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Donkeys and elephants can’t lead us to Heaven, but the Lamb can

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By Mark Wilmoth The modern Democratic Party had its origin in 1828, rising from the remnants of the Democratic-Republican Party. Then Senator Martin Van Buren created a coalition of state organizations into the Democratic Party and helped get Andrew Jackson elected President that year. In the 1850s, the Republican Party emerged as the anti-slavery party, and the Republicans have been the Democrat’s main political rivals ever since. While the Democratic Party lays claim to being the oldest active political party, political rivalries have existed throughout history, often helping ...

OMAR and the Trolley

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Early Marietta David B.Baker Comedian George Carlin used to say that people or things he did not like should be “phased out,” for example, people who attempt to harmonize the final refrain when singing Happy Birthday. He was not wishing people dead; it was just his amusing way of ...

Beer helped lift country out of Depression

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The Way I See It Art Smith When Franklin Roosevelt took office on March 4, 1933, he wasted little time getting down to business. The sweeping changes he made would help steer the country out of the Depression and back to work. He also made sure they could drink a beer if they wanted ...

MOV Climate Corner: Yes, we have no bananas

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By Linda Eve Seth A banana is an elongated, edible fruit — botanically a berry — produced by several kinds of large treelike, herbaceous flowering plants. Bananas are the world’s most consumed fruit – and the fourth most important food crop globally, after wheat, rice and maize. About 80% of bananas grown globally are for local consumption, and more than 400 million people rely on the fruit for 15% to 27% of their daily calories. They are a staple food as well as a major export commodity for many tropical nations. Affordable and nutritious, bananas have long been a supermarket ...

God’s words unlock the treasures of eternity

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You own nothing. You think you own the money in your bank account. After all, you’ve earned it. It puts food on your table and a roof over your head and clothes on your back. You’re using your money to make a better life for your family, right? But God replies, “You may say to yourself, “My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.” But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers, as it is today” (Deuteronomy 8:17-18, NIV). It’s not your ...

The Ohio Company, a developer with heart

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Marietta, Ohio was the first settlement (1788) in the first United States territorial expansion (Northwest Territory 1787) beyond the original thirteen states. You may not know that this complex and risky venture was organized by private enterprise. The Ohio Company of Associates (“Ohio ...