The Next Wave

Why do we elect a Clerk of Courts? And how much is the ransom to get a competent one?

This is a story of institutionalized incompetence, the reality is, it could have happened to anyone who was dumb enough to run for a lot of public offices that have no business being elected positions. Most voters can’t tell you what the treasurer, auditor, recorder actually do, never mind who they are. The County engineer, Read More

The mysteries of school board meeting mojo

After I swore off attending Dayton Public School board meetings, I went to both the Wright State Board of Trustees committee day meetings, and to the Trotwood Madison Board of Ed retreat. The more I know about these political bodies, the more I scratch my head. Apparently, my legal video recording of the WSU board Read More

Dayton Public Schools fail marketing 101

This is far from the first post on the extended failure of Dayton Public Schools to manage their marketing resource acquisition. DPS to waive 48 hour rule to hire ad agency for 4 years How bad decisions are made by the Dayton Public School board Whaley unopposed, Shanklin resigns, DPS is still a clusterduck If Read More

Political campaign hot cards and websites for less

Shameless plug, or doing my part to change the way politics work? One of the biggest problems facing America is the high cost of running for office. I know full well how much it costs, having run more times than most (and lost). To help cut the expense of running for office- my firm, The Read More

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