Here is a link to a Google docs PDF which provides background on Ohio's Green Party and David Ellison [1], Green Party candidate for Cuyahoga County Executive.
I like the idea (page 3 of the doc) of a Cuyahoga County Conservation Corp - reminds me a bit of On Demand Work Corps which was advocated here on Realneo in 2006 [2].
I notice in the Realneo poll which is now running in the left hand side column - that Mr. Ellison and Mr. Scipione are about neck in neck - what the predictive value is of this poll county-wide is - will be interesting to see after November 2, 2010.
Links:
[1] https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=1OPLqPTQzYkAw2h4MSARN6LlPZlNISuWAR_M8MKSTKI5NwqElLrt-YR62x2SE&hl=en&invite=CJOnvvYN
[2] http://realneo.us/blog/jeff-buster/on-demand-work-corps