Middletown Journal Names New Editorial Leadership
Middletown Journal announces new leadership with publisher Ann Hoffman, editor M David Goodwin, and editorial page editor Michael Williams. The change highlights the paper's ongoing direction and newsroom structure.
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Editorial: Voters to decide mayor selection in Middletown
The Middletown City Council plans a November vote on whether the mayor should be directly elected rather than chosen by the council. The piece argues voters deserve to decide this change, noting the current seven-member council process and past governance challenges, and urges letting residents choose leadership accountability through a direct mayoral election.
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Middletown to name Mike Bruck next police chief
Mike Bruck, who scored highest in an internal promotion test, reacts with mixed emotion to news he will likely become Middletown’s next police chief. Officials note his tested competence amid a family memory of loss and a broader debate on language policy in Ohio.
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Farewell to the persuadable mind in O'Connor era
A tribute to Sandra Day O'Connor praising her independent, persuadable approach on the Supreme Court. The piece laments rising ideological rigidity, urges more independent minds in politics, and notes the O'Connor retirement as a symbol of national polarization amid calls for a qualified successor.
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Wilkinson as Bush nominee for Supreme Court vacancy
George Will argues for J Harvie Wilkinson III as the ideal Supreme Court pick. He cautions against single theory jurisprudence, highlights balancing judicial modesty with responsibility, and notes Wilkinson’s conservative stance and history. Willey references include Powell clerkship, Brown v Bakke work, and Fourth Circuit decisions. Washington Post Writers Group.
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