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2011 - "I'LL HAVE A RIBEYE..."
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County, state officials flip steaks for agriculture
By Lyn Bliss, Senior Scribe
“It’s a lot more fun to be out here as a state senator. I get to toss
my own food and maybe have some fun with it, because I know a lot of
the people now. I know where to go to get my favorites and it feels
like I am coming home. That’s kind of nice.” said State Senator Bill
Beagle (R-5). “I’ll probably have a rib steak.” County and state
elected and appointed officials gathered to help flip the steaks and
pork chops that are offered for sale by the Darke County Beef and Pork
Producers. Dudley Lipps, one of... Read More. More Community.
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NOW KASICH WANTS TO TALK
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Senate Bill 5 again?
By Bob Rhoades
Earlier this year, I wrote a lot about Senate Bill 5. I said that
it was unfair and a witch-hunt by Gov. Kasich to bust public employee
representation all across the state. I also said that it looked
to me like a lot of good, well-meaning Republican members of the House
and Senate should think for themselves and not follow the Governor down
his yellow brick road because it didn’t look like there was... Read More. More Opinion. |
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HOW MUCH DOES TWO TICKETS COST...
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Not Friday the 13th
By Naiesha Thobe, Teen Scribe
Photos by Elaine Bailey & Lyn Bliss
Rather it was Friday the 19th that kicked off the Great Darke County
Fair. And what a kick off it was. “Everybody’s a winner!” “Step right
up!” “Would you like to sign up to win an Apple Ipad?” There were many
cheerful faces crowded into the fairgrounds late Friday evening. There
was an assortment of activity that ranged from placing your bets on
horse racing or taking the ‘Are you a... Read More. More Community.
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DARKE COUNTY FAIR HARNESS RACING
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Fast action in Saturday harness racing
By George Starks
GREENVILLE- Twelve races highlighted the racing program Saturday
afternoon at The Great Darke County Fair with nine more being contested
Saturday night. Hollansburg and Darke County native, trainer Kent
Wilcox, picked up two big wins in the day session. Wilcox got... Read More. More Community. |
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ELDORA SPEEDWAY
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3-Wide start designed for Baltes Promotional Flair
ROSSBURG, OH (August 17) – When two-time NASCAR Cup Champion Tony
Stewart purchased Eldora Speedway from the legendary Earl Baltes in the
Fall of 2004, he confessed that he had big shoes to fill. He admitted
that no one could completely duplicate the Baltes style, but Stewart
set out on a mission to preserve... Read More. More Events. |
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DARKE COUNTY PARKS
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Volunteers needed for Prairie Days Festival
Darke County Parks is hunting for volunteers to help celebrate prairies
and the pioneer way of life! Do you enjoy helping children or working
with the public? If so, this is where you should be! We need YOU to
help with our Prairie Days Festival on Saturday, September 24th and
Sunday, September 25th at... Read More. More Events.
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THURSDAYS WITH JOHN HAYWARD
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Daily Events...
Meaningful Representation
08.18.11
Everyone knows that “taxation without representation” is bad. It
prompted a shower of pamphlets, tea bags, and cannonballs across
Colonial America. But why is it bad? The colonists insisted that
America should hold seats in the British Parliament, in return for
paying taxes to the Crown. They felt that taxes can only be
morally and ethically justified if the people who pay them have... Read
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THE
EDITOR - TODAY IS MONDAY, AUGUST 22,
2011
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Day
3 at the Darke County Fair has come and gone, and it doesn’t seem as if
the economy has had any impact on attendance. More coverage today of
the people and events that make the Great Darke County Fair “Great!” In
News: Manufacturing seen key to saving economy; and More Unwed Parents Live Together, Report Finds. Commissioners: August 15 & 17, 2011. Blogs: Downsizing the public payroll; Obama’s Mideast Mess; Rick Perry Insensitive to Barack Obama’s Feelings! Obituaries: Marian A. "Ann" Campbell, Brennen Michael Westfall. For
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