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State Representative Jim Buchy… Mitochondrial Disease Awareness
September is Mitochondrial disease awareness month in memory of western
Ohio’s own Corynna Strawser. Corynna dedicated her life to raising
awareness for this rare and devastating disease and in her honor Senate
Bill 300 was passed to allow us to carry on her fight. Mitochondrial
disease, Mito for short, is an inherited chronic illness in which…
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Bullying in Ohio,
By Melissa Martin, Child Therapist
How do agencies and organizations in Ohio prevent and intervene with
bullying? Do they help or hinder? What is the bullying policy at your
child’s school? What is a definition of bullying? “Bullying is
unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves
a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has
the potential to be repeated, over time,” according…
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Broke Wife,
Big City… “Slummering”
in Maine,
By Aprill Brandon
Guys, I don’t want to alienate any of my readers, but I can officially
say that I now “summer in Maine” like the rich people do. So please no
longer make direct eye contact when addressing me, peasants. Ok, ok,
busted. We’ll actually be slumming it in a small motel by the beach for
barely three days, so technically I guess you could say we’ll be
“slummering in Maine.” But you…
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State
Representative Jim Buchy… Agritourism
is a Growing Trend in Ohio
When the Ohio winter ends and the warmer months come, you see many
people moving outdoors for entertainment. A growing trend in Ohio is
for Ohioans to take part in agritourism. Over the last 15 or so years,
this industry has really taken off and we in the state legislature are
doing our part to help it continue to be successful. Agritourism can be
defined as the crossroads between agriculture and tourism.…
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Mr. History Wants…
By
Susan Olling
Some years ago, we went on a factory tour at the Harley-Davidson
assembly plant in York, PA. I thought that Mr.
History’s
interest in this type of hog would go no further. However,
one of
the toys on Mr. History’s wish list is a top-of-line
Harley. This list also includes a 1930s fire truck, among
other
internal-combustion contraptions. I always ask him where he
plans
to put all of these things…
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Greenville
City Schools… Welcome
to the
2015-2016 School Year, GCSD Superintendent
Douglas Fries
Welcome to the 2015-2016 school year. Our administration and
staff are eager to begin another year with the students, parents,
grandparents, and community members throughout our district.
We
hope to have everyone work together to make this another successful
instructional and enjoyable year for all. I trust each of you have had
a relaxing and enjoyable summer with your family…
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Ohio
Republican Party… ORP
Update
Focusing on jobs and the taxpayers. That's a major difference between
Ohio Republicans and Ohio Democrats. A little over 4 years
ago,
under Democrat Ted Strickland, our state faced massive job lost, tax
hikes, and an $8 billion budget hole. Now our Republican team has
delivered $5 billion in tax cuts, a $2 billion surplus and economic
growth. This week Ohio Republicans continued…
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U.S.
Senator Sherrod Brown… Protecting
Ohio’s Drinking Water
Around this time last year, 500,000 Ohioans in the Toledo area were
forced to go without safe drinking water. They were warned they
couldn’t drink the tap water in their own homes. This is something no
family should have to go through, and that should not be happening in
our state. Cities and towns across Ohio need to have the best, most
up-to-date information on how to keep their drinking…
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All
Is Not Lost,
By Kate Burch
At our house, we joke about morning prayers consisting, at least in
part, of sitting with our coffee and the daily newspapers, saying
repeatedly, “Oh, God!” Yesterday, especial fervency was provoked by
some disheartening news about Voice of America. Started in
1942
as a means of countering Nazi propaganda, VOA is a taxpayer-funded…
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Broke Wife, Big City… The
Case
of the Missing Dino Nugget, By Aprill Brandon
It’s lunchtime. Again. I know. You can’t believe it’s lunchtime again.
Wasn’t it just lunchtime yesterday? And the day before that? How many
times does this kid need to eat? But so goes the life of the parent of
a toddler. Only, the thing is, this lunchtime is different. This
lunchtime, you’re already hour 16 into your new diet. That stupid,
stupid new diet you Googled and pledged an oath…
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State
Rep. Jim Buchy… Making
Ohio More
Business Friendly and Improving Our Economy
Over the last 5 years the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC)
has made changes to help it evolve from a problem, to a leader in
economic development and job growth in Ohio. The growth is due to the
presence of all the ingredients of a strong economy including: sound
business decisions, a focus on safety and hard workers. In recent
years, the BWC has been responsible…
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U.S. Congressman John Boehner… A
Commitment to Providing Excellent Constituent Services
- Washington, D.C. – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today
released the following column reminding Ohio’s 8th District of the many
services he provides to help constituents navigate federal agencies,
cut through red-tape, and get the answers they need: “This year, the
IRS dropped 8.8 million calls on taxpayers in the months…
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New
interest in
Jamestown, By Susan Olling
The recent news stories about four sets of remains found on the site of
a church that dates to 1608 will probably bring even more visitors to
one of the most interesting parks in the National Park Service System:
Historic Jamestowne. None of the American History courses I
took,
back in the mists of time, mentioned Jamestown, Virginia, the…
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Deliberate Harm,
By Kate Burch
A couple of weeks ago, one of my Facebook friends posted a photo of two
young children, one white, one black, walking in a wooded scene, with
hands clasped. The caption above the photo was, “This is
where we
need to be.” I commented, “Really, most of us are there
already.” No response received. A couple of my black friends
have
decried the recent and current worsening perceptions…
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Broke Wife, Big City… I
just
want to pay my bill, By Aprill Brandon
I don’t know if you guys have been keeping up with the news lately, but
according to the headlines I’ve been skimming on Twitter, robots are
poised to take over all our jobs. Or something like that. I never
actually click on the links because as the mother of a toddler, all I
really have time to read are listicles about how to lose 10 pounds in
10 days. (Note to the editors of Huffington Post…
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The White House… 50
Years Ago
Every year, I head back to the birthplace of a new America -- Selma,
Alabama -- where a determined struggle for voting rights transformed
our democracy 50 years ago. On March 7, 1965, Hosea Williams and I led
a band of silent witnesses, 600 nonviolent crusaders, intending to
march 50 miles to Montgomery -- Alabama's capital -- to demonstrate the
need for voting rights in America…
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State
Representative Jim Buchy… Tax
Relief for Ohio’s Non-Profit Veterans and Fraternal Organizations
-- Two years ago we provided a property tax exemption in Ohio law for
veterans and fraternals but bureaucrats in the tax department failed to
recognize space used by such organizations for the not-for-profit
service of the organizational members. In this biennial budget which we
passed in June we included a provision that further outlines the
intention of the legislature to provide that exemption to the space…
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Commissioners
Corner… Airport
news to come;
July notes
From wet and cool to hot and humid, July has certainly been a mixed bag
of weather. The first half of the month was a continuation of June with
rain and cool temperatures almost daily, and now the last week or so,
it has been more like a Darke County July, hot and humid. It really is
time for us to start getting summertime weather here, so I guess we
can’t complain…
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U.S.
Senator Sherrod Brown… Fighting
to Reduce Prescription Drug Costs
Just like Medicare – which celebrated its 50th Anniversary last week –
prescription drugs have helped Americans live longer and healthier
lives. But for too many Americans, the high cost of prescription drugs
forces them to choose between taking their full dosage and putting food
on the table or keeping their lights on. And drug costs are on the
rise. A report released last month by the Medicare…
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Death
By a Thousand Cuts,
By Kate Burch
Last week, our dishwasher went on the fritz and, before the repair was
accomplished, the water heater sprang a leak! There’s nothing
like washing dishes by hand in cold water and taking cold showers to
make one appreciate modern conveniences. When we went to look
at
water heaters, we were surprised at how much the prices had
increased. The salesman and the installer shook their heads…
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