Lori Turner

The $300,000 question: Get Midwest Goes Bye-Bye?

Now that Lori Turner and Turner Effect have gotten paid $300,000 and resigned the account, several people asked me today: what next? History tells me that it’s time to do some housecleaning at the Dayton Development Coalition. This reminds me of when Thomas Heine was ousted from the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, or when Read More

Forget the DDN and Dem Party endorsements- I’ve got real people endorsing me.

I’m asking you to let me represent you in the “House of Representatives” of our Country. To me, the opportunity to serve the people in this role is almost sacred and the highest honor that you could give me. I’m not perfect (and I get told daily what is wrong with me to the point Read More

What now?

Now that Turner Effect has pulled out on the effort to better brand the region, being “the only firm qualified” to do the work- where do we go- and who will pay to either fix it- or make it work? I was quoted in the paper today- I think it’s pretty clear of what I Read More

Lori Turner withdraws from branding campaign: owes a refund as well as a mea culpa

I guess it’s a Turner thing- to exaggerate at  every opportunity how much time and what value your “work” is worth. Mike Turner used to make me sick on the campaign trail with his “I’ve donated over 300 hours” to this or that. Only a lawyer counts his time as closely. Turner Effect bowed out Read More

Breakthrough:The DDN starts to expose Turner for what he is.

When I first ran for Mayor, against Mike Turner for Clay Dixon’s job, Clay had a well known Achilles heel among political insiders- that had been off-limits to the press. His job, and his wife’s job, at the Dayton Public Schools were nothing more than patronage positions. After he took me outside for the fisticuffs Read More

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