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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 2004
Page
7
The Middletown Journal notes its founding in 1857 with Edwina Blackwell Clark as publisher and M David Goodwin as editor, supported by Michael Williams as editorial page editor.
The State Auditor declares Monroe in fiscal emergency after a prior audit reveals over spending and poor bookkeeping. A six member financial planning and supervision commission will oversee city spending and approve a recovery plan. Voters rejected a 0.5 percent income tax increase. a renewed ballot is expected in November to fund a $6.2 million deficit and service levels amid a shaken city government.
A senior artist laments church hostility in Middletown after visiting over 60 congregations since 2002. He recalls friendly reception missing, compares to hostile reactions to a painting of Jesus, and says he now watches televangelist Robert Schuller on Sundays.
A reader blasts the gay marriage amendment debate urging consistent Bible adherence and condemning selective beliefs. The writer endorses Michael Moore and Fahrenheit 9/11, questions funding, and notes Osama bin Laden’s dislike of Bush re election while critiquing Kerry and Terasa Heinz.
The article traces origins of Ol Dan Tucker, noting many versions and claims of origin from Appalachia, Virginia and Georgia ministers to a California miner. It cites Daniel Decatur Emmett’s influence on minstrel music and mentions Elbert County burial sites, slave connections, and varied folk lyrics across generations.
Elmon W. Prier recalls attending the outdoor drama Blue Jacket in Xenia. He details backstage tours, period costumes and props, and a dinner before an 8 p.m. performance. The piece covers Marmaduke Van Swearingen’s Shawnee adoption, Caear the slave, and the eventual fall of Blue Jacket at Fallen Timbers, ending with a tribute to the Shawnee leader’s legacy.
A Middletown Journal notice explains letters to the editor submission rules including postal and email addresses, web contact, fax number, required full name and address, daytime phone, editorial length limits, reusability of submissions, and property rights.
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