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TODAY IS MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2011  -  "I'LL HAVE A RIBEYE..."
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County, state officials flip steaks for agriculture
By Lyn Bliss, Senior Scribe
 
“It’s a lot more fun to be out here as a state senator. I get to toss my own food and maybe have some fun with it, because I know a lot of the people now. I know where to go to get my favorites and it feels like I am coming home. That’s kind of nice.” said State Senator Bill Beagle (R-5). “I’ll probably have a rib steak.” County and state elected and appointed officials gathered to help flip the steaks and pork chops that are offered for sale by the Darke County Beef and Pork Producers. Dudley Lipps, one of... Read More. More Community.
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NOW KASICH WANTS TO TALK
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Senate Bill 5 again?
By Bob Rhoades

Earlier this year, I wrote a lot about Senate Bill 5.  I said that it was unfair and a witch-hunt by Gov. Kasich to bust public employee representation all across the state.  I also said that it looked to me like a lot of good, well-meaning Republican members of the House and Senate should think for themselves and not follow the Governor down his yellow brick road because it didn’t look like there was... Read More. More Opinion.

HOW MUCH DOES TWO TICKETS COST...
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Not Friday the 13th
By Naiesha Thobe, Teen Scribe
Photos by Elaine Bailey & Lyn Bliss

Rather it was Friday the 19th that kicked off the Great Darke County Fair. And what a kick off it was. “Everybody’s a winner!” “Step right up!” “Would you like to sign up to win an Apple Ipad?” There were many cheerful faces crowded into the fairgrounds late Friday evening. There was an assortment of activity that ranged from placing your bets on horse racing or taking the ‘Are you a... Read More. More Community.
 
DARKE COUNTY FAIR HARNESS RACING
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Fast action in Saturday harness racing
By George Starks

GREENVILLE- Twelve races highlighted the racing program Saturday afternoon at The Great Darke County Fair with nine more being contested Saturday night. Hollansburg and Darke County native, trainer Kent Wilcox, picked up two big wins in the day session. Wilcox got... Read More. More Community.

ELDORA SPEEDWAY
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3-Wide start designed for Baltes Promotional Flair

ROSSBURG, OH (August 17) – When two-time NASCAR Cup Champion Tony Stewart purchased Eldora Speedway from the legendary Earl Baltes in the Fall of 2004, he confessed that he had big shoes to fill. He admitted that no one could completely duplicate the Baltes style, but Stewart set out on a mission to preserve... Read More. More Events.

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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
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Volunteers needed for Prairie Days Festival
       
Darke County Parks is hunting for volunteers to help celebrate prairies and the pioneer way of life! Do you enjoy helping children or working with the public? If so, this is where you should be! We need YOU to help with our Prairie Days Festival on Saturday, September 24th and Sunday, September 25th at
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THURSDAYS WITH JOHN HAYWARD
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Meaningful Representation
08.18.11

Everyone knows that “taxation without representation” is bad.  It prompted a shower of pamphlets, tea bags, and cannonballs across Colonial America.  But why is it bad? The colonists insisted that America should hold seats in the British Parliament, in return for paying taxes to the Crown.  They felt that taxes can only be morally and ethically justified if the people who pay them have
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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR  -  TODAY IS MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2011
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Day 3 at the Darke County Fair has come and gone, and it doesn’t seem as if the economy has had any impact on attendance. More coverage today of the people and events that make the Great Darke County Fair “Great!” In News: Manufacturing seen key to saving economy; and More Unwed Parents Live Together, Report Finds. Commissioners: August 15 & 17, 2011. Blogs: Downsizing the public payroll; Obama’s Mideast Mess; Rick Perry Insensitive to Barack Obama’s Feelings! Obituaries: Marian A. "Ann" Campbell, Brennen Michael Westfall. For Yesterday's Home Page Click Here.

 
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