Commissioner Frustrated By Environmental Agency
      Trees near the Fulton County airport are proving difficult to cut down. It's not because they're a particularly hard wood. No, what's keeping the trees standing is mere paper. Paper, as in paperwork; in this case, paperwork generated by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
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Sunshine Week About You, Information, Secrets
      It is Sunshine Week, a weeklong celebration and call to action to support open government at the local, state, and national level. Sunshine Week is a project of the American Society of Newspaper Editors and other information groups.
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Goodwin's Handgun Legislation Needed
      Is an 18-year-old member of the United States military old enough to own a handgun? Bruce Goodwin, Republican State Representative from Defiance, says 18- to 21-year-olds in the military should be allowed to own hand guns, if properly trained.
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Golden Notes Of Archbold's Memorable Past
      Ten Years Ago Wednesday, March 18, 1998 Clark Forward (135 lbs.) was crowned state wrestler champion for the second year in a row. He is the first Blue Streak in history to repeat the honor. Forward also is the first Archbold wrestler in history to complete a season without one offensive point...
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Old Photo Corner:
     Old Photo Corner: East side of downtown Archbold (looking south) before the 1912 fire that wiped out a block of buildings. The Aungst Grist Mill appears on the horizon in the center of the photo.- Antique photograph from the collection of Kenneth Stamm
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