As we move into the New Year, with all the challenges facing us, I
wanted to revisit a column I wrote 12 years ago, published in my book,
“God Don’t Make Junk; the Ramblings of an Old Man,” and have often used
as a speech to various groups, including some of my communications
classes at Edison… “Last night I had the strangest dream... “I never
dreamed before... “I dreamed the world had all agreed... Read
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DON'T DRINK & DRIVE!!
Patrol, ODOT partner to stop impaired driving
COLUMBUS – As of Monday, 1,070 people have been killed on Ohio roadways
this year. That’s a 9 percent increase over the same time last year. As
Ohioans prepare for holiday festivities, the Ohio State Highway Patrol
(OSHP) and Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) want to urge safety
while driving on the roadways – especially... Read
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TIGERS LOSE LAST TOURNAMENT GAME
Versailles falls in final seconds of regulation
By George Starks
VERSAILLES- No team ever wants to lose its own holiday tournament. In
the case of the Versailles Tigers, it was destiny that awaited in the
end. The fifth annual Versailles Holiday Tournament will be the last
for the Darke County school and it ended in a 69-66 loss to Chaminade... Read
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STATE REPRESENTATIVE JIM BUCHY
Wishing you the best this New Year
As we prepare our pork and sauerkraut we have an opportunity to reflect
on the blessings of the past year and prepare for the coming
year. New Years is celebrated differently around the world which
raises the question; how did the New Year’s celebration start, and why
isJanuary 1st the first day of a new year? Looking back, the holiday of
the New Year dates back 4,000 years ago in... Read
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THOSE WHO STILL SERVE
Do we need to refocus?
By George Starks
There are many of my readers out there that served our great nation and
possibly served with or next to me in one uniform or another. There are
several that I graduated with that served with one suffering with
cancer. One of my closest buddies served in the Marine Corps in
Vietnam. Many of you have thanked us over the course of time for our
service and we all appreciate it. I often wonder... Read
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2015 "TONGUE-IN-CHEEK" AWARDS
The Year that Was
By Susan Olling
‘Tis the season to look back on the year that was. With your
indulgence, here are a few tongue-in-cheek awards to those who
made 2015 so, um, interesting. And gave me things to write about.
Cue the kazoo fanfare, and please hold your applause until the end. The
Overdone Gesture Resulting in the Fingernails-on-a-Blackboard Sound
Statuette—to...Read
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A NEW YEAR'S TRADITION
"Resolutions"
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! Wow - this year - 2015 - has flown by so quickly! A lot of
bad things have happened and a lot of good things have happened, too.
As I was doing some "hands-on" research on/about Facebook - I "ran
into" an old friend I have not seen in 25 years. I "ran into" a woman
who was married into my family and divorced out of it in the late
'70's. We picked up where we were then and... Read
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FROM
THE EDITOR... ON THE INSIDE - SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2016
Editor's
Photo: Coming soon on CNO... T-V Students learning engineering career options. Watch for it on our next update. See
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invite your Facebook friends to like them. Sports
photos are updated on a regular basis here.News: New Hampshire Presidential Primary Poll Results. Community: VHCC donates food items to Council of Churches.Obituaries:
Obituaries are posted daily here.
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