January 2009

Time for bankers to work for a living?

While conservatives always rail against regulation, we’ve seen what happens when greed is allowed to run the store. From the auto industry to the financial services industry, greed hasn’t proved to be a reliable, sustainable business model. Government didn’t wake up until the 5 alarm fire had burned Wall Street to the ground. The “bold Read More

Residency issue to go to Ohio Supreme Court

Dayton employees will be watching this case as the Ohio Supreme Court weighs in on the rights of cities to establish “home rule”- or the rights of the State to overturn legislation enacted by popular vote. The issue is if cities can require employees to live within the city limits. Dayton passed and reaffirmed this Read More

There is good PR, there is logic, and then reason: DPS on old school buildings

Dr. Stanic barely has given up the “interim” title, and already PR issues are at the forefront. First was the no-bid PR contract to a Cleveland firm that was responsible for sending him to Dayton in the first place. Now, he’s running into a showdown with historic preservationists. The problem with the highly charged preservation Read More

The free condom program needs a bailout: inauguration party fundraiser

The stock market crash has caused a ripple locally- the portfolio that’s been funding the free condom program in Dayton isn’t going to be able to fund the program. Last year, Planned Parenthood gave away condoms almost as fast as the TARP has handed billions to banks and insurance companies. Without raising $3,000 for a Read More

The first people who should be unemployed are the people who built Ohio’s unemployment site

I’ve never filed for unemployment in my life. Probably because I’ve never been without work for more than 2 weeks. Most politicians probably have never filed for unemployment either (not getting re-elected doesn’t qualify you– I think). So today, I tried helping someone who is unemployed file for unemployment on the Ohio Unemployment Benefits online Read More

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