Athens Messenger Staff Directory and Contact Points
Established 1825 The Athens Messenger lists Route 33 North and Johnson Road in Athens Ohio with contact options including a general email inbox and phone line. The page names 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 with corresponding email addresses.
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Wendy van Sickle
Jeff Bunch
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Criminals obtain guns mainly from social networks not dealers
A survey of 99 inmates at Cook County Jail finds 49 percent got guns from family or friends and 16 percent from acquaintances or the illegal market, with only 1.5 percent from stores. The study aligns with prior DOJ data and questions universal background checks as a public safety fix.
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Cook County
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Duke University
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Second Amendment Foundation
Washington Free Beacon
College athletics and the pie of earnings debated
The 9th Circuit upheld that NCAA rules restrain top players from full pay while allowing full cost of attendance and likeness revenue. It kept amateur status, but acknowledges college sports function like a big business with paid coaches and staff. The Northwestern case and labor relations questions loom.
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U.S
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Wilken
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National Labor Relations Board
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NLRB
Northwestern
9Th Circuit
Boehner Departure Highlights Hardline GOP Culture
Comment argues Boehner resignation reveals a Tea Party driven shift to uncompromising politics. It asserts pragmatism and governance by compromise decline, leaving Congress more partisan and less functional amid clashes over Planned Parenthood and same sex marriage rulings.
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Marco Rubio
Washington
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Bill Clinton
Planned Parenthood
Peter King
Law and Order
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Kentucky
Kim Davis
George Wallace
Orval Faubus
Supreme Court
Pope Francis Stirs Washington with plea to guard nature
The pope's Capitol visit drew cheers as he urged Congress to protect the environment and fight climate change. Lawmakers moved to RAPID Act measures restricting NEPA reviews, while Obama warned of a veto. Critics say the bills snub the pope’s environmental appeal.
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