Athens Messenger Contact and Editorial Directory
Established 1825 The Athens Stressenger Route 33 North and Johnson Road Athens Ohio provides contact details and staff roles for Monica Nieporte Joe Higgins Josh Wilder Jeff Bunch Ike Weiss and information for letters to the editor with email addresses and phone line.
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Echoes of Dred Scott in modern police rights debate
A compact chronicle links Taney era verdicts to today, noting African Americans face second class citizenship and police violence. It cites Trayvon Martin, Jordan Davis, Rekia Boyd, Michael Brown, Walter Scott, Alton Sterling, and Philando Castile as part of a continuing struggle for equal rights and due process.
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Jordan Davis
Rekia Boyd
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Hyper-morality and the call to live and let live
A guest columnist argues extremes of moralism harm individuals and society. Constant policing and religious zeal can fuel emotional obsession and even violence. The piece urges forgiveness and constructive responses over moral outrage, calling for nuanced ethics and tolerance.
Upside down English language confounds usage and terms
A staff column muses on contradictory phrases like up for vs down for and uptown vs downtown. It situates the debate in Athens Ohio history, cites a 1996 Athens Messenger piece, and riffs on examples from music, school books, and common sayings to illustrate language quirks and contextual shifts.
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Athens County charter initiative rejected over misread law
The Athens County Board of Elections on July 8 2016 voted against placing the charter initiative on the November ballot asserting a misreading of law. Proponents argue the board conflated charter and alternative form of government and misapplied Article X Section 3 of the Ohio Constitution and ORC Chapter 302. They cite Ohio Supreme Court precedent clarifying the form of government must be stated and note the initiative had over 1700 certified signatures.
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