One of the things our data driven, self-organizing, self-filtering, irrational decision making world seems to be bringing is complete and utter polarization. We self-select our friends, our news sources and our environs, first virtually and then in the real world. “Because most of the people” is the most dangerous rationale for most business decision making, Read More
Interesting- Bill DeBlasio from NYC isn’t going… but Nan is. The question to be answered is are taxpayers paying- or is it her campaign treasure trove? More than two dozen newly-elected American mayors are gathering at Harvard University next week for a three-day leadership conference. The seminar on Transition and Leadership for Newly Elected Mayors, Read More
prolog: A word that people bandy about when they bring my name up is “crazy.” That is until they actually know me. Unfortunately, I’m cursed with something that isn’t valued much in Dayton- a very high IQ. It’s one of those things that I don’t care about, but what I do care about is my Read More
Apparently the cost of a hall pass to tear down a historic structure is $500. You can probably even skip paying that, if you can get the blame shifted to city staffers who never run the risk of getting fired (unless you either get caught with child porn on your computer or you blow the Read More
On the Wednesday morning, before Thanksgiving when most of Dayton is talking turkey and getting ready for the holiday, the Dayton City Commission is going to be porking out on a pay raise as an emergency ordinance. An emergency ordinance is one that is brought to the table, and voted on twice on the same Read More
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