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2011 - MEDIAN PAY... STATE EMPLOYEE SALARY 33% HIGHER
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Dayton Business Journal... Analysis: Ohio generous with public salaries
by Joe Cogliano, DBJ Staff Reporter
In Ohio, nearly 1,000 state employees made more than $100,000 in 2010.
And a majority made more than Ohio’s median income. While Ohio is among
many states cutting budgets and limiting collective bargaining rights
for its public employee unions, the state continues to be generous with
salaries. The median personal income for all Ohioans is $31,284, but
public employees of the state of Ohio had a median pay about 33 percent
higher at $41,350 last year. And nearly 1,000 state employees made more
than $100,000 in 2010, according to a Dayton Business... Read More. See More News.
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7TH & 8TH GRADERS... WRITE TO WIN
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Write about your favorite Senior Citizen
Seventh and eighth graders… there’s still time to tell a story about
your favorite senior citizen, and maybe win $100 dollars! This prize
will be awarded for the top entry in each grade level. Due to the
number of activities students are involved in, and the limited time
they have this time of the year, Gade Health Care Center has decided
to... Read More. See More Events.
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STATE SENATOR KEITH FABER
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State Moving Forward with Modified Grand Lake St. Marys Alum Treatment Plan
The State of Ohio is moving forward with plans to treat Grand Lake St.
Marys this spring with aluminum sulfate and a buffering solution of
sodium aluminate in an effort to prevent harmful algae blooms and to
improve water quality within the lake. Heavy, prolonged rainfalls in
late winter and early spring are contributing to high levels of
nutrients and algae in Grand Lake St. Marys, resulting... Read More. See More News.
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DARKE COUNTY STEAM THRESHERS
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Annual Reunion... Thursday June 30th – Sunday July 3rd
The Darke County Steam Threshers association Inc. is a club that is
dedicated to the preservation of antique agricultural equipment. Each
year at our annual reunion we strive to give guests a glimpse of what
rural life was like in the days of the past. At our annual reunion you
can see displays of antique full size steam engines, scale steam
engines, tractors, and stationary engines. In addition you can see some
of these machines in use... Read More. See More Events. |
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RASMUSSEN REPORTS PUBLIC OPINION
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Mixed Reviews for Enhanced Interrogation Techniques Following Bin Laden News
U.S. voters think that Enhanced Interrogation Techniques like
waterboarding probably yielded some valuable information but are unsure
whether they were needed to find Osama bin Laden. Sixty-four percent
(64%) say it’s at least somewhat likely that enhanced interrogation
techniques used at the Guantanamo Bay prison camps helped secure
valuable information. A new... Read More. See More News. |
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TAXING DRIVERS FOR THE MILES DRIVEN
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Daily Events...
They care that you care (about the price of gasoline)
by Audrey Hudson
Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill are scrambling this week to
show their constituents back home that they care, that you care, about
the price of gasoline. The consensus isn’t even close. House
Republicans are making a big splash passing two bills today to reverse
President’s Obama’s crackdown on oil drilling in the Gulf... Read
More. See More Blogs.
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MINIMUM WAGE RELATED TO UNEMPLOYMENT
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Townhall...
Minimum Wage’s Discriminatory Effects
by Walter E. Williams
As if more proof were needed about the minimum wage’s devastating
effects, yet another study has reached the same conclusion. Last week,
two labor economists, Professors William Even (Miami University of
Ohio) and David Macpherson (Trinity University), released a study for
the Washington, D.C.-based Employment Policies... Read
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| NOTES
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EDITOR - TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, MAY 18,
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While salaries are not the entire issue regarding HB5, they are an
issue regarding the need to bring state spending under control. Keep in
mind the roles of those listed, such as educators, administrators,
government agencies and first responders. Just one more step toward
being informed. Also in News: Pessimism clouds deficit talks; Democrats to reintroduce DREAM Act; and Auditor has tips for localities to get ‘skinny.’ Blogs: Pulling the Plug on Obamacare; Myths About Oil and Gas; and Bin Laden’s Death Doesn’t Vindicate Torture. Letters: Regarding the Letter to All Voters and Taxpayers Who Care. Obituaries: Lucille M. Edsall. For
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