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NEWS ONLINE - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2015 - BLUEBAG MEDIA
Harrison, Majority kids teach drug prevention skills
GREENVILLE – Recovery & Wellness Centers of Midwest Ohio isn’t just
about recovery and wellness (from drug and alcohol abuse)… it’s also
about prevention. Kelly Harrison, Prevention Specialist, is teaching
“Incredible Years” to Kindergartners in Ansonia… Life Skills to Arcanum
seventh graders… And Safe Dates to eighth grade students at Greenville
Junior High School. She offers the same programs at the same grade
levels to many Darke County campuses. While the approach may be
different, they all have... Read
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EDISON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Edison Holds 5K
in Honor of Professor
Edison State Community College’s 5K for a Cause will be held on
Saturday, October 31, 2015, at the Piqua Campus. The race will be held
in remembrance of long-time Edison professor Dawn Hines who passed away
earlier this year. Edison’s 5K for a Cause is held annually to benefit
community members in need. Proceeds from this year’s race... Read
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BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
BBBS secures funding for Mentoring programs
The Ruth & Emerson Booher Foundation recently made a donation to
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County along with the Dr,
Marlin Thompson Founders Fund administered through the Darke County
Foundation. Both of these donations are specific to the Darke County
programs and will assist... Read
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BROKE WIFE, BIG CITY
A mom by any
other name
By Aprill Brandon
My baby just said his first sentence. But let’s completely ignore that
for a minute. Yes, yes, I know. What a milestone! Ooh! Ah! What did he
say!? Blah, blah, blah. We’ll get to all that sentimental crap. But
first, we need to discuss what didn’t come before this milestone.
Because... Read
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE JIM BUCHY
Buchy calls on Congress to
lift ban on crude exports 135 state legislative leaders issue letter in support for free trade in energy
[Greenville, Ohio], ─ State Representative Jim Buchy (R-Greenville)
joined 134 other senior legislative leaders from 40 states and Puerto
Rico calling on Congress to lift the 1970s-era ban on U.S. crude oil
exports. Allowing U.S. energy producers to access global markets is
expected to save consumers... Read
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SENIOR SCRIBES
Guilty Pleasures versus
the Pleasures of Guilt
By Kate Burch
Most of us succumb, at least occasionally, to the lure of a too-big
slice of flourless chocolate cake; or maybe for you it is marathon
watching of a TV series; playing video games for hours; perhaps smoking
an expensive cigar; or falling prey to the latest fad in shoes.
The kinds of things that we know... Read
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THE DAILY SIGNAL
How California’s
New Assisted Suicide Law Could Especially Hurt the Poor
Katrina Trinko
“My concern is for people who don’t have resources, who don’t have a
choice. You read about Oregon denying someone a lung transplant, but,
‘Here, you can you have these pills.’ That’s my fear about what this
would become.” That’s... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2015
Editor's
Photo: “The barriers some of these kids face would never occur to most
of us,” said Jeff Vaughn, Director of Gateway Youth Programs. He’s
putting together the needed pieces for the Community Connectors
Program. Read more about Gateway and the Community Connectors Program
tomorrow. You can check out the Paul
Ackley
cartoon archive here.
New Community Events photo sets posted here. Sports
photos are updated on a regular basis here.Blogs: Recess Consultant Hired in Minnesota Schools, Kids Get Coached Through Play Time.Sports: Weekend Results at Eldora Speedway. Obituaries:
Obituaries are posted daily here.
See
yesterday's postclick
here.
