In honor of Black History Month, the Diversity Committee at Edison
Community College is hosting a special keynote address from Mr. Joshua
I. Smith. A nationally renowned entrepreneur, business executive and
speaker, Mr. Smith will address the topic, “Economic Rights Assure
Civil Rights.” The free event will be held in the Robinson Theater at
the Piqua Campus on February 25 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. and is open to
the community. Smith has founded many businesses including one of the
largest and fastest growing African American companies... Read
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WAFFLES, SAUSAGE AT THE PARKS
Maple Sugarin’ at the Prairie
The trees have been tapped, the temperatures are just right and the sap
is flowing! Join the Darke County Parks on Saturday, March 7th
from 8:00am-4:00pm for Maple Sugarin’ at the Prairie! This early
spring day at Shawnee Prairie offers guided tours through history and
science as we learn the process of turning sap into syrup... Read
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NAIL BITER IN VERSAILLES
Versailles falls to Delphos on senior night
By George Starks
VERSAILLES- With two seconds left in regulation, the Versailles Tigers
needed a miracle. Down by two, 57-55 to Delphos St. Johns and Blue Jays
senior Tyler Conley at the stripe for one shot, Conley bricked it.
Versailles had one last chance. With the ball just short of the
mid-court stripe, senior Kyle... Read
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BLUEBAG MEDIA
CCP on a high school campus is a complex issue
PITSBURG – “Bizarre,” said a teacher at Franklin Monroe High School
about College Credit Plus (CCP). He later shrugged his shoulders and
said, “I’m a teacher. I do what they tell me.” Jim Gish, counselor at
Franklin Monroe, was more vocal about it. “We were just flabbergasted
when we... Read
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ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE DEWINE
DeWine reaches $105,000 settlement with Massachusetts telemarketer
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a
settlement with a Massachusetts-based business that allegedly solicited
Ohioans for charitable donations while misleading consumers into
thinking the calls were coming from a charity, versus a business.
Integral Resources Inc., a Cambridge, Massachusetts... Read
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE JIM BUCHY
Improving the Water Quality: Input from All Interested Parties is a Must
In western Ohio, we have been tackling the issue of water quality for
several years at a number of our inland lakes that are very important
to tourism in the region. We are familiar with the struggles to reduce
nutrient-loading in our waterways. With a lot of knowledge gained
from our efforts, Ohio is extending efforts into many sub... Read
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THE OTHER SIDE OF THE EDGE.....
Our Clueless, Wimp of a President, …Brings a Knife to a Gunfight
By Joe Facinoli
There’s not usually a lot of Rules, …in a Fight to the Death.
Actually, there’s really only One: Be the one who’s still
breathing, …when it’s over. But there are a few other “must do,
…and not do” things that should be considered, while preparing to do
battle for your Life (and/or your Way... Read
More. More Opinion.
FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2015
Editor's
Photo: Darke County Parks offers a discussion of the Ancient Ones in Westward Migration of the Lenape. Read the story Tuesday.
This week's
Paul
Ackley
cartoon has been posted here. Sports photos are updated on a regular basis here. Community: Sorghum Press Needed, SNB presents original Ackley print to fair, St. Marys School February Newsletter. Events:
Community Shred Day, Registration Opens for 2015 CIT Academy, Searching
for Spring Hike, Garst presents historical Mayhem & Murder in SW
Ohio. News: Governors, senators set for 2016 brawl. Opinion: Making Bureaucrats Account for the Costs of New Rules on Small Businesses. Obituaries: Phyllis J. Harbison. See
yesterday's postclick
here.
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