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NEWS ONLINE - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2014 - GARST MUSEUM
Garst Museum Joins Smithsonian Magazine’s Tenth Annual Museum Day Live!
Free Admission for All Participants Presenting a Museum Day Live!
Ticket on September 27, 2014… The National Annie Oakley Center,
Crossroads of Destiny, Lowell Thomas-With Lawrence and Beyond.
Greenville, Ohio— Garst Museum will open its doors on Saturday
September 27, 2014, as part of Smithsonian magazine’s tenth annual
Museum Day Live! A nationwide event, Museum Day Live! offers free
admission to visitors presenting a Museum Day Live! ticket at a
participating museum or cultural... Read
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DARKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Phone scams in Darke County
The Darke County Sheriff’s Office has received numerous reports in the
past few days from citizens who have received calls from individuals
stating that they are from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The
caller further states that if the party hangs up a Sheriff’s Deputy
will respond to the person’s house and arrest them. Sheriff Spencer
says this is nothing more than a SCAM and is warning citizens against... Read
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ELDORA SPEEDWAY
Bloomquist unstoppable in fourth World 100
ROSSBURG, OH (Sept. 6) –Nothing could stop Scott Bloomquist from
claiming his fourth World 100 trophy Saturday night at Eldora
Speedway. Not a lap-19 penalty that dropped him from the
lead to the tail of the field. Not a steady Dale McDowell looking
for an Eldora crown jewel sweep. And not slower traffic during
the... Read
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE JIM BUCHY
Taking Steps to Remove and Replace Common Core
Common Core, an attempt at nationalizing education standards, has been
a hot topic in Columbus and the west central Ohio for over a year
now. Efforts have been made in the House Education Committee to
repeal the standards and or limit the impacts of the Common Core on our
schools. Some attempts at limiting the impacts of the Common Core have
been successful and are being implemented, but a... Read
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BLUEBAG MEDIA
Solving business’ emerging workforce challenges
GREENVILLE – “The issue is finding room in the school day… schools
struggle to some extent from state and federal regulations,” said Darke
County Economic Development Director Marc Saluk. “There are a lot of
changes local school leaders agree should be taught; there’s no room to
make them.” Saluk said the businesses are clear on what they need from
the “emerging... Read
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Slide to the left:
10 million -- that's the number of jobs American businesses have added
over the last 54 months, marking the longest streak of private-sector
job growth in American history. While there's still a lot more work to
do, the economy has improved significantly since President Obama took
office in 2009. Back then, the economy was shedding jobs by the
hundreds of thousands... Read
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REDSTATE
House GOP Setting the Stage
for Massive Crony Capitalist
Pay Backs in a Lame Duck
By Erick Erickson
House Republicans are preparing a continuing resolution to keep the
government open. In doing so, they’ve decided to be total sluts for K
Street and Wall Street. The Crony Capitalists, emboldened by the
Chamber of Commerce’s help during primary season, are doing some very
unusual things... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2014
Editor's
Photo: Baleigh Reed, Intern at The Darke County Visitors Bureau is back
in action with this week's installment of "Follow Baleigh" to The
Versailles Area Historical Society. Read all about her experience
tomorrow. This
week's
Paul
Ackley
cartoon has been posted here.
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