Middletown Journal Staff Roster Announcement
The Middletown Journal lists key editorial leaders for 1857 era publication roles, naming Edwin a Blackwell Clark as publisher and M David Goodwin as editor with Michael Williams handling the editorial page duties.
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Editorial Drawing the line for death at age 18
The Supreme Court ruling banning juvenile executions draws a clear age line at 18, with a 5-4 majority upholding that adolescents should not face capital punishment. The column questions reliance on international opinion and urges a firm cutoff while noting dangers of case by case rulings.
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Anthony Kennedy
Ohio
Kentucky
United States
Bush Nation
White House
Sandra Day O’connor
Underqualified pick leads to county agency concerns
After seven years in the workforce Cynthia Brown becomes head of Butler County Child Support Enforcement Agency with about 90 employees. Critics say her limited supervisory background questions the commissioners three held votes and the choice by Michael Fox Greg Jolivette and Chuck Furman.
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Butler County Board of Commissioners
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Michael Fox
Greg Jolivette
Chuck Furman
Fairfield High School
CSEA
Fox
Children Services Board
MRDD
Jolivette
Raymond Pater
Pater
Butler County
Williams County Cseas
Mount Vernon Ladies Preserve Washington Legacy For Future Generations
Mount Vernon faces a literacy gap about its founder as visitors confuse him with Lincoln. The Mount Vernon Ladies Association, a 150 year old group led by Ann Pamela Cunningham, funds a $95 million education project with private donations and no government money. They aim to widen access with a new 26,000 square foot center, educational programs, and a Spielberg documentary, while seeking about $10 million more.
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Washington
Abraham Lincoln
America
Illinois
Texas
California
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Yorktown
James Rees
Rees
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Gilbert Stuart
George
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Association
Boyce Ansley
Georgia
Steven Spielberg
Can history be taught by uneducated teachers today
Sam Wineburg argues that teaching history requires deep knowledge not just passion. He notes many history teachers lack formal training in the subject and warns against relying on rote facts, urging teachers to frame history as interpretive, debateable narrative to engage students.
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Hiroshima
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Sam Wineburg
School of Education
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