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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 2004
Page
7
Middletown Journal announces staff roles with Edwina Blackwell Clark as publisher and M David Goodwin as editor, with Michael Williams serving as editorial page editor.
A Warren County proclamation honors Aaron Koeller for aiding Sheriff Deputy Sandy Brooks during an Aug. 18 incident, subduing a suspect. Butler County residents are urged to register by Oct. 4 for the Nov. 4 election, with turnout projections of 75–80 percent. Debate continues over continuing the E-Check program past 2005. SHALOM coalition again aids Middletown area homeless, despite parish losses. Fonda Deaton is praised for calling 911 and saving a neighbor from a fire on Cleveland Street.
A reader argues Bush is the best choice for leader, acknowledging faults like a bad call and faulty intelligence but praising decisive action after 9 11 and War on Terror. The letter stresses independence, patriotism, and securing safety for families.
A reader praises local efforts planting flowers in Middletown and Trenton, noting petunias on State Street. The letter also criticizes a Bristol's sign and comments on President Bush, media, and Christian voters amid ongoing debates.
The column questions Dan Rather's defense of a CBS report on George W. Bush's National Guard service, noting the memos may be forged. It argues that faith in a story cannot override factual support and condemns CBS for ignoring experts who doubted the documents before air. It frames Rather's stance as hubris and criticizes sloppy journalism.
Middletown residents unearthed eight human skeletons while laying a waterline near Enoch Drive to the Raymond Bay Co. plant in February 1931. The bones sparked rumors until Mrs. Garrett Cummins proposed they were Abner Enoch and family, linking the remains to the village of Manchester founded by Enoch and to the Salem Church site. The narrative traces Enoch’s wealth, mills, road to the turnpike, the church cemetery, its erosion and later relocation to Middletown Pioneer Cemetery, and the Tytus District School where James M. Cox taught. Roger L. Miller, Middletown historian, notes local history.
The Middletown Journal invites signed letters from readers and lists submission methods including mail email web and fax. Full name address and daytime phone are required for verification and letters are edited for length and clarity. all submissions become the paper's property.
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