So, I was out on the corner across from Ponds Church this afternoon……After awhile, this young kid shows up wearing make-up – I assume for Halloween – and stands to the side of us holding a sign and pointing at me…
It’s been a long time since I made a journal entry, but there’s no free time between trying to work and campaign on no budget. I went to the Mayor & Council meeting last night and did my little speech about all the information you can find on CharlieForOakland.com. It seems Don Burns was the [...]
Yesterday, I was Abraham Lincoln, and stood on the corner of Manito and Mohegan with my campaign sign. I got enough honks and waves, but the best was a bunch of kids who came running down the hill wanting to pose with me for photographs; I got a similar response on the corner of Dogwood [...]
I heard back from the IHHS administration and they are,”not interested in hosting a debate of this kind for several reasons”. I had previously put forth the proposal that it would benefit both the students and the community if the local high school students were to host & moderate a debate for the local town [...]
Well, the Dems have yet to publish anything on their website concerning the election….but the Republicans have added their candidates to one of two websites they have. There is OaklandRepClub.org and Oakland-Rep-Club.org which are two slightly different websites and a perfect example of the redundancy that is often a factor in bloated budgets, both municipal [...]
This weekend we got a treat seeing The Record cover the Oakland campaign…..We also got treated to some weird emails from one of my opponents
A municipal mediation program for Oakland could potentially reduce local court costs, and provide resolutions for a variety of offenses and complaints using local, trained volunteers.
The Ramapo River Reserve has been the only sponsor of debates amongst the candidates, first in their clubhouse and then moving to town hall to accommodate more people. But I strongly believe the community would be better served with additional debates, especially with the fiscal crisis that has evolved….click on the title to read more
Been busy working for a living, and taking some time to review the FLOW budgets and compare performance there. That article, Raising Red Flags, is worth a look. But wanted to get down some thoughts on the Amish, who recently did some work for an Oakland resident that attracted some media attention. They built a [...]
I came across this website and for a few, fleeting seconds thought it might be an official website of the town – because that would be amazing. But it’s still one of the best websites I’ve seen. It ain’t pretty, very plain, but the group running it is doing some beautiful things. Like on this [...]