Debating Federal Aid for Crumbling City Cores
A Southwest city manager argues for federal funds to rehabilitate aging urban cores amid a national debate on responsibility. Critics say cities must curb fiscal recklessness, raise private financing, and avoid new federal mandates before aid. The discussion mirrors New York City's fiscal crisis and welfare reform questions.
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No room for baby on car during Fayetteville trip
A Fayetteville couple nearly left their baby on the car top while packing for a vacation. The baby fell from the vehicle as it started moving but survived with minor injuries. The episode is cited as a cautionary tale about dangerous vacation hurry and forgetting items on the car top.
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Early Morning Coffee Chaos in Oregon Farm Household
A speaker recalls a rambling dawn routine on a woodsy Oregon farm. The first up tends the coffee, heat, and breakfast while managing a chorus of birds, cats, and chores, contrasting old fashioned chores with a stubborn insistence on simple coffee and a stubborn view of gender roles.
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Passenger pigeon Martha dies at Cincinnati Zoo aged 29
Middletown diarist recalls Martha the passenger pigeon at the Cincinnati Zoological Gardens dying at 29. The last of her race, she prompts memories of Audubon and the once vast flocks that darkened skies, while a note recounts historic slaughter and extinction.
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Pike County
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Louisville
Ohio
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Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Published
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Letter to editor blasts Trenton Pee Wee program over denial
Mrs. Thomas Guido of 416 W Arlington Ave Trenton writes with anger and disbelief about a Pee Wee football program she says humiliated her 10 year old son by denying him a spot despite signing up early. She questions the coaches motives and laments the impact on her son’s self confidence while demanding answers from those involved.
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