December 2008

Austin Pike: Where is the Dayton City Commission?

160,000 people are being ignored by the Montgomery County Commission, but, I placce the blame squarely on the shoulders of only five people: The Dayton City Commission and its mad-hatter leader, Mayor Rhine McLin. Dayton Mayor Rhine McLin withdrew her opposition to the tax and adopted a neutral stance after meeting with county officials. “We Read More

Tell us how you really feel, Jon Husted.

The Dayton Dragons are one of the most successful minor league sports operations in the country. They are located downtown. So when “local” State Rep and House Speaker, Jon Husted (R-Kettering?) says the following: Husted said the interchange is the county’s best chance to see much needed growth in jobs and sales tax revenues. “We Read More

Maybe we should learn to throw shoes.

Throwing a pie in the face of various famous people is considered funny, doing it to politicians- minor, spitting at someone is the closest we come to showing disrespect. Words have lost their poignancy- with calling someone a “Mother sucker” (in clean terms) no longer having effect. No, in America, we settle scores by shooting, Read More

A car czar? Or three?

It seems putting such a big, critical industry under one person’s oversight is asking for trouble. Of course, in a country that believes in rock star CEOs – why not? Since Steve Jobs probably wouldn’t take the job, or be offered it- I was thinking of who I would pick. First one that comes to Read More

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