Turner Effect

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

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

Where the money for the DDC goes

Excellent post over on Daytonology looking at how the Dayton Development Coalition staff also happen to be huge republican donors. There ought to be a law against this… Daytonology: Dayton Development Coalition in the News Again The question isn’t so much the prioritization process or whether the DDC lobbys both Democrats and Republicans (“bipartisan…advocacy”), but Read More

Who’s buying Mike Turner this time?

 Go to this site for an up-to-date list of PACs funding Congressman Mike: ATR: Get Active – Welcome to takeaction.atr.org Political Action Committee Contributions: 2007-2008 Campaign Cycle Total 2007-2008 campaign contributions: $53,760 and for an even more illuminating look, see who gave him money last time: ATR: Get Active – Welcome to takeaction.atr.org Political Action Read More

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