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Reason: Tyler S. Clark
Started on Tuesday, January 2008
86 Entries
8 Recommendations
Among my heroes is the late Bob Fitzer. He was a titan in Youngstown politics and was never afraid to speak his mind and call out corruption where he saw it. He taught me to believe in each individual's power to effect change in our society, and he demonstrated with his life our responsibility to try to make that change come about. Politics can be a sensitive issue, and there are many that eschew discussing it because of its passions and potency, not to mention its complexities.
I sensed that Bobbo wasn't afraid to confront political topics head-on, because he took the time to do his homework, know his facts, and reason his way through the debate, deftly dismissing the non sequiturs as he pursued his point. Inspired by his example, this blog aims to contribute to the local-to-global political discourse, unafraid to speak uncomfortable truths to powerful people of any stripe.
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- The Angle of Deconstruction
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Posted by Tyler S. Clark on November 11, 2009
Last week it was announced that the City of Youngstown received a grant to pursue a deconstruction program related to the dismantling of vacant structures. Steve Novotny, currently interning with the city while finishing his degree at Youngstown State, wrote the $39,000 grant proposal for management of the project and is being looked at to lead the program. Two different papers in Youngstown took two significantly different approaches to reporting this news
- What's on the 2009 ballot?
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Posted by Tyler S. Clark on October 20, 2009
A review of the issues on Tuesday's ballot.
- FirstEnergy abuses its monopoly with CFL scheme
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Posted by Tyler S. Clark on October 7, 2009
Why didn't the utility include an offer to its customers on their invoice? "Check here and add $xx.xx to your payment to receive x CFL bulbs, which reduce energy consumption in your home."? Or they could have sent a separate offer letter. As it is, they're going to get sued, and they'll end up losing money from the litigation process.
- Help keep the library lights on
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Posted by Tyler S. Clark on September 21, 2009
The library is managing their part responsibly by ensuring it's available when we use it the most. It's time for us to do our part in keeping the lights on.
- Saturday's Grey to Green points to future
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Posted by Tyler S. Clark on September 10, 2009 |
Saturday in Wick Park, a unique assemblage of vendors, entertainment and family-friendly fun, headlined by urban farmer and MacArthur "Genius" Award winner Will Allen.