TODAY IS
MONDAY, APRIL 11,
2011 - AGRICULTURE CAN LEAD US TO MORE PROSPEROUS TIMES
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Zehringer to speak at Darke Republican
Men’s Club April 16
“In his state of the state address, Governor Kasich charged me with
thinking about agriculture in a completely different way and with
finding out how many agribusinesses we can grow,” Zehringer said.
“I share the governor’s vision of supporting agriculture as an industry
that leads Ohio to more prosperous times.” These comments were made by
Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Jim Zehringer in Reynoldsburg
in March. The former State Representative serving District 77 will
return “home” to speak to the Darke County Republican Men’s Club at 8
a.m. on April 16. The meeting... Read More. See More Events.
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DCCA
COFFEE HOUSE SERIES
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French Cabaret Singer comes
to Inn at Versailles
Darke County Center for the Arts will present French cabaret singer
Claudia Hommel in concert at the Inn at Versailles on Thursday, April
28; showtime is 7 p.m. The final Coffeehouse Series presentation
of the 2010-2011 season, this performance is is a perfect match between
artist and venue according to DCCA officials. “Claudia, who now
lives in Chicago, was born in Paris, and her show celebrates the...
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REPS EAGER FOR
2012 SENATE RACE
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Columbus
Dispatch... Treasurer Mandel
takes aim at Brown
By Joe Hallett
CLEVELAND - James Wert, finance chairman of the Cuyahoga County
Republican Party, ended his introduction of Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel
to 750 activists at the party’s annual dinner Wednesday night with this
plea: “Run, Josh, run.” But Josh just ran; he’s been treasurer for only
three months. Even so, Mandel is planning to run again in 2012. He...
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SMOKING BAN
GOES TO SUPREME COURT
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Here
we go again!
By Bob Rhoades
Back in 2006 some well-meaning people got together and proposed that a
referendum be put on the ballot asking that smoking be banned from
commercial establishments, including bars, taverns and
restaurants. The petitions were drawn up and passed around and
with the needed signatures being acquired it was placed on the ballot
in a general election... Read More. See More Opinion. |
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DIRE SEVERITY
OF OUR PREDICAMENT
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Townhall...
The Truth about
Social Security
By Bruce Bialosky
It should be obvious to every American that our entitlement programs –
Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid – now represent the lion’s share
of the Federal budget, and are growing at an unsustainable rate.
Unfortunately, no realistic solution to this fiscal disaster has ever
been seriously evaluated by Congress. Worse, no effort has ever
been made by our leaders to... Read More. See More Blogs. |
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NOTES
FROM
THE
EDITOR - TODAY IS MONDAY, APRIL 11,
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The Darke County Commissioners meet every Monday and Wednesday at 1:30
p.m. in the Commissioners Building next to the Courthouse. My schedule
makes it difficult for me to attend but the minutes are sent to me.
We’ve posted the April 6 meeting in a new tab under News. Check it out
and let us know what you think. Also in News:
Rasmussen’s Last Week’s Key Polls; Ohio universities cutting budgets to
offset funding decline; Counties say cuts hit them too hard; Congress
Reaches Historic Deal, But Fiscal Battles Loom; and Internships at
Front Porch Strategies. Commissioners: Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Blogs:
Do the Math: Lower Corporate Tax Rates = More Jobs, Growing Economy;
Dems’ Cheap Stunt Blocks School Choice in Idaho; and Obama to Reduce
Gas Prices by Blowing Smoke. Obituaries:
Wayne L. Marker Sr., Vicki Stickel. For
Yesterday's Home Page Click Here.
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