Middletown Journal leadership changes announced
The Middletown Journal announces Ann Hoffman as publisher and M David Goodwin as editor with Michael Williams serving as editorial page editor, reflecting newsroom leadership updates for the longstanding 1857-founded paper.
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Michael Williams
Powers and Price win praise for Middletown levy passage
Editorial credits Noah Powers and Steve Price for guiding Middletown through a tight levy election. The 13.4 mill school levy passed decisively, signaling voter confidence in district progress and upcoming facility plans. Price’s leadership is highlighted as key to three successful levies, with principals urging continued support in classrooms ahead.
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Noah Powers
Middletown City
Middletown
Powers
Steve Price
Price
Boards of Education
Florida Casts Castle Doctrine Into Law Across State
The Florida legislature passed a broad Castle Doctrine bill and Gov. Jeb Bush signed it, allowing residents to use deadly force when they feel threatened outside the home without duty to retreat. Critics warn the law could increase violence while supporters see it as a right to defend oneself. The measure, praised by the NRA, aims to spread to other states.
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Florida
Jeb Bush
St. Petersburg
St Petersburg
Florida Coalition To Stop Gun Violence Inc
Dodge City
National Rifle Association
NRA
Wayne LaPierre
Post
Manuel Roig-Franzia
South
Midwest
Cosby and Wilson clash over Black youth and culture
A debate on Cosby’s criticisms of Black parenting contrasts with August Wilson’s view of clowns and authenticity. The piece argues for nuanced Black culture beyond “acting white,” cites Chappelle and Pryor, and notes Wilson’s Yale debut of Radio Golf while discussing Harvard demographics and Sowell’s arguments on ghetto culture and mobility.
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August Wilson
Bill Cosby
Time Magazine
Wilson
Cosby
Dick Gregory
Richard Pryor
Chris Rock
America
Dave Chappelle
Comedy Central
KFC
Fubu
Yale Repertory Theater
New Haven
Conn
W.E.B. DuBois
New York Times
Harvard
West Indies
Africa
Thomas Sowell
Encounter Books
Lowell
Anti-gay laws and the Holocaust comparison
An editorial-like reflection argues that anti gay laws reveal inhumanity akin to pre genocide scapegoating. It links Alabama bans on books with gay characters to the mindset behind persecutions in Armenia Bosnia Rwanda and Nazi Germany, urging universal dignity and warning against exaggerated rhetoric.
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Red
Germany
Martin Luther King
Dick Cheney
Cain
Alabama
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