Showing posts with label Randy Smith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Randy Smith. Show all posts
Friday, October 02, 2020

2006: The NA Confidential - Volunteer Hoosier merger.

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Diana and I first met Randy Smith on the grounds of the Moser Tannery in 2004 (wife Ann was with him; I knew her from university), a story w...
Sunday, April 05, 2020

LIVE TO EAT: Randy Smith offers "a grass-roots campaign to support and sustain local eateries."

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It's an excellent strategy for helping your favorite eateries without jumping through hoops. Just invest in your future meals by help...
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Saturday, March 28, 2020

ATTENTION SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS: Let Randy Smith help you unravel the CARES Act.

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Longtime local independent business owner Randy Smith posted the following yesterday on his social media pages. He's offering his tim...
Monday, November 11, 2019

Gahan begins search for a disposable scapegoat as Indiana's Public Access Counselor finds the mayor in violation of the state's public records law.

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Thanks to WDRB's Marcus Green for tagging me at Twitter. Here's the link to Public Access Counselor Luke H. Britt's advisory...
Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Reader writes about River Run: "I was under the impression public records HAD to be made public."

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Yesterday we examined yet another instance of City Hall foot-dragging over public records requests. River Run Family Water Park: Why w...
Tuesday, October 29, 2019

River Run Family Water Park: Why won't the city of New Albany comply with the law and grant Randy Smith's public records request to view the financials?

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Campaign finance implications, too. Today we have two related topics. Second, there's a question and answer session with a citize...
Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Rules for election letters to the Daily Journal of the Tom May Writers' Colony, formerly known as the News and Tribune.

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If the News and Tribune genuinely valued "fairness to the candidates," the sinking newspaper wouldn't support the sham can...
Monday, May 20, 2019

Introducing MOVING FORWARD, a new op-ed column by Randy Smith.

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I've long admired Randy Smith's writing, and consequently it is a great pleasure to publish his new op-ed column here at NA Confi...
Tuesday, February 12, 2019

In finding Chris Morris' Green Deal (sic) "oops-ed" to be disinformative, misinformative, objectionable and dismissive, our guest columnist is being charitable.

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I had planned on writing a response of some sort to one of Chris Morris' worst ever News and Tribune opinion column outings: OPINIO...
Monday, July 02, 2018

GUEST COLUMN: Councilmen on Reisz: "You have a duty to treat public money as the public’s money. You can’t just spend it on what you WANT."

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This commentary is contributed by Randy Smith, owner of Destinations Booksellers.  --- A fictional council member of a Second Class C...
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Thursday, October 27, 2016

Randy Smith for NA-FC School Board: "I think it's important to remember that the superintendent works for the school board and not the other way around."

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Thousands of Floyd Countians already have voted, and as with the News and Tribune , the Courier-Journal has belatedly released candidate...
Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Randy Smith for NA-FC School Board, At-Large.

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He has my endorsement and my vote -- and voting has started, folks. With voting beginning Wednesday, Oct. 12, I humbly ask for your vo...
Monday, April 06, 2015

RFRA and localism: Can New Albany's human rights laws trump the state's?

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At this evening's meeting, councilman John Gonder has a human rights resolution on tap:  RFRA resolution: Gonder rushes in where Gaha...
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Friday, March 27, 2015

On the trail of the Phantom of the Ethics Commission.

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So, how does one file a complaint with the Ethics Commission? Well, when the information cannot be found on the city's website, you...
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Sunday, February 01, 2015

War zone: Look, ma, NA now "battles converting one-way streets to two-way."

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Good exposure for the rational streets cause v.v. the Bookseller and John Smith. New Albany battles converting one-way streets to two-...
Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Speck program: "Rather than embracing this opportunity, (Jeff Gahan) is pre-emptively knee-capping it."

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To so very much of merit, I can add only this explanation for my belief in an activist stance: My reaction to this or any mayor pre-empti...
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Thursday, January 15, 2015

Green Mouse says: Randy Smith to contest 5th district council race ...

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... as an independent. In 2011, running as a Democrat, the Bookseller came tantalizingly close (less than two dozen votes) to snatching t...
Saturday, October 18, 2014

Ten years ago today, a book was sold.

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Earlier today, we stopped by Destinations Booksellers, and Randy Smith said that 10 years ago, on October 18, 2004, he sold his first boo...
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Sunday, November 10, 2013

Support rare Bicentennial usefulness: "Henry Bain's New Albany" performances coming on November 15, 16 and 17.

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Back in August, we posted the casting call:  Audition: Multiracial cast of 10 actors needed for “Henry Bain’s New Albany” . Now the produ...
Sunday, March 24, 2013

Rare sighting of the city's Ethics Commission returns focus to Ladd's UEA 2012 "norwooding."

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The Gahan administration has a mint condition Ethics Commission, and according to the newspaper's Suddeath, perhaps they're willi...