Athens Messenger Staff Contact and Editorial Team
The Athens Messenger lists key staff including Monica Nieporte as president, Joe Higgins as editor, Wendy Van Sickle as design editor, Pete Dennis as advertising director, and Ike Weiss as production manager. The paper operates from Route 33 North and Johnson Road in Athens Ohio with contact options via (740) 592 6612 and info athensmessenger com.
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Editorial Roundup on Guns and NSA Surveillance
An editorial roundups argues for tougher penalties for repeat gun criminals and bans on violent career criminals owning guns, while calling for prison cost considerations. It also urges tighter limits on NSA metadata collection, praising bipartisan moves to reauthorize with safeguards and stressing better information sharing across agencies to curb terrorism risks.
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Sports Taxes and Cord Cutting Clash With NFL Exemption
The author argues the NFL tax-exempt status hides Roger Goodell's 2012 pay of 44.2 million and praises reforms by Coburn Chatfield and Cummings. They critique ESPN fees, Verizon TV bundles, and cord cutting, tying high sports costs to tax-exempt bonds funding stadiums. They urge taxpayers to fund sports, not mega-team owners, and condemn subsidies.
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GOP crackpotism and political charlatans threaten 2016 races
The piece criticizes Republicans for tolerating crackpots while condemning Democratic scandals. Ben Carson and Mike Huckabee deny binding court decisions including gay marriage, Ted Cruz pitches conspiracy theories about martial law, Rand Paul peddles anti vaccine claims, and Rich Lowry labels such pandering as harmful. It argues responsible conservatives should name and shame unhinged candidates to protect constitutional government and public discourse.
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