Category: Akron Politics

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We held a meet the candidates event last night. The entire conversation can be seen here: The people on the stage were Tara Samples running for re-election of Ward 5. Tammy Cummings running for Ward 7 and then Pastor Gregory Harrison who is running for mayor of Akron. All 3 people are truly impressive and…

In Akron you must always remember the saying: Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Summit County Democrats have so much power and so little counter balance they are now turning on themselves. There are currently sending out vindictive letters about 3 Democrats that the party has determined are not Democrats at all. What they mean…

Come join me for a Meet the Akron Candidates Event this Friday at 6pm. I LOVE local politics. All politics is local. If you can change things on the local level then you can change politics at the state and national level. I am here to tell you: Money controls ALL Akron politics right now. The…

Zack Milkovich is the Ward 10 City Council person in Akron Ohio. I have developed a close relationship with Zack over the last year or so. Getting to spend a lot of time with him has given me the opportunity to really get to know him and understand his thoughts and motivations. The stories written…

I would like to draw your attention to Exhibit A: An October 22, 2015 article from Ohio.com: Akron could see first million-dollar mayors race; more than $800,000 spent heading into final weeks before Nov. 3 election Did you know that we now have SuperPACs in Akron politics? Well we do. (from the article linked above):…

In Akron, this saying is very important to remember: “Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Don Plusquellic created a machine in Akron. He was Mayor of Akron between 19872015. He was our mayor for 28 years.  A lot can happen in nearly 3 decades. What mostly happened was that power was centralized and monopolized. After…

I’ve very consciously been disciplined in the topics I talk about. Like all of us, I have a lot thoughts and beliefs on many topics. But I try to stay focused mostly on homelessness (and my spiritual journey working with the homeless). I do that simply because many topics have become electrified with division and…