Chris Shaw

Who is buying your city commission?

If you think the indictments will stop with Joey Williams, RoShawn Winburn and Clayton Luckie on public corruption, you are sadly mistaken. Nothing happens with demolition contracts without multiple people signing off. A while back, we saw the city part ways with former planning director Aaron Sorrell, without much insight. Sorrell had been right dab Read More

Scale, Scope and Effect: Culture of Corruption

Watching the members of the Dayton City Commission scurry to their cars to avoid saying anything, seeing the Mayor give a late statement and hearing that the City is going to investigate themselves probably didn’t help instill public confidence at all. The shutting down of the Human Relations Council, which is also the States Minority Read More

One of these Dayton City Commission candidates is not like the others…

Remember those tests where you were asked to identify the one thing that was not like the others? Well, the Dayton Daily news voters guide makes it abundantly clear that one candidate isn’t like the others. You can slice them and dice them anyway you want, but, in this case, my answers are so different Read More

Commissioner Joey Williams promises not to cost taxpayers a standalone special election

The clock is ticking on when Dayton City Commissioner Joey Williams can resign, without causing a special election. Word is that the responsibilities of his new job as president of Key Bank, raising kids, and having his wife working far away are demanding. If Williams was to resign- there has to be a special election, Read More

Even if a Rountree falls in the forest, is anybody listening?

In the special election today, the candidate who was in it for her career advancement came in last and will not return to the ballot in November, will not pass go, and will not collect $200. Unofficial Results from the Montgomery County Board of Elections: Number of Precincts 95 Precincts Reporting 95 100.0 % Times Read More

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