| TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, MAY 4,
2011 - THREE LIVE BANDS, FAMILY GAMES & EVENTS and MORE
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Eagles Independence Day doubles your pleasure
Fireworks and live music, including the popular “Classified,” highlight the event
The Greenville Eagles Annual Independence Day Celebration kicks off a
two-day event this year, with live music and dancing, food and events
Saturday and Sunday (July 2 & 3), followed by what many described
last year as an “awesome” fireworks display Sunday at dusk. All events
will be at Eagles Park on Shade Road and are open to the public. On
Saturday, enjoy the rockin’ music of “Saint Right” from 7 to 11 p.m.
Breakfast will be served from 9 to 11 a.m., with hot dogs available in
the afternoon and chicken dinners served from 5:30... Read More. See More Events.
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BOWERS, GV SCHOOLS GET VOTER SUPPORT
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Bowers wins primary; Greenville Levy Passes
Greenville School officials were in a celebratory mood, and Greenville
Mayor Mike Bowers was quietly pleased at the election results. Both won
their respective contests Tuesday night. Bowers won by nearly a 3 to 1
margin, 72 percent to 28 percent with 1108 votes cast. The Greenville
Schools renewal operating levy passed by more than a 2 to 1 margin, 67
percent to 33 percent with 3116 votes cast. Bowers told... Read More. See More News.
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| PREEMPTING NEW YRS RESOLUTION MADNESS
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#4 Having a Helping Heart
By Kayla Lemar
Teen Scribe
Volunteerism is officially defined as working without payment.
But just as patience is not just waiting, but waiting with a good
attitude, so volunteerism is not just having helping hands, but having
a helping heart that extends them. For a long time, volunteering was my
duty. In fact, one of the reasons I didn’t keep a job during High
School because I... Read More. See More Teen Scribes. |
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SMALL BUSINESS TO GET HIT AGAIN
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New York Times...
Most States Seen Raising Jobless Tax on Businesses
By Michael Cooper
As persistently high unemployment has drained the funds that are used
to pay jobless benefits, more than two-thirds of the states expect to
raise taxes on businesses this year to replenish them, according to a
survey of labor agencies released... Read More. See More News. |
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DOW JUMPS 50 POINTS ON ANNOUNCEMENT
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Dayton Business Journal...
Stock markets rise after bin Laden death
by Ginger Christ
Stocks on Wall Street opened higher on Monday morning as investors
reacted to the news that U.S. Military special forces had killed
terrorist leader Osama bin Laden in a raid in Pakistan. The markets got
a boost from news of Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden’s death at the... Read More. See More News. |
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DRUG CONTROL VS PAIN CONTROL...
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Townhall...
A Crackdown on Opioid Prescriptions Will Hurt Patients
By Jacob Sullum
Last week, unveiling a plan to curtail “diversion” of opioid
painkillers, Obama administration officials said they aim to “strike a
balance between our desire to minimize abuse of prescription drugs and
the need to ensure access for their legitimate use.” This balance will
never be achieved because the two goals are fundamentally... Read
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ASK THE AMERICAN INDIANS
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Human Events...
Government Creates Poverty
by John Stossel
04/27/2011
The U.S. government has “helped” no group more than it has “helped” the
American Indians. It stuns me when President Obama appears before
Indian groups and says things like, “Few have been ignored by
Washington for as long as Native Americans.” Ignored? Are you kidding
me? They should be so lucky. The government has made... Read
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| NOTES
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EDITOR - TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, MAY 4,
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Late night news… Mike Bowers wins the GOP Primary for Mayor. Since he
is unopposed in November, he gets four more years in the Mayor’s
Office. Plus voters pass the Greenville Schools renewal operating levy.
No new taxes… school officials in a celebratory mood. Also in News: Overflow crowds for Paul Ryan town halls; and Insider Report from Newsmax.com. Blogs: Obama’s Other Hand. Obituaries: James H. Gettinger, Virginia (Mangas) Jefferis. For
Yesterday's Home Page Click Here.
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