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IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29,
2011 - PRIMARY ELECTION SEASON BEGINS
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Pike files her petition for March Primary
By Bob Robinson, editor
Darke County Clerk of Courts Cindy Pike filed her petition for the
office in the March Primary on Monday. If elected in November, it will
be her fifth 4-year term in office. Less than a month after the
November election, the March Primary has begun. While a number of
petitions have been picked up, only two others had been filed to date.
Darke County Commissioner Mike Rhoades (term to begin Jan. 3) has filed
for the Primary, while Darke County Engineer Jim Surber has also filed.
Filing... Read More. More News.
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| OSU FOOTBALL HAS NEW COACH |
Meyer to take OSU job
By buckeyegrove.com
Arguably the most successful current coach in college football, Urban
Meyer will be announced as the 24th head coach of the Ohio State
football program Monday afternoon, BuckeyeGrove.com has learned. Meyer
comes to Ohio State after a year of broadcasting college football for
ESPN. Prior to his sabbatical, Meyer was the head coach at Florida for
six seasons where he won two national championships - one a 41... Read More. More Sports. |
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LADIES AUXILIARY VFW
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Christmas Tree decoration at Garst Museum
Tree decorated in red, white and blue motif
The Greenville Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post 7262 recently completed
decoration of the Christmas tree in the Military wing of Garst Museum.
The tree will remain on display through Christmas. Phyllis Miller,
Poppy Chairlady, puts a poppy on the tree. The tree is
decorated... Read More. More Community. |
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A LESS COMPLICATED HOLIDAY
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Kansas City Star...
‘I’m thankful that Daddy’s home!’
By Lee Hill Kavanaugh
Army Sgt. Jaime Garcia, who at 6-foot-6 towers over his wife,
Stephanie, and 3-year-old daughter, Jasmine, is back home at Fort
Riley, Kan., after nearly a year in Iraq. Garcia said one of the many
things he missed was the day-to-day moments with his family. He watches
from the doorway as the post school bus roars... Read More. More Community. |
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PROFITS HIT $16.2 BILLION IN THIRD QUARTER
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Dayton Business Journal...
Ohio banks post 25% profit growth
by Ginger Christ
Ohio commercial banks and savings institutions have recorded growth in
profit for six consecutive quarters. The 237 financial institutions in
the state saw aggregate profits climb 25 percent year-over-year to
$16.2 billion during the third quarter, according to the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corp.’s quarterly... Read More. More News.
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DARKE COUNTY SENIOR SCRIBES
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Darke County Senior Scribes...
Along Life’s Way
Selections from Lois Wilson
Three more offerings from Darke County’s - and the Senior Scribes’ -
talented poet, Lois Wilson. Once again, be entertained by her short
stanzas... once again ranging from the serious to the mocking. Today’s
collection? Let’s start with Degree to Disagree, then Out of Sorts and
then... A Guiding Light: God’s laws and virtues need a retaining wall,
Strong and tall enough to stem each beck and call... Read More. More Senior Scribes. |
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REMEDY WORSE THAN THE DISEASE
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Townhall...
Fannie and Freddie to the Rescue?
by Susan Brown
I’m not a fan of most television commercials, but in particular, I
cannot stand those annoying drug commercials which promise to cure a
particular ailment as long as you can live with the potentially fatal
side effects. As the saying goes, “Sometimes the remedy is worse than
the disease,” and this could not be truer than with this
administration’s intervention... Read More. More Blogs. |
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| FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - TODAY IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29,
2011,
2011 |
Didn’t
we vote in the General Election three weeks ago? Yep. Well… it’s that
time again. Cindy Pike files for the March Primary. Check out who’s
running, and who might be running. Also, Check out our new Sponsors
tab. Help us help Darke County teens. Also in News: Supercommittee’s failure will trigger ‘some ugly things’; and Forecasts of 600,000 holiday jobs offer many hope. Events: Fort GreeneVille DAR... December meeting features Village Singers. Blogs: The Broken President; and Some Black Friday Data Points. Obituaries: Ethel Maurine Pontius. For
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