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NEWS ONLINE - TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2016 - SENIOR SCRIBES SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Biddlestones, Abneys and others support SSSF
Donations in preparation for the Seniors Scribes Scholarship Fund
annual banquet and scholarship presentations were presented April 2 at
Shawnee Prairie in Greenville. Darrell and Debbie Biddlestone, the
first sponsors to support SSSF with an annual donation five years ago,
presented their check to SSSF directors Kathleen DeLand, Gary Young and
Al Greiner. Also presenting their donations on April 2 were Al and
Barbara Greiner and County News Online. Long-time supporters of the
scholarship fund, Ted... Read
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OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Application Period for Straight A Funds to Open
The application period for the Fiscal Year 2017 Straight A Fund grant
will open April 22 through May 6. Ohio’s biennial education budget
dedicated $15 million for FY17 to help Ohio schools launch creative new
ideas for improving education. “We’re looking for innovative ideas that
will transform Ohio’s education system,” said Dr. Lonny...Read
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SHAWNEE PRAIRIE PRESERVE
Nature Day at Darke County Parks
What better time to celebrate nature than Earth Day weekend? On
Saturday, April 23rd from 10am to 3pm spend the day exploring
wildflowers, boxturtles, a Great Horned owl, and much more along the
trails of Shawnee Prairie Preserve. Stations will be scattered in the
prairie, woods, and outside the Nature Center encouraging... Read
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ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE DEWINE
Sexual Violence Helpline Launched
(DUBLIN, Ohio)— As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Ohio
Attorney General Mike DeWine and Heather Herron Murphy, manager of
OhioHealth's Sexual Assault Response Network of Central Ohio (SARNCO),
today announced the launch of a new helpline serving survivors of
sexual assault and relationship violence across the state. Ohio Sexual
Violence Helpline... Read
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SENIOR SCRIBES
Politics… It’s Just Getting Started
By Lois Wilson
Once again Senior Scribe Poet Laureate Lois Wilson is on top of the
season with her insightful look at the important events of the day.
This time it’s politics. Wilson offers three poems, each addressing a
different approach to this year’s political season. The question in the
minds of many… will we even end up with what we voted for? Wilson's
completed set - five volumes - of published poetry is... Read
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SUBWAY FOLLIES CONTINUE
Metro Turns 40
By Susan Olling
Our little subway system turned forty on 30 March. Not before
some big bumps in the road. In a recent installment, I mentioned a
tunnel fire on Monday, 14 March, that disrupted commutes through
downtown D.C. all day. An uninsulated third-rail power cable was
the culprit. This incident was similar to a tunnel fire at
another station in January 2015...Read
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FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
Pulling the ripcord: Climate, kids or taxes?
By Mike Causey
If and when you decide to retire, lots of things will come into play.
As in what next? Maybe for 20 or 30 years. A key retirement decision is
will you have enough money — once the biweekly paycheck you’ve grown to
love and depend on — becomes a much smaller monthly annuity benefit?
And there are other issues: Do you... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2016
From
the Editor: Greenville Federal Supports Partnering for Progress Initiative. For more information, read the full story tomorrow.
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