TODAY
IS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013 - DARKE COUNTY PARKS
Breakfast with the Birds
Join Senior Naturalist, Robb Clifford for this early morning bird hike
on Saturday, April 20th at 8:00am to kick off Nature Day! A
Grab-N-Go breakfast will be provided so we can quickly hit the trails.
Make sure you have some binoculars (or we have some you can borrow) and
your field guide and let’s see what birds may be passing through on
this spring morning. With the help of the Darke County Birders, we’ll
determine where the “best” birds are currently being located... Read
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THATCHER DEAD AT 87
Thoughts on the passing of Margaret Thatcher
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher passed away on April 8 at the age of 87.
Speaker Boehner: WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH)
issued the following statement on the passing of former British prime
minister Margaret Thatcher: “The greatest peacetime prime minister in
British history is dead. Margaret Thatcher... Read
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ELDORA SPEEDWAY
Eldora’s 60th Season Launches April 13
ROSSBURG, OH (April 5) – When the green flag waves over Eldora Speedway
on Saturday, April 13 it will be a historic moment as it will launch
the start of the 60th consecutive season of racing action at the
historic speed plant. Conceived in the fall of 1952 by area farmer/band
leader Earl Baltes, Eldora was unveiled to the... Read
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BROKE WIFE, BIG CITY
If you give a wife a mouse...
By Aprill Brandon
For the past nine years, ever since I rescued my dog Buffy, I've been
in engaged in a never-ending battle with his fur. In fact, I have
suspicions that the fur is now asexually reproducing and has become
self-aware, which has lead to rogue hair armies that are slowly taking
over my house in an Alexander-the... Read
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CINCINNATI REDS
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Reds overcome Choo's errors, plate nine in ninth Phillips ignites big frame, center fielder caps it with three-run double
ST. LOUIS -- The Reds knew acquiring career corner outfielder Shin-Soo
Choo and installing him in center field would require a trade off of
sorts. Would Choo be as gifted defensively as predecessor Drew Stubbs?
No chance. Clearly, Cincinnati was willing to give up some defense to
get a... Read
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NASCAR.COM
Johnson first to get second win in 2013 following victory at Daytona
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Jimmie Johnson made eight the easy way. Leading
347 of 500 laps in Sunday's STP Gas Booster 500 at Martinsville
Speedway, Johnson racked up his eighth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win at
the .526-mile short track and... Read
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TOWNHALL
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What Has Happened to Liberal Education?
By Linda Chavez
Liberal education once stood for something grand and good: the study of
the arts, humanities and sciences with the aim of improving the mind
through the acquisition of knowledge and the pursuit of truth. But some
of America's most elite colleges and universities have all but
abandoned this goal. Instead, many selective schools favor the faddish,
the politically correct... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013
Editor’s
Photo: Jump Start – focusing on the skills kids already have – is a new
program of Gateway Youth. Story Thursday. The Paul Ackley cartoon for
April 8 has
been posted. Check it out here.
Favorite Sports Photos: New pics posted Mar. 11. Classifieds:
New listing posted March 28. Also in Blogs: Jobs Numbers Demystified. News: Rasmussen. Opinion: Ohio Republican Chairman Bob Bennett Update. Obituaries: Cecelia Margaret Subler; Karen Sue (Wissler) Hager. Yesterday's Home PageClick Here
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