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TODAY IS THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2011  -  FIXING THE BUDGET... DEALING WITH TENURE & SENIORITY
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Competence trumps tenure
That’s my Opinion, By Bob Robinson, Editor

For those of you who wish to attend, there will be a funeral Monday at 4:15 on Courthouse Square in Dayton. “Putting People First” will be mourning the death of Ohio. According to Shawn Cassiman, a social work professor at the University of Dayton, “It (Ohio) is on life support and is hurdling towards death.” He is correct. I’m not sure anyone would take issue with that statement… certainly not me. However, if you take the Dayton Business Journal article in context, you might want to re-evaluate the statement. I did. Is the “funeral” taking place because our taxes and business... Read More. More Opinion.
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SENATOR FABER'S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
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Capitol Square Update & More
June 6, 2011
 
Editor's Note: Sen. Faber will be our featured speaker at the DCRMC meeting June 18
 
June is upon us, but the 90 degree weather probably tipped you off before I did.  Summer is on the horizon, and as spring graces us with its finals days, we’re already in the dog days here on Capital Square.  For the past several weeks, your state legislator has... Read More. See More News.

GADE WRITING CONTEST RUNNER UP
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Memory Filled Shore
By Olivia Wysong, 8th Grade
DeColores Montessori School

Tiring and out of breath I climbed to the top of the towering sand dune. I holler back down to Grandpa who was only about half way up. I leaped down to him and my feet sunk just enough to allow the fine sand to creep around my toes. I grabbed his rough hand and used all my weight to help him up. He pretended that I was strong enough to pull him, and allowed himself to be... Read More. See More Teen Scribes.
 
ICLOUD SERVICE AVAILABLE SOON
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Dayton Business Journal...
Steve Jobs discusses new Apple products
by DBJ Staff

Apple Inc. previewed major upgrades to its Mac and mobile operating system, as well the much-anticipated iCloud service, with CEO Steve Jobs presiding on Monday. “If the hardware is the brain and the sinew of our products, the software is their soul. Today we’re going to talk about software,” Jobs told the crowd at the... Read More. See More News.

GREENVILLE CIRCLE EVENT TUESDAY
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Church of God International Camp meeting
From Bob Rhoades

If you drove around the circle today, you probably noticed the large number of uniquely dressed people on the southwest corner, with their bus as a backdrop they were singing Gospel hymns to bring attention the International Camp meeting at West Milton each evening... Read More. More Community.

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LIMITING ORGANIZED LABOR POWER
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Townhall... 
Tennessee Trumps Wisconsin: Kills Teacher Collective Bargaining
By Kyle Olson

To fix public schools, you have to control public schools. And there’s little control when teachers unions, with their self-serving agendas, question every cost-cutting proposal and reform on the table. That’s why so many
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BAD ECONOMIC NUMBERS NOT "UNEXPECTED"
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Townhall... 
Obama Tunes Out, and Business Goes on Hiring Strike
By Michael Barone

Last week, I noted that various forms of the word “unexpected” almost inevitably appeared in news stories about unfavorable economic developments. You can find them again in stories about Friday’s shocking news, that only 54,000 net new jobs were created in the month of May and that unemployment rose to 9.1 percent. But with news that bad, maybe
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dave knapp  
NOTES FROM THE EDITOR  -  TODAY IS THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2011
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Read what 8th grade Runner-up Olivia Wysong has to say… these are memories created by an adult in her life. Whether some of us like it or not, our kids learn from us and our actions are etched in their memories. Friday and Saturday, we will publish the Gade Contest winners. Also in News: Obama solicitor general: If you don’t like mandate, earn less money; UAW chief pledges era of cooperation; Money to curb smoking is cut from state budget; and With storm losses at $8B, insurance rate hike looms. Senior Scribes: From Linda Brenner, Author Unknown... Getting old. Blogs: Poverty and the President; Obama’s Job Recession; and Don’t Root for Failure. Obituaries: Thelma G. Seibel. For Yesterday's Home Page Click Here.

 
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