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Guide available to Help Schools Implement Drug Prevention
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today released the
Drug Use Prevention Education Resource Guide aimed at helping schools
implement effective drug use prevention programming. The guide builds
on the 2017 report that said Ohio schools should provide consistent,
age-appropriate, evidence-based substance-use prevention education for
all students from kindergarten through 12th grade. “We heard from many
teachers and school administrators...
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Preventive Action Alliance
E-Cigs Target Teens… Nicotine University
E-cigarette sellers are offering scholarships to teens who write essays
on topics such as whether a smokeless society can exist or which
e-cigarette they'd recommend to others. This is a shameless marketing
ploy to attract and addict a new generation of nicotine users. These
companies say they're only helping current smokers...
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Along Life’s Way… Smokey’s Dream: A Fable
Lois E. Wilson
Cowboy Buck and his horse, Smokey, had been partners for over seven
years. Smokey was satisfied with his life on the ranch. He had fresh
grass in the pasture, good hay, and his stall was dry and warm in the
winter. Also, there were plenty of good-looking fillies nearby with
whom he could flirt. One day he saw Buck go up to...
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Some Ohio citizens want a Superman Day
By Melissa Martin
“Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman!” And
he’s flying over the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. The Ohio House
is designating June 12 as "Superman Day.” [To enact section 5.49 of the
Revised Code as passed by the House 132nd General Assembly Regular
Session H. B. No. 135 2017-2018.] “For on this day, let it be known
that...
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Wild Cards?
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! "God Save the Queen...and the NFL!" And what about the
historic Trump-Kim Summit? Are times changing? My musings on these are:
The Queen has a say in the affairs of her family - her country. It
seems her "blessing" is a much sought after token - a seal of approval.
And she approved of Meghan Markle - now Duchess of Cambridge. Meghan
Markle...
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STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED
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DCCA’s
Barbecue & Blues moves downtown
Darke County Center for the Arts is bringing it’s annual fun-filled
fundraiser “Barbecue and Blues” to downtown Greenville this year. The
event will be held Friday, July 13 on the spacious lawn at the
Greenville Public Library, 520 Sycamore Street; the fun begins at 6:30
p.m. Food vendors include Main Street Greenville businesses The Coffee
Pot, Merchant House, and Romer’s Catering, and local food truck
favorites Kona Ice...
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Start Talking! Know! Summertime Increases Risk
It’s June – which, for most teens, means summer break is either close
at hand or has already begun! Parents need to watch for risky behaviors
during these warm weather months because first-time alcohol use and
drug experimentation hit their peak in the summer. During the school
year, the “risk-taking danger zone” for youth typically occurs during
the after school hours, between 3-5 p.m. Summertime...
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