America is a country that has always been fascinated with rather than repelled by wealth, where people aspire to become rich, or at least associate themselves with the rich, rather than redistribute their wealth downward. From page 7 of Congressional Testimony, given Tuesday July 21, 2009 And who more fascinating than movie stars? Unfortunately, Ohio Read More
The Board of Elections is a funny place. There are two of everything- and they should be color coded. It’s our crazy way of running elections- where we put the two parties in charge- who then make it their sole goal to keep any other parties or independents out of the action. A disconcerting recent Read More
Following a hunch, the closing of the post office at 10 N. Williams Street made me do some digging. From today’s Dayton Daily News: At risk, according to a list released by the Cincinnati District of the U.S. Postal Service are: * Station B Finance, 10 N. Williams St. via ‘No job cuts’ from 5 Read More
Mark Twain once said “Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.” Someone in Washington better take heed, and fast. Latest unemployment figures look like the beginnings of a class war. It’s nice Congress just said no to $1.75 Billion in new fighters- but, we need to FORCE big companies to start hiring Read More
Dayton has shut down many of its pools. Private pools have also closed. Parks and Rec is not much more than a maintenance organization- that tries to keep ball fields groomed and nets on hoops. This story in the New York Times about an improvised urban oasis just shows how a little imagination- and empowerment Read More
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