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Opinion: Let's start by scraping the Electoral College

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 18, 2016 - 5:01pm

By John LaForge

For more details on how to abolish the Electoral College click here.

Sixteen years ago, as the 2000 presidential election recount in Florida transfixed the nation, the newly elected Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke directly to the likelihood that Al Gore would win the popular vote and still lose the election:

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There once was an ugly duckling...

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 14, 2016 - 2:51pm

Each of us knows the story of the “ugly duckling” – that sad tale with a happy ending.

Bluffton kindergarteners watched the Han Christian Anderson story unfold last week on the Ohio State University at Lima’s stage.

More than 1,500 area elementary students, including those from Bluffton and Pandora-Gilboa watched the performance. Jamie Nygaard offers these photos of the experience.

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100 years ago the presidential election in Bluffton was just as hot as in 2016

Read our account from an eye-witness - did Wilson win, or Hughes?
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 7, 2016 - 9:31am

Milt Sprunger graduated from Bluffton College in 1920 and returned to Bluffton during his retirement. During his college years, he became very familiar with Main Street businesses and characters, and experienced the 1916 presidential election as a Blufftonite. Here is his election account, taken from "A Good Place to Miss: Bluffton Stories 1900-1975."

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Bluffton food pantry shelves are low

Here's a list of items in short supply
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 30, 2016 - 9:20pm

Supplies are low at the moment at the Bluffton food pantry, housed is the St. John's United Church of Christ. Donations may be taken to the church.

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A scary Halloween photo

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 27, 2016 - 2:45pm

Who needs a scary Halloween story when you can view a photo this scary. Imagine Pat and Richard Nixon in Bluffton during the 1979 (or 1980) Halloween parade. Accompanying the Nixons is Fred-in-Stein, who also frequents Bluffton at the end of each October.

Fred-in-Stein will be at the Bluffton Public Library tonight (Thursday, Oct. 27) taking photos of Halloweeners. Perhaps we'll see your photo later tonight on the Icon if you stop in at the library.

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Never turn left when you see this sign - but, where is it?

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 26, 2016 - 4:53pm

Okay, you know everything about Bluffton.

Tell the Icon where one might find this sign? (Denny Morrison is not eligible to enter this because we think he know the answer.)

Here are some hints:

• You'll only find this sign turned on two times a day
• When it turns on it doesn't remain on very long
• It's on the east side of Main Street
• It's a very old sign
• It's message is very wise - it would be very risky to turn left this the sign is on

Answer is the in the photo below:

 

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