We now do a lot of teaching to the test. Making sure that kids can pass tests created by private companies to gauge…
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Politicians don’t just trash each other, they trash our community
As an advertising professional, (I own The Next Wave, an ad agency) I am a big fan of outdoor advertising. Billboards,…
Inequity kills economies: economies now run countries
“Principles have no real force except when one is well fed.” Mark Twain Politicians used to understand…
Would you recognize the beginning of the 2nd American Revolution if you saw it?
Even in this hyper-connected, instant-on, information-overloaded world we live in, the ability to identify what is…
Choice: American as apple pie, unless we’re talking politics
America talks about spreading “democracy” across the globe- but, I believe we need to reexamine what…
Urban Nights May 2011- my ramble through a thriving downtown Dayton
First regret- I didn’t make it over to W. Third street this time- last year it was the happening place. We…
A Playground (R)evolution was held tonight
What happens when you send a Dayton kid from the West side to Antioch, and he becomes a school principal in a…
An energy-independence no brainer: electrified rail
Sitting over breakfast with a German professor of automotive engineering- specifically, internal combustion engines-…
Insurance free health care in Dayton?
Yesterday, I talked about Quality of Life- and what could we do differently in Dayton that would give us a competitive…
The physics of education: Geoffrey Canada challenges Dayton
“No one is coming to save your kids. You’re going to have to save your own kids”- Geoffrey Canada…
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