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State
Representative Jim Buchy… Deer Season in Ohio
For motorists, a deer hunter is the best defense between you and an
auto insurance claim. In Ohio, hunters are a critical part of managing
the deer population and this deer season will be no exception. Archery
season in Ohio for deer hunters began on September 26th and will run
through February 7th, while deer gun season will begin on November 30th
and...
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Coffee with the Commissioner… A
Thank You
Next Coffee Jan. 9, Wayne Lakes - Before I became Commissioner, I
decided I would go out once a month and try and meet people over coffee
and breakfast to let them know what I thought, and let people tell me
what they thought a commissioner should be. I called those events
“Coffee with the Candidate”. They were always entertaining, and let me...
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U.S.
Senator Sherrod Brown… Giving
Thanks
As families come together across Ohio this week to celebrate
Thanksgiving, Connie and I are reminded of all that we have to be
grateful for this year. We welcomed a new granddaughter — with another
grandchild on the way — and we will have the joy and privilege of
gathering with our friends and family this Thursday to share good food
and to give thanks for our blessings. But during this week, we also...
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State
Rep. Jim Buchy… Local
Agriculture Helps Put Food on the
Table this Thanksgiving
In this turkey carving season we often forget our role in putting the
Thanksgiving meal on the table. In western Ohio, we are blessed with so
many fine farming families, and many working individuals who help to
export our agricultural products to the world. The truth is this
Thanksgiving that much of the food got its start on our farms in
western Ohio. Ohio is an agricultural leader in the United States...
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Broke
Wife, Big City… Being
thankful for the crappy stuff,
By Aprill Brandon
Every year around this time, I like to make a list of all the things
I’m thankful for. One, because I think it’s an important tradition of
the Thanksgiving holiday (in fact, I’d say it’s almost as important as
the tradition of drinking wine all day while you cook). And two, it’s
the easiest column I write all year. The list just grows and grows the
older I get. Loving husband, wonderful child...
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U.S.
Senator Sherrod Brown… No
One Who Works Full Time Should Live in
Poverty
Last week, workers in Ohio and across the country participated in a
National Day of Action, demanding a living wage for the millions of
Americans who are working hard but struggling to get by on the minimum
wage. Forty-two percent of American workers — and 45 percent of Ohio
workers — make less than $15 per hour. Among African-American workers,
more than half earn less than $15 an hour...
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Who Would Have Imagined…?
By
Kate Burch
It may well happen that the demonstration of spine by French President
Hollande following the terrorist murders of 132 in Paris will lose
popular support shortly. Look what happened to George W.
Bush,
initially cheered by all Americans for his strong response to the
attacks of 9/11, but eventually and predictably demonized by the Left
for the...
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Government
by Commuters, Governing by Crisis,
By Susan Olling
The late David Brinkley wrote a wonderful book in the late 1980’s
called Washington Goes to War. He described, in his great
journalistic style, how unprepared Washington, D.C. was to assume the
leadership role needed to win World War Two and how that transformation
took place. Hint, it wasn’t easy. In one chapter, Mr.
Brinkley
described Congress in the years before the war. Legislative
sessions...
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The
White House… Serving
the brave men and women who serve us,
By Rob Diamond
It was just over nine years ago that I wore the uniform of a United
States Naval Officer for the last time. It seems like it was just
yesterday. After four years at the U.S. Naval Academy and nearly seven
years of active duty service, including a wartime deployment to the
Middle East in 2004, I gained what I would argue is the most important
and meaningful title I have ever been afforded...
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Broke
Wife, Big City… Happy
HalloChristGiving, Charlie Brown!
By Aprill Brandon
Hey, you know what the world needs more of? (Warning! Warning! Sarcasm
bomb about to detonate!) People complaining about how Christmas comes
earlier and earlier every year. We just don’t see enough of that, you
know? And I bet if we did complain more, it would totally change
things. Just like how complaining about politics and cold weather and
people who think Instagram...
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U.S.
Senator Sherrod Brown… Veterans
Day
As we take time this week to pay tribute to the millions of heroes who
have put their lives on the line for our country, we must remember that
we owe our veterans more than our gratitude. We must work to ensure
that they receive the benefits they deserve. Too many veterans face
challenges related to healthcare, housing, and employment. Veterans
transitioning from time in service to civilian...
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The
White House… Let's
reinvent high school
We want to talk to you about our nation’s high schools for a moment. In
2008, the Department of Education required all states, for the first
time, to use the same calculation for their high school graduation rate
-- a key accountability measure that this administration has embraced.
In 2010, President Obama and Secretary Duncan joined the America’s
Promise Alliance at the U.S. Chamber...
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U.S.
Senator Sherrod Brown… Protecting
the Finances of Ohioans Serving
in Uniform
Thousands of Ohioans are deployed overseas serving in our nation’s
military, according to a recent count. Not only do these Ohioans put
their lives on the line to defend our nation, but they also often face
significant risks to their personal finances while they are on
deployment. The challenges include difficulty managing accounts from
abroad, identity theft...
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State
Representative Jim Buchy… Veterans Day: Legislation and
Initiatives
to Honor those who Served Locally
-- America is the greatest country on earth and we live in the greatest
state in this country. Our values and lifestyle could not be sustained
without the sacrifice of the men and woman of our armed forces. The
presence of the American military is felt in every community from Main
Street to Wall Street. Those who serve and protect the United States
should be supported and recognized for their efforts...
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What Lives Matter, Really?
By
Kate Burch
We were recently shocked and dismayed to learn that over the
fifteen-year period, 1999-2014, the death rate for U.S. whites, ages 45
to 54 with no more than a high school education increased by 25
percent! During the same period, death rates for the same age
range in other groups in America and other wealthy countries
declined. Economists attribute...
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Broke
Wife, Big City… If
Schrodinger’s cat was trying to get
pregnant, By Aprill Brandon
You guys remember learning about Schrodinger’s cat? Yeah, me either. I
mean, I vaguely recall something about a dead cat in a box but as for
the rest…well, college is a hell of a time, kids. Luckily, college is
pointless now that we have Google and as it turns out, a quick search
unearthed that Schrodinger’s cat is indeed a dead cat in box that is
also simultaneously alive. Due to something...
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The
White House… Trans-Pacific
Partnership,
From President Barack Obama
When we have a level playing field, Americans out-compete anyone in the
world. That’s a fundamental truth about our country. But right now, the
rules of global trade put our workers, our businesses, and our values
at a disadvantage. If you’re an autoworker in Michigan, the cars you
build face taxes as high as 70 percent in Vietnam. If you’re a worker
in Oregon, you’re forced to compete...
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U.S.
Senator Sherrod Brown… Increasing
Access to Timely, Quality
Prenatal Care
Each year, more than one million babies are born to mothers who did not
receive adequate prenatal care. These babies are three times more
likely to be low birth weight and five times more likely to die as
infants. This is a particular problem in Ohio, which ranks 45th in the
nation when it comes to infant mortality. And maternal mortality rates
are also three-to-four times higher for women who don’t receive
prenatal care...
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Commissioner’s Corner… Preparing
for budget time
October is now in the history books, and all in all, it was a pretty
good month here in Darke County. We finally got some much needed rain,
the weather has been very mild with temperatures above normal, and
school football games and town festivals are winding down. Let’s hope
that the temperatures especially...
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Rep.
Jim Buchy… Making
Sure Charter Schools Serve the Best
Interest of Our Kids
In western Ohio, we have some of the best teachers and families, who
provide our students superior educational achievement. That’s
why, every year, our public schools rank in the top when compared to
the other schools in the state. For areas where that is not
the
case, it is important that families have access to other options. Over
the past couple...
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What House Bill 116 does about
bullying,
Melissa Martin, Ph.D.
In 2012, Governor Kasich signed into law House Bill 116 (also known as
the "Jessica Logan Act") in memory of a student who committed suicide
due to bullying via texting and sexting. Jessica Logan was an
18-year-old student at Sycamore High School in Cincinnati. She sent a
nude photo of herself to her boyfriend. When their relationship ended...
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Broke
Wife, Big City… Dear
Mommy, life is not a series of memes,
By Aprill Brandon
The one piece of advice you get the most when you’re a parent (and, not
so coincidentally, the one I hate the most) is that the housework can
wait, your children can’t. Leave the dishes and spend time with them!
They’re only young once! They won’t want to snuggle on your lap long! A
dirty house means happy kids! When they look back on their childhood,
they won’t remember how clean...
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