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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 2005
Page
8
The Middletown Journal reports ANN HOFFMAN as Publisher with M. David Goodwin serving as Editor and MICHAEL WILLIAMS as Editorial Page Editor.
Regional cooperation could curb tax hikes as Ohio lawmakers push consolidation of services. Local governments like Middletown face rising costs and cutbacks. Trenton considers outsourcing dispatch and merging fire services. Carlisle eyes a joint fire district with Franklin. The piece notes school districts may share administrators to save costs while warning against protecting turf and outdated boundaries. It ends urging regional thinking to forestall future tax increases or accept higher taxes.
The county pilots a voluntary inmate work program touted by Sheriff Richard K. Jones as humane and cost cutting but critics doubt immediate savings or deterrence. Commissioner Michael Fox envisions eventual savings of up to 5 million annually by replacing paid litter and recycling workers. The cost analysis will wrap up by year end, with supporters framing it as a win for all if properly implemented.
The United Airlines pension dump case shows labor loses guaranteed retirement benefits as a bankruptcy judge allows dumping obligations onto the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. The piece argues entrenched corporate entitlement, weak union power, and rising CEO pay widen the gap with workers, urging organized action to reclaim protections.
Tom Teepen argues Bolton’s combative foreign policy style and record opposing arms control threaten U.S. credibility. Despite strong diplomatic opposition and warnings from 102 officials, a largely party line Senate vote may confirm Bolton as U.N. ambassador, risking missteps in war and peace decisions.
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