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State Senator Faber...
Additional information on the Ohio Senate Budget
June 9, 2011
Greetings to all of my friends in the 12th Senate District. It is
with great pleasure I inform you that as of yesterday, June 8th, the
Ohio Senate passed Ohio’s new budget bill for the biennium. After
countless hours of committee and hearing testimony, we have finally
produced a reform-focused budget that reduces spending and eliminates
an $8 billion dollar shortfall while allowing Ohioans to keep more than
$800 million in tax cuts that went into place on January 1st... see
also related stories... Read More. More News.
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DAYTON LOSS: 25,900 JOBS IN 3 YEARS
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Dayton Business Journal...
100 labor markets lose private-sector jobs
Every corner of America still feels the pain of the Great Recession,
including Dayton. The nation’s 100 biggest labor markets have fewer
private-sector jobs today than they did three years ago, according to
an analysis by The Business Journals, the online division of the
Business Courier’s parent company, American City Business Journals Inc.
The... Read More. More News.
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GADE WRITING CONTEST 8TH GRADE WINNER
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Grandma’s Story
By Hannah Cloyd, 8th Grade
DeColores Montessori School
“Hurray Mawma, hurry! I’m all ready for bed. I’m in bed. I’m ready to
go to sleep,” I called from the extra bedroom in my grandmother’s
house. This typically isn’t the cheering you hear from a four year old
girl, but this was no ordinary night. Tonight I would get to hear my
grandma’s story, but not just any story tonight! Tonight my grandmother
would tell me my favorite story, The Tar... Read More. See More Teen Scribes. |
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DARKE COUNTY PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB
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Mark Your Calendar for the June Meeting
Do you enjoy taking pictures and making new friends? If so, plan
on joining the Darke County Photography Club for the June meeting on
Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at 7:00PM at the Shawnee Prairie Nature Center,
4267 State Route 502, Greenville, Ohio. You can bring one
photograph that best represents the theme “Bug’s Point of View” to
share at our monthly feedback session. For more information,
visit our website at... Read More. More Events. |
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
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Early Morning Discovery Hike Report
This week’s Early Morning Discovery Hike was a bit more productive than
last weeks with a few more species and overall more bird
activity. In addition, we also had many insects to keep our
attention (not just mosquitoes too!) The birds were more active this
week, although they still paid little attention to us. This
worked to our benefit in one case as we were able to get... Read More. More Events. |
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COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP
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CAP honors Darke County Volunteer
The Community Action Partnership of the Greater Dayton Area recently
held its Annual Meeting and Luncheon at Sinclair Community College.
Approximately 150 people attended the event. The theme was "A Proud
History. A Positive Presence." During award ceremonies, The Marion K.
Stockham Award... Read More. More Community.
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GRADS FACE LIMITED PROSPECTS, HIGH DEBT
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Townhall...
Young Americans Face A Brutal Summer
By Lurita Doan
Young Americans graduating from colleges across the United States are
facing limited job prospects, high debt and the likely necessity of
returning home to live with parents in order to survive, a bitter
harvest from the Obama Economy. Our current economic policies that
continue to find new and even more inventive ways to punish the
prudent, destroy...
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Dozens
of newspapers and television stations have weighed in on the Senate
Budget plan. CNO offers several differing reports, plus opinions, on
this phase of an historic budget reconciliation process. And don’t miss
the final story from the Gade Writing Contest winners. Also in News:
Policy-changing budget bill goes to reconciliation; JobsOhio plan
changed in Senate; Senate Passes Budget, Eliminating $8 Billion
Shortfall; Senate curtails prevailing wage; Planned budget change would
cut lawmakers’ salaries; Senate OKs budget with harsh cuts; and Jordan
gains power. Events: Boehner... Getting Government Out Of The Way. Blogs: ‘Optional’ Medicaid services are critical, cost-effective; Editorial: Tax breaks not free; and Editorial: Short takes. Obituaries: Ben Winger, A.J. Waymire. For
Yesterday's Home Page Click Here.
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