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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 2004
Page
8
The Middletown Journal lists Edwina Blackwell Clark as publisher and M. David Goodwin as editor with Michael Williams serving as editorial page editor, reflecting the newspaper’s 19th century founded title and current leadership roles.
Editorial notes the heavy celebrity and political attention in southwest Ohio ahead of next Tuesday’s election. Jenna and Barbara Bush, Howard Dean, Sarah Jessica Parker, Don Cheadle, Joe Brown, Peggy Kerry, Jerry Springer, Pat Buchanan, Andrew Cuomo, Seymour Hersh, Jimmy Carter, and Arnold Schwarzenegger have all visited Ohio. Voter registration hits new highs amid a gay marriage amendment on the ballot.
A column argues abstinence only policies misjudge teen sexuality and pregnancy. It notes 800000 teen pregnancies annually, cites a Pittsburgh study showing emergency contraception use reduces unprotected sex, and reports Plan B makers seeking FDA approval for 16 and older access with physician consult for younger teens. The piece urges science over moral certainty.
A House Senate conference dropped a bipartisan plan giving FDA power to regulate tobacco labeling and marketing to kids. Senator DeWine and Senator Kennedy urged action. they vow to push again next year as public demand was deemed insufficient. Tobacco products kill. regulation is needed.
A CBS 60 Minutes report centers on Carolyn Bryant Denham, widow of Roy Bryant, amid renewed federal probes into Emmett Till’s 1955 murder. The piece examines potential charges, explores witness recollections, and weighs whether justice can still be pursued given elapsed years and surviving participants.
James Ewers Jr. argues debates did sway some undecided voters though not the solidly aligned. He notes Kerry appeared more prepared while Bush seemed repetitive, cites Iraq war, deficits, health care, and economy as persistent issues, and references undecided voters at Ohio State University and key battlegrounds like Wisconsin and New Mexico.
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