WASHINGTON — Republicans controlling the House are eying big cuts to food stamps as they piece together legislation to trim $261 billion from the federal budget over the next decade, hoping to forestall major Pentagon cutbacks.
While in Columbus last week President Obama suggested that those who oppose alternative energy sources might be considered members of the “flat earth society,” much like people who opposed exploration by the likes of Christopher Columbus. In this instance, according to the president, those who cling to fossil fuels and ignore alternative energy sources are much like ostriches, plunging their heads into the ground and failing to understand the need for change in any active, growing and healthy economy.
WASHINGTON — The expansion in public prekindergarten programs has slowed and even been reversed in some states as school districts cope with shrinking budgets. As a result, many 3– and 4-year-olds aren’t going to preschool.
The Salvation Army of Delaware County has officially relocated to 340 Lake Street, a larger campus about three miles from the former site on 252 Curtis Street in Delaware.
At a time where many other public agencies are laying off employees, cutting programs and asking for tax increases to prevent doing more of either, Preservation Parks of Delaware County has handed out raises of at least 23 percent to a third of its full-time workforce. Most notable among the increases since 2009 is a 30 percent raise — almost $21,000 — given to executive director Rita Au, making her among the highest-paid government employees in Delaware County.
Mona Reilly intends to continue helping the needy in Delaware County following this month. She’ll just be doing it on her own time.
Delaware County commissioners this week approved the first step in a plan that would consolidate how Delaware County and six other Ohio counties provide social services.
Looming state funding cuts haven’t dampened Dennis Stapleton’s parade — Delaware County’s future is still looking bright, the recently elected county commissioner told business leaders Thursday.