Athens Messenger Contact and Editorial Leadership
The Athens Messenger lists its office at Route 33 North and Johnson Road Athens Ohio 45701 established in 1825. It provides contact options including phone and email addresses for editor Joe Higgins design editor Wendy Van Sickle and other staff such as Monica Nieporte president and Jeff Bunch advertising director.
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Johnson Road
Athens
Ohio
Athensmessenger
Monica Nieporte
Mnieporte
Joe Higgins
Shiggins
Wendy van Sickle
Wvansickie
Jeff Bunch
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Ike Weiss
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Editorial Loss for Ohio's schools
The piece criticizes Governor Kasich for vetoing parts of Ohio's $71 billion budget while leaving in place measures that tighten abortion clinic transfers and limit transparency on concealed carry permits. It notes a $84 million cut to public school aid tied to property tax phaseouts, contrasts it with tax cuts for the wealthy, and highlights the impact on Summit County districts like Tallmadge, Norton, and Twinsburg along with broader concerns about funding vs tax relief.
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John Kasich
Ohio Lottery Commission
State Controlling Board
U.S. Supreme Court
Summit County
Tallmadge
Norton
Twinsburg
Statehouse
Institute On Taxation and Economic Policy
The real reason marijuana is illegal in the US
A compact history traces marijuana's illegality from hemp use in colonial Virginia to 20th century criminalization. It notes hemp fiber needs, early medical tinctures, racist scares about Mexican immigrants, headlines and laws from 1915 bans to 1937 Tax Act, later 1950s penalties, and Nixon's 1970s war on drugs.
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U.S
Virginia Assembly
PBS
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
el Paso
Texas
New York Times
Preadent Nixon
Remembering history and the nuance of national pride
The piece argues that history is a battleground for memory and contends that commemorations should include context rather than red lines. It highlights flawed heroes, the Confederacy, and figures like Washington and Jefferson, urging plaques and adjacent statues to tell the full story while preserving hope for a better, more inclusive future.
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George Mason
Parson Weems
Confederacy
USA Today
National Mall
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Hitler
Hypertourism reaches global cultural sites and parks
A June tour scene in the Vatican shows hypertourism as crowds overwhelm famed sites. The piece notes overcrowding at Louvre and Florence's cathedral, Machu Picchu, Vatican Museums, and U.S. national parks, with safety and preservation concerns rising as visitors surge worldwide. It cites Yellowstone bison incidents and urges space expansion or visitor discouragement on busy days.
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Rome
Vatican
Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
God
Adam
Louvre Museum
Paris
Duomo
Florence
America
Peru
Machu Picchu
Bear Lake
Rocky Mountain National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone
New York City
Fifth Avenue
Tiffany’s
Grand Central Terminal
New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Vatican Museums
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