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2011 - GOAL: PROMOTE ED & MOVE AWAY FROM STATE DEPENDENCE
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Conveyance Fee passes unanimously
By Bob Robinson
Resolution R-131-11, levying additional county Real Property Transfer
Tax at .10 cents per $100, passes. Resolution R-132-11, levying
additional county Mfg. Home Transfer Tax at .10 cents per $100, passes.
Both passed unanimously with all three commissioners voting. The
manufacturing home resolution was for mobile homes that may be located
on rented properties in parks. Commissioners said they were hopeful
that the additional tax, originally referred to as a Conveyance Fee,
would bring the county... Read More. More News.
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLES
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Why Do They Do That?
By Bob Rhoades
Senior Scribe
A recent Chat Box entry on another website asked the question about the
number of emergency vehicles on an accident site on Sweitzer St.
The writer categorized it as a “fender bender”. A couple of
respondents theorized that the responders were already on duty so what
difference did it make? Actually it makes a lot of difference.
Emergency response is... Read More. More Opinion.
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| CUTS TO INCLUDE FIRE & POLICE LAYOFFS
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Greenville to make further budget cuts
From Greenville Mayor Michael C. Bowers… Due to current economic
conditions and recent reductions in funding from the State of Ohio, the
City of Greenville has regrettably been forced to make further budget
reductions which include permanent layoffs to city personnel. In a
preemptive move, the city had previously laid-off employees, reduced
existing staffing by attrition, as well as implemented a... Read More. More News. |
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THEY AREN'T KIDDING...
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Dayton Business Journal...
Kool-Aid latest in fried food frenzy
by Ginger Christ
Enterprising restaurateurs could learn a thing or two from Charlie
Boghosian, a food vendor at the San Diego County Fair. Boghosian, known
as “Chicken Charlie,” about two weeks ago came into the limelight when
he introduced the nation to fried Kool-Aid. Overnight, he became a
culinary sensation. Fried Kool-Aid, as... Read More. More News. |
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| THE GATHERING AT GARST
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“Getting There is Half the Fun!”
Has June nearly passed us by? July 30th is just around the corner and
what an event this is shaping up to be. Tons of fabulous vendors are
being added to the list of participants for thi s years event daily
with many more pouring in as we speak. Will you be among them? Due to
the overwhelming response, we have extended out... Read More. More Events. |
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4TH GRADERS DON'T KNOW ABE LINCOLN
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Human Events...
The Dumbing-Down of America
by Patrick J. Buchanan
“Is our children learning?” as George W. Bush so famously asked. Well,
no, they is not learning, especially the history of their country, the
school subject at which America’s young perform at their worst. On
history tests given to 31,000 pupils by the National Assessment of
Education Progress, the “Nation’s Report Card...
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LOW CALORIE & HEALTH FOODS TARGETED
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Human Events...
Obama’s Food Police in Staggering Crackdown on Market to Kids
by Audrey Hudson
Tony the Tiger, some NASCAR drivers and cookie-selling Girl Scouts will
be out of a job unless grocery manufacturers agree to reinvent a vast
array of their products to satisfy the Obama administration’s food
police. Either retool the recipes to contain certain levels of sugar,
sodium and fats, or no...
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EDITOR - TODAY IS TUESDAY, JUNE 28,
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Many perceived it as a done deal despite the public hearings…
Commissioners increased the Transfer Tax (ie Conveyance Fee) Monday.
Greenville plans more layoffs, including Safety personnel. Also in News:
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls; Federal Reserve
Lowers Economic Outlook for Rest of Year; Gov. Kasich’s Week in Review;
and Senate passes bill that sends fewer to prison. Blogs: Senate Plans to Abdicate its Confirmation Duties; Money, Money, Money; Silence of the Lambs; and Washington Beat. Obituaries: Shirley D. Poeppelman, June Dawson. For
Yesterday's Home Page Click Here.
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