patronage

Something happened at the BOE on election day

The Montgomery County Board of Elections is a very odd place. It has all kinds of power- but, no one there is elected by you or me- and, for every single position- there has to be two people, one Dem, one Republican. So, considering they only have a few actual elections each year- the rest Read More

The nepotism doesn’t add up.

Today’s Dayton Daily News has a story about Sheriff Phil Plummer asking his sister to step down because of the ethical question of her making almost $600 a day as an “appraiser” Kimberly Solomon was being paid $85 per appraisal where she was supposed to do the following: Appraisers must view the house, take pictures, Read More