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What will the community lose if the Marietta Area Recycling Center closes?

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What will Washington County and the surrounding areas of this community be losing if the Marietta Area Recycling Center (MARC) closes? Those of us that recycle at MARC understand that another place to recycle will need to be found. This could be through a trash service such as Rumpke, Kimble, or another provider. But what about those that live in a part of the county where recycling options are not part of the trash service. The SouthEasten Ohio Joint Solid Waste Management District provides recycling trailers at various locations throught the county at scheduled times. IF you get there ...

Why manufacturing will come

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When Lynnda and I went to Japan a few years ago, I knew where Tokyo and Mount Fuji were. I didn’t know where the Japanese major manufacturing centers were. Before we went to Germany last year, I knew the location of major cities. I didn’t know the Dusseldorf/Cologne area is a major manufacturing and petrochemical region or the state of NRW (North Rhine-Westphalia) where Dusseldorf and Cologne are located is also a major mining region. The USA is much larger than either of those countries. What we learned at Shale Crescent USA from working with businesspeople from all over the world ...

What are you waiting for?

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Preacher Mark Brouwer tells about hearing a motivational speaker begin his presentation with some audience participation: “Raise your hand if you would like to make a real difference with your life. How many of you would like to have such a significant life that, when you’re gone, you’ll leave this world a better place?” Nearly everyone in the audience raised their hands. “Now, raise your hand if you have a plan for how you’re going to do that.” There was nervous laughter, but in a room filled with hundreds of people, only two hands went up. The Apostle Paul knew what he ...

Freedom Train, Part 3

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The Underground Railroad (“UGRR”) network helped thousands of slaves escape to freedom. We think of it as a heroic cause where the good guys always won. However, for every enslaved person who escaped, many more were recaptured, tortured, even killed. Mary, a recaptured slave girl, ran ...

Presidential railcar rolled through area in 1945

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Moving a president around the country has never been an easy task. Current presidents utilize a wide variety of transportation modes to get out of Washington and visit the different areas of the country. There is of course Air Force One. The Boeing 747s (there are actually two identical jets) can swiftly take the president any place in the world. There is also Marine 1, which picks up wherever the jumbo jet lands by taking him by helicopter to his destination. The Beast, a heavily modified version of a Cadillac provides ground level transportation behind armor and bullet proof glass. ...

The Constitution: Article 1

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Many Americans today know little about the Constitution. As a blueprint to how our country works, it’s important to understand how the Constitution supports our American way of life and our freedoms. The Constitution contains seven sections, called Articles, that establish a three-branch system of government with “checks and balances.” Each branch has just enough power to keep the other branches “in check,” while fairly balancing the distribution of power among them. This is so the government works fairly, and no branch gets too powerful. Article 1 outlines the powers and ...