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Jeremy P. Kelley

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Jeremy Kelley covers Dayton city government and its effect on city residents. Jeremy has lived in the Dayton area for more than 20 years. He attended the University of Dayton and currently lives in Kettering with his wife and two children. 

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Mitt Romney with his wife, Ann, (left) and GOP vice president candidate Paul Ryan (far right) and wife, Janna, during the Romney-Ryan Real Recovery Road Rally on Friday at The Square @ Union Center in West Chester Twp.

30,000 turn out for Romney in West Chester

Mitt Romney’s campaign brought out Republican star power Friday night, with governors, senators and dozens of other political leaders from around the nation urging Ohioans to make the difference in an election that could come down to “the ultimate" swing state. “Your state is the one I’m counting on,” Romney ...

Southwest Ohio has changing role in election

Southwest Ohio has long been painted politically red thanks to its mix of suburban metropolitan areas in Dayton and Cincinnati, rock-ribbed Republicans in the rural areas outside both cities and and a traditionally conservative Cincinnati. But the region is changing. Montgomery County, which gave Sen. John Kerry a slight 4,600-vote ...

Mitt Romney, the presumed Republican presidential candidate, looks on as Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and his wife Janna Little, left, greet the crowd with their children at campaign event at the Nauticus museum in Norfolk, Va., Aug. 11, 2012. Romney introduced Ryan as his running mate at the boisterous rally Saturday morning, a choice that puts the issue of the nation’s fiscal soundness at the center of the presidential race. Ryan’s children, second from left: Elizabeth, Sam and Charlie. (Eric Thayer/The New York Times)

Miami U. years helped shape Ryan’s political beliefs

Dan Horn Cincinnati Enquirer Many of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s small-government political beliefs were already in place 20-plus years ago, when he was an eager student of economics and political science at Miami University in Oxford. At an age when many college students are focused on their social lives, the ...

House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. introduces Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney before Romney spoke at the Grain Exchange in Milwaukee, in this April 3, 2012 file photo. Romney has picked Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan to be his running mate, according to a Republican with knowledge of the development. They will appear together Saturday Aug. 11, 2012 in Norfolk, Va., at the start of a four-state bus tour to introduce the newly minted GOP ticket to the nation.

Miami U. grad picked as Romney's running mate

Mitt Romney’s decision to select Republican congressman Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate is a bold stroke designed to convince skeptical conservatives that as president he will crusade for lower taxes and curbing federal spending. Analysts acknowledge that Romney’s choice Saturday could prod voters to focus on the ...

Congressman Mike Turner announced Tuesday Oct. 18 in his Dayton office along with former Delphi salaried employees, including Tom Rose that he will continue on the success of the subcommittee hearing on the issue of Delphi retirees pensions.

Democrats funding Turner challenger

DAYTON — Mike Turner has run for U.S. Congress five times, winning all five, and none of the races have been close, with a 17-point margin in 2006 serving as the Republican’s closest call.His Democratic challenger this year, Sharen Neuhardt, and other Democrats say the new 10th District is competitive ...

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Obama, Romney unveiling their Ohio strategies

TROY — The ground war for Ohio is taking shape five months before the presidential election and the Dayton area is shaping up to be a key battleground.President Barack Obama’s campaign got an organizational jump on Republican challenger Mitt Romney while the latter was still wrapping up the Republican nomination. ...

Redistricting supporters defended plan against GOP

DAYTON — Leaders of a statewide push to change how districts are drawn for the state legislature and U.S. Congress defended their plan Wednesday against claims from a state Republican spokesman that the plan is poorly written and inspired by Democrats. Voters First, the group leading the redistricting reform effort, ...

New GOP chairman stresses unity

The last time local Republicans campaigned for a presidential candidate, the Tea Party movement didn’t exist. Four years later, the founder of the local Tea Party is chairman of the Montgomery County Republican Party.New chairman Rob Scott said earning the trust of longtime Republican activists — some of whom have ...

Candidate for U.S. Senate, Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, introduces Florida Senator Marco Rubio at the Wright State University Nutter Center on Monday evening.

Senator from Florida speaks in support of Ohio U.S. Senate hopeful Mandel

FAIRBORN — The Republican Party’s youth movement was on display Monday at Wright State University, as Florida’s Marco Rubio, the second-youngest U.S. senator, campaigned in support of Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, who now is running for Senate at age 34.Rubio, 40, is considered by many to be the front-runner for ...

Commentary: Investing in closers a bad idea

The Cincinnati Reds will have big roster decisions to make when the 2011 season ends, including how to replace Francisco Cordero at closer.Hopefully recent years will convince the team not to invest a big chunk of its payroll in a closer, as they have not gotten much bang for the ...

 

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