This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 2004
Page
7
The Middletown Journal, founded in 1857, lists Edwina Blackwell Clark as publisher and M David Goodwin as editor with Michael Williams serving as editorial page editor.
Editorial salutes Middletown area for state cross country champions the Middletown Middies and high school milestones. Commends AK Steel Foundation for a generous 1 million pledge toward a 5.2 million senior center on Central Avenue and supports delay of a new 9.79 mill tax levy until May. Criticizes conspiracy theories about Election Night access to the Warren County administration building while noting cautious security. Also praises Middletown City Council for a balanced 2005 budget consensus and bids farewell to City Manager Ron Olson.
A letter urges readers to practice Christian teachings about tolerance and freedom of religion when reacting to Wicca and a canceled event. The writer questions accusations and calls for understanding, noting both good and bad in every belief.
Leonard Pitts responds to callers with sharp satire about the so called Christian left and the 2008 campaign signs. He jokes about where to place or find political banners and quips that the election is over with one president. He ends urging unity or departure.
Rowland Nethaway recounts a 1968 Austin meeting of Mexican American leaders where younger speakers urged respectful terms for midlife boomers while older leaders dismissed rhetoric. News of Martin Luther King Jr. assassination shifted mood as observers debated what to call aging Americans and Mexican Americans. The piece notes shifts in label choices from senior to geezers and active adults amid cultural identity tensions.
Roger L Miller, Middletown historian, explains how city streets received their names. He covers renamings from First to Columbia and Second to Manchester, notes industrialists and families honored along routes, and highlights bridges between streets and local founders and events.
The Middletown Journal accepts letters to the editor sent by mail email fax or web. Include full name address and daytime phone for verification. Submissions become property of the paper may be edited for length and clarity and reused in any medium.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.