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Better Days: A Song is Good for Your Soul

  • August 19, 2012
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Summary: Teri Stein + IPod full of seventies tunes + three hour solo car trip = a great summer day filled with memories along Route 250, a sore throat, and a happy heart! I rarely get to spend a lot of time by myself in the car. My husband, Joe, and I usually go on long trips together – but not this summer. There were two events on back to back weekends that we wanted to attend at our...

Be very careful about party lines

  • August 19, 2012
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SUMMARY: As the summer fades and another election season dawns, Mike Dewey takes stock of what was, what is and what will be, but he's just guessing. Today, we're going to talk about party lines. No, not lines to get into a party, though that does remind me of a quick story that you might find amusing. On the evening I'd graduated -- or "been graduated," I can't ever grasp that...

An open letter to Alis Lesley

  • August 19, 2012
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Dear Ms. Lesley, This letter won’t begin with the usual pleasantries. There will be no inquiries about your health or discussion of how warm the summer has been. I won’t ask how your husband is enjoying his retirement, or if your granddaughter has decided to hold her wedding ceremony outdoors beneath Arizona’s endless expanse of star-filled sky and prickly pear cactus. There will be no...

It's time: Schools move from analog to digital

  • August 20, 2012
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News flash – Schools throughout the area spent the summer ramping up their wireless networks in an effort to enhance learning sans traditional textbooks. Now, if you’re a nostalgic, cranky curmudgeon who gets a kick from those emails that test your knowledge of the ’50s, you might think that it’s certainly a sign that times are changing and, at least in your mind, certainly not for the...

8/20/12 Commissioners could fall behind on landfill bond payments if fee collections do not increase

  • August 20, 2012
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Closure of the Holmes County Landfill could become a bigger liability than previously thought if revenues from trash hauling fees do not increase. The final half of the first year payment of $163,150.74 on $2.6 million in bonds is due Dec. 1, 2012. However, collections of a fee charged on trash haulers meant to cover the bond payments are coming in lower than expected. As of June 1, 2012, the...

Beef farmers searching for alternatives in face of drought

  • August 20, 2012
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Summary: Tuscarawas County beef producers are doing all they can to overcome the difficulties they are encountering as a result of this summer’s drought conditions. Ohio State University Extension and the Tuscarawas County Cattlemen’s Association recently provided much needed resources to assist them. Across the U.S., America’s beef farmers are concerned. They scan the skies, consult the...

Beef farmers searching for alternatives in face of drought

  • August 20, 2012
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Summary: Tuscarawas County beef producers are doing all they can to overcome the difficulties they are encountering as a result of this summer’s drought conditions. Ohio State University Extension and the Tuscarawas County Cattlemen’s Association recently provided much needed resources to assist them. Across the U.S., America’s beef farmers are concerned. They scan the skies, consult the...

One hundred and two years of the best of small town America

  • August 20, 2012
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Summary: For 102 years, the people of the village of Baltic have been celebrating their community with the Baltic Homecoming Festival. Although the event grows bigger each year, the sense of small town America thrives as thousands return to the village to celebrate. “B-5!” shouted out the bingo caller as players bent over their cards, intent on winning the round. Children dashed among the...

WHC delivers movie under the stars

  • August 20, 2012
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Summary: The Wooster Hope Center (WHC) hosted a movie under the stars on Friday, August 17 at the OARDC Amphitheater. Featuring the movie, E.T., the event drew a large crowd of families. Area churches also held food sales to raise money for the backpack of food program, unrolling this fall. Adults and children alike can learn plenty from the movie, E.T. Acceptance, appreciation of others and...

Ms. Wheelchair America a success for Wooster resident

  • August 20, 2012
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Summary: Wooster resident, Angela Hunter, attended the Ms. Wheelchair America 2013 contest as Ms. Wheelchair Ohio from Aug. 6-12. Competing alongside 27 other women, Hunter was educated, informed and changed as a person. Hunter will continue working to improve the lives of those with mobility impairments. Live life. Be an example. These were the concepts of Angela Hunter’s speech at Ms...