big ideas for Dayton OH

Esrati's big idea for a Dayton Sportsplex

Dayton Recreation director finally stumbles upon Esrati’s “Sportsplex” plan

I didn’t get credit for bring bike share to Dayton, and I won’t get credit for this idea either. Of course, my idea is more fully fleshed out, since I’ve been talking about this since Percy Mack was DPS superintendent (whenever that was).My idea was more than just building a sports complex, but a hub Read More

Winners and Losers in Dayton Ohio

“You probably think this song story is about you” Carly Simon- “You’re so vain” This story is not about Anthony T. Head, the self-titled “Peoples Chef” although he will surely think it is. It’s about inequality in corporate welfare in Dayton Ohio- and the fallacy that our government has any kind of expertise in “economic Read More

Dayton Can't Demolish its way to prosperity. Run down property in the non-historic part of south park

Dayton can’t demolish its way to prosperity

This article was submitted to the Dayton Daily news for publication as an “Other Voices” column. Or should I say, over a month later, a “Anyone other than David Esrati voices” column. Nick Hrkman, the editor, was hurt by my response to his last rejection. It’s ok, because, they don’t buy ink by the barrel Read More

Aaron "Bulldog" Dixon died in the Montgomery County Ohio jail from an overdose, days after being arrested. Did he die for our sins?

Streck’s house of horrors

I really shouldn’t have to be the one writing this story, that you now won’t read in the Dayton Daily newsless, because, if I broke the story- they can’t cover it. That’s why you haven’t heard anything about the Kettering Schools corruption coverup, the Higgins appeal, and the story about Dr. Lolli retiring from DPS- Read More

Nick Hrkman won't let David Esrati in the other voices column.

Other voices? Dayton Daily news protects readers from sacred cow slaughter

When Nick Hrkman took over the opinion pages I had high hopes for an improvement in the content. I was hoping to see better content. Instead, the mediocre Ray Marcano boots the excellent Thomas Suddes to Monday, and we see more even more “group think panels” presented… by the same folks we always hear from. Read More

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