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NEWS ONLINE - MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2014 - GREENVILLE STATION ON FRONT STREET
The trains in Greenville’s history
By Bob Rhoades
In addition to the Lincoln Funeral Train moving through Darke County,
lots of other trains moved people to and from the Greenville Area over
time, especially during WWII. I have no knowledge of how many, if
any troop trains left from Greenville Station on Front St., but do
remember one train in particular after the war. Two months after my
arrival on Feb. 3, 1945, my father, 1st Lt. Eugene F. Rhoades was
killed In the Battle of the Bulge near... Read
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INDEPENDENCE DAY
Greenville fireworks date set
Greenville OH - A Community Fireworks Display will take place at dusk
on Sunday night, July 6, 2014 at the Darke County Fairgrounds.
Rozzi Fireworks (http://www.rozziproducts.com) from Loveland OH will
shoot the display. That same day, in the infield of the race
track, the Carson & Barnes Big Top... Read
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SECRETARY OF STATE JON HUSTED
Special Election Advisory
Early voting for military and overseas voters begins Saturday for
August 5th Special Election. Secretary of State Jon Husted announced
today that absentee voting for military and overseas voters begins
Saturday, June 21, 2014, for the 2014 August Special Election. Ohioans
will decide the outcome of several local issues. Election Ballot Issues
- In total, 14 counties have 16 issues on the ballot in the August 5th
Special... Read
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DAYTON BUSINESS JOURNAL
Best high schools in the Dayton region for 2014
By Don Baker
Education is vital to the Dayton-region's economic recovery, as studies
have proven that more people in a local population with college degrees
leads to a more robust economy. To get to that point, though, the
region must make sure it is able to churn... Read
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U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JOHN BOEHNER
The 50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Boehner (R – West Chester) today
released the following statement commemorating the 50th anniversary of
the Mississippi Summer Project, also known as Freedom Summer, and
recognized the integral role played by the 8th District’s Miami
University. “1964 was a fateful year for the American civil rights
movement, and like many... Read
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FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE EDGE....
“Redskins” Name, …has Higher Approval Rating than Obama!!
By Joe Facinoli
Uh, …Oh…. Look what the latest polls have just drug in, …from
under the shrubbery, over near the compost pit. Seems like our
dear, and oh so determined President, try as he might to distract us
(from anything/everything), has had his once treasured, and formerly
flaunted approval rating, …slip well below that of the hated and oh
so... Read
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TOWNHALL
Silencing Diversity
Erick Erickson
Jun 21, 2014
The United States Patent and Trademark Office invalidated several
patents belonging to the Washington Redskins. This is not the first
attempt by aggrieved parties to have the trademarks revoked. A recent
poll showed more than 70 percent of Redskins fans opposed changing the
team name. More so, a majority of Americans have not found... Read
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THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2014
Editor's
Photo: FBI: A Byte Out of History… 50 Years Since Mississippi Burning. This
week's
Paul
Ackley
cartoon has been posted here.
Favorite Sports Photos: New pics posted Feb. 9, 2014.
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