Random thoughts

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A local unsung hero

by David Esrati on March 17, 2012

in Random thoughts, Stories you don't see in the Dayton Daily News, underdogs

Note: On the request of Jeff- I’ve deleted most of the post. The Army-produced video has his rank wrong. Jeff doesn’t like the headline either- he’s not a hero- just a guy doing his job. I’m not changing the link. He’s still a hero in my book- for many reasons, Jeff Lee grew up in [...]

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Today is your day to adopt a dog

by David Esrati on February 18, 2012

in Random thoughts

We’ve been fostering dogs from SICSA. We have two older big dogs and they are good trainers for young whippersnappers. Plus, they come to my office every day with me. Last Friday I went to pick up Akeeli, a black Lab mix. They told us she was a 1-year-old puppy, about 45 lbs., who had [...]

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The new fairness doctrine as proposed by Congressional Candidate David Esrati

by David Esrati on December 20, 2011

in America in Crisis, campaign finance, Esrati on the Economy, Ohio 10 congressional district, primary, Random thoughts

I believe the first thing we need to do if we want to have the representation we deserve, is change the way we elect Congress. We have to change our auctions for office into elections. There are two parts to leveling the playing field and balancing the power of the Congress with the power of [...]

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No bid to a no-name company? Dayton Airport deal suspicious

by David Esrati on November 23, 2011

in Dayton Government, Random thoughts

Whenever I see a no-bid deal involving any local government body, I start questioning the process. From today’s Dayton Daily News: Dayton International Airport is requesting City Commission approval to pay a company up to $36,000 over three months to recommend a new telephone system at the airport. The commission will be asked today to [...]

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Esrati is stoned, a VA supporter, a dog saver and stolen bike retrieval officer

by David Esrati on September 18, 2011

in Random thoughts

Some of you may have noticed that the number of updates to Esrati.com has decreased in the last few weeks. One reason is that it took a bit of time to write the two big posts of late: The resignation of Dayton Daily News photo chief Larry Price- which went international, and the post about [...]

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Bonds for Charter Schools that can’t write English

by David Esrati on July 25, 2011

in Dayton Public Schools, Montgomery County Ohio Issues, Random thoughts

If the Dayton Public Schools sent out an 8-page newsletter like the “Horizon Science Academy,” a congressman would be crawling up their behinds questioning why they are allowed to teach our children. However, this charter school is about to get tax-exempt bonds to finance their little money-making “non-profit” skool. Oh, did I misspell that? “This [...]

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Fine furniture ala Esrati

by David Esrati on June 14, 2011

in Random thoughts

In the next few days- I was going to post the details of a set of three Bruno Mathsson mid-century modern chairs (2 Evas and one Pernilla/Miranda chaise). My parents have finally decided to declutter the cottage- and get some more practical seating. I was going to take pictures of the actual chairs- and get [...]

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How to get small business moving, Mr. Immelt?

by David Esrati on May 8, 2011

in End corporate welfare, Esrati on the Economy, Our Broken political system, Random thoughts

When did Dayton become the first stop on the bullshit express? We had John McCain go rogue and introduce Sarah Palin as his secret weapon at the Nutter Center- and now, we get a junta of overpaid CEOs from big business trying to figure out how to create jobs via small business: The President’s Council [...]

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Let’s on-shore the American dream

by David Esrati on April 30, 2011

in hot button issues, Our Broken political system, Random thoughts, The Economic Divide

There is a major employer in Dayton that hires thousands of people from India to come here and work and untold thousands more in India to do high-level coding for its information-services business. When it comes to immigration status, they have the best lawyers around on retainer to work though the issues. There are local [...]

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What Esrati does for a real job

by David Esrati on April 12, 2011

in Random thoughts

In case any of my readers didn’t know- I own an ad agency- The Next Wave. We help companies create buzz- reposition- build their visibility, without spending huge budgets on media that may or may not reach your customers. We help implement web strategies- from websites that work, to social media that’s not a waste [...]

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