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2011 - 2012 CHALLENGE... ELECT REPUBLICANS
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2011 Republican accomplishments… jobs and balancing budgets
By Bob Robinson
The top state accomplishments of 2011 were jobs and balancing the
budget off of an $8 billion deficit. The top accomplishments of Darke
County were jobs and a balanced budget with decreased funding. The top
accomplishments of the City of Greenville were jobs – retention and new
– and balancing the budget... Read More. More News. |
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| THE GROWING NUMBER OF REGULATIONS |
WHIO-TV Video...
NFIB brings its Sensible Regulations Campaign to Darke Co.
By Steve.Baker
Northern Bureau Chief
DARKE COUNTY, Ohio — Members of the National Federation of Independent
Business (NFIB) brought its nation-wide campaign to Darke County
Thursday calling for sensible regulations from the federal government.
Small... Read More. More News. |
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TRI-VILLAGE REMAINS HOT
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Patriots dismantle Wave
By George Starks
NEW MADISON - For one quarter Greenville was able to hang with
Tri-Village. Just for one quarter. It’s a season Greenville basketball
fans are having a hard time accepting. Led by Kyle Pipenger with 25
points, it wasn’t pretty by any stretch but the Tri-Village Patriots
had no trouble with Greenville as the Patriots dismantled the Wave,
72-34 Saturday at ‘The Battlefield.’ “Kyle can play the... Read More. More Sports. |
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SECRETARY OF STATE JON HUSTED
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Single Primary & Congressional Map Directive
Secretary of State Jon Husted has issued Directive 2011-41 to boards of
elections. This directive provides guidance on implementing and
administering provisions included in House Bill 369, legislation that
establishes a single 2012 primary for March and enacts the newly agreed
upon congressional district map for Ohio. As the directive outlines in
greater detail, HB 369 voids the December 7 filings for U.S. Congress
and presidential... Read More. More News. |
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| THIS WEEK IN SPORTS |
Big games on tap this week
By George Starks
With Saturday being Christmas Eve, there will be no sports action in
Darke County but many things are on tap for the week leading up to
Saturday. Monday: The Greenville bowling team will travel to Fairborn
for a 4 p.m. match. The Arcanum girls will host Brookville beginning at
5:30 while the Ansonia girls will travel to Houston for a 6 p.m.
game... Read More. More Sports. |
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CNO CHRISTMAS... REVERANCE & LOVE
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lds.com...
More Than Lights and Bright Colors
By Patricia Merlos
Our family’s unplanned Christmas celebrations taught us about the deep
significance of the holiday. One year my husband and I felt a deep
desire to celebrate Christmas in a different way than we had ever done
before. We wanted to teach our two small children a deeper meaning of
Christmas, that it means more than lights and... Read More. More Community.
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RELINQUISHED HER 'GAVEL' IN JANUARY...
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Human Events...
Nancy Pelosi, Down and Dirty
by Michelle Malkin
As a rueful Queen Elizabeth once said of a particularly rough year for
the royal family, 2011 is “not a year on which” Queen Nancy Pelosi
“shall look back with undiluted pleasure.” The former House Speaker
relinquished her crown -- er, gavel -- in January. It’s been an epic
downhill ski crash ever since. Most recently, Pelosi faced questions
from liberal “60 Minutes” and conservative... Read More. More Blogs. |
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| FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - TODAY IS MONDAY, DECEMBER 19,
2011 |
Darke County Republican Men’s Club wraps up the year with reports from
10 elected officials at local and state levels. Commissioners meetings
are posted, along with sports schedules for the week. Also in News: Committee hears from ‘Heartbeat’ opponents; and Bill to boost Ohio nursing home quality. Commissioners: December 5, 7 and 14. Community: Free Money for Job Training programs. Events: Agricultural Breakfast Meeting. Blogs: Internet censorship? Congress has an app for that; and Mandel says Brown a career politician. Obituaries: Jacob Michael Magoto. For
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