http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/ Latest articles for the Opinion section at middletownjournal.com. en-us Copyright 2010 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:52:18 GMT 2010-02-09T18:52:18Z en-us Copyright 2010 http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/inaccurate-weather-reports-539148.html?cxtype=rss_opinion Whoever taught meteorologists how to predict weather needs to go back to school. I am furious that, on Feb. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:56:06 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/inaccurate-weather-reports-539148.html 2010-02-09T17:56:06Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/over-reliance-on-test-scores-is-not-good-539122.html?cxtype=rss_opinion I know Suzanne Larsen, president of the Middletown Teachers Association, was trying to explain why basing a teacher’s compensation on their students’ performance on the proficiency tests is not “only unfair but unreliable,” but she also made an excellent argument as to why these tests are “unfair and unreliable” to the students being tested. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:55:05 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/over-reliance-on-test-scores-is-not-good-539122.html 2010-02-09T17:55:05Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/a-pleasure-to-live-in-madison-twp--539118.html?cxtype=rss_opinion Madison Twp. - the word says it all. We have the greatest road crew - to scrape, clean, mow and also to take care of the public places of Madison Twp. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:52:23 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/a-pleasure-to-live-in-madison-twp--539118.html 2010-02-09T17:52:23Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/the-cost-per-vote--536962.html?cxtype=rss_opinion On Feb. 2 Madison Twp. decided on one issue. The county board of elections accurately forecast a 20 to 25 percent voter turnout, a little over 1,100 votes. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:12:28 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/the-cost-per-vote--536962.html 2010-02-09T12:12:28Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/eliminate-all-the-frivolous-noise-536466.html?cxtype=rss_opinion We, the Americans of 2010, are in a real conundrum. We thrust through our work week looking forward to the weekend. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:55:03 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/eliminate-all-the-frivolous-noise-536466.html 2010-02-08T14:55:03Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/good-answer-532777.html?cxtype=rss_opinion John Boehner is too disgusting. A child in a classroom asked him if people are really good and Boehner answered that liberals don’t have faith in America. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:20:22 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/good-answer-532777.html 2010-02-05T19:20:22Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/accuracy-fairness-are-extremely-important--532759.html?cxtype=rss_opinion I almost missed the second-day story on Perry Thatcher in the Jan. 31 edition of The Journal where I was part of the lead on a story about Perry by Rick McCrabb. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:19:05 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/accuracy-fairness-are-extremely-important--532759.html 2010-02-05T19:19:05Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/such-silence-gives-predators-ample-time--532758.html?cxtype=rss_opinion It’s fine and dandy for the Rev. Dan Dorsey to “await a just decision” of the child molestation charges against an Ohio priest (“Priest not practicing after molestation charges”). Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:18:01 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/such-silence-gives-predators-ample-time--532758.html 2010-02-05T19:18:01Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/our-children-will-be-empowered--532717.html?cxtype=rss_opinion In response to the recent letter to the editor concerning “Tina’s Law:” Yes, it is heartwarming that Gov. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:59:00 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/our-children-will-be-empowered--532717.html 2010-02-05T18:59:00Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/get-him-a-hearing-aid-532702.html?cxtype=rss_opinion I know that we’re strapped for cash but could we, the public, buy our president a much-needed Miracle-Ear hearing aid? Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:57:12 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/get-him-a-hearing-aid-532702.html 2010-02-05T18:57:12Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/no-competition-532575.html?cxtype=rss_opinion How can this new superintendent be the right man for the job if he virtually got appointed without anybody else standing in his way? Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:03:01 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/no-competition-532575.html 2010-02-05T18:03:01Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/after-the-fact-530063.html?cxtype=rss_opinion Why didn’t the people of Middletown High School responsible for the talent show on Jan. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:00:00 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/after-the-fact-530063.html 2010-02-04T15:00:00Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/too-busy-to-stand-still-for-2-minutes-529978.html?cxtype=rss_opinion I’m a Boy Scout in Troop 974 of West Chester Twp. and want to express to you my feelings about people nowadays being disrespectful during the national anthem. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:24:03 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/too-busy-to-stand-still-for-2-minutes-529978.html 2010-02-04T14:24:03Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/25-percent-off-the-top-528146.html?cxtype=rss_opinion It seems as if the city of Middletown has found a solution to its financial problems. Once Julie Hinds and the state investigative unit leaves, I suggest we put gambling machines back in all of the bars and tell them that 25 percent of the take goes to the city. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:45:02 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/25-percent-off-the-top-528146.html 2010-02-03T17:45:02Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/disturbing-pattern-528154.html?cxtype=rss_opinion According to Fox News, the State Board of Education in Texas will be looking at changes to textbooks and curriculum. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:44:01 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/disturbing-pattern-528154.html 2010-02-03T17:44:01Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/puzzled-about-gambling-525774.html?cxtype=rss_opinion Regarding the Jan. 29 story about the confiscation of gambling machines at local bars: I am a bit confused because I know that gambling in casinos was approved big time in Ohio at our recent election; but I wonder then why they rounded up gambling machines from local bars? Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:16:04 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/puzzled-about-gambling-525774.html 2010-02-02T18:16:04Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/dodging-the-barrels-523420.html?cxtype=rss_opinion ... Coming off of Roosevelt Boulevard - on a bridge there in Middletown, right across from AK Steel - onto Yankee, there are some barrels that have been there for a least a month and a half. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:15:00 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/dodging-the-barrels-523420.html 2010-02-01T16:15:00Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/i-provided-jobs-that-night-519760.html?cxtype=rss_opinion Enough is enough. I am sick and tired of being put down for having “Girls Gone Wild” in my nightclub (Reflections). Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:10:01 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/i-provided-jobs-that-night-519760.html 2010-01-29T21:10:01Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/how-nice-it-is-to-be-appreciated--519759.html?cxtype=rss_opinion I am a member of the Middletown Combined Honor Guard. We do veteran funerals on a volunteer basis. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:09:02 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/how-nice-it-is-to-be-appreciated--519759.html 2010-01-29T21:09:02Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/offensive-letter-519757.html?cxtype=rss_opinion Regarding Mr. (William) Klosterman’s Jan. 27 letter to the editor (“That was a fairy tale, folks ...”): I wanted to say I am a Middletonian and have been for many years. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:08:01 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/offensive-letter-519757.html 2010-01-29T21:08:01Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/are-you-better-off-now--519742.html?cxtype=rss_opinion I am surprised that the Republicans haven’t dragged out the old battlecry of “Are you better off today than you were a year ago?” Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:03:18 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/are-you-better-off-now--519742.html 2010-01-29T21:03:18Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/another-vote-for-wood-sheds-519701.html?cxtype=rss_opinion Regarding the Jan. 25 Sound Off (that said) every American family should have a wood shed: I couldn’t agree more. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:50:08 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/another-vote-for-wood-sheds-519701.html 2010-01-29T20:50:08Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/outdated-signs-517320.html?cxtype=rss_opinion Are they ever going to take down the signs that say “road work,” between Old 25 and Union Road? Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:28:01 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/outdated-signs-517320.html 2010-01-28T20:28:01Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/a-space-for-healing-and-restoration-517284.html?cxtype=rss_opinion It seems that tragedy and crisis always bring out the extremes in human beings. I am not sure if this is caused by human nature or the human paradox. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:26:17 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/a-space-for-healing-and-restoration-517284.html 2010-01-28T20:26:17Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/how-about-a-library-fee--514440.html?cxtype=rss_opinion I am a user of the Middletown Public Library. I frequently go there and check out books. Rather than put a tax on property owners, I would be willing to pay a fee to check the books out. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:24:02 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/how-about-a-library-fee--514440.html 2010-01-27T16:24:02Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/keep-it-a-community-worth-returning-to-514432.html?cxtype=rss_opinion As a parent of a seventh-grader, third-grader and kindergartner in the Madison Local School District, I would like to express my support of the upcoming renewal levy. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:21:07 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/keep-it-a-community-worth-returning-to-514432.html 2010-01-27T16:21:07Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/no-new-money-in-madison-levy-514412.html?cxtype=rss_opinion Madison Local Schools are excellent! That is what the Ohio Department of Education has determined for 2009-2010. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:18:03 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/no-new-money-in-madison-levy-514412.html 2010-01-27T16:18:03Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/when-will-the-president-man-up--514404.html?cxtype=rss_opinion In the 1970s, during the infamous Watergate era, then-White House presidential adviser John Dean warned Richard Nixon of a “cancer on the administration.” Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:17:09 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/when-will-the-president-man-up--514404.html 2010-01-27T16:17:09Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/a-vote-for-maintaining-excellent-rating-514399.html?cxtype=rss_opinion I am writing this letter on behalf of the Madison School District and the upcoming renewal levy. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:15:01 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/a-vote-for-maintaining-excellent-rating-514399.html 2010-01-27T16:15:01Z http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/more-thoughts-on-school-buses-and-seat-belts-512735.html?cxtype=rss_opinion Regarding the Jan. 17 call from the school bus driver talking about the disadvantages of seat belts: This is why we have new, young City Council members. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:55:01 GMT http://www.middletownjournal.com/opinion/more-thoughts-on-school-buses-and-seat-belts-512735.html 2010-01-26T18:55:01Z