Music, politics, policy, travel, ice cream. Played bass in bands, then worked in journalism. Now retired, I'm back to bands.
Williamsburg, VA
Joined January 2009
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Last night, I dreamed I was in Europe and about to come home but then @GovMikeDeWine, also there, got into a fistfight with another pol (possibly a senator) and I had to stay to file the story.
How did Amy Acton handle Ohio's early days of COVID? Just like Texas - Signal Ohio signalohio.org/how-did-amy-a…
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JobsOhio said it avoids conflicts. But the chairman of its board is a paid lobbyist for Intel, which has gotten millions from JobsOhio. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/…
I read a column today in a major newspaper by a fairly prominent political writer, but I didn’t understand it. I once thought the fault was mine for failure to understand hifalutin folks. Now I conclude the writers, or editors, kinda suck at writing and editing.
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Love the unintended humor of a subheadline that says, a day late, Wait, slow down, how did this happen? Hoping the piece will be updated to better answer its own question. washingtonpost.com/technolog…
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Nothing quite says out of touch like dissing Skyline. Who goes to Ludlow Avenue Skyline after drinking? Roughly half of UC students and alumni.
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Excellent reporting. Too bad that Ohio residents are only now discovering that county commissioners have no business signing non-disclosure agreements for development. signalohio.org/google-data-c…
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I am shocked by all the reports using “shocking” to describe Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sudden death. It is sad. Condolences are in order. But any 71-year-old can tell you that at this age, every year is a gift, to be valued deeply. We know this because we are no longer shocked.
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More than 300 readers submitted questions for us to pose to #OHgov candidates @AmyActonOH and @VivekGRamaswamy. We sent them 12 of those questions on topics from data centers to marijuana.
After 10 days of waiting, neither has campaign provided any answers
cleveland.com/news/2026/07/o…
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Don't fight the Fed, or the White House.. Investing alongside Trump's tweets and White House moves ("White House basket") has returned about 75% since the start of his term, versus roughly 20% for the S&P 500, led by Intel and USA Rare Earths, found @psarofagis in great new note out today on BI ETF<GO>. (note: Tuttle has been trying to ETF-ize this strategy in the Government Grift ETF but no exchange will list it, too controversial, which i've never seen)
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Video: Angine de Poitrine's full KEXP performance at Trans Musicales 2025 is on YouTube now. 4 songs, 2 musicians, and something genuinely unlike anything else. "Sarniezz" alone is worth your full attention. zurl.co/Qg8yX
DC journalists: JOBS.
NOTUS is getting a new name: The Star. Sign up at the-star.com for updates on our relaunch!
Also, very importantly, we are hiring. More job postings coming soon.
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Q: Weren’t there supposed to be dire economic and health consequences when the expanded ACA subsidies expired at the end of 2025?
A: Huh? No one talks about that, and our attention span is small as a gnat’s.
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Tremendous reporting and details from @lbischoff + @TMP_Doug. Worth your time:
Smuggled drugs fuel chaos inside Ohio prisons dispatch.com/story/news/crim… via @DispatchAlerts
Added perspective: Carlyle’s market value right now is $17.4 billion. The CEO’s total compensation in 2024 was nearly $30 million.
Sen. Bernie Moreno says private equity giant Carlyle Group should return a $4.5 million state subsidy recently approved for Ark Data Centers to expand facilities in Akron and Independence. Via @SceneSallard.
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The DC suburbs, however populous, are now flyover country.
As we first reported in last night's @semafor media newsletter, NOTUS is rebranding/dramatically expanding. In a memo to staff this morning, the organization said it plans to "launch this new version of NOTUS under a new name" and double staff from 50 to 100.
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I’m dismayed by talent loss and stupid decisions. Could the Post be so stupid as to let Carolyn Hax get poached?
New: Politico founder Robert Allbritton has been discussing significantly expanding his publication NOTUS to fill the void in DC media left by Washington Post cuts. Allbritton has even considered a potential NOTUS name change, though plans are fluid.
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Want to see how exemplary, probing journalism is being practiced across the country? Just look at these investigative projects and stories.
Honored to be on a team from The Marshall Project named as semifinlists for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. goldsmithawards.org/announci…
