October 2009

NWPB candidates forum, City Commission, Mayoral candidates

I have another clip of the levy presenters and the School board- but, compressing and loading videos longer than 10 minutes to YouTube has proven to be a challenge. My 81 year old mother did the camera work. Thanks Mom. There was Q&A at this event- Reverend Walker was the moderator. You can see David Read More

The Dem slate card is being delivered

Started seeing the Montgomery County Democratic Party slate cards on doorsteps. They call it the “2009 Election Report” and it says “Dayton: Ready for Lift-off.” However, the two issues on it have me wondering what’s wrong with the party and the people who let their name go on this piece of trash. It endorses “Issue Read More

Two minutes, two minutes, two minutes. Why I hate candidates’ forums.

I’ve got a lot to say. We’ve got a lot of issues. And two minutes isn’t enough to talk about anything in depth. I just was at “the last” candidates’ forum- at Wayman A.M.E. on Hoover. No Q&A- just 2 minutes. Should I have talked about being a veteran and a small business owner? Or, Read More

Neighborhood housing reinvestment, Atlanta style

I’m throwing this out for discussion- because it’s an alternative to explore in Dayton. I’m also bringing this up because I’ve had to listen to Mayor McLin talk about giving derelict homes to young college graduates to rehab- which in my opinion is an unrealistic and unnecessary “solution” if you think about it. One thing Read More

Congrats to GA- you now have NCR (for now)

NCR should stand for No Cash Required, what with the hefty ransom the State of Georgia gave them to move World HQ from Dayton to Duluth. Of course, moving is a bit stressful- it makes you take your eye off the ball. The ball was profit- and NCR under CEO Bill Nuti continues to shed Read More

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