TODAY
IS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18,
2012 - SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER
Washington Has a Spending Problem that Can’t Be Fixed with Tax Hikes
Washington - At his weekly press conference today, House Speaker John
Boehner (R-OH) underscored the need for serious spending cuts to avert
the fiscal cliff, begin addressing our staggering debt, and support
economic growth. Speaker Boehner highlighted a new chart by the
House Budget Committee showing that America has a spending problem –
not a revenue problem – that can only be addressed by cutting spending,
not raising tax rates on small businesses. Following are Speaker
Boehner's… Read
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TRAGEDY IN CONNECTICUT
Hold your babies tight
By Bob Robinson
I, along with millions of others, saw a horrible tragedy unfold Friday…
and continue into Saturday… and Sunday… and beyond. One that will
likely stay with us through Christmas and the Holiday season, and well
into the New Year. To many of us, it is so horrible to contemplate, it
had to be a nightmare… one that will go away in the morning. It didn’t
go away. “I was devastated over... Read
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GREENVILLE WRESTLING
CNO Sports Wave Wrestling Individual Update
The Greenville wrestling program is coming back to the to and new names
are leading the stats board for coach John Shutts. Senior Nelson
Roberts leads the team with the most takedowns (22) while Daniel Cline
has 21. Cline is also fourth in reversals with three while Roberts has
two. Freshman William Niebert leads... Read
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85TH FFA NATIONAL CONVENTION
Greenville FFA Attends National Convention
Recently eight members of the Greenville FFA attended the 85th National
Convention with their advisor, Mr. John Guttadore, and chaperone, Luann
Mann. The convention was held in Indianapolis, Indiana for the 8th
year. The theme for this year’s convention was GROW. Students... Read
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BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
Tis the Season: To Mark Your Calendars
Mark those calendars! Bowl For Kids’ Sake 2013 is scheduled for March 1
& 3, 2013, at Bel-Mar Lanes in Sidney & Treaty Lanes in
Greenville. Bowl for Kids’ Sake serves as the largest fundraiser
for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby & Darke County. We
invite you to join us in the challenge of making 2013 the largest
fundraising event to-date...
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RASMUSSEN
Bigger government is better What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
Since Election Day, the number of voters who
like the idea of bigger government is up, but most still have the
opposite view. One-in-three Likely U.S. Voters (34%) now prefer a
larger government with more services and higher taxes to one with fewer
services and lower taxes...
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REDSTATE
Goodwill to Men
By Erick Erickson
On Friday in
Connecticut, more than two dozen, mostly children, were gunned down in
an act of evil. I once read an account that young men killed on the
beaches of Normandy, as they lay dying, called out for their mothers. I
tear up at even the glancing thought of the cries of the children in
Connecticut and dare not take the mental walk down that road. Children
cry out for their mommy and their daddy... Read
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NOTES
& THOUGHTS
FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012
Editor’s
Photo: Mrs. Buschur’s kids at Woodland Heights in Greenville asked
Santa a bunch of questions with their “wish” letters… how old is he,
his wife’s name, Rudolph’s daddy and more. Tentatively to be posted
Wednesday (if Santa answers them). Also on Wednesday, the power of the political cartoon. Classifieds: New Listings posted for Dec. 17. Promos: New Sale offering from Hansbarger. Also in Blogs: What Will the Fiscal Cliff Deal Look Like? Santa Letters: Santa and Bob exchange letters. News: Obama to nominate Kerry for secretary of State. Obituaries: Theodore Bates, Robert T. "Dick" Cain and Mark J. Huffman. Yesterday's
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