Canals Sparked Prosperity for Ohio Farmers Story
A fictional tale recalls Jonathon Harrington born near Middletown Ohio in 1820. In 1828 his father Ebenezer travels by canal, learning transport costs drop and prices rise. Two canal boats at Port Middletown promise a new era, enabling land purchase and a bigger home as Ohio’s canal system spurs growth.
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Onathon Harrington
Middletown
Ohio
Jonathon
Ebenezer
New Port Landing
Dayton
Port Middletown
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Ohio-Erie Canal
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Buffalo
New York
Erie Canal
Albany
New York City
Martha
Jonathson
International security codetightens港 ports worldwide
The International Ship and Port Facility Security Code imposes security requirements for ships and ports, including security officers, radio ID monitoring, and 24 hour cargo notices. It aims to prevent terrorist attacks, with port protections expanding and an estimated $10 billion added for U.S. ports, likely causing some shipment delays as access is tightened.
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United States
Congress
Bush Administration
U.S
Fahrenheit 9/11 call to see Moore film sparks debate
Readers urge others in Middletown to see Fahrenheit 9/11 arguing Bush as figurehead and predicting long-term political change. They question potential slander action and treason risks while contrasting editorial page changes in local paper.
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Middletown
America
Bush
Moore
Rockefeller says sorry over Iraq vote amid new intel
West Virginia Democrat Senator Rockefeller admitted his vote to authorize the Iraq war was wrong after the Senate Intelligence Committee and others exposed flaws in prewar intelligence. He urged more thorough debate and accountability while noting Kerry and Edwards refused to say if they would vote differently with today’s facts. The piece contrasts Bush and Cheney with Rockefeller’s contrition and discusses Curveball and WMD claims used to justify the war.
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John Edwards
John Kerry
Edwards
Kerry
Bush
South
South Carolina
Iowa
New Hampshire
Columbia
S.C
Ashington
Cheney
Jay Rockefeller
Senate Intelligence Committee
Washington
West Virginia
Iraq
Senate
House
Saddam Hussein
al-Qaida
Los Angeles Times
Hussein
Colin Powell
CIA
Powers That Be
Curveball
Rockefeller
CBS
60 Minutes
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Saddam
America
Congress
United Nations
al Qaida
Errol Morris
Robert McNamara
Defense
U.S
Vietnam
McNamara
Tribune Media Services Inc
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Roger Miller
SSL SA
Jonathon Harrington
the Middletownournal
M. David Goodwin
Edwina Blackwell Clark Publisher
Michael Williams
MiddletownJournal.com
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Major League Baseball
Keith Foulke
Boston Red Sox
Herald-Star
Steubenville
John T. Doe
Doe
John T
Roger L. Miller
Clarence Page
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