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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 2005
Page
8
The Middletown Journal announces ANN HOFFMAN as publisher with M. David Goodwin as editor and Michael Williams the editorial page editor, noting the paper’s founding in 1857 and current leadership.
The Middletown Board of Education is criticized for timing announcements after the May 3 levy. It cites two plans to privatize food service and revise the elementary school project to save money, noting these moves angered staff and voters who felt kept in the dark. The piece praises Superintendent Price for steering tax issues but questions board transparency, urging voters to hold officials accountable at the next election.
The Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma seeks federal approval to casino plans in Ohio, arguing ancestral land rights. Ohio officials oppose gambling expansion, signaling likely court battles that could stretch for years as land claims and potential voter measures unfold.
Senators Kennedy and McCain unveiled a Senate version of an immigration reform bill amid bipartisan talk. The piece argues long history of overhauls since 1965, notes surge to two million per year with about half illegal, and examines wage pressures on low skilled workers. It cites Harlem fast food study and contrasts immigrant labor with African American workers, urging balanced reform amid racial tensions.
A Raleigh columnist vents on Wilmington incident where Clarence Stowers kept Brandon Fizer’s severed finger after a custard shop accident. The piece derides greed and litigious culture, notes Stowers later offered to return the finger, and critiques the delay as pointless.
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