A Modern Day Tale
By Lyn
Bliss, Assistant Editor
There once was a golden haired, blue-eyed little apple of her parents’
eyes. She was raised knowing she lived in the greatest country in the
world and thinking that whatever she wanted to do, if she worked hard
enough she would be able to achieve it.
She went to school, studied hard and sure enough – she graduated with
grades that allowed her to go on to college. Where again, she worked
hard, got good grades and graduated at the top of her class.
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Broke
Wife, Big City… Do
your ears hang low? By Aprill Brandon
When I was a kid, I had a penpal. Even better, it was a FOREIGN penpal.
Every day after school, I'd run to the mailbox, quivering with
anticipation, to see if Penelope's letter had arrived from exotic
Canada (where they put gravy on their French fries...GRAVY!). In fact,
there were days I was so excited, I'd sit outside and actually wait for
the mailman to come. Unfortunately, as I grew older, my enthusiasm for
my daily trips to the mailbox… read
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New Teaching Standards:
Compartmentalize or
“think” deeply?
That’s My Opinion, By Bob Robinson - “The goal is to go from ‘knowing’
something to ‘deeply understanding’ something… it is a totally
different way of teaching.” I found that statement fascinating. Dave
Shelhaas used it when he told Darke County Chamber of Commerce board
members recently about the new standards and accountability set to kick
in for Ohio Schools in 2014. Color me naive (again). While I… read
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U.S.
Senator Sherrod Brown… Giving
Thanks
My mother, a schoolteacher in Mansfield, taught her sons that no matter
what our station in life, no one is too important or too busy to serve.
This holiday season, I’m grateful for that lesson – and for the example
set each day by so many in their communities. And I am most heartened
by the sacrifices of hardworking Ohioans who struggle to make ends meet
yet still make time to give to others.
A couple of years ago, I met an Ohio family who was bagging… read
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Broke
Wife, Big City… How
to succeed in business without really tweeting,
By Aprill Brandon
Wanna know what I've been doing for the past three hours? Heh. No. I
wish. You dirty birdie, you. No, sadly, what I've been doing for the
past three is hours much less likely to land me in jail. Instead, I've
been trying to log into my old LinkedIn account. Unfortunately, since
it's been four years since I've actually logged on, none of my old
standby passwords ("mrsryanreynolds," "BornAgainJedi,"
"Boozy_McBoozerson") were working. So, I ended… read
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Tea Party - Republican Party
friend or foe? By Dr. Charles &
Rebecca Reier
The Tea Party may be serving the Republican Party a poisonous brew by
insisting on “no new taxes”. The Middle Class, now including
millionaires, has seen their assets decline over the last decade, while
the Bush policy of “don’t tax the rich” has billionaires happy. So
happy that many, such as George Soros and Warren Buffet, recognize and
admit the unfairness. They support increased taxes on high income
earners and… read
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Same question-different answers,
By Jim Surber
The 2012 Presidential election came and went, though it seemed like an
eternity before it was finally over. The residents of battleground Ohio
were subjected to countless nasty media ads, repeated irritating phone
calls, and enough political junk mail to burn a tobacco bed. The two
candidates spent nearly $2 billion, much of it coming from a few very
large donors. Ultimately, we ended up with the same GOP-controlled
House, the same Democratic-controlled… read
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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown… Honoring
Ohio’s Veterans
On Veterans Day, and every day, we must remember to express our
gratitude to the men and women that have served our country in uniform.
In a ceremony on Veterans Day, more than 67 years after his service in
World War II, North Olmsted resident U.S. Army Corporal (Ret.) Dewey
Limpert received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star along with several
other overdue medals. After being contacted by Mr. Limpert’s… read
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U.S. Rep. Boehner… State
leadership, Congressional oversight key to stopping ObamaCare
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) released the
following column discussing Governor John Kasich’s decision to not
implement a government-run “exchange” under the president’s health care
law and resisting a federal takeover of health insurance regulations in
Ohio: “President Obama has won re-election, but his health care law is
still driving up costs and making it harder for… read
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Making Lemonade…
That’s
My Opinion, By Bob Robinson
Inside every cloud is a silver lining. I’ve heard that phrase, or
something similar to it, since I was a child. I’d come home from school
complaining about something. I’d go to grampa complaining that one of
my cousins was mean to me (or sometimes Grampa would give me a
tongue-lashing when one of my cousins complained I was mean to him).
I’d go to Mom or Gramma with a skinned knee. Or I’d moan around the
house if it was raining… read
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State
Rep Jim
Buchy… Voters
Want Smaller
Government; So Why Don’t We Listen?
Many days have passed since Election Day, now we have had an
opportunity to reflect on the results and strategize our next steps
forward. As I traveled the district in the last few months it
is
clear people want jobs, and they want smaller government that
encourages economic growth. I will work to remove the noose
that
government red tape and bureaucracy have placed over our lives in this
state. This week… read
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That’s
My
Opinion… Obama’s
America,
By Bob Robinson
“Re: Election stolen. Give it up, Bob. And yes, Taxes are the way to
raise revenue. Have a great day.” He’s right about one thing… the
election is over. I should give it up. That doesn’t mean, of course,
that I will ignore the opinions of others who wish to pontificate over
what they think happened. As I indicated in my Editor’s Notes on
Monday, I do think it strange that the Republican turnout was
supposedly down 10 percent from 2008. Don’t you?… read
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Broke
Wife,
Big City… Adventures
in
puppy-sitting, By Aprill Brandon
It is 2:30 on Thursday afternoon. I am sitting at the computer,
attempting to type this around my almost 40-pound dog, who is
struggling to sit on my not-nearly-big-enough lap. I am still in the
sweatpants I slept in, hair in the same messy bun I went to bed in and
my face still has the remnants of yesterday’s eyeliner. To my left is
an 11-pound puppy who is desperately and energetically trying to also
jump on my lap. And to my immediate right… read
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China
Trade Issues
underlie Local Business Problems, Dr. Charles
&
Rebecca Reier
Had local business leaders been listening to CNBC Worldwide Exchange
between 4:00 and 4:20 am this morning, they would have heard an
extensive discussion of the problem of making free trade FAIR TRADE
with China. They have missed the prime cause of their business
frustrations and a weak economy. They blame partisan issues for the
problems they face that are related directly to our two… read
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What
happened?
That’s My Opinion, By Bob Robinson
Demographics and the ground game happened! Stunned disbelief would
probably best sum up the results of Tuesday’s presidential election.
Reactions ranged from anger to shock to a decision to shake it off with
a wisecrack or joke. “Welcome to the United Socialistic States of
America!” I saw an American flag flying upside down at half staff on
the way into town Wednesday. I was saddened by the sight. On… read
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Pass
the Jobs Bill
NOW! By Truman Scott
With the east coast devastated, now is the time to begin putting people
back to work re-building our infrastructure. This process
could
begin on both coasts with one working east while the other works
west. We could have a 21st Century “Driving of the Golden
Spike”
somewhere in the middle of the U.S. when the job is complete. This
would immediately begin the lowering the unemployment rate and we
could… read
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Broke
Wife, Big City… The
five stages
of panic, By Aprill Brandon
There are a lot of firsts when it comes to marriage. The first time you
kiss as husband and wife. The first dance. The first fight. The first
time you lose your first fight. The first time you bring back up the
original fight a few months later in a vain effort to try to win this
time. And, it's inevitable: The first time you lose your wedding ring.
Luckily, I managed to make it a whole year and a handful of months
before the latter finally happened to me… read
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State
Senator Keith Faber… Working
Hard for the Citizens of Our District
A Public Servant’s Perspective - Ohio, like most of the nation, has
been no stranger to the economic rollercoaster that has spanned the
beginning of the 21st Century. Beginning with the recession caused by
the warrantless attacks that our nation faced on September 11, 2001 and
the recovery that followed, all the way to the sub-prime mortgage
crisis and the recession of 2008, Ohioans have been tossed… read
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Romney/Ryan
team in
Celina… it’s about the jobs, by Kurt Fritsch
After having had the opportunity to attend a rally with Mitt Romney on
Oct. 10 in Sydney, Ohio, which was a great event that had drawn a huge
number of people, I was informed about a rally on Oct 28 with Paul Ryan
in Celina and thought that it might be a good idea to meet him as well.
So I signed up online and printed my ticket and was ready for the next
political event in this campaign, which hopefully… read
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