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TODAY IS MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2011  -  UNIQUELY DIFFERENT EVENTS BOTH CALLED A SUCCESS
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The Gathering: The “New Kid on the Block” a Hit
Was it at the expense of the Annie Oakley Festival?
By Bob Robinson

“I can’t believe all the people who came today,” said one exhibitor on Saturday. He was one of dozens, including artists and concessioners, who were enjoying high traffic flows at The Gathering at Garst in Greenville. Brief moments were few and the exhibitors took advantage of them by sitting down and resting on the hot, humid day. This was the first year for a planned annual event by Garst Museum featuring historic... Read More. More Community.
dave knapp  
OSU EXTENSION SERVICE
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What is going on with Darke County’s soybeans?
by Justin Petrosino

With the last few rains the soybeans in Darke County are starting to look better. With the hot and dry temperatures some fields are showing symptoms caused by underlying conditions.  With the rainfall these symptoms should subside. Diseases do remain a concern in some fields... Read More. More Community.

COMMISSIONERS CORNER
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Still waiting on final state dollars

The rain has shut off, the temperature is in the nineties, and humidity is there as well, so it must be summer here in Darke County.  Although it has been hot, this seems to be a typical summer for our area.  The crops are looking better after a slow start to planting... Read More. More Opinion.
 
TOTAL SPENDING TO REACH $22.8 BILLION
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Dayton Business Journal...
Report: Parents to spend $604 on school shopping
by Ginger Christ

Retailers likely won’t see a major boost in sales from back-to-school spending this summer. Kindergarten through 12th grade school shopping is expected to be largely unchanged from 2010, with parents believed to dole out an average of $2 more — $604... Read More. More News.

EDISON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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Edison Student Works With Dayton Nursery To Brighten Up Campus

Edison Community College’s campus is looking bright and colorful despite the recent heat wave and frequent summer downpours thanks to a generous donation from the North Dayton Garden Center and student Karl Reid Beck. Beck, a graduate of Miami East High School, is currently... Read More. More Community.

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HEATED ROUNDS AMONG FRIENDS
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Townhall...
The Limit To Foolishness on Television
By Hugh Hewitt

The atmosphere in the green room at the Sean Hannity Show was amped up. On ordinary days I will banter with Beckel and talk radio shop with Sean as we both tell Levin stories, a friend of both of ours for years. But Thursday night was tense. Juan Williams and Ann Coulter weren’t yucking it up, but were watching the House maneuvers on Boehner
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IF THE FOUNDING FATHERS HAD KNOWN...
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Townhall... 
The Myth of Bi-Partisan
By Rich Galen

While waiting for the debt limit vote… The entire near solar system is begging and pleading for Washington to exercise a concept known as “bipartisanship.” By “bipartisan” they mean, of course “non-partisan” as in “without regard to political party.” The two-party system is mentioned nowhere in the U.S. Constitution, but there is absolutely nothing non-partisan about our
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dave knapp  
NOTES FROM THE EDITOR  -  TODAY IS MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2011
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In case you missed it, Pres. Obama announced agreement between House and Senate leaders Sunday night. Next step? Getting both houses to say yes. We’ll see. Time constraints made it impossible to post Commissioners meeting minutes today. They should be posted Tuesday. Also in News: Big bank CEOs ask Congress to fix debt crisis; Gallup: Obama Approval Hits New Lows; Husted announces Ballot Order for Statewide Issues. Blogs: Castro Regime Furious with Townhall; Satellite Data Blows Hole in Gobal Warming; and Heretical Thought: The System Is Working. For Yesterday's Home Page Click Here.

 
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