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Cindi Andrews and Chrissie Thompson, cthompson@enquirer.com 4:57 p.m. EDT September 22, 2014

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Democrat Micah Kamrass of Sycamore Township has amassed support from Realtors and some elected Republicans in his Ohio House race against conservative Jonathan Dever.

The political action committees for the Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors and Ohio Board of Realtors are backing Kamrass, a law clerk who's running for the 28th District seat left vacant by Montgomery's Connie Pillich. The endorsement joins support for Kamrass -- and opposition to Dever -- from a growing number of Hamilton County Republicans.

The district was drawn to favor Republicans, but Pillich, who's running for Ohio treasurer, has twice claimed it for Democrats. And with Republicans holding their veto-proof supermajority by just one seat, every tight Statehouse race matters, to both parties.

Mark Quarry, director of government affairs for the Cincinnati Realtors board, said endorsement committee members "just felt more comfortable with Micah."

The Ohio Board of Realtors PAC has endorsed only Republicans at the statewide level this year, including Attorney General Mike DeWine, Secretary of State Jon Husted and Auditor David Yost. Likewise, Republican Charlie Winburn is getting the group's nod in his Ohio Senate race against Democrat Cecil Thomas. "That was a slam dunk," Quarry said.

Kamrass attributed the endorsement to his reaching out to Republicans, Democrats and independents.

"People are really sick of politicians who won't work together," he said. "Our government has been buried in a pit of partisanship, and it's not really achieving things that people want."

Neither Dever nor Kamrass received endorsements from the Republican-leaning Ohio Chamber PAC and the Ohio Society of CPAs. Those groups overwhelmingly support Republicans.

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Former Democratic state treasurer Alexi Giannoulias on Sunday endorsed Republican Tom Cross over Democrat Mike Frerichs for the job of managing Illinois money.

While Im not in politics anymore, and who Im friends with and who I think would be a good leader is probably not important to a lot of people, I do appreciate the fact that Tom Cross has done his homework on the office of treasurer, said Giannoulias, a senior director at BNY Mellon Wealth Management and chairman of the Illinois Community College Board.

Appearing on WGN radio, Giannoulias said Cross understands the role (of treasurer) and when we talk about people willing to break with their party and do whats right, I think he represents one of those people.

Cross, of Oswego, is the former Republican leader of the Illinois House and has been a state lawmaker for 21 years. Frerichs, of Champaign, has served in the state Senate since 2007.

Giannoulias, who served one term as state treasurer before narrowly losing a 2010 bid for the U.S. Senate against Republican Mark Kirk, said he did not want to bash the Democratic nominee.

But he noted Frerichs has criticized outgoing GOP state Treasurer Dan Rutherford for putting a premium on investments outside the state and U.S. Rutherford, however, has said the states only foreign investment is in Israel bonds. Frerichs campaign said it never intended to divest the state of Israel bonds.

I think his statements on Israel bonds werent carefully thought out. Its been one of the better investments in the state treasurers office, Giannoulias said of Frerichs. Giannoulias also appeared critical of Frerichs back-and-forth on the issue of combining the offices of state treasurer and comptroller. Frerichs had supported the idea, later appeared to back off the position, but then said he was in favor of combining the offices. Cross supports merging the two offices.

I feel like in Springfield, if theyre really talking about trying to find ways to save money, maybe combining the offices is important of comptroller and treasurer, Giannoulias said.

While Im a proud Democrat, proud of what we have done, I do think there are certain people who run for office on both sides who are willing to reach across the aisle. Ive known Tom Cross for awhile. I think hes got courage. I think hes a good guy, Giannoulias said.

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Gerald Ensley, Tallahassee Democrat 5:51 p.m. EDT September 21, 2014

Dorothy Clifford, Jan. 13, 1930- Sept. 21, 2014 (Photo: Democrat files )

Dorothy Clifford, doyenne of the Tallahassee Democrat newsroom and arbiter of the Tallahassee social scene for more than 40 years, died Sunday morning.

Clifford, 84, died shortly after sunrise at her northside home, with her two daughters by her bedside. Clifford, who was under hospice care for the past month, had suffered lung and heart problems for a decade.

Clifford worked at the Tallahassee Democrat from 1959 until her retirement in 2001. She began her career as assistant women's editor, in a day when that was the name applied to the features/lifestyle section. She became the newspaper's women's editor in 1961 and in 1962 landed the newspaper a national award as the best women's section among small daily newspapers.

After a 10-year hiatus to raise her three children, Clifford returned in 1971 as assistant city editor, before moving back to editor of the women's section. She led the department into the 1990s, before seguing into a role as features reporter and columnist winning several national and state editing and writing awards.

For decades, Clifford was the newspaper's social historian. Most famously, she wrote the Democrat's weekly "Capital Scene" column a round-up of parties, gatherings and events laden with bold-faced names of those who attended. Though the term society column might make some wince including Clifford it was considered a badge of honor to be mentioned in her column.

The column demonstrated Clifford's extensive knowledge of Tallahassee families and made her a go-to source in the newsroom for background on many news stories. In the later years of her career, she was renowned for her obituaries on the passing of longtime Tallahasseeans, stories laden with details because she knew the people intimately.

"Dorothy was a gem for the Democrat and a joy to work with, for all of us who had that privilege," said Carrol Dadisman, Tallahassee Democrat publisher from 1981 to 1997. "For many years, her knowledge of Tallahassee and her faithful reporting of its people and events made us a better newspaper. Her reporting reflected the community, and her personality and dedication made her a great community ambassador for the Democrat."

Clifford was beloved for her personality, which was equal parts graciousness, charm, inquisitiveness and piercing intelligence. She insisted on good manners and decorum while also occasionally wielding a sharp tongue.

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