September 2006

Get your Greek on – or your blues fix this weekend…

This weekend is the Greek Fest at the Greek Orthodox Church- right behind the Dayton Art Institute. Free to get in- cheap greek eats- and lots of Greek dancing- and did I mention baklava, spanikopita etc… It runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I’ll be there at some point- and so should you! Out in Yellow Read More

The costs of not being able to afford college in Ohio

The Dayton Daily News has an article in todays paper about the cost of public colleges in Ohio- and how the gap between those being able to afford college- and those that can’t is widening along racial lines. But, it’s good to know we can afford to incarcerate an idiot who is little threat to Read More

News Flash! School performance linked to parents income!

When I ran for Mayor in 1989- I talked about ending busing based on its trading of racial segregation for economic segregation. Mike Turner used to make fun of me- saying I should be running for School Board instead- and that the Mayor and Commission had no power over the schools. Less than 7 years Read More

Dayton Daily finally weighs in on RecPlex

The answer isn’t to build a RecPlex at Roosevelt- or enhance any existing facilities. The only answer that makes sense is to build one mega-rec facility on the Parkside Homes site- tying in to Kettering fields, Riverscape, Island Park, and the new Kroc center. If you wonder how kids will get to this facility- it’s Read More

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