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FRIDAY, APRIL 22,
2011 - BOWERS, SCHMIDT OFFER FEW DIFFERENCES ON ISSUES
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Mayoral candidates agree to agree
By Bob Robinson, Editor
Tuesday’s Mayoral debate was largely a discussion of issues in which
the candidates typically agreed, although there were occasional
differences in approach. Tina Chalmers, Editor of The Daily Advocate,
conducted the debate. Afterwards the audience asked questions. One
question noted the similarity in responses to most of the issues.
Candidate Doug Schmidt, Greenville City Councilman, was asked how he
would do the job better than the current Mayor Mike Bowers. A follow-up
question asked both candidates... Read More. See More News.
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DARKE
COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU
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Race to Taste for Prelude
Food and wine
tasting event scheduled prior to the Prelude to the Dream on June 8
GREENVILLE – To satisfy the hunger and thirst of the thousands of race
fans that take up residents at Eldora Speedway during the Prelude to
the Dream, the Darke County Visitors Bureau is hosting the Fourth Annual...
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STATE SENATOR
BILL BEAGLE
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Beagle Helps Public Libraries
COLUMBUS – On April 13, the Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill 120,
legislation that makes it clear that county prosecutors may represent
taxpayer-funded public libraries. State Senator Bill Beagle (R-Tipp
City) introduced the bill in response to a federal court ruling which
made it unclear if the long-standing practice of county prosecutors
representing public libraries in legal matters could continue. Without
assistance from their county prosecutor, some public libraries...
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CONGRESS
QUESTIONS SHUTTLE CHOICES
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Dayton Business Journal...
Fight over
space shuttle sites continues
by Joe Cogliano
Congress is getting into the fray over where the retired Space Shuttles
will be put on display, with one Senator calling for a federal
investigation of the site selection process by NASA and another
Congressman proposing a bill to take a shuttle from New York and give
it to Texas. An effort is underway in Congress to take... Read More. See More News. |
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HOUSE BRANCH
TO DEFEND DOMA
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Boehner: Cut
DOJ Funds to Pay for DOMA Defense
Apr 18, 2011
Boehner Says DOJ Funds Should Be Cut To Pay For DOMA Defense; Asks
Leader Pelosi To Join In Supporting Redirection of Funds - Congressman
John Boehner (R-West Chester) today sent the following letter to
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) regarding the House’s intent to
protect taxpayers from any cost associated with the Obama
administration’s refusal to defend the constitutionality... Read More. See More News. |
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GOVERNMENT
IS BEST THAT GOVERNS LEAST
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Townhall...
Obama’s
Domestic Imperialism
by Mark Baisley
Is it just me, or did everyone else feel a sudden shift in the tectonic
plates of national discourse? For decades, the American political
debate could be summed up as government provision versus private
innovation. While the conservative position seems to remain, “That
government is best that governs least,” the liberal priority appears to
have advanced from, “That... Read
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A COMPROMISE
IN TODAY'S CLIMATE?
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Townhall...
Main Street
Understands Compromise
By Salena Zito
WASHINGTON – The sweeping office of the Speaker of the House once
housed the Library of Congress – more than 6,000 leather-bound tomes
owned and beloved by Thomas Jefferson. A Christmas Day fire in 1851
destroyed nearly two-thirds of them. The House speaker then was
southern Democrat... Read
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| NOTES
FROM
THE
EDITOR - TODAY IS FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2011
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Mayoral
candidates faced off for the first time on Tuesday; as you will note in
the story, they agreed on the vast majority of issues. The League of
Women Voters will host Meet The Candidates, Monday at 7 p.m., American
Legion. Maybe someone – maybe you – will ask them to tell you why you
should vote for them over their opponent. You have a choice… make it an
informed one. Also in News: Kasich’s Beginning: An adventurous,
divisive 100 days; and FEC Investigators Digging Into Obama’s 2008
Campaign. Community: Courthouse volunteers needed. Blogs: Tax Congress!
and Walker Proposes Hiking Taxes and Fees on the Poor and Students.
Letters: Help us stop Obamacare in Ohio! Obituaries: Arlene L. York. For
Yesterday's Home Page Click Here.
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