Ted Strickland last night, in his speech at the Ohio Democratic Party’s “Legacy Dinner,” blasted Republican senate candidate, Josh Mandel.

Strickland says that Mandel, in his contest last year against Kevin Boyce, ran a bigoted race — “racially, ethically, religiously bigoted.” Strickland said, that this year, as Mandel seeks election to the U.S. Senate, he will not forget how Mandel revealed his bigoted outlook. Strickland said, “I will not forget, and the people of this state should not forget — because it says something about Mandel’s character.”

Strickland says Sherrod Brown, Ohio’s Democratic senator seeking reelection this year, fights for ordinary citizens every day

At last night’s “Meet the Candidate’s Night,” at Stivers School For The Arts, I was glad to have a chance to speak with one of the Republican candidates for Montgomery County Commissioner, Harold Robinson.

I told Harold that I’ve been seeing his picture on a lot of billboards, and he laughed and said that it is a type of advertisement that seems to be working well.

I haven’t spoken with Harold for a while, but, when I taught at West Carrollton High School, and served as an officer in the teachers’ association, Harold was a member of the West Carrollton School Board. We didn’t agree on everything, of course, but I always thought Harold was motivated to do what was right for the school system and the community and I always appreciated Harold’s thoughtfulness and intelligence. It was nice to see him again.

Former sheriff of Montgomery County, David Vore, is Harold’s opponent in the Republican primary. The winner of the Republican primary will face incumbent County Commissioner Judy Dodge in November.

When Vore resigned his job in 2008, I wrote this post: Did Sheriff Vore Delay His Retirement Announcement To Help Montgomery County Republican Party Insiders?

David Esrati, blogger and candidate for the Democratic Party’s nomination to run for the U.S. congress from the 10th District, writes about last night’s meeting here.

The League of Women Voters, GDA, is presenting a community discussion on Fracking: Facts and Fears, on Wednesday, February 29th, 7:00 p.m. Keller Hall, UD School of Law. Is Fracking Ohio’s gold rush, a disaster waiting to happen or something in-between? You decide. Pros and cons of Fracking will be presented and a panel of experts will be available to answer questions from the audience. Event and parking are free, everyone is invited to attend. Attendees may park in Lot A corner of Stewart/Alberta Streets. Please join the League of Women Voters for this very important discussion. Questions? Contact the League at 228-4041 or league@lwvdayton.org.

This diagram is taken from the “Gasland” web-site.