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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 2004
Page
11
The Middletown Journal lists Edwina Blackwell Clark as Publisher and M. David Goodwin as Editor with Michael Williams serving as Editorial Page Editor.
The Ohio Highway Patrol and MADD back the 19th annual Tie One for Safety drive urging Ohioans to buckle up and avoid drinking and driving. Six deaths occurred at the start of this year and 1,579 last holiday season. Tips include appointing a designated driver, eating while drinking, calling a cab, hosting responsible gatherings, and reporting impaired drivers with provided hotlines. Seek safe, sober New Year celebrations and welcome 2005 safely.
The Indian Ocean tsunami killed at least 77,000, with relief agencies racing to restore drinkable water as wells and filtration plants were swept away. Global water shortfalls stem from a 1997 decline in rich nations’ support, fueling debate over privatization versus government-led solutions.
A reader voices frustration after a Dec 21 City Council meeting, noting Kunz Avenue delay while other streets clear, and questioning spend on 61000 golf carts versus strengthening firefighting. The letter accuses officials of favoritism and misaligned priorities, urging better use of limited funds for public safety.
Jay Bookman surveys the coming year 2005 with reflections on Zell Miller leaving the Senate for Fox News, Dan Rather and Colin Powell retirement and fallout, Osama bin Laden’s fate, Barry Bonds, Social Security politics, Bill O Р Reilly, and a media driven year ahead, noting recurring themes and questions for the nation.
Angela Jobe, 38, once a welfare dependent, left welfare in the 1990s and now works in a Milwaukee nursing home earning 10.50 an hour. Jason DeParle’s American Dream traces her journey and argues reform shifted many from welfare to employment, while questioning whether work reshapes homes and cycles of poverty.
The Middletown Journal outlines submission rules for letters to the editor including address and phone verification, editing for length and clarity, and that all submissions become property of the paper and may be reused in any medium.
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