AJ Wagner

Jobs for ex-offenders

Tuesday morning on my run, a guy pulls up in his car, rolls down his window and gives me a big grin. I didn’t recognize him right away (during campaign season- more people recognize you and expect you to remember the 2 minute meeting you had with them at a candidates night), but then I Read More

Report on first candidates’ night

I ran video on the whole meeting. A Dayton Public Schools intern in my office will transfer the video, title it, compress it and upload it for you to watch on YouTube. Why do I mention that? Because in the speeches of the “endorsed Dems” they talked about the importance of internships- and I’m probably Read More

The 2013 Petition counts

From the Board of Elections: GARY D LEITZELL – DAYTON MAYOR Candidate GARY D LEITZELL Number of Required Signatures 500 Number of Valid Signatures 835 Performance index 75% 1120 signatures, 835 valid Verified Part Petitions: 37 Circulator Signature Count: 1120 Verified Signature Count: 1051 Valid Signature Count: 835 Detail of Invalid Signatures 4 Lined out Read More

Neighborhood plans from lifetime politicians don’t amount to much

One of my cottages needs painting. The city has written me up. It’s scraped to the bare wood- and needs a final sanding, washing and then priming with a good oil based primer and then a premium latex top coat. Most people wouldn’t scrape it to bare wood, but, that’s the only way to do Read More

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