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2011 - A GROWING ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AN OLD PROBLEM
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Dayton Business Journal... Prescription drug abuse costs lives, money
by Brittany Hart
The costs of prescription medicine abuse in both lives destroyed and
economic costs for businesses and governments continues to increase as
the problem is getting worse each year. As the economy plummeted in
recent years, the number of professionals getting addicted to
prescription medications has soared. And people getting hooked on pills
is becoming such a problem that politicians and government officials
are taking notice and trying to do something about it. Addictions... Read More. See More News.
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OHIO MOVES FROM 24TH TO 8TH
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Dayton Business Journal...
Report: Ohio ranks high for mortgage fraud
by Adrian Burns
Ohio was one of the 10 worst states for mortgage fraud in 2010,
according to a new LexisNexis report. Ohio ranked eighth in the nation
for reports of mortgage fraud last year, up from 24th in 2009,
according to a new report. While still a long way from reaching fraud
report levels seen in Florida and California, the Buckeye State was... Read More. See More News.
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS GIFT SHOP
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Darke County Parks…
Outdoor toys and tools for your child
Does your child love to play outdoors? Do you wish your child
loved to play outdoors, more? Come on over to the Nature Center
Gift Shop at Shawnee Prairie Preserve to supply your nature nut with
all of the necessary equipment for a summer full of outdoor
exploration! The Friends of the Darke County Parks gift... Read More. See More Community
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MICROSOFT WINS BIDDING WAR FOR SKYPE
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Dayton Business Journal...
Microsoft to pay $8.5 billion for Skype
Microsoft has beaten out Google and Facebook in negotiations to buy
Skype, and will pay $8.5 billion for the Internet video service
company. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is buying the Internet calling
service from an investor group led by Silver Lake. The deal has been
approved by both companies’ boards of directors.Microsoft will use
Skype’s technology... Read More. See More News. |
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GREENVILLE KIWANIS
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Kiwanis initiates new members
Greenville Kiwanis Vice President Betsy Ward (left) initiates new
members: Christina Chalmers, Mary Lane, Shawn Daugherty and Mike
Stegall. Kiwanis is an organization dedicated to serving the local
community and its young people through community service, sponsorship
and donations. Community service... Read More. See More Community |
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IF THIS DOESN'T SCARE YOU...
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Townhall...
More Than We Paid For
By Rich Tucker
My grandparents had a sign on the wall: “Thank God we don’t get all the
government we’re paying for.” How quaint, how very 1980s, that seems
now. These days the biggest problem isn’t that we pay too much for
government (although we do). It’s that we get so much more government
than we’re willing to pay for... Read
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FROM NUCLEAR PHYSICS TO BATON TWIRLING
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Townhall...
The ‘Education’ Mantra
By Thomas Sowell
One of the sad and dangerous signs of our times is how many people are
enthralled by words, without bothering to look at the realities behind
those words. One of those words that many people seldom look behind is
“education.” But education can cover anything from courses on nuclear
physics to courses on baton twirling. Unfortunately, an increasing
proportion of American... Read
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| NOTES
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EDITOR - TODAY IS SATURDAY, MAY 14,
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The
drug abuse problem has finally caught the attention of the media. It’s
about time. DBJ has our lead story with stats. The real scary story for
today, though, is the blog: More than We Paid For. Be sure to read it.
Also in the News:
Ad Angers Kasich, Will Be Taken Off Air; Unpaid hospital tab $49B each
year; Newsmax hits the ‘Heartland’; and Making Progress on Elimination
of the Estate Tax. Events: Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner, Invitation Extended. Blogs:
Will We Soon Be Paying Taxes On Every Mile We Drive, Too?; Collective
Money!? When Did Anybody’s Earnings Become the People’s Dollars? and
John Boehner’s Line in the Sand. Obituaries: Dorothy Mary “Champ” Monnier, Gary L. Martin. For
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