News Stories for April 2011
Stories for Friday, April 29
Pathetically confused
This is very confusing. The public sector is being slammed by the private sector. Talk about hypocrisy. Simple example: AK Steel, (according to the) April 27 Middletown Journal, had a net loss last year of $128.9 million; yet CEO (James) Wainscott still makes close to $10 million. If he would ...
<b>‘Another tactic’</b>
I was saddened and then angered by the letter from Candice Keller of the Community Pregnancy Center concerning the Susan G. Komen Foundation and Planned Parenthood (“It really is all about the money,” April 19).It is disturbing that an agency that does so much good, such as the Community Pregnancy ...
<b>‘Worth paying for’</b>
Over a month ago, I chastised the Middletown Journal for its front-page headline item being about the lottery prize being $312 million, thereby implying this was the way to riches.Today, I want to compliment our local newspaper for giving its readers thought-provoking information in the April 24 issue. The front-page ...
In defense of landlords
I saw where a caller was complaining about a person buying a property for $30,000 and then turning around and trying to rent it out for $800 to $850 a month. They thought that was being greedy. First, if it is too much money for the property, the property is ...
<b>‘Way in which I’ve been kept alive’</b>
Rick McCrabb’s column of April 14 shows one side of the home dialysis story. As a home hemodialysis patient, I have nothing but empathy for the plight of Mr. and Mrs. (Bob) King and certainly have felt many of their same emotions. However, with my story, I want to give ...
<b>Jobs please, Speaker Boehner</b>
It is astounding that Rep. John Boehner’s rallying cry for re-election was, “Where are the jobs, President Obama?” Now that he has the coveted position of Speaker of the House of Representatives, his tune has changed. Or if you will, the most important thing on his agenda is this “mandate” ...
What about the patients?
Concerning a prescription drug crackdown: Legislation is long overdue. ... My concern is the enforcement is only on clinics and doctors. What about patients? An average monthly prescription of Vicodin is worth $700-$800 on the street. An average prescription of Oxycontin is worth $900-$1,100. I know dozens of patients who ...
Stories for Thursday, April 28
$5 a gallon?
If you think it’s bad now, just wait until President Obama gets gas prices to $5 a gallon. Then Obama will raise our taxes and — shortly after that — “Obamacare” will kick in. It is going to be ugly.I hope the caller who said he hopes the dog that ...
<b>‘We can save one child at a time’</b>
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. My husband and I became foster parents in March 1991. We fostered 20 children in the next 10½ years. All of them had been physically, mentally, verbally or sexually abused. We adopted one of those abused children.Steven was 26 days old when he ...
<b>‘Taxed out’</b>
It seems to me that Franklin City Council is totally out of touch with the taxpayers. With the high prices of food, clothing and gasoline, they have the audacity to try to increase taxes on 30 percent of the residents who live and work in the city of Franklin while ...
<b>‘Fear-mongering’</b>
The editorial “Keep guns out of bars, restaurants” in the Middletown Journal on April 20 is another episode in media fear-mongering about this issue.The bill, HB 45, would allow legally armed law-abiding citizens the right to patronize an establishment that sells alcohol for consumption on the premises, as long as ...
Stories for Wednesday, April 27
Trucks and dirty cars
What is the deal with these trucking companies? The worst is in front of the Miller brewery near Trenton. They pull dead out in front of you with absolutely no care in the world, covering everyone’s newly washed cars with dirt and gravel. ... Somebody is going to end up ...
<b>‘A better future’</b>
On April 28 at 4 p.m., IAM Local Lodge 1943 will remember those members who died as a result of being injured on the job, during a ceremony at the union hall in Middletown.Names of the 104 fallen workers are immortalized in a plaque bearing their names and dates of ...
<b>Suggested name</b>
Regarding a new name for Vail Middle School in Middletown, I would suggest the following: Matson-McBain-Schick or MMS (which also matches Middletown Middle School, chosen by many).Edith Matson was a math teacher at Roosevelt Junior High School when I was there in the early 1960s.Louise McBain was a math teacher ...
Stories for Tuesday, April 26
Pray it doesn't happen to you
Another death has occurred on Ohio 122, at the terrible, curvy area around Michael Road and around the cemetery. This is going to continue forever unless something is done to the road. It is a gamble when you drive through there. It really is. You just try to get through ...
<b>‘The fifth estate’</b>
It can be argued that everything in politics, as in life, is about power. In American politics, that power has historically been shared by four estates: the president, Congress, the judiciary and the press (often called the fourth estate). The beauty of this arrangement is that each estate helps to ...
Stories for Monday, April 25
He'll do a great job
Kudos to the athletic department for hiring Coach (Josh) Andrews. I follow Middletown basketball faithfully. I think he’s a great coach to bring in. He’s young and enthusiastic, and I think he’ll do a great job for the Middletown basketball program. However, I do have one issue that’s bothering me. ...
<b>Proposed tax ‘grossly unfair’</b>
The proposed city of Franklin tax increase unfairly includes local residents who also work in Franklin. I believe the intent of the city is to raise taxes on Franklin workers who do not live in Franklin but, unfortunately, those who live and work here have also been included, which I ...
<b>‘Leave the name’</b>
I thought we were trying to save money in the school district. Why would we go to the expense of renaming the school, changing letterheads, etc.?I say leave the name as it is.Nell TeaterMiddletown
Stories for Friday, April 22
Green space
It is spring and the great debate over Sunset Pool starts again. If we’ve got the money set aside to turn it into a green space, why can’t we turn it into a nice swimming pool instead? We’ve got the biggest bunch of clowns downtown that I believe any so-called ...
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