Mandel was the guest speaker at a Tea Party rally on Sunday.
Ohio Treasurer and state Senate candidate Josh Mandel was the guest speaker at a Tea Party rally in Cuyahoga Falls Sunday afternoon. Watch the video above to hear what he had to say about Wall Street, Sherrod Brown and making it to Washington. Were you at the Tea Party? Share your thoughts on the event in the comments.
The park and library will discuss one of the bloodiest battles in U.S. history
James A. Garfield National Historic Site and Mentor Public Library will continue their series of lunchtime talks on the major battles of the Civil War with "The Battles of Shiloh" at noon Wednesday. Park Volunteer Dan Vermilya will lead the talk at noon this Wednesday in the library's main branch. The program is free and people are invited to bring their own lunch. The battle, nicknamed “bloody Shiloh,” took place near the town of Pittsburg Landing, TN on April 6 and 7, 1862. About 44,000 Confederates under Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston and 40,000 Federals led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant hammered away at one another for two days. The southerners sought to protect their communication and supply lines based in nearby Corinth, MS, while the …
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What issues or elections bring you out to the poll?
The Lake County Board of Elections said about 30 percent of the county's registered voters casted a ballot on Election Day. Did you vote? More importantly, if you didn't vote, why not? Were there no issues you cared about? Are you not a registered Democrat or Republican so primaries don't matter as much to you? Or were you just super busy on Super Tuesday? Feel free to tell us in the comments.
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Mitt Romney won in the cities and suburbs, perhaps just enough to hold off Rick Santorum voters in the state's rural areas.
Mitt Romney narrowly defeated Rick Santorum Tuesday in the Ohio Republican primary to claim most of the delegates and the giant symbolic prize that is the Buckeye State. While some votes remain outstanding, the Associated Press, CNN and other media organizations have called the race for Romney. Romney performed well in the state's population centers, including Northeast Ohio, but could not defeat Santorum in the state's rural areas, according to results with 96 percent of the precincts reporting. Romney claimed the counties that included Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and other big cities. Newt Gingrich played the spoiler role, collecting about 15 percent of the vote. Here are the unofficial results from the Ohio Secretary of State: …
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12:29 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Whew ... that was close. Sure didn't want to live in a state that supported Santorum. more ›
It will be Robert Aufuldish against John Hamercheck and Judy Moran against David Fiebig for the county commissioner seats this November
With unofficial results in from the Lake County Board of Elections, it looks like it will be Robert Aufuldish against John Hamercheck and Judy Moran facing off with David Fiebig for the Lake County commissioner seats in November. Democratic incumbent Aufuldish garnered more than three times as many votes, as his primary opponent Daniel Tharp. He won 9,842 to 3,112. Meanwhile, Republican John Hamercheck received 10,687 votes to Linda Burhenne's 8,230. Likewise, Moran and Fiebig will vye for Ray Sines's former chair on the commission. Democrat Moran topped Eastlake Mayor Ted Andrzejewski for the nomination by a vote of 8,767 to 4,715. Similarly, Republican Fiebig beat Richard Shreve 12,410 to 7,200. The only other county primary that was …
Troy topped Laura DePledge and James Helmink to earn the nomination
Democrats have picked Lake County Commissioner Dan Troy to be their candidate for the state's 60th district in Ohio House of Representatives, according to unofficial vote totals. Troy almost garnered as many votes, 3,579 as his opponents combined. Laura DePledge, an Eastlake councilwoman and attorney, and James Helmink, an attorney and small business web site developer from Willowick, received 1,936 and 2,013 votes, respecively. Troy will face off against Republican Lori DiNallo, who ran unopposed in the primary, this November. The representatives' 60th district is an open race without an incumbent because its current representative, Bob Hagan, now lives in the 58th district and will be running there. Due to Ohio's redistricting, the city …
The additional levy passed by less than one percent
"That was a tight one," Mentor Public Library Executive Director Lynn Hawkins said after voters passed the library branch's 2-mill additional levy. "But we're grateful, nonetheless." Unofficial results show the levy passed by a slim margin of 71 votes -- 6,064 to 5,993 -- or 0.59 percent. "I would like to thank everyone who supported the library with their vote," Hawkins said. "We've made great strides to offer improved services since the 2008 levy and we're glad we won't have to take strides backward." The library previously said it will revoke its current 1.1-mill levy that was approved in 2008 if the new one is approved. That means the new levy is basically a replacement for the current levy, though it’s not a replacement levy. The new …
7:58 am on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Indeed. Why anyone voted NO to a library fund is beyond me. And if you tell me it's because you don't use the library then something tells me you need a lesson about keeping a city strong. Thanks to those that voted YES! more ›
The 0.5-mill replacement levy will $3.16 million for senior services per year
Lake County electors passed a 0.5-mill replacement levy for seniors services by a vote of 26,491 to 18,385, according to unofficial results. The new levy is a 0.1-mill increase from the levy that was originally passed in 1992. "We are very excited about it," said Ellen Cantor, the interim CEO of the Lake County Council on Aging. "The senior community and local leaders came together on this. "This levy will make it safer for seniors. It's important. It really is important" The new 5-year levy will produce $3,159,248 for senior services in Lake County while costing property owners $15.31 annually per $100,000 valuation, according to the Lake County Auditor's Office. By comparison, the current levy would produce $2,565,291 and cost property …
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Unofficial results show that voters passed it by a margin of 6,915 to 2,748
Mentor voters chose to pass the city's 2-percent income tax for the next five years. Unofficial results show that voters passed it by a margin of 6,915 to 2,748. The money generated from the tax represents 60 percent to 70 percent of the city’s annual operating budget. It pays for police and fire protection, emergency medical services, road and bridge maintenance, snow and ice control, building safety inspections, rental home inspections and other public services. "We're glad it passed," City Council President Scott Marn said. "We're extremely thrilled that we have the backing of the citizens of Mentor. This passage will allow us to continue to provide the best services we can."
1:42 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Congratulations to the City and the committee in support of the passage. It might be useful to know what motivated the 29% group to vote NO(?). more ›
Voters have their choices this November for the 61st district seat in Ohio's House of Representatives
Barring either candidate dropping out of the race, voters have their choices for the 61st district seat in Ohio's House of Representatives. It will be Republican Ron Young and Democrat Susan McGuinness facing off on the November ballot. Young is the representative for the 63rd district. However, due to the redistricting, he now lives and is running for re-election in the 61st. McGuinness is a registered nurse and the Lake Health Board of Directors chairwoman. Both candidates ran unopposed in the primaries. The current representative for the 61st district, Democrat Mark Okey, is not running for re-election. The city of Mentor is bifurcated between two house districts -- the 60th and the 61st. The 61st includes the first, second and third …
Evan Hammersmith
2:29 pm on Monday, April 23, 2012
Peter, compromise is great in many areas of life. On the issue of Federal spending, compromise is precisely why were trillions of dollars in debt. Even if you subtract the unilateral wasting of money by Obama and the democrats, we had 8 years of Republican controlled over spending under Bush. go-along get-along legislation filled with pork spending and unchecked waste ballooned our debt. Then … more ›