News Stories for July 2009
Stories for Friday, July 31
Which Ohio politicians have received the most money this year?
COLUMBUS — Fundraisers, phone calls, well-placed connections and ideological generosity brought out more than $11 million in campaign giving during the last six months.Candidates, parties and legislative caucuses reported their fund-raising activities Friday, July 31. The reports give a glimpse at who is ahead and who still needs to shake ...
<b>‘Sadly missed’</b>
I have known William C. Shannon Jr. — “Bill” — for more than 25 years. We served on the Doty House board of directors for several years, and he was currently the accountant for the Society for Handicapped Citizens Inc., where I am now serving as president of the board ...
<b>‘America defeated without a shot’</b>
So this is how it ends. With the new Obama, Pelosi, liberal Democrat health-care plan, they will finally get the victory over the common folk of America. With the arm twisting at every level in and out of government control, we will soon have a health-care plan that few congressional ...
Get off Obama's back
I would like to tell the Democrats to keep on working for our president. The Republicans can’t take it. I do hope some day they grow up and realize that you’ve got to give a president a few years to get things straightened out, especially when Bush got everything so ...
Polarizing our community
I am in favor of the petition that is circulating concerning City Council representation. The separation of our city into four wards limits the pool of qualified candidates who might be considering running for office. The current ward system takes away my right of representation by not allowing me to ...
<b>‘You can’t have it both ways, council’</b>
I recently read in the Middletown Journal a few responses from Middletown City Council incumbents, responding to Jeff Michel’s petition drive to amend the city charter for the purposes of reducing council from seven seats to five. It is my strong opinion that by changing the charter, it will greatly ...
Farming out
I see where we farm out our water bills. We farm out our Section 8 vouchers. We have somebody looking for our superintendent of schools. Why don’t we just farm out the mayor, city manager and City Council? Maybe if we farmed it out to Franklin, Monroe or somebody who ...
Stories for Thursday, July 30
Playing the race card
I can’t believe that the new president played the race card on TV. I heard no apology, but a justification of the words he used. The racist call is getting a little old. ...
Quick service
I would like to say a positive thing about the city of Middletown’s traffic division. Last week, I called in with a problem concerning the timing of a light at the dead end of Breiel Boulevard, where it meets Oxford State Road. I travel this road daily to go to ...
The Obama Network
I have a problem with seeing Barack Obama’s face on TV everyday. I wonder, why can’t he just get his own channel? Call it “Obama Drama.” Because that’s all he’s about. He just wants to be seen. I think that we, as taxpayers, should have the option of whether we ...
<b>‘Preschool is very beneficial’</b>
Regarding “Kindergarten test helps guide teachers,” which appeared on the front page of the July 19 Middletown Journal:I find it very interesting that The Journal had a picture of the library’s Preschool Storytime, but made no mention of it in the story. The story also indicates that literacy is a ...
Stories for Wednesday, July 29
A blessing on Central Avenue
Just want to say “thank you” very much to whomever is responsible for taking care of the Central Avenue tracks at University and Central. This is a blessing for all of us. Central is very heavily traveled and is used quite often when you live on the west side of ...
Buckle up, boys
If we are to “click it or ticket,” I suggest that all city workers in pickup trucks start using their seat belts. The last 15 drivers in a row that I’ve seen all had their bright green shirts, but NONE were using seat belts. ...
<b>Changing the ‘R’ word to ‘respect’</b>
Last week, many in Ohio celebrated when Gov. (Ted) Strickland signed legislation to eliminate the words “mental retardation” from state and county Boards of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. Individuals and families who have been hurt by the casual and denigrating use of the word “retard” or “retarded” appreciate this ...
Stories for Tuesday, July 28
Guns and the real world
The Journal reports that Prosecutor Robin Piper thinks no parent should have a loaded gun in their household. Well, Robin, I bet that works well in your safe, gated neighborhood. But here in the real world, we have drugs, home invasions and people with guns running from police in the ...
<b>‘A divisive factor’</b>
As a proud Middletonian, I was compelled to pull a petition of submission for a proposed amendment to the charter for the purpose of adding ordinance 02009-46 to the Nov. 3 ballot. This ordinance would allow the voters of Middletown to decide if they want to reduce the size of ...
<b>‘Walk the walk’</b>
Congress, as our elected representatives, through their various failed stimulus programs, have opted to belatedly “redistribute the wealth” to the little guys with those shovel-ready jobs, preferring instead to strengthen unions, take control of the banking and auto industries, push for universal health care, and while doing so, with reckless ...
Stories for Monday, July 27
<b>‘Thank God for some very special people’</b>
On July 7, Gary L. Cooper, a builder and roofer in the Middletown area for more than 40 years, got up from the supper table and went to deliver a bid on a job at the Western Hills Veterinary Clinic.When he pulled into the parking lot and parked the van, ...
<b>‘We are doomed’</b>
All you Democrats had better call, write and e-mail your representatives and senators to tell them to vote “no” on the health-care plan. Because if you don’t, we are doomed.(There is) no way your insurance company can compete with the government. So eventually we will have socialist medicine. No hope.Please ...
The price of cigarettes
Standing in line today to make a purchase, I saw that the lady ahead of me was buying cigarettes. I could not believe the price. Surely, I thought, there must be a cheaper way to annihilate yourself.I see the Rev. (Greg) Tyus is running for school board. That means this ...
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