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FBI: Romance Scams
Online Imposters Break Hearts and Bank Accounts… They met online. He
said he was a friend of a friend. The woman, in her 50s and struggling
in her marriage, was happy to find someone to chat with. “He was saying
all the right things,” she remembered. “He was interested in me. He was
interested in getting to know me better. He was very positive, and I
felt like there was a real connection there.” That connection would end
up costing the woman $2 million and an untold amount of heartache after... Read
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| INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
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Promise Too Costly?
By Ashley A. Smith
Oregon's free community college scholarship faces money woes and
criticism, particularly from the state's four-year university leaders,
who cite the program's higher-income beneficiaries while also worrying
about enrollment declines at their institutions. As Oregon faces budget
shortfalls and an education sector eager to hold onto the money... Read
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EDISON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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Edison State to hold an open house
Edison State Community College invites community members, area high
school students and their parents to an open house on Thursday, March 2
from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Robinson Theater on the Piqua campus. In
addition to exploring over thirty of Edison State’s academic programs,
those in... Read
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EMPOWERING DARKE COUNTY YOUTH
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Kiwanis supports Empowering programs
Kiwanis of Greenville, plus long-time Kiwanian and board member Al
Greiner, recently made donations supporting the Empowering Darke County
Youth programs. The funds will be used for the After School Program at
Edison State Community College and, once school is out, the Summer
Tutoring Program at the... Read
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| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
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BBBS Scholarship Offered
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby and Darke County will be offering
two $500 scholarships for students attending college in the 2017/2018
academic year. One scholarship will go to a Darke County graduate, and
one will go to a Shelby County graduate. Those who wish to be
considered for the scholarship should be students who have maintained
at least a 2.5 GPA throughout... Read
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BROKE WIFE, BIG CITY
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Confessions of a “Threenage” Drama King
By Aprill Brandon
He’s moody. He’s disrespectful. He hates everything I do. Yup, my
little boy is growing up. I can’t believe he’s a teenager already. Oh
wait. Sorry. That was a typo. I meant to type threenager. He’s three.
THREE. I always thought people were exaggerating when they talked about
the Terrible Twos. My... Read
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FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
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Cutting the federal workforce is harder than it sounds
By Jeff Neal
The Trump administration and the Congress have been talking about
reducing the size of the federal workforce. Given that the President
and many members of Congress ran on a platform of doing just that, it
should not come as a surprise to anyone. Like many things... Read
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