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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 2005
Page
7
The Middletown Journal, founded in 1857, lists Ann Hoffman as publisher and M David Goodwin as editor with Michael Williams serving as editorial page editor, signaling a leadership update for the historic paper.
Editorial cheers and grumbles on Contech Construction leaving Middletown for I-75 proximity and 160 local jobs, E-Check auto emissions program end, Rev Gregory Tyus not seeking re election, and Lance Armstrong seeking his seventh Tour de France win after beating cancer.
Rowland Nethaway argues that generous self interest can drive disadvantaged youths to pursue education, noting that education raises lifetime earnings and lowers poverty. He cites flight safety analogies and immigrant success stories, urging personal responsibility and persistence over blame. The piece endorses targeted effort to keep students engaged through school and self-more-than-others motivation.
Jay Bookman argues that Karl Rove used harsh framing to blame liberals for post 9 11 policy failures, accusing leaders of seeking to delay Afghanistan victory to push Iraq. The piece defends blunt rhetoric as a mirror of reality and criticizes administration tactics and Durbin remarks while urging tough response.
Middletown High School appoints Ron Johnson as football coach after Dick Martin's resignation, citing Johnson's track record at Cleveland Westlake and Miami University ties. Rev. Greg Tyus declines to seek reelection to Middletown City Council, citing personal reasons, while remaining a prominent local figure. James B. Ewers Jr., an educational consultant in Middletown, adds regional context.
The Middletown Journal outlines letters to the editor submission details including mailing address email and fax numbers, sign with full name and phone, and notes edited for length and clarity. Submissions become property of the journal and will not be returned, with terse wording preferred and some garbled text present in the source.
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