Athens Messenger Contact and leadership details
Established 1825 The Athens Messenger lists route and office at Route 33 North and Johnson Road Athens Ohio 45701 with phone and email contacts for letters to the editor and staff roles including Monica Nieporte president Joe Higgins editor Josh Reith design editor Jeff Bunch advertising director Ike Weiss production manager and general contact information.
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Johnson Road
Athens
Ohio
Athensmessenger
Monica Nieporte
Mnieporte
Joe Higgins
Shiggins
Josh Reith
Jreith
Jeff Bunch
Jbunch
Ike Weiss
Iweiss
Fiduciary rule debate hinges on common sense and protection
Editorial argues for a strict fiduciary duty for retirement advisers to act in clients best interests amid rising 401k IRA assets. It weighs benefits of reduced conflicted advice against potential loss of commissions and robo-advice, urging clarity and legitimacy while noting political and industry pushback.
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Obama
Washington
Federal Register
Trump rally disruptions fuel sympathy for him on stage
The piece argues disruptive protests at Donald Trump rallies raise sympathy for him and provoke harsh media optics. It contrasts pro and anti Trump actions, cites Sanders and Clinton allies, notes First Amendment protections, and claims disruptions strengthen Trump’s showmanship while others fail to grasp regional rhetoric and the political theater.
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Donald Trump
Trump
American Civil Liberties Union
New York
Bernie Sanders
Dayton
Ohio
Secret Service
Sanders
Chicago
Hillary Clinton
Bernie
Landlords gain share as housing market tightens nationwide
Amid a slow U S. recovery, rental income for property owners rose to 168 billion dollars in late 2015, about 4.3 percent of national income, the highest since 1946. Experts note housing wealth boosts capital share, while calls grow for easing zoning rules and expanding rental assistance to curb social strain.
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U.S
Federal Reserve
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Matthew Rogalie
Thomas Piketty
Bloomberg
Justin Fox
Guest Columnist Questions Heroic Rescue Parallels Today
Retired professor George Weckman questions the mythic dragon rescue in the St George tale and argues modern “rescues” in Iraq Libya and Syria may create chaos. He wonders about the fate of the saved damsel and whether lasting safety is possible, urging readers to rethink heroic intervention. He offers contact to submit guest columns through editor Joe Higgins.
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St. George's
George
Iraq
Libya
Syria
U.S
ISIS
George Weckman
Christ Lutheran Church
Joe Higgins
Athensmessenger
Passive House movement in the United States faces split
Jason Morosko, a certified passive house consultant and VP of engineering at Ultimate Air in Athens, discusses over thirteen years of effort to adopt Passive House standards in the US. He notes the split between German based Passive House Institute and PHIUS, the push to integrate into US building codes, and argues Passive House can reduce energy use by about 90 percent with modest upfront costs.
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United States
Germany
North America
Passive House Institute
Passiv.de
Passive House Institute US
Phius.org
Ollonsegy
Wy Tnt Price Energy
Peason
Passive House
PHIUS
Jason Morosko
Ultimate Air, Inc
Athens
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