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2011 - SECOND PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY
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Guest column by Secretary of State Jon Husted…
Encouraging Ohio’s Graduates to get Involved
It’s June and that means high school graduates are celebrating across
Ohio. As these young men and women are busy preparing to take their
next steps in life – going off to college, joining the military or
becoming part of the workforce – there is one “to do” that I hope will
be on each and every one of their lists: Registering to vote. This
spring I devoted four weeks to touring Ohio high schools spreading the
word about “Grads Vote,” an initiative sponsored by my office to
educate graduating seniors about their right to vote. The tour was
particularly significant as this year marks the 40th... Read More. More Opinion.
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BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
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Harry Stephens supports BBBS of Shelby & Darke Counties
The Harry Stephens Memorial recently made a donation of $1,000 to Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County, specifically for the
Darke County program. The funding is being provided to the agency to
assist with the Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program. This
program... Read More. More Community.
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REPS DEMS $1 TRILLION APART ON BUDGET
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Politico...
Joe Biden group looks for budget deal
By David Rogers
With 2012 appropriations bills already moving through the House, White
House budget talks return Tuesday to where they began six months ago:
Republican demands for deep cuts from domestic spending and foreign
aid. Senate Democrats — and a good many House Republicans, privately —
are hoping for a breakthrough soon... Read More. More News. |
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
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Early Morning Discovery Hike Report
Chilly morning this week with temps in the high 50s-low 60s, but with
those chilly temps came lots of bird activity! We had a whopping 38
species of birds this morning! While they may not have been the
“exciting” migrant species, we still had a great time observing them
swooping overhead... Read More. More Events. |
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| ONLY ONE WINNING SEASON IN LAST EIGHT
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Dayton Business Journal...
The streak: Dayton Dragons near all-time sellout record
By Eric Fisher
At first glance, it does not make the least bit of sense. The Dayton
Dragons, poised early next month to set the U.S. professional sports
record for consecutive home sellouts, play in one of the most
economically ravaged areas of the country. As a Class A... Read More. More News. |
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WHY ISN'T THIS ON THE NIGHTLY NEWS?
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Townhall...
Fear Not, Buy an iPad
By Katie Kieffer
If Steve Jobs’ name were Lindsay Lohan and he were looking for work
starring as the wife of John Gotti Jr. in a mobster film, confrontation
with the law would be the best thing that ever happened to Apple. We
all know Lohan can serve jail time and then spend weeks defending
herself in court on new charges only to walk away flashing an ankle
monitoring bracelet above her...
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HE LOST HIS TEAM BUT PLEDGES TO FIGHT ON
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Townhall...
The End of a Surprisingly Good Political Career
by Michael Barone
Exit Newt Gingrich. Well, not quite yet, officially. On his Facebook
page, Gingrich says he will endure “the rigors of campaigning for
public office” and “will carry the message of American renewal to every
part of this great land, whatever it takes.” Without, however, the
assistance of his 16 top campaign aides, some of whom had been with him
for years...
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| NOTES
FROM
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EDITOR - TODAY IS FRIDAY, JUNE 17,
2011 |
Don’t
forget Ohio Senator Keith Faber will be talking to members and guests
at the Darke County Republican Men’s Club monthly meeting Saturday… 8
a.m. in the Employee Cafeteria, Brethren Retirement Community. All are
invited. Also in News:
More women outlive retirement savings, rely on Social Security; Will
cuts threaten education funding?; and Farm subsidies test GOP frosh. Letters: Al Bliss on Conveyance Fee… Attention Darke County Commissioners. Blogs:
The Debate Inside the Republican Debate; Catastrophic Wildfires? Thank
the Greenies and Forest Service; and Rejecting American Pessimism. Obituaries: Scott A. Albright. For
Yesterday's Home Page Click Here.
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