Daily Kos, Thy Name Is Fail When it comes to political blogging, I must confess that I’m rather new on the scene. Not that I haven’t participated in political debate and discussion. On one political discussion forum I have almost 20k posts since 2005 and have had many face to face discussions over… Continue Reading
Matt King for Trustee Guest Article, Author: Chuck Meadors We need a trustee that genuinely cares about our community and has demonstrated that long before deciding to run for office. We need a trustee that is running only because he cares deeply for our community. That person is Matthew King. Matt is not a career… Continue Reading
West Chester Township’s Transparency Problem The issue of “transparency” has come up quite often in discussions I’ve had with other residents of West Chester Township. This issue has become a hot topic for the local media in the last couple of weeks. While part of me is glad to see them finally address some… Continue Reading
Where Does Our Tax Money Go? Over the course of the last month I’ve heard the candidates mention that businesses in West Chester receive a substantially lower dollar amount in services than a residence. In the Trustee candidate forum on Oct 15th, Trustee candidate Mark Welch stated that for every dollar of taxes collected, 45… Continue Reading
Will Trustee Stoker Finish Her Term? For the last few months, the rumor mill has been churning up the question Will Trustee Stoker Finish Her Term? I’m not exactly sure what the origins of this rumor are. Some might suggest it’s just a political tactic. If that were the case then why isn’t anyone concerned… Continue Reading
Do Our Trustees represent all of West Chester Township? I was surfing the internet yesterday and came across an article on cincinnati.com by Sheila McLaughlin regarding Trustee Wong (West Chester trustee caught parking in handicapped spot). It caught my attention because there was an article submitted here ( A Zebra Cannot Change Its Stripes!)… Continue Reading
West Chester Trustees Lack Command of Issues We Need New Leadership! Guest Article, Author: Randy Simmons On Oct 15th, the Tea Party sponsored “Meet the Candidates” night at the Lakota Freshman School; for the first time, West Chester got a chance to ask questions of both Trustee incumbents Lee Wong and Katherine Stoker and their… Continue Reading
The Character of the Community West Chester Ohio I’d like to address a phrase that keeps popping up in public and private discussions. The “character” of West Chester seems to be a popular phrase used by Township officials and employees. Exactly what does “the character of West Chester” mean? In my observations, when any government… Continue Reading
Another Bit of Freedom Gone Guest Article, Author: Carl Rullmann Congressman John Boehner has ostensibly kept in contact with constituents by providing a Staff Representative to visit various locations within his district and meet with them for an hour each month. These meetings amounted to miniature “town halls,” with varying numbers of constituents, each having… Continue Reading
A Zebra Cannot Change Its Stripes! Guest Article, Author: Name withheld by request If one covers the stripes of a zebra with mud and calls it a horse, doesn’t change the fact that it is still a zebra. It may not look like a zebra, may not be called a zebra, but it acts… Continue Reading