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Liberals Should Make Vitalizing Democracy Their Key Issue — Starting With Their Local Democratic Party

This Pew / PBS survey of twelve questions scored me as “very liberal.” I could have predicted that my score would categorize me as liberal, but I’m a little surprised that I am scored as very liberal. According to Pew, only … Continue reading

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Only 47% Of Montgomery County Dems Will Be Represented At The June MCDP Reorganization Meeting

Montgomery County Democrats at the May 6 Democratic Primary will elect members of the MCDP Central Committee. 132 of the county’s 360 precincts have at least one candidate (shown in WHITE on map) — 16 of the 132 have more … Continue reading

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The Key Question For The MCDP — How To Motivate More Democrats To Make The Needed Effort

The quadrennial “reorganization” meeting of the Montgomery County Democratic Party scheduled for this June is a big opportunity for county Democrats to plan for the future. On MCDP’s To Do list — goals to accomplish before the next such meeting in … Continue reading

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Question For John Kasich: How Will Making Ohio’s Tax System More Regressive Be Pleasing To God?

John Kasich in his “State of the State” explained what drives his actions. “Just about every day,” Kasich said, “I search for what the Lord wants me to do, because I know life is short, and I know that my … Continue reading

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Imagining A Transformed Montgomery County Democratic Party — It’s A Systems’ Problem

In response to my article,  The Dayton Daily News Cut Fifty Words From The Heart Of My Article, where I suggest that MCDP needs to be transformed, Stan Hirtle asked a good question — Can I provide any model of … Continue reading

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The Dayton Daily News Cut Fifty Words From The Heart Of My Article

The Dayton Daily News finally published my letter — on the editorial page (p. 9), under a large headline “On Your Mind”, and under an eye-catching cartoon by Mike Luckivich. Fifty words, exactly, are cut from the article I sent … Continue reading

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