Athens Messenger Staff Directory and Contact Lines
The Athens Messenger lists staff with roles and contact details including Monica Nieporte as president, Joe Higgins as editor, Wendy Van Sickle as design editor, Jeff Bunch as advertising director, and Ike Weiss as production manager. Located at Route 33 North and Johnson Road in Athens Ohio, established 1825.
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Monica Nieporte
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Joe Higgins
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Wendy van Sickle
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Ike Weiss
Grand Canyon faces threatened new development plan
Editorial warns against a proposed $1 billion Grand Canyon Escalade by Navajo leaders adding a tram, river walkway, and hotel complex. Opponents include Pueblo and Hopi nations, Park Service, and conservationists. critics fear irreversible damage to protected landscape and water/ pollution impacts. The piece urges vigilance to preserve the canyon’s pristine character and heritage.
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Grand Canyon
Anzona
Fim
Colorado
Planet
Earth
National Park
Little
South Rim
Theodore Roosevelt
Park Service
American Rivers Conservation Group
Escalade
Hualapai
Navajo Nation Council
Navajo Nation
Russell Begaye
Roosevelt
Tipping reform and the case for no more tips
Dave argues tipping on pretax remains the norm but questions the practice as outdated. He cites 15 to 25 percent tips, notes wage issues, cites Cornell data favoring living wages, and proposes Los Angeles test no tips with minimum wage rising to 15 dollars by 2020. He envisions higher prices offset by steadier server income.
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Cornell University
Asia
Los Angeles
L.A
Sloppy drafting over ACA subsidies sparks Supreme Court clash
Commentary notes the King v Burwell case hinges on four words about subsidies for plans on federal exchanges. It argues the omission stems from political gamesmanship, with 7.5 million Americans affected, and calls the error an excusable misstep now revealed as a serious governance failure.
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King v. Burwell
Obama
Olympia Snowe
Maine
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Supreme Court
Senate
Canada
Bogus chocolate diet sting exposed by Bohannon
John Bohannon conducted a sting fooling European and U.S. media with a flawed study claiming chocolate enhances weight loss. The hoax drew praise for exposing media laziness but faced ethics questions and limited major outlets publishing the bogus results.
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John Bohannon
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U.S
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Io9
Johannes Bohannon
Huffington Post
Shape Magazine
Dr. Oz
Michelle N. Meyer
Harvard Law School
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