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IS MONDAY, AUGUST 6,
2012 - THAT'S MY OPINION
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What’s Not to Like?
By Bob Robinson
As the final comments, commentary and opinion filter in from Annie
Oakley Days and the community begins to prep for The Great Darke County
Fair, I thought about the trials, tribulations and successes of past
Annie Oakley celebrations and how they relate to seemingly similar
concerns today. I find it fascinating that people are still talking
about the demise of the Annie Oakley Days Festival and the conflict... Read
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| THE MAGIC OF THE SCENE |
Chance of a Lifetime
By Naiesha Thobe, Teen Scribe
How many times does a person get to say that they designed a float for
a parade? Okay, if you’re into some big club or association, then fine,
you probably get to do it every year. However, when you’re not
particularly involved with much... well, getting that honour is some... Read
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| STATE LINE HERITAGE DAYS |
State Line Heritage Days
Redd takes first place in Chalk Art
By Elaine Bailey
Indiana Wesleyan University student Danielle Redd took first place in
the second annual 2012 Union City Psi Chapter Sidewalk Chalk Art
Contest during the city’s State Line Heritage Days on Saturday.
Danielle has participated in other sidewalk chalk events and ‘had a
great... Read
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| HAMMAKER FAMILY SUPPORTS BENEFIT
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Local family walks in Relay for Life
By George Starks
SIDNEY- Ray Hammaker, Ron Thompson, Ruth Maloney and Barbra Sutherland.
Names that many of us don’t know but all four had two things in common.
They were all related in one form or another and they all lost their
individual battles with cancer. In 2003, Ray “The Can Man” Hammaker
lost his battle... Read
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| CNO FALL SPORTS |
Bradford-Ansonia to play twice
Troy Christian without varsity football
By George Starks
Darke County - In something of a rarity, Troy Christian will not have a
varsity football team in 2012. With Bradford having the Eagles on its
schedule and the Tigers looking for a replacement for Perry, Bradford
and Ansonia will now hook up twice, with the... Read
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U.S. CONGRESSMAN JOHN BOEHNER
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On July Unemployment: “Private Sector still isn’t ‘doing fine’”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) released
the following statement regarding the Department of Labor’s
unemployment report for July 2012: “Two years after the Obama
administration declared, ‘welcome to the recovery,’ this much is clear:
with 42 consecutive months of unemployment above eight percent, the
private... Read
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OBAMA-ROMNEY IN VIRTUAL TIE
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Townhall...
President Obama: You’re no Bill Clinton
by Cal Thomas
The Obama re-election team must be in panic mode. The president is
stuck in a virtual tie with Mitt Romney in some polls and behind him in
others, so in desperation it has reached out to the Big Dog, Bill
Clinton, for help. Clinton will speak next month at the Democratic
National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., in a Wednesday... Read
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| NOTES
& THOUGHTS
FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - MONDAY, AUGUST 6,
2012 |
I’m
wrapping up the Annie Oakley Festival with an opinion piece with lots
of photos… today’s lead story. And Elaine Bailey has been a busy lady…
today the Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest at State Line Heritage Days, Lunch
on the Lawn in Greenville Tuesday, plus several more articles and some
great photos from Heritage Days a little later this week. Also in Blogs: Obama embraces Islamist enemy within. News: Reps question Labor Dept’s pass on layoffs for contractors. Sports: Globed World 100 chase is on; Reds streak stopped; Major League Baseball standings. For
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