Author: Sage
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My Initial Take on Natural Hunka Kaboom
My handlers have all been trying to persuade me to go easy on my desire to support Natural’s campaign. One of the first things I told them was that we should help him with his campaign. Strategically, it’s a risk. So I’m sure they are going to cringe as they see this post come over.…
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Day 11 This CAN Happen The Road To Mayor
11 days in and my mind is flooded with things I should do to run a successful campaign for the office of Akron mayor. The help I have been given within 11 days is breath taking. Amazing. That’s all I can say. I don’t under estimate the tried and true activities of running an Akron…
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Sage Lewis for Akron Mayor – There is an alternative.
From WKYC: “Unlikely Candidate” “The Mystery Cowboy Candidate” My campaign is simple: You don’t have to accept the way things are. There is an alternative to the same old same old. You can be whoever you want to be. That’s the right of everyone in Akron, Ohio USA THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE. More is coming…
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Day 10 It Feels Bigger Than Me The Road To Mayor
I felt something today that maybe I never have felt before in my life. Today this whole mayoral journey felt bigger than just me. The outreach of help and encouragement I’ve gotten in these 10 days is utterly humbling. People have written me detailed insight in their experiences running for office. People have suggested books…
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Cindy Bechtel Paris on Sage Lewis for Akron Mayor
Wow Cindy. Thank you! If you truly mean this then no matter how hard I have to work, it will all be worth it.
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Day 9 – The Campaign’s Values – The Road To Mayor
I posted a story yesterday about Dan Horrigan winning the race. The story wasn’t the problem. I found a picture of him and The Don. It was one of those pictures that you see of politicians looking like politicians. I didn’t make fun of him. But I also knew that the picture put him…
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Loosen Restrictions On Food Trucks
photo from: Akron Food Truck Friday | TeaTime with the Mad Artist I evolve my businesses based on one fundamental law of business: You can’t stop progress. Food trucks are the current evolution of the restaurant business. I love restaurants as much as the next person. But I also love food trucks. We need to continue…
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Akron Will Post Its Checkbook Online
I recently came across this story: Stow first in Summit County to put citys checkbook online Through the states OhioCheckbook.com website, taxpayers are now able to view every dime Stow spends — from office equipment to asphalt providers to legal fees — in a searchable database. Akron will do this when I’m mayor! We…
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Day 8 – Everybody knows this is Dan Horrigan’s Town – The Road To Mayor
OK. Politics is weird. It’s only taken me eight days to figure that out. By day 16 I should be really tripped out. Talk to an insider and they will tell you one thing: Dan Horrigan is going to win. He will get hundreds of thousands of dollars to spend any way he wants…
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DL Meckes on Sage Lewis for Akron Mayor
“I think Sage Lewis would make a great mayor.” Thank you DL. Your support means a huge deal to me. 🙂
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Brian Deagan on Sage Lewis for Akron Mayor
“If we want Akron to thrive we need to try something different than professional politicians.” Thank you Brian! That’s exactly my thought too. You as a tech entrepreneur in Akron are key to an amazing future for us all. New jobs. New ideas. A new vision. We can do it! Thank you man.
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George Nemeth on Sage Lewis for Akron Mayor
“I can’t vote in Akron but if I could it’d be for Sage Lewis.” Thank you George! You were always a great supporter of Northeast Ohio while you were here. Your support means a huge deal to me.
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Lerryn Campbell on Sage Lewis for Akron Mayor
“Sage Lewis has come to my aid more than once.” Thank you Lerryn! This means a great deal to me. 🙂
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Day 7: Unexpected Opportunities The Road To Mayor
Monday, June 15, 2015 Running for mayor has been some of the most exciting work I’ve had the opportunity to pursue. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I use Mondays to get as much work done as possible. Adding a mayoral campaign to my list of activities has added a decent amount of work…
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Akron Sewer System Isn’t A Problem. It’s a HUGE Opportunity
If there is one thing people seem to be afraid of it’s: How is an outsider with no political experience going to be able to handle the multi-billion dollar sewer system problem? The more I think about it, the more I think I might be able to handle it better than career politicians. Everything in…
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Akron Will Become An Entrepreneurial Center of America
This is the initiative I am most excited about. And it’s the initiative I have the most experience with. We have a declining population. We have brain drain. We have a lower than Ohio average median household income. All of this is fixed with jobs. Small businesses are the leading creator of new jobs in…
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Self-Imposed 2 Term Limit
I declare right here, right now that I will not run more than 2 times for Akron Mayor. If aliens possess my body and I somehow get mad for the hunger of power please use this post to do everything in your power to stop me from running. I will also do everything I can…
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Day 6: The Details The Road To Mayor
Sunday, June 14 2015 We had a really great weekend in Hocking Hills. It’s a very cool and fun place. I love checking at all the interesting places in the world. Our friend who has worked on some campaigns in the past drove home with us back to Akron. She started going through all the…
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Immediately Tie the Mayor’s Salary To The Median Household Income
This is a quick and easy one that I’ll do on day one as Akron Mayor. I will make the salary of mayor double whatever the median household income is. Want more money as mayor? Figure out how to raise the median household income in Akron. According to City-Data the median household income in…