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UpDayton Summit 2013- Local hopes and odd prophets

Note: This post is long. It’s a Sunday morning, New York Times Magazine type piece, that tries to bring some of Dayton’s recent development history into perspective compared to what Mayor John Fetterman has done in Braddock, Pa., star of international attention. Please set aside 10 minutes to digest it. Dayton, Ohio, is the capital Read More

The boys in the back room are bickering (now exposed)

When I started out in politics in Dayton, I often said that Dayton was run by a boys’ club, who decided who would run for office, what would get funded etc. Tom Danis was one of the ringleaders, others ran Mead, NCR, Standard Register- they met at the Dayton Bicycle Club- conveniently next door to Read More