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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 2005
Page
8
The Middletown Journal announces new leadership transition with Edwina Blackwell Clark as Publisher and M. David Goodwin as Editor, while Michael Williams continues as Editorial Page Editor.
An editorial argues Butler County Republicans used influence to preselect a board of elections director and sideline voters. Judy Shelton defied party leaders by backing Lynn Kinkaid, prompting intra party backlash. The piece frames the incident as part of a broader pattern of manipulation within the GOP and urges voters to reclaim their government.
The piece argues the state must align laws with the Help America Vote Act after 35,379 Ohioans had provisional ballots rejected for wrong precincts in the November election. It urges lawmakers to prevent disenfranchisement, while urging voters to update registration and officials to maximize eligible ballots.
In Falls Church Virginia a town hall on Social Security privatization drew skeptical residents and Rep Tom Davis. He warned of debt from private accounts while noting the plan does not fix long term funding. Critics argued returns may worsen outcomes and questioned the political viability.
The editorial denounces President Bush for avoiding public discussion of past drug and alcohol use revealed in secretly recorded tapes by Doug Wead. It notes the danger of silence to youth behavior and policy, cites a 1998 2004 survey on parental conversations about drugs, and critiques Congress for drug conviction penalties affecting federal aid while urging candid leadership.
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