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NO SYMPATHY FOR THE FARMER ANYMORE  -  TODAY IS MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2011
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Safety Nets for Farmers going away, By Bob Robinson

GREENVILLE – “Get ready for it… CAUV could double next year, maybe even triple.” This was the message local attorney Ted Finnarn had for area farmers Thursday at a monthly OSU Extension agricultural meeting at Brethren Retirement Community. He said interest rates are low and crop prices are high – two of the factors used in determining “Current Agricultural Use Value” (the third is cost of production) – so CAUV will be going up. “It will still be less than Fair Market  Value, though,” he said... Read More. See More Community.
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THEY MAY FORGET THE SCORE BUT WHO CARES?
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40 years of Card Playing
By Lyn Bliss, Senior Scribe

“Laughter is the best medicine and we do lots of that!” said Libby Koch about the afternoons the group spends playing cards and socializing. For more than 40 years, the group has been playing cards every Wednesday afternoon at the Greenville VFW.  There are three members of the original group still... Read More. See More Senior.

RASMUSSEN WEEK IN REVIEW
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What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls

President Obama once famously noted that “elections have consequences.” Legislators in Washington, D.C. and Madison, Wisconsin can certainly attest to the truth of that statement. Republican gains have translated into major budget battles involving issues and programs that Democrats have held dear for years. The U.S. Congress is... Read More. See More News.
 
WHEN WILL THEY BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE?
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Townhall...
Reckless, Quixotic Fantasies
By David Limbaugh
 
At what point do environmentalist liberals become accountable for the results of their policies instead of their allegedly good intentions? Why isn’t President Obama held accountable for his ideologically based interference with lower oil prices? Obama has repeatedly shown his willingness to use his executive authority discriminatorily to implement his preferred environmental... Read More. See More Blogs.

TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2011 at NOON
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Gov. Kasich will deliver his first State of the State Address to
a joint session of the Ohio General Assembly Tuesday at Noon
You may watch it online at: www.OhioChannel.org
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FROM THE EDITOR  -  TODAY IS MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2011
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On Thursday local attorney Ted Finnarn told area farmers that their government safety nets may be about to go away. CAUV (designed to keep commercial farm property values at a low taxable rate) is going to double, possibly even triple. David Limbaugh has asked an interesting question… when will environmentalists be held accountable for their policies instead of their good intentions? Also in News: Lawmakers at Impasse Over 7-Month Budget; Redirect Focus to Benefit Programs,  Bell: City of Toledo knew union contract not affordable, Boehner to seek House action to defend DOMA, and Gov. Walker: Obama Should Fix His Own Budget Crisis. Blogs: Obama’s Legacy: Stagflation, and Look for the Union Label. Obituaries: John N. Henry. For Yesterday's Home Page Click Here.

 
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