Athens Messenger contact and masthead details
Established 1825 the Athens Stressenger Route 33 North and Johnson Road Athens Ohio 45701 phone email and staff roles listed for Monica Nieporte president Joe Higgins editor Wendy Van Sickle design editor Jeff Bunch advertising director Ike Weiss production manager and info address for letters to the editor
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Johnson Road
Athens
Ohio
Athensmessenger
Monica Nieporte
Joe Higgins
Ggiis
Wendy van Sickle
Jeff Bunch
Ike Weiss
Editorial calls out abuse of mentally ill in prison system
The Fairfax County case of Natasha McKenna who died after four Tasers in jail highlights systemic mistreatment of mentally ill inmates. The piece criticizes delayed investigations, lack of discipline for guards, and calls for accountability, while citing Human Rights Watch findings on widespread force against disabled inmates and the dangers of taser use.
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Natasha McKenna
Fairfax County
McKenna
Stacey A. Kincaid
Fairfax
Human Rights Watch
U.S
Why you should never ever play the lottery
The piece argues lottery taxes disproportionately harm the poor, with bottom third households buying over half of tickets and those earning under 28,000 spending about 450 yearly. It contends lotteries fund schools while trapping desperate savers, urges replacing them with prize linked savings, and notes political hurdles to reform.
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the Atlantic
Derek Thompson
Thompson
Think Tank
Bipartisan Policy Center
Congress
Abortion politics push and pull over 20 week limit
The House passed the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 242 to 184 led by Republicans, but divisions within the party surfaced as several GOP women urged restraint over banning abortions after 20 weeks except in rape cases reported to authorities. The debate tied to Roe v Wade and viability, with figures like Trent Franks and references to Gosnell shaping the discourse and shifting attitudes among moderates and Democrats alike.
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House
Congress
Senate
Obama
Renee Ellmers
Jackie Walerski
Republican National Committee
Karl Rove
American Crossroads
Trent Franks
Arizona
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Kermit Gosnell
Philadelphia
Gosnells
Quinnipiac
the Supreme
New England Journal of Medicine
Edward Bell
University of Iowa
New York Times
Planned Parenthood
Florida
Wallet returned by stranger after mysterious mail find
A resident receives a handwritten letter and a white wrapped bundle. Inside are a driver’s license, three credit cards, a university ID, a blank check, and a Starbucks card. The note claims the finder kicked a Newport box and uncovered the items eight miles away. The giver, Eric, 44, a plumber with two daughters, describes his route and explains the location. The author plans to thank him and file the incident under mysteries of Chicago.
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Starbucks
Mary T. Schmid
Eric
South Michigan Avenue
21St Street
Newport
Chicago
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BY Matt O'Brien
Sen
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
NEJM
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