This is the post I hate to write each year. It was July 29, 2009 when the Dayton Daily News had the story “Veteran of 3 wars, 85, dies in home invasion” on the front page. That clipping sits behind my monitor on the wall 365 days a year. Reminding me that the murder is Read More
July 27, 2009 seems like forever ago. It’s when an 85 year old veteran of three wars was found dead in his West side home in Dayton Ohio. Sgt. Major North Woodall had survived WWII, Korea and Vietnam, but at 85, was killed by…. We still don’t know. I write a post about this every Read More
Every year in Dayton over a hundred innocent people die from gun violence. There is no party to ease the pain for them. There are no TV cameras, no fundraisers, no monuments. Some of the crimes against humanity don’t even get solved. Every year, for 10 years, I’ve written a post around the end of Read More
I try to remember to do this every year on July 29th. Sometimes I’m a day early- sometimes a little late. Today I’m early. SGM North Woodall, a warrior, a veteran of three wars, was killed in his home in Dayton and no one has been prosecuted for his murder. There are no excuses for Read More
Tonight, the Dayton City Commission bought the hole in the ground where the Schwind and the Dayton Daily news used to sit. They spent $450K of your money. That hole still has to be filled in. The old Cox historic building- nope, they didn’t buy that. They left that with the demolition contractor, who no Read More
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