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SATURDAY, MAY 7,
2011 - DAY OF PRAYER ACROSS THE NATION |
Blessings of God observed in local Day of
Prayer
By Bob Robinson
“Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord..." And so
ended the annual local Day of Prayer that was held Thursday in front of
the Greenville City Building at noon. About 50-60 people attended the
event, which dispersed following the singing of the Battle Hymn of the
Republic. The local observance of the National Day of Prayer is
sponsored by the Greater Greenville Ministerial Association in
cooperation with Mayor Mike Bower’s office. A number of local officials
spoke and offered prayers... Read More. See More Community.
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DARKE
COUNTY PARKS
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Early Morning Discovery Hike Report
Due to the heavy rains and cooler temperatures, this morning’s hike
looked to be rather dull, but were we surprised! WARBLERS! We had
many species of warblers and with only a couple of hikers, there were
bound to be a few that sneaked past our binoculars! With only
time for a short hike this... Read More. See More Events.
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FEDERAL
PROPERTIES COST $15B A YEAR
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Dayton Business
Journal...
Database of
excess federal properties
The White House has released a massive database of all federal
properties deemed “excess” and no longer needed by the government.
There are more than 105 in Ohio, including in the Dayton region. The
White House Statement: The Federal Government is the biggest property
owner... Read More. See More News. |
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HOW QUICKLY PLANS CAN CHANGE
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Townhall...
9/11 Became a Primer on Virtue and Values
by Marybeth Hicks
Like every other American, I remember with crystal clarity where I was
and what I was doing the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. My children were
off school for a teacher in-service day. I had taken the dog to the vet
for an 8:30 a.m. appointment, leaving behind a pajama-clad assembly in
the den watching “SpongeBob Square... Read
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LOSES FACTORY
JOB, GOES TO SCHOOL
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Edison Student
Wins National Honor Award
Edison Community College medical lab technician student Veronica Lukey
has been selected to receive the National Student Honor Award from the
American Society for Clinical Pathology. Lukey, who will graduate this
spring with an associate of applied science degree, graduated from
Houston High School and attended the Upper Valley JVS. She started
taking classes at Edison in January of 2009 after losing the factory
job... Read More. See More Community. |
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THE LENGTHS THEY GO TO KEEP A SECRET
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Townhall Finance...
Obama’s Super-Secret Presidency
By John Ransom
Nothing displayed Barack Obama’s Achilles’ heel better than the
presentation of his birth certificate last week. Geez. Was that so
tough? I thought. It’s not possible to overstate the lengths to which
O’s administration and campaign apparatus go in order to keep secrets
from the press and the American people and themselves. In doing... Read
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SUPPOSE POLICE HAD TO MAKE LIFE FAIR...
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Townhall...
Politicization of the Fed a Dangerous Trend
By Star Parker
It might help getting our minds around what is so wrong in America
today by thinking about the local police force. It’s not hard to
understand that the job of the police is to protect lives and property.
Suppose we decided to broaden their mandate. Suppose each municipality
decided that the job of the police was not just protection but to... Read
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FROM
THE
EDITOR - TODAY IS SATURDAY, MAY 7,
2011 |
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been asked several times… will we at any point begin charging a
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