COUNTY NEWS ONLINE - SATURDAY, MARCH 15 & SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 2014
Pets of the week
We have Lucy at the Darke County Animal Shelter. She is a 6-month-old
Pug/Jack Russell mix. She is white and brown with short hair. She is a
sweet little girl and will grow to around 20 pounds. She does have a
cherry eye but it doesn’t seem to bother her. She is looking for a good
home to have fun and play. She is ready for adoption. We have Tyson at
the Darke County Animal Shelter. He is a 2-year-old Chihuahua. He is
black and tan with short hair. He is a sweet little guy and is good
with kids. He is house broken and current on his shots. He’s not a... Read
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GRUMPY SIDE OF 60
From ferrofluids to tongues
By Bob Robinson
“Ferrofluids contain nanoparticles of the chemical magnetite or similar
iron compounds… My project used synthesis of a ferrofluid without the
chemical tetramethylammonium hydroxide…” and so on. My eyes glazed over
and I was afraid I was going into overload. So I stopped reading. I
assumed this high school student knew what she was talking about. I
took... Read
More. More Opinion.
ARCANUM STAR TO PLAY COLLEGE BALL
O’Donnell heading Bluffton
By George Starks
ARCANUM- Amidst rumors during the winter sports season, Arcanum senior
Abbey O’Donnell made it all official Wednesday. O’Donnell, a three
sport athlete (volleyball, basketball and track), will be heading to
Bluffton University in the fall to play basketball for the Lady
Beavers. O’Donnell helped lead the Trojans to a second place finish in
the Cross... Read More. More Sports.
MUSINGS OF A SENIOR SCRIBE
Hmm!
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! This could only be in my mind! But - I thought I'd share this
idea with you. I was speaking to a girlfriend the other day. Our
conversation turned to this: Have you ever noticed that (by and large)
- almost by some cosmic (higher-up?) design - people from other
countries (cultures?) are living and working here? Before I continue
on, I'll put a parameter on this..There are good people and... Read
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BEING A SHIELD
Love Vaster than Empires,
and Judge More Slow
By: Elizabeth Horner
The rest of the crew couldn’t understand him. As an empath of sorts,
Ogsden should be the nicest of them all, the most careful to preserve
good relations among the few people who would be going with him to an
unexplored, and likely, uninhabited new world. Instead, he called up
every negative emotion they had, like drawing water from a well.
Eventually, they... Read
More. More Youth.
U.S. CONGRESSMAN JOHN BOEHNER
Obamacare not
gaining acceptance
Boehner: "I can tell you with confidence that the law is not gaining
acceptance in our region" WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman John
Boehner (R- West Chester) issued the following statement in response to
a news conference held today by Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley encouraging
local residents to sign up for coverage under the president’s
disastrous health care law: “From the thousands... Read
More. More Opinion.
U.S. SENATOR SHERROD BROWN
Ensuring Ohio
Workers Can Compete
We all know that Ohio workers and Ohio manufacturers can compete with
anyone. But when a country purposefully manipulates its currency so
that its exports are cheaper, that’s not competing – that’s cheating.
The result? U.S. exports are more expensive and a deluge of cheap
imports flood our markets, costing American manufacturing jobs.
Currency manipulation has cost us... Read
More. More Opinion.
FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - SATURDAY, MARCH 15 & SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 2014
Editor's
Photo: Join the Darke County Parks on Saturday, March 29th as they
explore the nation’s newest National Park—Pinnacles National Park. Read
the story next week for more information. This
week's
Paul
Ackley
cartoon has been posted here.
Favorite Sports Photos: New pics posted Feb. 9, 2014. Classifieds:
New listings posted on a regular basis. Blogs: Regulations: the tax you don't see. Events: Dining By Rail.News:
Rep. Adams Announces Funding for Local School Districts; Courts Must
Expressly Consider Youth as Mitigating Factor Before Imposing
Life-Without-Parole Sentence on Juvenile.Yesterday's
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