News Stories for June 2011
Stories for Wednesday, June 29
Activists seek referendum on Senate Bill 5
More than 5,000 union activists and supporters marched through downtown Columbus to turn in 1,500 boxes of petitions signed by 1,298,301 Ohioans. The petitions seek a referendum on Senate Bill 5, the collective bargaining reform package that outlaws strikes by public employees, eliminates binding arbitration and requires workers to pay ...
Stories for Friday, June 24
'Everybody can't be a coach'
Regarding President Obama talking about needing more engineers for high-tech jobs in this country, why don’t we start giving government grants for engineering students and cut out funding all these teachers and people that can’t find jobs? Don’t leave them with a burden of having to pay some huge college ...
Stories for Monday, June 20
'Thank the person who found my purse'
I’ve been reading a lot of comments about people wanting to keep Sunset Pool open. People are saying a lot of kids could use it. The last year it was open, my friend and I went every day. At most, there were 10 people in the pool. Sometimes four were ...
Stories for Saturday, June 18
Five arrested on drug-related charges in Franklin
FRANKLIN — Police arrested five people Friday night on drug-related charges after responding to a report of a man suffering from a possible overdose.Police responded to 273 Victory Lane at the Franklin Court apartment complex at approximately 8 p.m., and after making contact with residents, arrested five people. Three arrests ...
Stories for Sunday, June 12
Letter from the Editor: A new look and a renewed commitment
Today we’re unveiling a redesigned The Middletown Journal with a new look and an emphasis on bringing you the most important news of the day. It comes after some very important research to better understand how you view your newspaper. Some of the highlights are:• More emphasis on important issues. ...
Stories for Friday, June 10
Clarity essential for CMG Ohio headlines
I was wondering what’s the deal on the bike path between Middletown and Franklin on Ohio 73. The Journal last reported that Middletown had to make a move or they would lose some grant money. I just wonder if our city leaders didn’t make that move and we did lose ...
‘X-Men’ film ‘like political world’
The new movie “X-Men: First Class” is like today’s political world. Satan likes part of this movie. There are good characters doing some bad things and evil characters doing some good things. (That is) The language Satan would certainly approve of.Good versus evil looks a little vague, like candidates so ...
Revenue or safety?
I think it is interesting, a recent story in the Middletown Journal, about the budget shortfall in Middletown. Police officials said that added red-light cameras could bring in more money annually. I thought it was a safety matter and it was not for revenue generation.What is the rush to demolish ...
‘Ordinary people have talent’
I do not know about you, but I find the number of votes cast during a competition of “American Idol” to be both fascinating and alarming. It seems we care more about singing than who serves as our leaders. Consider the low percentage of folks who vote during an important ...
What a shame
I think it is a shame that Middletown wants to close the city pool, the only pool that is around here for miles. We have tons of kids who would love to go there and swim should you ever choose to open it up again. We have a splash pad. ...
<b>‘Outpouring of love, prayers’</b>
There are no words I can find to express how my family and I feel for what everyone has done for us. The outpouring of love, prayers and generosity of everybody has taken away some of the sting of our terrible loss. ...“Thank you” seems so small to say but ...
Stories for Wednesday, June 8
"In alcohol we trust?"
So the GOP wants to put “In God we trust” on Ohio’s voting stickers. Why don’t they replace it with “In alcohol we trust”? They seem to base a lot on being able to sell the alcohol system in Ohio and, at the same time, they are going to increase ...
<b>‘Why have attitudes changed so dramatically?’</b>
Since I’m a Vietnam veteran with an honorable discharge, I feel I have the right to voice my opinion on the subject of patriotism.On Memorial Day, I went to the Reds game and I was somewhat dismayed at the lack of understanding as to what this day has always been ...
Stories for Tuesday, June 7
A Little League lesson
You know the first thing you teach in Little League when you are trying to hit the ball? It’s “watch the ball all the way to the bat.” Too bad the Cincinnati Reds can’t remember that little hint they should have picked up way back when they were Little Leaguers.To ...
Boehner discusses plan to create jobs during address
MIDDLETOWN — It’s not that America has a revenue problem, but until the government can control its spending this country will not prosper, said U.S. House Speaker John Boehner during an address to the Middletown Rotary Club this afternoon. The Republican from West Chester Twp. discussed a plan by House ...
Reds send Cubs to 7th straight loss
CINCINNATI (AP) — Jonny Gomes is starting to get his swing together. Naturally, he's doing it at the expense of the Chicago Cubs. Gomes hit a three-run homer and drove in four overall, and the Cincinnati Reds sent the frustrated Cubs to their seventh straight loss, 8-2 on Monday night. ...
Stories for Monday, June 6
Grateful for the help
Regarding the Butler County Memorial Park: I want to thank them for helping us find graves that we couldn’t find. It was marvelous that they did that. I want to thank them very much.The best view I had of Franklin High School was in the rear-view mirror — when I ...
<b>‘Dominated by Asian students’</b>
I was perusing the Middletown Journal website recently, angling for a bit of nostalgia from my hometown, when I came across a slide show for the “Area’s Top Students.”Looking through the slide show, I was surprised to see a vast majority of the students of Asian background. I took a ...
<b>‘What’s missing?’</b>
As I browse through the 210 online photos of Memorial Day, you have Fairfield, Lebanon, Monroe, Hamilton, Miamisburg and Springfield, and then you get to Middletown’s photos. And you see cars, Antioch on their scooters, children on bicycles and Boy Scouts, but what is missing? Not one photo of the ...
Stories for Friday, June 3
New Ohio rules aim to make spray parks safer for children
The popular outdoor play areas where water spurts up out of the ground will now be regulated by the Ohio Department of Health to avoid illness outbreaks caused by contaminated water.Since April 1, the new rule has mandated that water in spray parks — also known as splash pads — ...
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