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This article was submitted to the Dayton Daily news for publication as an “Other Voices” column. Or should I say, over a month later, a “Anyone other than David Esrati voices” column. Nick Hrkman, the editor, was hurt by my response to his last rejection. It’s ok, because, they don’t buy ink by the barrel […]

I filed my petitions at the deadline yesterday. Now, the Board of (S)Elections goes into full handwriting expert mode to try to protect the party incumbents from challengers. Although handwriting analysis is not accepted in US Courts, and signatures change over time (The Dayton Daily news even had an article today about a service you […]

Well, there’s a meeting of the Montgomery County Board of Elections tomorrow- where they are going to do something, and swear in someone, and maybe vote on something. That’s the most you can tell from their “Agenda” which isn’t. The only real question is who the Dems chose to nominate to replace their former party […]

The ad should read something like this: Failing urban school district, with horrendous staff turnover, seeks superhero superintendent with magical powers to come in and turn said district around. Must be willing to work with a divided school board that frequently breaks the law, and stabs their own favorite son in the back less than […]

The Feds won’t reimburse me for my time in filing the FOIA case to get the tapes of Nan Whaley that were made in the “Culture of Corruption” investigation and played to the Grand Jury.The FBI and DOJ are trying to use the “Glomar” Defense-  “We cannot confirm or deny that these tapes exist”  and […]