Athens Messenger Contact and Staff Directory
Established 1825 The Athens Messenger lists Route 33 North and Johnson Road Athens Ohio 45701 phone 740 592 6612 email letters to editor info athensmessenger com Monica Nieporte president joe higgins editor monica nieporte and joe higgins provide contact details for newsroom Josh Reith design editor Jeff Bunch advertising director Ike Weiss production manager all listed with email formats at athensmessenger com
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Kasichs signing marks shift to hardline stance on Planned Parenthood
The Ohio governor signed a bill cutting roughly 1.3 million in mostly federal funding from agencies that perform abortions and their affiliates. Planned Parenthood would lose support for HIV, STI, and birth control services across 28 locations, despite broad non abortion health care work and existing laws restricting funding for abortion. Kasich’s decision underscores a national Republican division over electability versus ideological purity ahead of the 2016 race.
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Noted Prisoner Beliefs Shape Campaign Mood and Cash
A diner conversation reveals a guard recounting inmates who resist meds and blame others, arguing prisoners see fault as external. The speaker notes rising voter anger and economic stagnation as Trump supporters gather, while a $5.75 breakfast bill underscores the cost of listening for a story that might influence a voter.
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Trump rally revels in anti PC stance in Alabama
Madison Alabama rally draws voters who echo Trump’s defiance of political correctness. They cite immigration, business experience, and blunt talk as trust signals while Jeff Sessions endorses the movement. Rubio labels Trump a con man as crowd swells for the billionaire.
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Recycling shift at MRF in The Plains area prompts debate
Two weeks ago a tour of the new Athens Hocking MRF at Poston Industrial Park explained the mixed stream system begun January 1. The center, operated by Athens-Hocking Recycling Centers, processes glass, aluminum, steel, plastic film, and 17 plastics with capacity 45 to 50 tons daily and 22 drop off sites across Athens and Hocking Counties.
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Southeast Ohio Recycling Terminal
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