Andrew Samtoy

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Andrew Samtoy

I am in the litigation department at Dworken & Bernstein, L.P.A., with offices in Cleveland and Painesville, Ohio.

Besides work, I'm heavily involved in the Civic Commons, the Cleveland Leadership Center, Cash Mobs, the Cleveland Salon, the Hispanic Business Center.

My Soap Box

Will a consumer affairs department help the county?

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A Consumer Affairs Department?!?

Cuyahoga County is set to vote on a new consumer affairs department. Is this just more bureaucracy, or will this actually be a good move by the government to improve the lives of citizens? What is the role of government,...

A Consumer Affairs Department?!?

Cuyahoga County is set to vote on a new consumer affairs department. Is this just more bureaucracy, or will this actually be a good move by the government to improve the lives of citizens? What is the role of government,...

National Day of Conversation 2012

I responded to Jason Russell: Circles of influence.  I'm going to get a Democrat and a Republican together for drinks in the...

Jason Russell

The commercials are over, (hopefully) a victor has been crowned, levies have passed, and levies have failed. The work to bring change on the federal, state, and local levels has just begun. How as a community are we moving... Continue reading

Election Day Backchannel

I responded to Jason Russell: Cocoa?  We're all going to need something stronger than that, my friend.

Jason Russell

The barrage of commercials will finally come to an end tomorrow night as the nation awaits the outcome of the Presidential election. Join your fellow Civic Commoners as the results come in. What are your predictions for... Continue reading

What is the government supposed to do?

I responded to What is the government supposed to do? : Scott Karlo started a great conversation about why government investing in "losers."  This made...

What is the government supposed to do?

With all of the debate about big government and small government and everything else, we still need to decide what the government is supposed to do. When we know that, we can figure out how to do it.

Why you should be thrilled our government invests in “losers.”

I responded to Mike Shafarenko: Great point, Mike.   I think this also gets to the big question: what is government supposed to...

Mike Shafarenko

Interesting conversation, Scott. I guess I can see it both ways - on one hand, it makes great sense for government to invest in "for progress" initiatives. It is unlikely we would have ever gotten to the moon or had the... Continue reading

Discussing The Cleveland Horseshoe Casino's Proposed Skywalk

I responded to Joe Baur: You wrote:  Skywalks isolate pedestrians, and you certainly couldn't argue that people will be...

Joe Baur

I'm not sure what your quesiton is, Andrew. Please feel free to clarify.