Sage Lewis – The Shadow

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  • Dan Horrigan is losing jobs for Akron

    Dan Horrigan is losing jobs for Akron

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    Did you catch the Crain’s Cleveland Business article that came out yesterday? OuterBox Solutions Inc., a digital marketing agency and web design company, is set to move from downtown Akron to a new location in Copley Township on Dec. 1, founder and CEO Justin Smith told Crain’s on Wednesday, Oct. 30. OuterBox currently employs 40…

  • It’s OK Jeff Fusco Got A DUI Driving a City Car

    It’s OK Jeff Fusco Got A DUI Driving a City Car

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    Since 1986 Jeff Fusco has worked for the city of Akron. That’s 33 years he has made a GREAT living off of Akron tax payers. eight years as ward 10 council representative three-and-a-half years as at-large council representative Deputy Service Director for 10 years And now 9 years again as at-large council representative He also…

  • Mayor Horrigan: What’s your plan to protect your homeless citizens this winter?

    Mayor Horrigan: What’s your plan to protect your homeless citizens this winter?

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    [wufoo username=”sagerock” formhash=”qjg3psz1f9orim” autoresize=”true” height=”618″ header=”show” ssl=”true”] This is the first winter we don’t have our tent village OR our day center. If you aren’t regularly working with homeless people living on the street, let me tell you what is happening. Mayor Horrigan just closed a major camp last week which has made many people…

  • My mom said no

    My mom said no

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    I had a brief encounter with a young girl yesterday. She was probably 6 years old. She was everything you’d expect from a 6 year old. She started a conversation with me. She was smiley. She was curious. She read the words on my t-shirt: “Keep your coins. I want change.” It’s a screen printed…

  • Signs of Grief

    Signs of Grief

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    I have a friend, Holly White, who has a PhD in spiritual matters. (I’m sorry I can’t recall your exact area of study, Holly. I just don’t have the energy right now to ask anybody.) She and my wife, Rocky, were talking about how I seem to be experiencing symptoms of grief. Holly is well…

  • Joker is my guy

    Joker is my guy

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    The new Joker movie came out this weekend. It pushes the outer edge of superhero movies into a new darker world that has never been seen or experienced before. Instead of seeing Gotham through Batman’s eyes, we now get to see Gotham through Joker’s eyes. And it all begins to make sense. (I’m going to…

  • The Governor of Texas Hates Homeless People

    The Governor of Texas Hates Homeless People

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    Let me set the stage: The mayor of Austin Texas Steve Adler and Austin city council voted, fair and square, to allow homeless people to camp on city land in Austin. Homeless people aren’t allowed to camp in parks or in front of city hall. But everywhere else is fair game. Well, the governor of…

  • The Negative Behavior Police

    The Negative Behavior Police

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    There is a very important statement made by a high up leader in homeless services here in Akron Ohio. It’s stated in this article in the Akron Beacon Journal made by Keith Stahl Director of Operations and Residential Services at Community Support Services. He states: There is a philosophical debate at the heart of this,…

  • What it’s actually like living with Sage Lewis

    What it’s actually like living with Sage Lewis

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    Can you imagine the conversations at the King house after they were fire bombed? The Montgomery bus boycott started December 1, 1955. On January 30, 1956 segregationists fire bombed Martin Luther King Jr.’s house with his wife and 10 week old baby living in it. I think about what those family “talks” must have been…

  • #13 – Finally looking forward

    #13 – Finally looking forward

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  • Do you remember that time the entire Summit County Continuum of Care came out against us? I do.

    Do you remember that time the entire Summit County Continuum of Care came out against us? I do.

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    It was an opinion piece signed by Mar-Quetta Boddie, Rebecca Callahan, Keith Stahl and Fred Berry AND “the view of 11 other members of the Continuum of Care for the Homeless” It was entitled “Second Chance Village is not a solution to homelessness” and was written on July 11, 2018. I often focus on Mayor…

  • American Untouchables

    American Untouchables

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    The extreme suffering the street brings is a constant hum. Hunger, isolation, hatred, beatings, rape, torture. And then death. It’s constant. A constant hum of grinding suffering. It doesn’t have to be this way. But it is because our society has put up invisible walls of classism. Make no mistake, America has untouchables. People like…

  • Sage Lewis the activist

    Sage Lewis the activist

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    In 2014 Arnold Abbot, a 90 year old man, was charged with feeding the homeless in public in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Those “do not feed laws” in Fort Lauderdale still exist. Mayor Jack Seiler told WPLG, “Just because of media attention we don’t stop enforcing the law. We enforce the laws here in Fort Lauderdale.”…

  • Why We’re Selling 15 Broad Street in Akron Ohio

    Why We’re Selling 15 Broad Street in Akron Ohio

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    Rocky and I bought 15 Broad Street at the height of the great recession. We closed on the building on February 25, 2010. Nearly everyone said I was insane for doing this. There were only two people that thought it was a good idea: my wife and my banker. Everybody else told me not to…

  • #12 – Are Bathroom Stall Doors A Right?

    #12 – Are Bathroom Stall Doors A Right?

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  • “The Answer is Love” by Elon Musk

    “The Answer is Love” by Elon Musk

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    I don’t put a lot of weight in the incredibly nice things people say about me. I am just a regular guy who grew a conscience in his midlife. That’s all. But one trait I will agree with and feel, unfortunately, is sorely missing in a lot of people is PASSION. I’m passionate. About a…

  • The 3 Stages of Faith

    The 3 Stages of Faith

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    I can’t overstate how influential girls and women have been in my life. If I’m honest with myself, it was probably MaryBeth Glasgow that had as much influence over my abilities as a cellist as any teacher I ever had (and I had some amazing teachers). I just REALLY liked MaryBeth and she was a…

  • The Black Market

    The Black Market

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    You can buy nearly anything on the black market. Food. Phones. Laptops. Clothes. Tools. Video game consoles. The prices for those kinds of things are unbelievably low. I’ve seen a Nintendo Switch that retails for $300 sell for $40. A Craftsman breaker bar that retails for $35 sell of $5. High end cell phones in…

  • Scumbag Activists

    Scumbag Activists

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    There have been a couple local activists getting some heat recently for being less than ethical in their social giving. This, I think, is shocking to the person in the cross hairs of these accusations. It also throws a wet blanket on the good feelings of supporters. Martin Luther King was often accused of incredible…

  • #11 – Anger and Resolve

    #11 – Anger and Resolve

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