WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2014 - CARRYOVER TO FUND ADDITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
2014 county appropriations exceed revenues
By Bob Robinson
GREENVILLE – Darke County Auditor Carol Ginn presented the 2014 budget
to Darke County Commissioners on Jan. 8. The General Fund
Appropriations came to $17,192,224.60, an increase of $972,943.20 over
2013. Total appropriations, including funding from outside the county,
was $55,165,766.24... Read
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SECRETARY OF STATE JON HUSTED
Husted reminds Ohioans: One Vote Matters
A number of local races and issues decided by just one vote in 2013
General Election - COLUMBUS - For anyone who has ever questioned the
impact or importance of their vote, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted
today provided more evidence that one vote really does matter. Based
upon review of 110 recounts conducted following the 2013 General
Election on November 5th, 35 local... Read
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HE'S IN THE RECORD BOOKS
A class act by two communities
By George Starks
PITSBURG- If I had done what was originally planned Friday night, I
would have made a change in my schedule and went to Versailles instead
of going to Franklin Monroe. Even without junior sensation Kyle Ahrens
on the floor for the Tigers, I wanted to see the St. Henry team and I
really wanted to see how good the Tigers... Read More. More Sports.
GOVERNOR JOHN KASICH
Kasich launches ‘stop human trafficking’ awareness campaign
COLUMBUS -- Today, Gov. John Kasich kicked off a new public awareness
campaign to ramp-up Ohio’s ongoing fight against human trafficking, the
illegal trade of people for commercial sex or forced labor exploitation
that enslaves approximately 1,000 Ohioans every year. The new
campaign, led by the Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, gives Ohioans
new resources for how they can personally... Read
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SENIOR SCRIBE... REMEMBERING
For My Shipmate Jim Pope
By Al Bliss
The other day, I thought of my old shipmate and friend Jim Pope and
considered only proper to share some of the unique times and
experiences that we had together. In 1951, when I reported to Fire
Control Class A school in Washington D.C. at the old Anacostia Naval
Base, I met this guy named Pope. He was in the class ahead of me, so we
were not in class together... Read
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BROKE WIFE, BIG CITY
Bad humans! Very bad humans!
By Buffy Brandon
Greetings, worthless humans. In case you haven't figured it out yet
(which of course you haven't because you're worthless humans), this is
not Aprill. The quote, unquote "Alpha" is busy doing stupid human
stuff, like actually voluntarily taking a bath and going poo-poo in my
giant water bowl. So I, Buffy, her... Read
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TOWNHALL
Obama Nominates Cop Killer Advocate to Head DOJ Civil Rights Division
by Katie Pavlich
In 1982, former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal was convicted of
murdering Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner. Abu-Jamal never
denied the killing during his trial. He, and his supporters, are still
unapologetic for Faulkner's death. More on this from Matthew Vadum:
“The question of Abu... Read
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Editor's
Photo: Drug court not worth the effort, says Darke County Common Pleas Judge Jonathan Hein. Story tomorrow. This week's Paul
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