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Reason: Tyler S. Clark
Started on Tuesday, January 2008
74 Entries
6 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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- About that library funding
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Posted by Tyler S. Clark on June 30, 2009
The need for budget cuts is obvious and real. However, but cutting resources that support the sharing of common information, we create hardship. We'll pay one way or the other, whether it's through additional outlays of money to buy those things we previously relied on the library to provide or in lowered educational standards in our communities.
- True courage in Iran
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Posted by Tyler S. Clark on June 22, 2009
Are either of Iran's potential winners good for America? Will a new president really spell change in a country ruled by conservative clerics? And what should we be doing about it?
- Starting at the center
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Posted by Tyler S. Clark on June 16, 2009
If we had leadership at the County level that talked up regionalism and worked to build coalitions for the advancement of policies that strengthened the region, starting from the center and spreading outward, that would be an important step in moving us forward collectively.
- Downsize Congress
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Posted by Tyler S. Clark on June 8, 2009
Jobs are being cut everywhere. Everywhere except DC. Redistricting could save lots of money.
- Who are you tapping for Youngstown's future?
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Posted by Tyler S. Clark on June 1, 2009 |
What are you doing to contribute to our future, and whom are you enlisting along the way?