The Cincinnati Enquirer, Friday, Aug. 27
Letter to the editor regarding the claim of Snow and Allen's defense
attorneys that their clients' free speech rights are being violated says
"Why is it that when a black person uses racial and anti-gay slurs and is
chastised for them, their rights are being violated?  But let a white
person say the same words, and he is labeled as racist and homophobic."

Dayton Daily News, Friday, Aug. 27
"Hits and misses" section says at the Snow/Allen trial "the defense
attorney led with a convoluted declaration: The men are not guilty of a
bogus hate crime, but if they were it would not be a crime...Because the
ex-students would have been exercising free speech rights in posting
anti-black and anti-gay fliers."  Also says, "Whether these men or others
committed the hate crimes, their venom-filled fliers were equivalent to
shouting "Fire" in a crowded theater."

The Houston Chronicle, Monday, Aug. 16; The Commercial Appeal (Memphis,
TN), Sunday, Aug. 15
A generation ago, middle class seemed like a comfortable spot for many
Americans, but today that group continues to shrink.  While median-income
families may be doing better than ever, many feel they cannot keep pace
with their neighbors or that they do not have enough income to match their
modest desires.  Quotes Anne Bailey (family studies and social work).

Journal-News, Friday, Aug. 27
Story about Jennifer Goodwin's (alumna) first day as a teacher at Edgewood
Elementary Middle School.
And:
The trial of Nathaniel Snow and Brad Allen resumes this morning.

The Middletown Journal, Thursday, Aug. 26
Story about the trial of Nathaniel Snow and Brad Allen.

The Cincinnati Enquirer, Friday, Aug. 27; The Cincinnati Post, Thursday,
Aug. 26
Calendar item for Miami University Art Museum.  Enquirer also includes
calendar item for Middletown Lyric Theatre and Miami University Artist and
Lecture Series.

The Western Star, Aug. 25
Stories about workforce training courses, computer courses and continuing
education classes offered at Miami University-Middletown.

Elsewhere in education:

The Cincinnati Post, Thursday, Aug. 26
More than twice as many University of Cincinnati professors as expected
have opted for an early-retirement package.  It should trim the school's
budget even as it reduces the level of institutional experience in some
departments.

Dayton Daily News, Friday, Aug. 27
Binge drinking on campus is one of the top problems facing universities,
becoming a concern even greater than drug use, the president of
Pennsylvania State University said Thursday.
And:
In looking to open a campus here, the University of Phoenix wants to help
working adults and its own bottom line.  The for-profit school--open only
to those 23 and older who are employed--emphasizes applying classroom
learning to the working world.

Kristal Humphrey
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