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NEWS ONLINE - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2015 - OHIO SENATE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE
Lawmakers Pay Tribute To Ohio Agriculture
Members of the Ohio Senate Agriculture Committee experienced a change
of scenery Tuesday, replacing suits and ties with short sleeves and
boots as they convened during a special committee meeting held at the
Ohio State Fair. Surrounded by the sites, sounds and even smells of the
Ohio State Fair, legislators met in the Donahey Nationwide Agriculture
and Horticulture Building on the Ohio State Fairgrounds. State Senator
Bill Beagle (R-Tipp City) who serves on the Senate Agriculture... Read
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EDISON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Edison Welcomes
Olivieri as Early
Child Development
Center Director
Holly Olivieri will take the helm of Edison Community College’s highly
acclaimed Early Child Development Center (ECDC) as Director beginning
August 10. Olivieri, of Troy, is a 2004 Wright State University
graduate who earned a Bachelor of Science degree in... Read
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SENIOR SCRIBES
Deliberate Harm
By Kate Burch
A couple of weeks ago, one of my Facebook friends posted a photo of two
young children, one white, one black, walking in a wooded scene, with
hands clasped. The caption above the photo was, “This is where we
need to be.” I commented, “Really, most of us are there
already.” No response received. A couple of my black friends have
decried... Read
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BROKE WIFE, BIG CITY
I just want to pay my bill
By Aprill Brandon
I don’t know if you guys have been keeping up with the news lately, but
according to the headlines I’ve been skimming on Twitter, robots are
poised to take over all our jobs. Or something like that. I never
actually click on the links because as the mother of a toddler, all I
really have time to read are listicles about how... Read
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ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE DEWINE
Applications for Campus Sexual Assault Victim Advocacy Grants now being accepted
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today
that his office is now accepting grant applications for several million
dollars in competitive grant funds that will be directed towards
strengthening sexual assault victim advocacy programs on the campuses
of Ohio's colleges and universities. The $3 million... Read
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OHIO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSN.
OHSAA to Revise
School Enrollment
Counts for 2015-16
Board of Directors votes to withdraw community school and STEM school
students and reconfigure tournament divisional assignments -- COLUMBUS,
Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association board of directors
deliberated Thursday and voted to remove students who attend community
schools and... Read
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THE WHITE HOUSE
50 Years Ago
Every year, I head back to the birthplace of a new America -- Selma,
Alabama -- where a determined struggle for voting rights transformed
our democracy 50 years ago. On March 7, 1965, Hosea Williams and I led
a band of silent witnesses, 600 nonviolent crusaders, intending to
march 50 miles to Montgomery -- Alabama's capital -- to demonstrate... Read
More. More Opinion.
FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2015
Editor's
Photo: Heather is a total delight and loved by all who meet her immediately. This
week's
Paul
Ackley
cartoon has been posted here.
New Community Events photo set posted here. Sports
photos are updated on a regular basis here.Blogs: Study Shows Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Iran Deal.News: Battle lines form in fight over Social Security payment reductions. Obituaries: Carl D. Niswonger.See
yesterday's postclick
here.
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