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2011 - LAST YEAR'S 3-7 RECORD IS UNACCEPTABLE
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Wave gearing up for opening night showdown
By George Starks
GREENVILLE - When conditioning started for fall athletes, the heat was
unbearable. With several straight days of 90 plus temperatures,
football coaches across the state and beyond stressed two words...
“Stay hydrated.” According to senior co-captain Sam Jones, it was tough
in the beginning. “At the start of conditioning, it was miserable,”
Jones stated. “Coach couldn’t stress fluids enough and believe it or
not, we never had one heat related problem the whole time. When
two-a-days started, it was just as bad... Read More. More Community.
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2011 GREAT DARKE COUNTY FAIR
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Schedule of Events... and Memories
Photos by Bob Robinson
The Darke County Fair is a mixture of the new and memories. While my
memories don’t go as far back as those of many fairgoers, they are
special. From my archives I found some memories. Check out the photos
from a previous fair. Can you remember which fair they were taken at?
The kids will be a little older... Get the schedule and Read More. More Events. |
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MUSIC FLOATED FROM THE BAND SHELL
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Jazz in the Park
By Elaine Bailey
“We have the most dedicated audience here this evening,” acknowledged
J.R. Price, the director of the Greenville Municipal Concert Jazz Band,
as a light rain fell through the tree-covered lawn. Umbrellas
snapped open to the jazzy beat of the first few songs. While the
musical sounds for “Here’s That Rainy Day” floated from... Read More. More Community.
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OHIO TREASURER JOSH MANDEL
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Why Ohio’s Outlook has Improved as the Federal Credit Rating is Downgraded
While global financial markets are marred by uncertainty, Ohioans’
hard-earned tax dollars are being prudently invested and safeguarded.
To highlight the contrast between Ohio’s fiscal management with that of
the federal government, look no further than the recent actions of
Standard & Poor’s. In analyzing the fiscal management of each, the
firm decided... Read More. More Opinion. |
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SECRETARY OF STATE JON HUSTED
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Ohioans can now draw legislative maps at
RESHAPEOHIO.ORG
Data and software now available to Ohioans seeking to create and submit
redistricting plans - COLUMBUS – Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted
today announced that visitors to www.ReshapeOhio.org now have the
ability to draw new state and congressional district boundaries using
2010 U.S. Census data and the web-based, map drawing program Maptitude.
“Reshape... Read More. More News. |
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A MUST READ... ANGRY YET?
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Townhall Finance...
Paying for Government Now Takes a Record 224 Days
By Bob Beauprez
Americans for Tax Reform publishes s a “Cost of Government Day” report
every year, which calculates how long the average American must work to
pay for the full costs of government spending and regulation. The 2011
version just came out and it isn’t encouraging. Here’s the bad
news: The 2011 Cost of Government Day fell on... Read
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BUY THEM A TICKET SO THEY CAN VOTE
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Townhall...
Iowa Straw Poll
By Rich Galen
It’s all about expectations. In the Iowa Straw Poll in Ames on
Saturday, the expectation was that the number of Iowans who got on a
bus, or into their cars and drove to Ames to participate would be about
the same number as four years ago. Some 13,000 Republican Hawkeyes
voted in 2007. Over 16,800 people showed up today (which was not
expected) and 4,823 of them (28.6%) voted... Read
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| FROM
THE
EDITOR - THURSDAY, AUGUST 18,
2011... 1 DAY TO THE GREAT DARKE COUNTY FAIR
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Tomorrow’s
the big day… the 155th Great Darke County Fair. I’ll be there bright
and early at 8 a.m. for the Grand Opening… how about you? We’ll be
documenting every day of the fair. Will you be taking photos? Send them
to us! Click on the "News" button at the top of the page. Also in News:
Ex-pages say House jobs were inspiring; No word on nuke-plant loan;
investors hang on; and Deal on SB 5 sought in secret meetings. Events: SNB Freedom Years... Local Farm Tour Offered. Blogs: Good choice, hard job; Remap Ohio districts your way; and SB5 vote could hurt GOP, or not. Obituaries: Betty Ellen (Oliver) Oehrtman, Everett R. "Jack" Whittaker. For
Yesterday's Home Page Click Here.
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