After the destruction of Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton faces a crisis not just of care, but of control. Rather than fu…
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Save the Legacy Pancake House
Hearing that the Legacy Pancake House burned down this morning was hard to take. It’s been one of my favorite…
Can it still be called RTA if it doesn’t transport anyone?
How many quasi governmental organizations are there in Dayton that collect tax dollars, but voters have no control…
Bulldozers don’t beat urban blight, they just create wastelands
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and…
Dayton confuses gentrification with community development
This is why Chris Shaw and Matt Joseph can’t be re-elected, nor should the people in charge of “economic…
Why Chris Shaw and Matt Joseph need to go away
I just got back from the candidates event hosted by Neighborhoods over Politics at Sinclair. Called, “Rock da…
Emergency response or real long term economic development
In the wake of the tornado epidemic, people came out in droves to provide food and water and clear the initial…
“What is Esrati’s end game”
A friend was asked this week, “you know Esrati, what’s his end game?” and my friend had no answer….
Hara should be the new fairgrounds, run by MetroParks and the Convention and Visitors bureau
It’s time to stop playing around with the fairgrounds relocation. The first clue should have been when…
5 of 6 structures in Dayton are occupied
The Dayton Daily news headline is “1 in 6 structures in Dayton are vacant” and it sounds horrible. Of…

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