411 on 911
Rhonda Bennett’s letter in today’s Tribune (below) adds a new and important perspective on the question of Warren giving up it’s 911 dispatching service to the county. We have an aging community;...
View ArticleYou have to see this
If you have any interest at all in the future of Warren you really must try to get to the Trumbull Art Gallery (158 North Park Avenue) between now and next Saturday, June 6th to see the combined works...
View ArticleVery important info
The following is an article, reprinted with permission, which appeared in the Warren Tribune Chronicle last week. It is a strong example of why we need new leadership in Warren. There are no surprises...
View ArticleThe Vineyard on Vine
The following is reprinted with permission from the Warren Tribune Chronicle: Planting party dedicates new grape garden June 8, 2015 By RENEE FOX , Tribune Chronicle WARREN – Big and little hands dug...
View ArticleWe are broke
Warren’s city government, unlike the Federal government, can not spend money it does not have. We can run a deficit for any given year as long as there is sufficient cash savings in the city bank...
View ArticleThe new Youngstown Road
My grandfather had a gas station on Youngstown Road back in the ‘50s and ‘60s. Cotton’s City Service was in the building that is now home to Carmen’s Pizza. I spent a lot of time there as a young kid...
View ArticleOnly 227 years to prosperity!
Columbiana County recently received disappointing news from respected Cleveland-based economic research analyst George Zeller. Mr. Zeller estimates that Columbiana still needs five years to return to...
View ArticleSeptember 22
I’ve had dozens of doorstep meetings with people these past few months, but as the campaign trail rolls into high gear I’m looking forward to meeting with larger groups to discuss the issues. One such...
View ArticleWest side revival
Could the key to Warren’s economic revival be lying quietly in a little visited west side neighborhood? Some background: one reason that it is currently unlikely that a single large manufacturer will...
View ArticlePlanning to fail
It was Ben Franklin who warned us that “Failure to plan, is planning to fail.” I’ve spent a lot of time over the past few years wondering why Doug and Enzo are so resistant to planning. Most people who...
View ArticleHow history gets written
Churchill said, “History is written by the victors.” Sunday we saw how that works on the local level. Recently reelected Mayor Doug Franklin gave an interview to the Tribune, which ran it on the front...
View ArticleThe Negotiators
“The Negotiators” in the title refers to the duo of Doug and Enzo, who negotiated the appallingly bad deal with JAC Management giving them the privilege of “sole, entire, exclusive” control of Packard...
View ArticleMadam Mayor?
I really don’t know why Doug Franklin wastes his time working for the city for a measly 80 grand or so a year when he could be making that per episode writing politic fiction for television. He’d be...
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