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NEWS ONLINE - THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 - NATIONAL HOT DOG DAY
Ohio Department of Education Draft Revised Standards in ELA and Math Available for Comment
The Ohio Department of Education opened an online survey today allowing
individuals and groups to comment on proposed changes to Ohio’s
Learning Standards in English language arts and mathematics. The survey
is part of an effort that began in February to improve and update the
standards, which are statements describing the skills and knowledge a
student should have at each grade level. The... Read
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GREENVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Library Film Series Features It Happened One Night
The spoiled daughter of a rich man runs away when he threatens to annul
her new marriage. A recently fired newspaperman recognizes her
but doesn't let on, escorting her from southern Florida to New York to
be with her husband. They hate each other. This being a
classic Hollywood... Read
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COUNTY NEWS ONLINE
Not your ordinary community information service
By Bob Robinson
Managing Editor
County News Online is not your ordinary community information service.
It isn’t about breaking news – we have no staff reporters. It isn’t
about doing in-depth feature interviews… you can get those elsewhere.
County News Online IS, however, about you! It’s about what... Read
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DARKE COUNTY SHERIFF
DCSO K9 Britta has received body armor
Darke County Sheriff’s Office K9 Britta has received a bullet and stab
protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit
organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Britta’s vest is sponsored
by a memorial donation to honor the late Donnie Buff of Powhatan Point,
OHand embroidered with the sentiment “In memory of S.W.A.T... Read
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DARKE COUNTY WELLNESS CHALLENGE
Breast Cancer Awareness 5K Run/Walk
(Greenville) July 7 - The Breast Cancer Awareness 5K run/walk, which is
part of the Darke County Wellness Challenge, will take place on
Saturday, July 30, 2016 at the Annie Oakley statue in downtown
Greenville. The kids run will begin at 8:00 a.m. with the 5K run/walk
following at 8:30 a.m. We are excited to bring back the “Pink... Read
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ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE DEWINE
Sexual Assault Kit Testing gets over 4,000 CODIS hits
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that
DNA testing conducted as part of the Attorney General's Sexual Assault
Kit (SAK) Testing Initiative has now resulted in more than 4,000 hits
in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). As of July 1, 2016, a total
of 4,055 matches to DNA profiles already in the CODIS database have
been... Read
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INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
Why Academics Were Ignored
By David Matthews for Times Higher Education
Just over a week before Britain's referendum on European Union
membership, Paul Whiteley, a professor in the University of Essex’s
department of government, was scheduled to take part in a BBC Norwich
debate alongside three other academics to fact-check... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016
From
the Editor: The Kids Learning Place is continuing enrollment for the Head Start preschool program for Fall of 2016. For more
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