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Commissioners Corner...The
budget
process has begun
The month of May has started out very well for Darke County. The crops
are planted, and now getting enough moisture will be the key. Mother’s
day saw a lot of flower buying and planting in the County, and as
always the sunshine makes everyone feel better about getting out and
about. The Commissioner’s office is in full swing this month, as this
is the start of the Parade season. On May 19th,... read
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You
can be a Super PAC,
By Jim Surber
Would you like to start your very own Super PAC (political action
committee)? Then you can collect millions of dollars in contributions
and spend it on behalf of political candidates that are sympathetic to
your own personal issues, or against those who are not. It’s a whole
lot easier than you may think, thanks to a popular late-night comedian
and our US Supreme Court who has ruled that money is speech and that...
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The
True Heroes,
By Bob Robinson
When I took a semester off from college, I would occasionally take a
date to the Officer’s Club for dinner. My adopted father was an Air
Force Light Colonel. To make access to the base easier, he had me drive
his car. It had his Air Force decal on it. Some young airman – usually
about my age – would always come to attention and salute. It made me
uncomfortable. I didn’t deserve the salute... read
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Holy
Moses! Judge
says toss 4 of 10 Commandments, by Sharon
Hopper
Perhaps he was inspired by the Bible story of King Solomon’s great
compromise to determine which of two women was the real mother of a
baby brought before him. But instead of “cutting the baby in half,” a
U.S. District Judge has suggested resolving a dispute between the ACLU
and the Giles County, Va., School District by reducing the Ten
Commandments to just six, eliminating those that refer to God. No word
yet if the ACLU will agree to... read
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State Representative Richard Adams... With Government Agencies, More is
Not Better
All of us probably learned at a very young age about the importance of
sharing. Little did we know at the time that the lesson could also be
relevant to government when it comes to reducing costs. The idea of
sharing, or consolidating, government services has received increased
attention of late, and not only in Ohio. As government looks for ways
to balance budgets and manage expenditures, officials have begun... read
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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown... Thanking
Ohio’s Teachers
This week – Teacher Appreciation Week – we salute teachers from across
the nation for their commitment to instructing, mentoring, and
empowering our youth. To honor our nation’s teachers, Senator Brown is
proud to cosponsor a Congressional Resolution recognizing May 13-19 as
National Teacher Appreciation Week. Today, Sen. Brown joined teachers
throughout the state at the Ohio Education Association’s... read
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100
Years of History
Celebrated, By Bob Robinson
Thank you Darke County Center for the Arts - No, I didn’t graduate on
the stage of Memorial Hall in 1962. I did that a couple thousand miles
away in Lincoln, Nebraska. Nor have I ever performed on its magnificent
stage. I did that on the stage of Texas A&M’s historic Guion
Hall
40 plus years ago. Lincoln Southeast High School has probably been
upgraded a few times in the last half... read
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Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted... Be a Good Citizen, Be a Poll
Worker on
Election Day
As the state’s chief elections officer, I am responsible for
administering a fair election where eligible voters can freely exercise
their right to vote and have confidence in the accuracy of the results.
This is no simple job. As Ohio’s elections officials are working to
prepare for the 2012 Presidential Election, the political rhetoric on
both sides is heating up. One side believes the law is too restrictive
and that voters are being... read
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Why
I read
conservative blogs, That’s My Opinion By Bob
Robinson
2000. The year of the infamous pregnant chads. I still see the closeup
of the guy down in Florida with his huge eye behind the magnifying
glass. It would have been funny had it not been so crucial. The
Democrats are still huffy over that... “the Supreme Court stole the
election!” I heard it for years. Fortunately, the insanity came to an
end before the coming “almost pregnant” chads had a chance to change
the course of... read
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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown... Supporting
Ohio’s Veterans
Joe Halicker, a WWII Veteran from Northwest Ohio, recently participated
in an Honor Flight visit to the WWII Memorial in the nation’s capital.
After liberating Lorient, France from Nazi occupation, Mr. Halicker
returned home to a grateful nation with the resources needed to provide
for his three children. Today, young veterans often return to their
communities and struggle to access the benefits they’ve earned.
Whether... read
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I’m
angry... is
anyone else? By Sharon Hopper
Perpetrated fraud referred to as a “tax loophole” - May 8, 2012 - Today
I am angry and you should be too. In fact all hard working Americans
should be angry and all retired Americans should be past angry. That’s
me. Past Angry. I just watched a video released from Channel 13 in
Indianapolis about a story that is absolutely unbelievable to me. Bob
Segall interview and investigated this story with a tax consultant... read
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State Senator Bill Beagle... Spurring
Investment in Ohio’s Struggling Communities
Since taking office in January 2011, I have had the pleasure to work on
a number of reforms and policy measures that are helping to bring Ohio
back to a place of economic prosperity. Ohio’s unemployment rate is now
at its lowest level since October of 2008, having dropped to 7.5
percent. Additionally, Ohio has added 83,000 new jobs since
the
start of 2011, and hard-working residents of our state are now able to
take advantage... read
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I’m
mad as hell,
That’s My Opinion By Bob Robinson
Contrasting local anger to national indifference… First of all, a huge
THANK YOU to CBS News! A “legitimate” news source finally reported that
the latest unemployment figures were bogus... although they didn’t
express it quite like that. CBS reported that unemployment figures
don’t include those who have given up looking for a job. When someone
gets so frustrated at not being able to find one - and his or her ... read
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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown... Preventing
College Costs from Rising
Justin Kuemerle, a Wright State University student, relies on federal
student loans to help pay for school. He recently told me that without
Stafford Loans, he would have to forgo college. Justin is one of more
than 382,000 students in Ohio – for the number of affected students in
your county, click here – who are able to attend college with the help
of Stafford Loans. Stafford Loans – low-interest loans for low- to
moderate... read
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Don
Wright is always
Wright; this time he’s Right! By Bob Rhoades
Sometimes you just have to wait for greatness to shine
through.
Don Wright’s editorial is just that. He waited, did some
homework
and wrote a pretty decent article. I was flattered to be
mentioned in the same article as Jeanne Morris, Bill Funderburg and
others but not surprised that Don and I agree on the issue of Melody
Lucas. You see, even two old dudes like us have the intelligence to
respect someone... read
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To
my fellow taxpayers,
By Don Wright
Editor: Fellow taxpayers, we dodged the bullet. A group of Christian
school teachers and parents have been conferring with an attorney about
the possibility of taking legal action against the Greenville school
board. I’m told this is on hold now since Susie Riegle is taking a
hike. With the exception of the newest member, who seems to have some
common sense, the rest of the Greenville school board should resign... read
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