kasich Inauguration • Governor/Lt.
Governor Gala
• Yost
Swearing-in & Reception
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Sojourners...
Daily News
Digest
Polls show low regard for political dialogue. Poll shows high marks for
Obama on Tucson, low regard for political dialogue “Americans
overwhelmingly describe the tone of political discourse in the country
as negative, verging on angry, according to a new Washington Post-ABC
News poll, but more than half say the culture did not contribute to the
shootings in Tucson that killed six people and wounded 13” Gun laws.
Americans’ Views on Guns... read
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Boehner
outlines what
repealing Obamacare means for taxpayers
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester)
today delivered the following speech on the House floor outlining what
repealing the job-destroying health care law means for families, small
businesses, and taxpayers, and urging lawmakers to work together on
better reforms that will lower costs and protect jobs. A link to the
video and the full remarks... read
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Politico… Rookie Rand Paul
tackles budget head-on - By Manu Raju (AP Photo)
President Barack Obama will soon lay out his vision for federal
spending when he releases his annual budget, setting in motion months
of debate over the size and scope of government. Rand Paul is doing the
same thing. The tea party hero is at the bottom of the Senate in
seniority and was sworn in as Kentucky’s junior Republican senator only
two weeks... read
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Dispatch error
in
death of 9-year-old
On January 14, 2011 at approximately 9:41 AM the Darke County Sheriff’s
Office received a 911 call from 120 East Cross Street in the Village of
Palestine, Ohio. The Darke County Dispatcher sent Ansonia Rescue, Fire
and Police to 120 West and East Cross Street in Ansonia. The caller was
provided CPR instructions while emergency units responded. At
approximately 8 minutes into the... read
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More than two
tons of
food collected Monday
The cans of corn and boxes of macaroni and cheese have been tallied,
and the results are amazing! In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Day, HandsOn West Central Ohio partnered with Hits 105.5 to collect
more than 4,800 pounds of food for four food pantries and soup kitchens
in Darke, Logan, Miami and Shelby Counties. A program of Council on
Rural Services... read
more
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Dayton
Business Journal... Time
Warner, Sinclair agree on TV deal
Jan. 17, 2011 - Two weeks after their broadcasting rights fee agreement
expired, Time Warner Cable and Sinclair Broadcast Group have agreed in
principle to a new contract. Terms will be made public when a final
agreement is put into place in the next week. The tentative deal
guaranteed none of Sinclair's (NASDAQ:SBGI) television stations would
leave Time Warner cable networks at midnight Saturday. Executives at
Time Warner (NYSE:TWC) and their counterparts... read more
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Dayton
Business Journal - Bankers
group forecasts 2.1M new jobs in 2011
Economic recovery is going to take effort, but is not unreachable,
according to the American Bankers Association’s Economic Advisory
Committee. The 14-member committee on Friday predicted improvement in
the economy could be realized this year. The committee anticipates that
2.1 million new jobs will be created in 2011... read more
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Saluk says
nearly 200
jobs saved or created in 2010 - By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – Darke County Economic Development Director Marc Saluk told
a standing room only crowd Saturday that the combined efforts of
individuals and groups saved 80 Darke County jobs, and helped create
about 110 new ones. “In 2010, there were 38 official county visits to
local businesses to find out their needs and what we could do to help
them... read
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Congressman
John
Boehner on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
WASHINGTON,
D.C. – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) Monday issued the
following statement in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day:
"With words that continue to inspire, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. challenged our country to look inward and honor the promises
our forebears made to secure the blessings of liberty. Reverend
King stressed faith and grace in his quest to achieve freedom and
equality for all, preaching that the ‘time is always right to do what
is right.’ Recent events have reminded us that whatever our
differences may be, we can disagree without being disagreeable to each
other, and we can seek to be right without being self-righteous.
Reverend King led a committed life, and it is right that we continue to
honor his memory and reflect on his legacy."
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Yahoo
News... House panel wants
Homeland Security documents - By Alan Fram, Associated
Press
WASHINGTON – A House committee has asked the Homeland Security
Department to provide documents about an agency policy that required
political appointees to review many Freedom of Information Act
requests, according to a letter obtained Sunday by The Associated
Press... read
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Newsmax... The Best Country for
Tax Simplicity - and the Worst
The typical small business in the United States might need to spend 187
hours a year to comply with the nation’s tax code. In the Indian Ocean
nation of Maldives, compliance could take less than an hour - and in
Brazil, 2,600 hours. The World Bank and the PricewaterhouseCoopers
accounting firm devised an analysis of the world’s tax codes... read
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Truthout… What Does WikiLeaks
Have on Bank of America? by Mary Bottari
Jan. 13, 2011 - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is promising to
unleash a cache of secret documents from the hard drive of a U.S.
megabank executive. In 2009, he told Computer World that the bank was
Bank of America (BofA). In 2010, he told Forbes that the information
was significant enough to "take down a bank or two," but that he needed
time to lay out the information in a more user-friendly format... read
more
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Rasmussen
Reports... What They Told Us:
Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
Saturday, January 15, 2011 - It’s back to business for the new Congress
this coming week following the tragic shooting of Congresswoman
Gabrielle Giffords and the killing of six others in Arizona. First up
in the House is a vote to repeal the national health care bill passed
last year by Democrats in the previous Congress. Although that vote in
the Republican-led House... read
more
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Rasmussen
Reports… 75% Want
Health Care Law Changed - Friday, January 14, 2011
Voters overwhelmingly want to see last year’s health care law changed,
but there is substantial disagreement about how best to do it. The
latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 75% of
Likely U.S. Voters want to change the law, while only 18% want it left
alone. Those figures include 20%... read
more
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Politico…
Tax reform on
deck in
the House, By Richard E. Cohen
Jan. 14, 2011 - Tax reform is on deck in the House, with hearings
planned for next week in the Ways and Means Committee. Chairman Rep.
Dave Camp (R-Mich.) announced late Thursday that he will hold the first
in a set of hearings on “fundamental” tax reform next Thursday... read
more
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Politico…
Health care
reform
law back on House agenda for Tuesday - By Jake Sherman
Jan. 13, 2011 - The House will try to get back to normal next week,
with the chamber coming back into session on Tuesday to reignite debate
over repealing the health care reform law. “As the White House noted,
it is important for Congress to get back to work, and to that end we
will resume thoughtful consideration of the health care bill next
week”... read
more
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msnbc… The emergency response in
Tucson: Timeline shows ambulance delays - By Bill Dedman
How fast was the emergency response in Tucson? It depends on your
perspective. The Pima County Sheriff's Office released on Friday a
timeline of the shooting in Tucson, Ariz., of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
and others, appearing to show the first ambulance arriving 20 minutes
after the first 911 call came in. That information seemed to match
reports... read
more
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Allen Keaser
named
Kiwanis Citizen of the Year
Allen Keaser, Greenville Township Fire Department volunteer, has been
named the Greenville Kiwanis Citizen of the Year. Keaser and his wife
Nancy recently spoke to Kiwanis about the Township’s mascot, Rage, and
gave a history of Dalmations with fire departments. In addition to his
service with the fire department, Keaser serves on both... read
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Politico.com…
Reince Priebus
elected RNC chairman; Michael Steele ends bid, By Andy Barr
Jan. 14, 2011 - Reince Priebus, who led the Wisconsin Republican Party
to major gains in the 2010 midterm elections, won election as chairman
of the Republican National Committee in a drawn-out balloting process
Friday, ousting incumbent Chairman Michael Steele after a rocky
two-year tenure. Priebus started out as the top vote-getter in the
race, besting Steele by one vote on the first ballot. But it wasn’t
until the seventh round of voting... read
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News Update
from the
Kasich Taylor Team:
On Monday, John Kasich was sworn in as Ohio’s 69th Governor and been
working tirelessly to send the message that Ohio is open for business
again. Below, you can find highlights of some of the Governor's
activities in his first days in office. 1. Governor Kasich was sworn in
as Ohio’s 69th Governor. See below for link to all activities noted. 2.
Governor Kasich announced venture capitalist Mark Kvamme as the new
Director of the Ohio... read
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Edison
Community
College Selects Four Candidates For President
Edison Community College has selected four finalists for the position
of president and will bring each candidate to campus for two days
between January 18 and 27. The selected candidate will replace outgoing
president Dr. Kenneth Yowell, who will be retiring in April after 23
years at the helm of Edison... read
more
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Dayton
Business Journal… Wright
State University creates virtual humans for U.S. soldiers
- Jan. 12, 2011
Wright State University students are working on a project aimed at
relieving the culture shock facing soldiers deployed overseas. Their
answer: virtual humans. The university’s Center of Excellence in
Human-Centered Innovation was awarded a $530,000 grant to give soldiers
realistic cultural training by creating virtual figures that feature
personality and cultural representations of behaviors, mannerisms,
facial expressions, speech... read
more
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Dayton
Business Journal… Kasich
addresses Dayton business leaders - Jan. 11, 2011
New Ohio Gov. John Kasich said the state of Ohio needs some quick wins
to get on track. Kasich, the keynote speaker at the Dayton Development
Coalition’s annual meeting on Tuesday, looked comfortable on stage as
rifled through his plans to create a more business-friendly state. It
was his first appearance since wrapping up... read
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Sojourners News Briefs
- Jan. 13, 2010
The latest news on Religion, Obama Calls for Healing, Gabrielle
Giffords, Jared Lee Loughner, Health-Care Repeal Vote, Home
Foreclosures, 2010 Ties as Warmest Year on Record, Afghanistan,
Pakistan, Israel, Sudan, and Select Op-Eds... Compiled by Duane Shank
01-13-2011... read
more
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Politico.com...
Tragedy may
soften
health debate
- Jan. 13, 2011
When the House returns to the debate over repealing health care reform,
the rhetoric most likely will be softer — but the lines of division are
expected to be as hard as ever. The House is expected to return to
Washington next week to a more subdued debate on repealing the health
care reform law than it probably would have had a few... read
more
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Shelby
County Ag Day Draws Farmers from Six Counties,
By Justin Petrosino
OSU Extension, Shelby County, hosted its annual Ag Day on Monday,
January 10th,at St. Michael’s Hall in Ft. Loramie. The event brought in
farmers from six counties including Darke and state specialists from
OSU and Purdue. Participants in the field day listened to experts speak
about insect management, movement of phosphorus in our soils, managing
the problem weed marestail, crop disease management, and many other
topics... read
more
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From
Politico.com... President Obama
in Tucson, AZ
President Obama and the first lady have entered the auditorium in
Tucson to thunderous applause and cheers from the thousands of people
at the service. He is standing next to Daniel Hernandez, the intern who
is credited with saving the life of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords; Michelle
Obama is standing next to Giffords’s husband, Mark Kelly. (8:02 p.m.) A
unique moment... read
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Boehner on Resolution Condemning Attacks
- Jan. 12, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester)
delivered remarks on the House floor today during consideration of a
resolution condemning the tragic shooting in Tucson, AZ and honoring
the victims. Following are Boehner’s remarks as prepared for delivery:
“Today, we are called here to mourn. An unspeakable act of violence has
taken six innocent lives, and left several more... read
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Kasich
Inaugural Speech - Jan.
10, 2011
Well, I have to start by thanking my great family, my little daughters,
Emma and Reese, coming up on their 16th birthday. Almost. They act like
it. They'll be 11 here on the 16th of January and it's very exciting
for them. Whenever I leave the room at night, often Emma says, "Daddy,
I love you." Sweeter words were never heard, Sweetheart. And my little
daughter Reese, the other jewel that's in my sky, she gives me those
little hugs. And when I get ready to make a big speech, she says,
"Daddy, keep it short... read
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Sojourners…
Daily Digest
Jan. 11, 2011 - The latest news on Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Lee
Loughner, Spirit of Unity After Arizona Shootings, Abortion Rates
Plateau, Arizona Immigration Law, California Social Services Cuts,
Aghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Iran, South Sudan Vote, and Select Op-Eds.
Compiled by Duane Shank... read
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Rasmussen
Reports… Voters Still See
Democratic Agenda in Congress As More Extreme than GOP’s
Jan. 11, 2011 - Voters continue to feel the Republican agenda in
Congress is less extreme than that of congressional Democrats. A new
Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 42% of Likely
U.S. Voters now describe the agenda of Republicans in Congress as
mainstream, while nearly as many (38%) view it as extreme. Twenty
percent (20%) are not sure. At the same time, 38% of voters think the
agenda of Democrats in Congress... read
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Politico.com...
Lawmakers face
the
new normal
Jan. 11, 2011 - He had never thought twice about going to the grocery
store, until Sunday. But Rep. Steve Cohen went anyway, padding down the
aisles and accepting well wishes from constituents as unnerved as he
was by the shooting of his friend Rep. Gabrielle Giffords the day
before. A young man approached Cohen, slow seeming, a little out of it,
telling the lawmaker that he thought the government was waging war
against the people, before moving on... read
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Boehner extends State of the Union
invitation - Joint Session of
Congress Will
Convene January 25th
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-West Chester)
today sent a letter to the President formally inviting him to deliver a
State of the Union address. The Joint Session of Congress will
take place on January 25, 2011, in the House Chamber of the U.S.
Capitol. The text of the letter can be found below... read
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Green
runs for Muncipal Court Judge
GREENVILLE-Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Jesse J. Green has
filed his petition to run as a Republican candidate for Municipal
Court judge for the term to commence on January 1, 2012. Jesse had
served as an assistant prosecutor in Darke County since 1993. He is a
member and past president of the Darke County Bar Association, He is
also a member of the... read
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Newsmax.com… Obama's State Dept. Removes Mother, Father
From Passports
Jan. 9, 2011 - In what seems to be a diplomatic effort at extreme
political correctness and a nod to gay rights groups, the Obama
administration is removing the words “mother” and “father” from U.S.
passport applications and replacing them with “gender neutral”
terminology. Mom and dad will now be referred to rather coldly as
“parent one” and “parent two.”
Conservative Christian groups are
outraged over the decision... read
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Truthout.org… News Briefs
Jan. 10, 2011 - Tom DeLay Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
Jason
Leopold, Truthout: "A federal judge Monday sentenced former Republican
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to three years in prison for his role
in orchestrating a scheme to illegally funnel nearly $200,000 in
corporate cash to Texas political candidates in 2002."... read
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Rasmussen Reports… Support for Public Employee Unions Declines
Jan. 10, 2011 - With states across the country finding that benefits
for public workers are becoming nearly impossible to fund in the
current economic climate, support for public employee unions has
fallen. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that
45% of Americans now at least somewhat favor unions for public
employees, while the identical number (45%) are opposed to them. These
findings include 21% who Strongly Favor such unions versus 30% who
are... read
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Greenville Holds first Power of the Pen
competition
GREENVILLE – Greenville Junior High School held its first Power of the
Pen Regional Competition Saturday, with Greenville JHS Eighth Grader
Christal Smith and Mississinawa Valley JHS Seventh Grader Chance Garber
taking Best of Round honors. Smith earned Best of Round for the first
of three Eighth Grade prompts… “Taking it was easy... read
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Insider
Report from Newsmax.com…
Jan. 9, 2011 - Headlines: 1. BP Explosion Led to ‘Oil Spill
Hysteria’
2. Beijing Boosts Wages Amid Fears of
Unrest
3. Romney, Palin Lead in Early New Hampshire
Poll
4. ‘Ridiculous Lawsuits’ Are No Laughing
Matter
5. Website Shows Real ‘Cost’ of Taxes
6. We Heard: Harry Reid, John Boehner... read more
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Rasmussen Reports… Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
Jan. 8, 2011 - The Washington landscape for the next two years began to
take shape this past week, with Republicans taking charge of the House
and President Obama shaking up his White House staff to meet the
challenge of his new, energized opposition. The new House’s first
significant move is expected next week when it is likely to vote to
repeal the national health care plan passed by congressional Democrats
last March... read more
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Truthout.org…
Arizona
Shooting Sets
Off Debate on Violent Political Rhetoric
Jan. 8, 2011 - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arizona) and seventeen others
were shot Saturday after a gunman opened fire at a public event in
Tucson, law-enforcement sources confirmed. Six people were killed,
including a federal judge, an aide to Giffords and a nine-year-old
girl.
The 40-year-old Arizona Democrat was shot in the head once at
point-blank range... read
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Newsmax.com… Tea Party, Palin blamed for Shooting; but
Shooter Linked to Leftwing Politics
Jan. 9, 2011 - As U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords fights for her life
after a mad gunman shot her on Saturday, some Democrats and major media
have moved to pin the blame for her attack on the tea party movement
and conservatives like Sarah Palin, despite the fact that the shooter
was both deranged and fascinated by leftwing politics. Giffords'
Democratic colleague, Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva, told Mother
Jones magazine... read more
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From the Kasich Team...
Just after midnight, Jan. 10, 2011 - "We are thrilled to let you know
that John Kasich and Mary Taylor were just sworn in as our Governor and
Lt. Governor of Ohio! As Ohioans, we can be proud of this team and know
that they will work tirelessly to bring jobs back to our great state.
With your help, we won the election but now the hard work of governing
begins and we need you to stay involved. Please continue to share your
ideas and stay tuned for future updates."
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TheHill.com…
House postpones
healthcare vote after attack on Giffords
Jan. 8, 2011 - House Republicans are postponing a vote to repeal the
healthcare law scheduled for next week after the shooting of Rep.
Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) in Arizona.
Majority Leader Eric Cantor
(R-Va.) said in a statement late Saturday that “all legislation
currently scheduled to be considered by the House of Representatives
next week is being postponed so that we can take whatever actions may
be necessary in light of today’s tragedy... read
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Columbus
Dispatch… 200 state jobs moved
to civil service
Jan. 6, 2011 - Two hundred state employees have been granted
civil-service protections since the November election, shielding them
from the normal firings that occur with a change of administration.
Records released to The Dispatch yesterday by the Ohio Department of
Administrative Services show state agencies responsible for
transportation and services for disabled Ohioans moved the largest
number of employees to protected status... read
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FoxNews.com...
Death Toll From
Arizona Shooting Spree
A shooting at a town hall-style event Saturday in Tucson, Ariz., left
six dead, including a federal judge, and critically wounded Rep.
Gabrielle Giffords, who police said was the target of the attack... read
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Foxnews.com…
Giffords
Wounded,
Federal Judge Killed in Arizona Shooting
Jan. 8, 2011 - A shooting rampage at a town hall-style event Saturday
in Tucson, Ariz., left at least five dead (later updated to six),
including a federal judge, and critically wounded Rep. Gabrielle
Giffords, who is in intensive care but expected to survive after being
shot in the head at close range. The gunman, who sources identify to
Fox News as 22-year-old... read
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Columbus
Dispatch... For $1, Kasich hires
private help to spur job creation
Jan. 6, 2011 - A prominent venture capitalist from Silicon Valley has
agreed to run the Ohio Department of Development essentially free to
help transition it to a private jobs organization, Gov.-elect John
Kasich plans to announce on Friday. Mark Kvamme, a partner at Sequoia
Capital in Menlo Park, Calif., will serve as department director on an
interim.... read
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Garst Museum names new director
Jan. 8, 2011 - The Board of Directors of the Darke County Historical
Association,
Garst Museum, is pleased to announce the hiring of Clay Johnson, Ph.D.
as its next executive director. He replaces retiring director, Penny
Perry. Uniquely qualified for the position of executive director, Clay
holds a Ph.D. in Public History with History and Public Administration
from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan... read
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Columbus
Dispatch... Jobs still trail
state incentives
Jan. 6, 2011 - Report: Ohio didn’t follow up when employers who got 76
awards fell 7,000 workers short - The state often has failed to take
action when companies don’t create or keep jobs in return for tax
credits and other assistance, and it’s difficult to track whether
companies comply with their agreements, a new report concludes. Ohio
Attorney General Richard Cordray released the report to the legislature
today as required by a 2009 law... read
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Dayton
Daily News... 10,000 Ohio jobs
put at risk by new cuts in defense spending
Jan. 7, 2011 - The Defense Department’s announcement Thursday that it
will cancel production of a new amphibious-assault vehicle for the
Marine Corps puts at risk 10,000 jobs and a potential $2 billion
economic impact in Ohio over the next six to seven years, the
manufacturer General Dynamics Corp. said. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown,
D-Ohio, and Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, urged that the government
complete prototype testing... read
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Dayton
Business Journal... Report:
Health care reform repeal to kill 250k jobs
Jan. 7, 2011 - Research group says repealing health care reform
would be ‘job killer’ and cost 250,000 jobs. A national nonpartisan
research group says repealing health care reform would destroy more
than 250,000 jobs over the next decade. The new U.S. House of
Representatives leadership, including House Speaker John Boehner,
R-West Chester, has proposed to repeal President Barack Obama’s health
care reform law... read
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Commissioners
sign $14.7 million 2011 budget - By Bob Robinson
Jan. 5, 2011 - Commissioners signed a $14,728,394.14 General Fund
Budget for 2011
Wednesday, an increase of more than $176,000 over the 2010 Budget.
Revenues, however, are expected to decrease by nearly $300,000... read
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Boehner 61st
Speaker
of the House - Opening
Session of 112th Congress
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today
delivered the following remarks to the opening session of the 112th
Congress. “Madam Speaker, thank you for your kind words, and thank you
for your service... read
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Locals see
Boehner
Ceremony - By Bob
Robinson - Jan. 5, 2011
What do 22,000 phone calls get you? For 11 Darke Countians, the
experience of a lifetime. Four buses, loaded with residents of the
Miami Valley, headed for Washington, D.C., Tuesday morning and arrived
yesterday evening. Today more than 400 people, including the supporters
from Darke County... read
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Commissioners start year with a bang
- By Bob Robinson - Jan. 4, 2011
Something old, something new… It’s not a bride preparing for her
wedding day; it’s the first day out in 2011 for the new Darke County
Commissioners. Something new? Recently elected Darke County
Commissioner Mike Stegall takes his seat, replacing retired 5-term
Commissioner Terry Haworth. Something new? Commissioner and 2011
President... read
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Commissioners
request public input - Jan. 3, 2011
We, the Board of Darke County Commissioners are facing a serious
dilemma.
Back on December 20, 2010, in our Regular Agenda Session, Common Pleas
Court Judge Jonathan P. Hein, attended our meeting and spoke to
Commissioners Haworth, Delaplane & Rhoades, regarding his 2011
Appropriations that he submitted early in December, 2010... read
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Melville case
‘unfinished
business’ - By Bob
Robinson
It pulled at my
heart strings to the point I took a lone flower and
placed it on her casket when her remains were re-interred in the county
cemetery. Jane Doe was positively identified in July 2009 as
18-year-old Jeanne Marie Melville. She was exhumed from the Darke
County Home Cemetery for the second and last time a month later on Aug.
6 at 1 p.m. Her remains were returned to her home in Green Bay, Wis... read
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An informed
public
makes
better government - By
Bob
Robinson - Part 1 of two parts
“What I do want,” said Darke County Commissioner-elect Mike Stegall,
“is for you… the Advocate, Early Bird, Policy… to ask questions.” He
intends to do his job; he wants the Fourth Estate to do theirs. “The
more informed people are about their government, the better it will
be,” he said. “Question! Question with boldness… you’ll never get a
complaint from me.”... read
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Stegall talks
about
traits
he’ll bring to office - By
Bob Robinson - Part two of two
“We’re both Alpha Males,” Darke County Commissioner-elect Mike Stegall
said, referring to Commissioner Mike Rhoades and himself. “That’s why
there are three of us.” He said he’d heard that people expected Rhoades
and him to butt heads. Stegall acknowledged they probably will.
“(Greenville Township Trustee) Bill Kelly has a strong personality… we
argue… we disagree, but we’re still friends”... read
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