December 2007

A different kind of candidate, a different kind of campaign.

I’m not a fan of the typical campaign literature: A picture of the candidate and the family, a brief bio, the party affiliation, some rhetoric about lowering taxes, protecting you, and the standard disclaimer and where to send the money. I’ve always thought there is more to an election- it shouldn’t be a beauty contest, Read More

Longshots, Soundbites, Favorite Sons and the Qualifications of a Congressman

I had an interesting talk with Dr. Mike Ervin this afternoon. For those of you who don’t know Dr. Ervin, he’s been the chair of many task forces (including the Electric Trolley one now in action) and made quite a bit of money running a medical insurance business that built the “Wright Health Associates” building Read More

Another Dem Candidate for Ohio 3?

DaytonOS.com got borked Christmas eve with an attempted upgrade by an admin who shall remain nameless. I got this in an e-mail, and assume it would have gone on DaytonOS had it been running. Exciting news. A potential Democratic congressional candidate, Dr. Mark MacNealy, wants to meet with a Focus Group consisting of Democratic Primary Read More

Throw a concert in Dayton?

One of the keys to regional cooperation is the ability to find resources quickly- it’s one of the keys to the new County Sport Tourism authority. When I look at my stats on this site, I realize that part of my value isn’t just political entertainment for the die hard readers- but for the casual Read More

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