Middletown Journal Editorial Leadership Note
Middletown Journal announces Edwina Blackwell Clark as publisher with M. David Goodwin as editor and Michael Williams guiding the editorial page. The newspaper, founded in 1857, lists its leadership in the masthead.
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Edwina Blackwell Clark Publisher
Michael Williams
Editorial: Council should stick to fire staffing plan
Middletown City Council faces a continuing dispute over fire department staffing. The union asks to raise daily staffing to 20 from 19, arguing it allows Station 5 to run both a fire truck and an ambulance. The piece urges completing the trial, seeking an impartial report, and resisting use of reserve funds to prop up staffing.
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Middletown
International Association of Fire Fighters
Jon Harvey
Division of Fire Building Fund
Harvey
Council
Division of Fire
Police, Public Works
Fire Department
House Republicans edge on ethics debate amid DeLay clash
The piece argues House Republicans reversed a bid to retain Tom DeLay despite indictments and then curbed ethics rules to limit the ethics panel. It notes Hefley’s replacement by a DeLay loyalist, calls for continued probes into Abramoff ties and Ney, and warns both parties mislead voters with hollow ethics rhetoric.
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House
Tom DeLay
Texas
House Ethics Committee
Joel Hefley
R-Cole
Hefley
House Rules Committee
David Dreier
Calif
Robert W. Ney
Ohio
Jack Abramoff
John McCain
R-Ariz
Abramoff
Michael Scanlon
DeLay
Washington
Tsunami tragedy prompts call to aid beyond borders
A columnist argues the tsunami disaster reveals both generosity and dark corners such as trafficking and child exploitation. It notes billions in relief from Japan and the U.S. and urges ongoing charity for AIDS, Darfur, and global refugees while urging personal accountability and a broader humanitarian focus.
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Colin Powell
Thailand
Powell
America
Clinton
Bush
Japan
United States
New York Post
Southeast Asia
Sri Lanka
Save the Children
Colombo
Indonesia
Aceh
U.S
sub-Saharan Africa
Darfur
Sudan
India
Maldives
Tribute to USS Abraham Lincoln aids tsunami victims
The carrier strike group sped from Hong Kong to southern Asia to aid tsunami survivors. Navy reports highlight twin nuclear reactors and a 1,092 foot deck capable of launching up to 90 aircraft daily. The crew’s efforts include delivering supplies, running triage sites, and baking bread for victims before a global audience.
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Teddy Kennedy
Hong Kong
Asia
Navy
Joshua Savoy
Davy Nugent
Spc
Bakers
Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Force Base
Banda Aceh
Carrier Air Wing Two
International Organization For Migration
Shiloh
Joe Harriss
Benford
Cmdr
Don Hornbeck
Everett, Wash
VFA
Abraham Lincoln
Arabian Gulf
Iraq
Somalia
Mogadishu
U.N
America
United Nations
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