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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 2015
Page
4
The Athens Messenger lists staff contacts including Monica Nieporte as president and Joe Higgins as editor. It provides editorial and production emails and identifies Wendy Van Sickle as design editor and Jeff Bunch as advertising director with several staff email handles.
Ohio voters face Issue 3 on November 3 aimed at enshrining a marijuana cultivation cartel in the state constitution with ten beneficiaries. The measure would legalize recreational and medical use and mark Ohio as a potential fifth state to approve recreational marijuana, drawing strong opposition.
William Beale, a retired engineer near Athens, shares a personal progress report on reducing fossil fuel use at home. He details insulating a ridge‑top house, solar hot water preheating, a heat pump system for space heating, and an all‑electric Nissan Leaf powering daily needs with solar energy.
The article argues gun ownership does not directly cause higher homicide rates, citing Vermont and Utah with low murder rates despite lax laws. It critiques claims linking gun prevalence to violence, notes limited causal evidence, and references studies by the National Academy of Sciences and researchers Kleck and Kovandzic. It also highlights political stances around Sanders and gun policy.
The piece argues Dick Cheney’s push for hawkish empire ideas, echoed with his book excerpt and media appearances, clashes with most GOP presidential hopefuls who favor restraint and view Obama as weakening America. It notes Cheney’s World War II framing and distrust of diplomacy, while highlighting Lindsey Graham as the clearest neocon among 17 candidates and Cheney’s low post-office approval rating.
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