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TODAY IS FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2011  -  BOWERS, SCHMIDT OFFER FEW DIFFERENCES ON ISSUES
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Mayoral candidates agree to agree
By Bob Robinson, Editor

Tuesday’s Mayoral debate was largely a discussion of issues in which the candidates typically agreed, although there were occasional differences in approach. Tina Chalmers, Editor of The Daily Advocate, conducted the debate. Afterwards the audience asked questions. One question noted the similarity in responses to most of the issues. Candidate Doug Schmidt, Greenville City Councilman, was asked how he would do the job better than the current Mayor Mike Bowers. A follow-up question asked both candidates... Read More. See More News.
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DARKE COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU
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Race to Taste for Prelude
Food and wine tasting event scheduled prior to the Prelude to the Dream on June 8

GREENVILLE – To satisfy the hunger and thirst of the thousands of race fans that take up residents at Eldora Speedway during the Prelude to the Dream, the Darke County Visitors Bureau is hosting the Fourth Annual
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STATE SENATOR BILL BEAGLE
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Beagle Helps Public Libraries

COLUMBUS – On April 13, the Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill 120, legislation that makes it clear that county prosecutors may represent taxpayer-funded public libraries. State Senator Bill Beagle (R-Tipp City) introduced the bill in response to a federal court ruling which made it unclear if the long-standing practice of county prosecutors representing public libraries in legal matters could continue. Without assistance from their county prosecutor, some public libraries
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CONGRESS QUESTIONS SHUTTLE CHOICES
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Fight over space shuttle sites continues
by Joe Cogliano

Congress is getting into the fray over where the retired Space Shuttles will be put on display, with one Senator calling for a federal investigation of the site selection process by NASA and another Congressman proposing a bill to take a shuttle from New York and give it to Texas. An effort is underway in Congress to take... Read More. See More News.

HOUSE BRANCH TO DEFEND DOMA
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Boehner: Cut DOJ Funds to Pay for DOMA Defense
Apr 18, 2011

Boehner Says DOJ Funds Should Be Cut To Pay For DOMA Defense; Asks Leader Pelosi To Join In Supporting Redirection of Funds - Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today sent the following letter to Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) regarding the House’s intent to protect taxpayers from any cost associated with the Obama administration’s refusal to defend the constitutionality... Read More. See More News.

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GOVERNMENT IS BEST THAT GOVERNS LEAST
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Townhall...
Obama’s Domestic Imperialism
by Mark Baisley

Is it just me, or did everyone else feel a sudden shift in the tectonic plates of national discourse?  For decades, the American political debate could be summed up as government provision versus private innovation. While the conservative position seems to remain, “That government is best that governs least,” the liberal priority appears to have advanced from, “That
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A COMPROMISE IN TODAY'S  CLIMATE?
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Townhall...
Main Street Understands Compromise
By Salena Zito

WASHINGTON – The sweeping office of the Speaker of the House once housed the Library of Congress – more than 6,000 leather-bound tomes owned and beloved by Thomas Jefferson. A Christmas Day fire in 1851 destroyed nearly two-thirds of them. The House speaker then was southern Democrat
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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR  -  TODAY IS FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2011
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Mayoral candidates faced off for the first time on Tuesday; as you will note in the story, they agreed on the vast majority of issues. The League of Women Voters will host Meet The Candidates, Monday at 7 p.m., American Legion. Maybe someone – maybe you – will ask them to tell you why you should vote for them over their opponent. You have a choice… make it an informed one. Also in News: Kasich’s Beginning: An adventurous, divisive 100 days; and FEC Investigators Digging Into Obama’s 2008 Campaign. Community: Courthouse volunteers needed. Blogs: Tax Congress! and Walker Proposes Hiking Taxes and Fees on the Poor and Students. Letters: Help us stop Obamacare in Ohio! Obituaries: Arlene L. York. For Yesterday's Home Page Click Here.

 
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