Tom Archdeacon should have written this story a few weeks ago. The story would have shared the history of Dayton street basketball, and the sorry shape of our community’s parks would have been the focus. Instead, it became a political piece, and I was interviewed again. Two pictures, front of the local section, and Commissioner Read More
It didn’t take long for Moe’s to mosey off Brown Street, and now signs in the window suggest that local chain Hot Head Burritos will be taking over the space. The real question is how long can a strip of fast food feeders survive without any other reason to head there other than to eat? Read More
We have a lot of committees, we have a lot of plans. We have a lot of people doing economic development, but don’t seem to be developing economically. What to do? The County spent good money on a bad idea. Had they asked the community first, they would have heard that we don’t want to Read More
I’m not the development authority, yet in the last month, three businesses have come to me asking for help, because the city just doesn’t seem to want to talk sensibly. We’ve had a “One Stop” permitting center for years, but now, we have the new and improved “Dayton Business Resource Center” On Monday, Feb. 9, Read More
Michelle Obama and I are in total agreement, according to a story in today’s New York Times: As first lady, Mrs. Obama has said, she plans to make herself an advocate for working parents, particularly military families, urging better access to child care for all. Trying to juggle public duties with two young children, she Read More
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