Athens Messenger Staff Contacts and Editorial Desk
Established in 1825 the Athens Messenger lists its Route 33 North address in Athens Ohio with a 740 phone line and emails for Monica Nieporte Joe Higgins Wendy Van Sickle Pete Dennis Ike Weiss and the newsroom. The notice provides contact roles including president editor design editor production manager and advertising director.
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Umpqua Community College mass shooting sparks national grief
Editorial note on the Umpqua Community College attack in Roseburg Oregon describes the horror and calls for gun control. It cites 10 killed and seven injured with a shooter detained, notes the gun violence crisis and President Obama urging change amid public pleas for safety.
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Tracking kids like felons and the surveillance trend
Opinion piece critiques FamilySignal and similar apps that monitor a child’s every move. It argues constant tracking instills mistrust, curbs spontaneity, and shifts parental duty toward pervasive electronic oversight, urging readers to resist infantilizing measures. It notes privacy and freedom concerns, plus the historical shift from tracking felons to monitoring children.
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Refugee crisis and divisions shadow global burden
A reflective column argues the Europe migrant crisis tests compassion and pragmatism as Russia expands in Syria and the U S debates Syrian intake. It contrasts German compassion with American hesitation, urging humane policy and unity despite political disarray.
Why Putin Targets Syria Why Russia Bombs Syria
Russia intervenes in Syria claiming to fight ISIS while propping up Bashar al Assad. The move risks broadening the war, expanding civilian suffering, and complicating US efforts against ISIS as Moscow seeks leverage and a political settlement. The conflict has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions.
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