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Last month, the Ohio Democratic Party elected new leadership, and on January 1, we hit the ground running.  We are fully committed to making the conversation, debates and decisions at every level of politics matter far more to the lives of Ohio families; to making politics more about addressing the issues, challenges, and opportunities you care about; and to solving the problems that hold back our families, communities and state.

And the first step to doing all this well is listening.

This week, we’re …

By MARC KOVAC Dix Capital Bureau Published: December 17, 2014 4:00AM

COLUMBUS — A former Hamilton County commissioner and two-time candidate for statewide office has been named as the next head of the Ohio Democratic Party.

David Pepper, who lost his bid to unseat Republican Attorney General Mike DeWine last month, was approved by the party’s 148-member executive committee Tuesday night in Columbus. His selection was OK’d by a voice vote; no “nays” were heard from the floor.

Pepper also served as a Cincinnati city councilman and ran …

Remember September 2012’s Century Club Wine Tasting Dinner? We vaguely recall some details.

We know we had such a great time, we decided to repeat what we can remember of it. It was so good, that each couple there swore voluntarily and happily to bring another couple along to the next one.

The next one is Valentine’s Day plus one day, 7 pm Saturday February 15th, 2014. We’re calling it “A Little Romance” Wine Tasting Dinner. And instead of $100 per person, we’re running a recession election …