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NEWS ONLINE - MONDAY, MAY 19, 2014 - DARKE SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION
2014 Stillwater Educational Canoe Float
Come out and enjoy a day on the scenic Stillwater River on June 6,
2014. The Darke and Miami Soil and Water Conservation Districts,
along with the Stillwater Watershed Project and the Park Districts of
Darke and Miami Counties, are teaming up to provide an educational and
fun trip covering a little over three miles on one of Ohio’s most
scenic rivers, the Stillwater. Over the course of the float you
will hear from experts on stream quality monitoring and electric fish
shocking. Along the way there will be some hands... Read
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GARST MUSEUM
Major Gift Launches the Green the Garst Tree Donation Program
The Darke County Historical Society is pleased to announce that a
donation made in the memory of Sherlie Steffens Baker has created a
wonderful start to the museum’s new “Green the Garst Tree Donation
Program.” Sherlie Baker is the late mother of Garst Museum’s Executive
Director, Dr. Clay Johnson. Dr. Johnson... Read
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Ohio and U.S. Employment Situation (Seasonally Adjusted)
Ohio's unemployment rate was 5.7 percent in April 2014, down from 6.1
percent in March. Ohio's nonfarm wage and salary employment increased
12,600 over the month, from a revised 5,285,000 in March to 5,297,600
in April. The number of workers... Read
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STATE SENATOR BILL BEAGLE
New Jobs Coming to the Miami Valley
COLUMBUS—State Senator Bill Beagle (R–Tipp City) is pleased to announce
the creation of over 800 new jobs in the Miami Valley. Procter and
Gamble (P&G) will be opening a distribution center that will serve
current Midwest customers. “Once again, our work to make our region an
ideal location to create jobs is paying off,” said Beagle. “Creating
job-friendly policies has been my number one... Read
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FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE EDGE
It’s not the Teachers who are Failing, ….nor the Kids, …nor the School Buildings either
By Joe Facinoli
“It’s the ‘Culture’, …Stupid !” …as James Carville might have
said to Bill Clinton, during some past election campaign, when no one,
then, before, nor since, was paying nearly enough attention to the
continuing failures happening with the education of our American
children. What was Einstein’s definition... Read
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VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN
We Build Big Things
Here's what I saw in Cleveland's Little Italy neighborhood today: I saw
a community coming together to replace an obsolete old train station
with a new, energy-efficient one that connects two high-employment
areas. Yesterday, in St. Louis, I saw the construction of a land bridge
that's designed to let residents and tourists better access the city's
famous Archway. Our infrastructure projects -- the roads we pave, the
tracks we lay down, the... Read
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HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Terrorists Who Kidnap Little Girls
Amy Payne
Parents and relatives of kidnapped schoolgirls react during a protest
over the Nigerian government's failure to rescue the abducted girls.
Americans have increasingly been pulled into the frightening story of
more than 250 schoolgirls in Nigeria who were kidnapped by terrorist
group Boko Haram. People around the world have watched... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - MONDAY, MAY 19, 2014
Editor's
Photo: BBBS “Big Buddies” After School Program ends with Smiles! Read the story Tuesday. 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. Events:
Versailles Health Care Center is Tackling an Alarming Trend, Patriotic
gift to donors is Memorial Day Tribute, National Cancer Survivors Day®
To Be Held Sunday, June 8th, Bradford Ohio Railroad Festival June 21. Yesterday's
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