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IS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13,
2012 - THAT'S MY OPINION
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Not always right, but never wrong
By Bob Robinson
“If you want something locally, be prepared to pay for it locally.” Or
something like that. I read it a while back in a report about Gov. John
Kasich. Hey! That’s great. That’s the way it should be. Get back to
local control, local funding, and taxpayers having a voice in how our
local governments should run and whether or not we want to pay for it.
The next step is if you ain’t gonna pay for it, then don’t “mandate”
it. State and federal governments have been passing unfunded mandates
for years… it’s time to bring them to a screeching halt. The latest
“bells & whistles” that Columbus is mandating... Read
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LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
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Ethics and Honesty in Politics Event to be held
Ethics in Political Office will be the subject Susan Willeke will
address at 6 p.m. on Thursday, February 23 at the American
Legion on Ohio Street. Susan is with the Ohio Ethics Commission
and brings new insights to the long standing push for better ethics in
politics. The League of Women Voters of Darke County is sponsoring this
event as part of its on-going goal of citizen education. Concerns
about ethics in... Read
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TRIANGLE WORKS WONDERS FOR FM
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Balanced attack propels Jets
By George Starks
Click below for Saturday scores
- PITSBURG- When a team employs a gimmick defense, it’s used to
stop or at least slow down one or more players. Franklin Monroe used a
triangle defense on Milton-Union Saturday, shutting down two of the
Bulldogs best scorers, in a 52-38 non-conference victory Saturday. “I
was very pleased with our defense... Read
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DARKE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Get ready for March 6
By Bob Robinson
Reminder: All
candidates for public office in the Republican primary have been
invited to speak at the Republican Mens Club Saturday morning.
Minutes from the last two weeks of publicly announced meetings of the
Darke County Commissioners have been posted. County News Online began
posting minutes from these meetings in April 2011. How many of you have
paid any attention to them... Read
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| STATE OF THE STATE |
Toledo Blade...
Kasich: End partisanship to help Ohio
Touting 2011, governor calls for collaboration
By Jim Provance
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio -- Gov. John Kasich called Tuesday for an end to the
partisan battles that characterized 2011 and urged Democrats and fellow
Republicans to work together to get as close as possible to creating “a
prosperous Ohio, a richer Ohio, the Ohio free of unemployment... Read
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TEXAS GOVERNOR RICK PERRY...
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CNS News...
‘If it’s Halftime in America, I’m Fearful of What the Final Score is Going to Be’
By Matt Cover
(CNSNews.com) – Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), referencing the ‘Halftime in
America’ Super Bowl ad, said that he was “fearful of what the final
score is going to be,” if President Barack Obama is reelected in
November. “If it’s halftime in America, I’m fearful of what the final
score is going to be if we let this president... Read
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| AVOID KNEE-JERK REACTIONS TO PROBLEM
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The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register
Get School Reform Right
Twenty percent of the young Ohioans who enter the state’s public
education system don’t graduate from high school. The average is much
worse - 35 percent - in urban areas. Ohio Gov. John Kasich is right to
consider that a tragedy that is both unsustainable and avoidable. He
also is correct in avoiding knee-jerk reactions to the problem. During
his State of... Read
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| FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - TODAY IS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13,
2012 |
Still
waiting on one more Primary candidate questionnaire response;
regardless, those received by deadline will be posted this week.
Tentative schedule for contested Darke County positions: Tuesday: Clerk
of Courts; Wednesday: Juvenile/Probate Judge; Thursday: Commissioner.
All candidates have been invited to the Republican Mens Club Saturday
morning. Also in News: ‘We Felt It Coming,’ Santorum Says After Triple Win. Commissioners: Meeting Minutes: Jan. 30, Feb. 1, 6 & 8. Sports: Number three OSU toppled by Michigan State. Events: “Building Blocks I” Parenting Classes Planned; CAP Presidents’ Day closing. Blogs: Drill There, Build Here, Now! Obituaries: David M. Shiverdecker. For
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