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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 2004
Page
10
The Middletown Journal lists its leadership with Edwina Blackwell Clark as Publisher and M. David Goodwin as Editor. Michael Williams serves as Editorial Page Editor, guiding opinion content.
The Middletown Board of Education adopts a resolution to spend at least 20 percent of the $70 million elementary school project on local and economically disadvantaged businesses. With McKinley and Wilson schools demolished, six new elementaries will be built and two renovated, aiming to keep jobs and tax dollars in southwest Ohio. The measure seeks measurable progress and urges reporting on compliance as construction proceeds.
The Electoral College meet on Monday to re elect George W Bush as president with an expected 286 to 252 vote. The piece argues the 2000 outcome was an anomaly and calls for reform while noting Ohio's pivotal role and doubt about rapid changes to the system.
The Kerik nomination for homeland security collapsed amid questions about an illegal nanny, unpaid Social Security taxes, and ties to a construction firm rumored to have organized crime links. The White House vetting process failed to flag these issues before the withdrawal, highlighting broader hurdles in filling senior government posts.
The piece argues that GOP underrepresentation among professors stems less from discrimination and more from economic and cultural preferences. Conservatives shy from academia due to lower pay in the field and anti intellectual climate under Bush-era governance, while liberals pursue the money and broader social concerns. It notes that hard sciences show similar party patterns and critiques left-leaning departments as not intrinsically oppressive.
A mother reflects on her 10 year old son Michael asking for a bike amid a world of electronic toys. She weighs nostalgia pride and concern about media saturation, concluding the simple bike request may signal he is doing fine and ready for playful independence.
The Middletown Journal publishes letters to the editor sent to 52 S. Broad St Middletown Ohio 45044 or via letters coxohio com Email. Include full name address and daytime phone. Submissions become property of the newspaper and may be reused.
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