COUNTY
NEWS ONLINE - WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2016 - NATIONAL LOLLIPOP DAY
Empowering Darke County Youth Learning from our kids
By Bob Robinson
I have trouble remembering names. No matter how hard I try, I can spend
16 weeks working with 15 or 16 students in a classroom and, if I’m
lucky – I mean really lucky – I’ll know 10 or 12 of them. Compound that
with two, three or four classes, and I’ll know the names of maybe a
third of students I’d seen twice a week for nearly four months.
Sometimes a student will be the victim of some kind of senior citizen
roadblock… I’ll attach an incorrect name... Read
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FARM POWER OF THE PAST
Annual Farm Power Reunion offers
taste of the past
By Bob Robinson
Park the car two blocks away and you could still hear the “putt putt
pop pop” of internal combustion engines from the early 20th century. It
told you the 17th Annual Greenville Farm Power of the Past had taken
over the Darke County Fairgrounds... Read
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DARKE COUNTY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Knapp Ford awards DCSF scholarships
Dave Knapp Ford-Lincoln, awarded two scholarships to local high school
graduates through the Darke County Scholarship Fund (formerly the
Senior Scribes Scholarship Fund) July 13. The presentation was made by
Dave Knapp Marketing Director Kristina Bradley-Knapp. This is the
fourth year Dave Knapp Ford... Read
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DARKE COUNTY SENIOR SCRIBE
It’s the season for… politickin’
By Lois Wilson
Once again Senior Scribe Poet Laureate Lois Wilson is on top of the
season with her insightful look at the important events of the day.
This time it’s politickin’. Wilson offers three poems, each addressing
a different look at the upcoming election season… well… phase three of
the upcoming election season. No predictions; simply a reminder about
Control Speak, the desire to be Caught... Read
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AGRICULTURAL LAW & TAXATION BLOG
Congress finalizes mandatory GMO labeling law
From Sam Custer
OSU Extension, Darke County
After several years of debate over voluntary versus mandatory GMO
(genetically modified organism) labeling, Congress passed legislation
yesterday to create a unified national standard requiring disclosure of
information for bioengineered foods. Predictions are that
President... Read
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EDISON STUDENT FEATURE
Typical Teenager
to Successful
Business Owner
By Lincoln Rapp
What does it take for someone to be considered successful? Does a
person have to display achievements, money, or fame? Or does the person
simply have to survive? Seth Angle is in his early forties and lives
near Covington, Ohio. He is married and has five... Read
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FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
After the All Star game,
all hell breaks loose
By Tom Temin
Federal managers need to brace for a few weeks of nuttiness. Like
listening to mommy and daddy scream at one another, career people will
find it hard to tune out the coming noise. Before that we have the fun
of this week’s All Star break. Tuesday evening Major League Baseball
will indulge in its annual orgy of nostalgia... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2016
From
the Editor: “As many as one out of 10 Darke County students don’t
graduate on time. Many of them simply drop out of school.” Eric Fee,
president of a new organization, Empowering Darke County Youth recently
spoke to Kiwanis of Greenville members and guests about these
challenges and more. Read the full story tomorrow. Community
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