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SUNDAY, APRIL 10,
2011 - THEIR GOAL WAS TO "SHAKE UP" THE OLD ORDER
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Politico… Republican House freshmen have their moment
By Marin Cogan
Editor’s Note: There was
(literally) an 11th hour deal to keep the government from shutting down
Friday night...
This is why the freshmen came to Washington. A promise to cut spending
is what animated their campaigns, it’s what caused them to revolt when
their own leaders originally proposed $33 billion in cuts, and it’s why
they’ve protested on the Senate steps for the past seven days to put
political pressure on Democrats to pass a funding bill that cuts $61
billion from the government. And while they insist they didn’t... Read More. See More News.
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
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Annual Native Plant Sale
Everyone wants a beautiful landscape full of color, but what if that
landscape could be nearly maintenance free as well? The wildflowers and
grasses offered through Darke County Parks’ Native Plant Sale can help
you with the garden of your dreams! For the 2011 Sale, plants will only
be available via Pre-Sale. Order forms are on our website @
www.darkecountyparks.org along with a list of plants available
(including some... Read
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HANDS ON WEST CENTRAL OHIO
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A Note on Volunteerism…
Judy Francis
Name: Judy Francis
From: Greenville
Volunteers for: HandsOn West Central through RSVP, Darke County Humane Society
Why Judy volunteers and would encourage others to volunteer: “The
animals will not get a fair shake if we don't make it happen. Most of
my time is spent fundraising for the... Read
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FAMILY EVENTS
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A threat to civilization as we know it, By Marybeth Hicks
They’re everywhere and you simply cannot escape them. They follow you
to church on Sundays. They sit behind you on airplanes, in restaurants,
even in the waiting room at the doctor’s office. They disrupt family
reunions and afternoons at the park. They’re the unwelcome but
ever-present subtext to countless moments of irritation and
unpleasantness. And now that it’s spring break, they’re out with a... Read More. See More Opinion. |
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UNIVERSITY AGENDAS PART OF PROBLEM
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Townhall...
Why God Isn’t Doing Well These Days
By Dennis Prager
God is not doing very well these days. Here are four reasons: The first
is that increasingly large numbers of men and women attend university,
and Western universities have become essentially secular (and leftist)
seminaries. Just as the agenda of traditional Christian and Jewish
seminaries... Read More. See More Blogs. |
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| NOTES
FROM
THE
EDITOR - TODAY IS SUNDAY, APRIL 10,
2011 |
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Joint Statement From Speaker Boehner & Senate Majority Leader Reid:
“We have agreed to an historic amount of cuts for the remainder of this
fiscal year… We will cut $78.5 billion below the President’s 2011
budget proposal, and we have reached an agreement on the policy
riders.” Also in News:
Kasich asks for 3-year ‘pathways’ to bachelor degrees; Darke County
Drug Task Force Prescription “Take It Back” Day; Midwest employers say
top talent scarce; Ohio Senate approves two more ‘calamity’ days; and
University of Dayton gets $1 million donation. Events: Edison Stagelight Players to Perform Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Blogs:
Loss of kids shows where the state must focus; The Mother of All
Bankruptcies; and Stronger Regulatory Enforcement Will Spur Small
Business Job Creation. For
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