In about a week, Dayton will join the rest of the country in being able to see the documentary “Waiting for Superman.” I couldn’t wait, so I left town to see it early. It’s already been mentioned on the site, the DDN has already written an editorial about it and one of the “stars” – Read More
I’ve been invited to sit on the advisory board for Mound Street Academy. It’s a charter school that is dedicated to giving drop-outs a chance to go back to school and graduate. Students range from 16 to 22, and reading skills from grade 1 to 13. The building feels more like an office cubicle farm- Read More
It seems that there is a court that isn’t recognized publicly in Dayton, Ohio, “Development Court.” All who wish to buy or sell property must come before this secret tribunal and kiss someone’s ring, before being allowed to be a “developer” in Dayton- or you will mocked in the pages of the Dayton Daily. Midland Read More
Hopefully, this won’t be my first and last appearance in Wired Magazine (and maybe next time they’ll even put my name in)- but, I was honored to be mentioned in my favorite magazine, Sept. 2010 issue., page 54: My town council has banned me from attending its meetings because I criticized one of its members Read More
A serial thief is accused of robbing an Oakwood bank of $1,610; he said in the note he had a gun, but didn’t show it: This is not (Timothy) Stewart’s first bank robbery arrest. He pleaded guilty to robbing two Dayton-area banks in 1999 and was sentenced to 9½ years in prison. He was released Read More
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