News Stories for November 2009
Stories for Monday, November 30
<b>‘Get the facts’ on incorporation</b>
I have lived and worked in West Chester Twp. for the better portion of 50 years. I currently own a home and business in the township. I served as a teacher and principal of Lakota High School, as well as superintendent of Butler County Schools. I have been involved in ...
Living in a glass house
In response to the Nov. 23 letter (“An embarrassment”): That person in Oxford chastised Sarah Palin and called her a “bimbo.” What gives you the right to run her down the road? Have you walked in her shoes? You must live in a glass house. ...Middletown doesn’t have anything to ...
Stories for Friday, November 27
Devastating to retirees
We know Middletown is struggling financially. Unfortunately so are many of our residents. Now to see that Premier Health Partners does not have a contract with Medical Mutual is devastating. This affects retirees from Middletown’s second largest employer. The idea is to provide health care, not take it away. If ...
<b>‘You don’t march against Republicans’</b>
Well, I see the Tea Party is at it again and say they are marching against government spending. Now my memory may be failing, but I believe that President (Ronald) Reagan spent more money than all other presidents put together. I don’t remember any marches then. That was when this ...
<b>‘Empty promises’</b>
... Casinos all over the country are cannibalizing each other. The only way for the casinos to stay open is to recruit more gamblers, preferably the compulsive kind.The voters in Oxford are to be applauded for rejecting the empty promises of the Ohio Jobs and Growth Committee and voting against ...
Fox's apologies
In the past two weeks, Fox News has had to issue two apologies for fudging video clips that weren’t from the scene they claimed they were from. And it’s not likely they just started doing this. This has been going on for years. It just so happens that people are ...
<b>‘You have left me with wonderful memories’</b>
I want to tell all who read this publication about a group of very special young men. The group I speak of is the Middletown Middies football team.I came to know them well because my son, Jason Krause, is their coach. I have watched these young men since summer practice. ...
<b>‘Overwhelmed’ by ‘professional politics’</b>
Instead of a government “of the people, by the people and for the people,” we have elected officials who believe their way is the only way and have forgotten they have been elected to serve the needs and concerns of their fellow citizens, not lobbyists, special interest groups, illegal aliens, ...
Middletown's Dogpatch
To all you people on Buena Avenue, Granada and Pinta Avenue who let their dogs sit and bark from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day: I call this area “Dogpatch.” All we need is Li’l Abner and Ellie Mae. I know you might love your dogs but I don’t ...
Stories for Wednesday, November 25
Family, friends, health and freedom
To the person who asked on Nov. 22, “what in the world is there to be thankful for?”: I don’t know what your circumstances are, but I’m sure you can find something to be thankful for. Your family, friends, health and your freedom. It is not just at Thanksgiving to ...
<b>‘A vote for tyranny’</b>
Most Americans agree that something needs to be done with the skyrocketing costs of health care in the United States. However, most Americans do not wish to see the best health care system in the world scuttled in lieu of an incompetent bureaucracy that takes freedom of choice (and indeed, ...
Stories for Tuesday, November 24
<b>‘United Way stands as a backbone for our chapter’</b>
How the American Red Cross relies on Butler County United Way — 326! That is the number of individuals the Butler County office of the American Red Cross provided food, clothing and shelter to last year alone.Disasters happen every day. There is never a convenient time, prior warnings, or a ...
Make Roosevelt safer
Regarding the pedestrians being hit on Roosevelt: I believe Mr. (Dane) Larson is correct. The city needs to step up safety so no more people have to die.I read the Nov. 21 article about Middletown’s 1.9-mile bike trail addition. I was disappointed that the article didn’t tell where the addition ...
Sound Off: Readers comment on car prices, parking lots and leaves
Regarding the article in the Nov. 19 Journal about car prices going back up: It seems the automotive people still haven’t got the message that most of the good-paying jobs in this country are gone and they can no longer get $24,000 from the average American for a new car. ...
<b>‘Release all records’</b>
To the Middletown school board: After leading a campaign to help you get rid of our last inept superintendent, I have kept quiet while you have “searched” for a new leader for our schools. My hope was that you might form a panel of interested community members to give input ...
<b>‘Strong connections’</b>
As we approach Thanksgiving and the annual celebration of National Family Week, Nov. 23-28, it is crucial that we ask ourselves, “What have we done to help struggling families become self sufficient and build strong communities?” In this season of giving thanks, I feel we should celebrate some of the ...
Stories for Monday, November 23
<b>‘Animals depend on us for survival’</b>
The case in which a couple was charged with cruelty to animals and child endangering after police allegedly found a dog starved to death and two young children allegedly living in unsanitary conditions in their home may be a reminder that there really are no species lines when it comes ...
<b>A trip to the cemetery</b>
About five months ago, I visited a store in Middletown and thought I would also visit my sister’s grave at the cemetery close by on First Avenue.When I drove in, I saw many men cutting and cleaning the cemetery. I was so excited. I thought: I’m going to take the ...
I'm not a Scrooge
The people who think that if you don’t like listening to Christmas music in early November, you are a Scrooge, really have got the wrong idea. The Christmas holiday is not about shopping. It’s not about music. It’s not about decorations. It is about the birth of Jesus. ... If ...
Stories for Friday, November 20
Going too far
I think the government and these health insurance places are going too far. Atrium Medical Center and Premier Health Partners are going to charge their employees $520 more on their insurance charges if they live in a house where someone smokes or if they smoke or chew. I think that’s ...
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