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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 2005
Page
10
Middletown Journal lists Edwina Blackwell Clark as publisher and M David Goodwin as editor with Michael Williams serving as editorial page editor. The note confirms leadership roles for the historic newspaper founded in 1857.
Ohio voters approved Issue 1 banning recognition of unmarried relationships. A Cuyahoga County judge downgraded a felony domestic violence charge to misdemeanor, citing the amendment. Similar cases loom as defendants challenge the law, and Time magazine notes visitation disputes arising from nonmarital relationships. The ACLU and CCV urge closing loopholes and lawmakers must act.
A 17 foot Verdin clock along Ohio 4, funded mainly by federal grants but costly to taxpayers, sparked criticism as county and city officials traveled to Columbus on March 16 to seek continued local government funding. The piece argues the clock’s cost undermines the push for preserving Local Government Funds and praises targeted help for low income residents.
A House panel led by John Boehner and Sam Johnson urges a Labor Department inquiry into AFL-CIO union lobbying on Social Security. The push follows big financial firms severing ties with business groups backing the plan, raising questions of fiduciary duty and potential legal breaches. Labor says protests are lawful and not subject to such charges.
Robert Scheer denounces congressional rush to intervene in the Terri Schiavo case as cynical grandstanding by politicians and the Bush White House. He argues the issue should be resolved by Florida courts and medical experts, not radio shock jocks or party agendas, urging private burial of public vacillation. He notes broad public disapproval of federal involvement and highlights growing interest in living wills and patient care.
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