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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 2005
Page
12
The Middletown Journal lists its founding in 1857 and names Edwina Blackwell Clark as publisher and Lee M. David Goodwin as editor with Michael Williams serving as editorial page editor.
Editorial praises Middletown City Council for an informal format outside City Hall. First Conversation with Council at Wildwood Elementary School at 7 p.m. invites all residents to discuss the 20 year master plan and budget realities. Three more meetings planned, one per ward, with focus on unstructured dialogue and public concerns.
Judy Shelton, a four year appointee serving on the Butler County Board of Elections, refuses to sign an undated resignation letter demanded by the county GOP. State law places nominations with parties but appointment with the secretary of state. Shelton’s stand, backed by Democrats, keeps her tenure through 2008 and highlights tensions over party control versus board authority.
George Will argues the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights should be ended or repurposed as civil rights rhetoric has become a bore and enforcement is weak. He praises Gerald Reynolds as a conservative reformer and urges using private pulpits over government platforms to address race, class, and educational disparities with practical solutions.
The column notes Martha Stewart’s release and two new TV projects, a revived homemaking show and an Apprentice style program with Donald Trump. It discusses celebrity comebacks, compares Grubman’s MTV series Power Girls, and ponders broader implications for justice and fame in modern media.
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