Vandals spray-paint vulgarity on diversity billboard in Kettering

[Suzy]

Dayton Daily News

By Joanne Huist Smith, Staff Writer
Wednesday, December 19, 2007

KETTERING — Vandals used graffiti to bash a seasonal message on a Kettering billboard wishing "Happy Holidays to one and all" from Diversity Dayton.  The billboard is meant to promote positive images and messages about the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community.

"Of course, our billboard was a direct and deliberate target because none of the other billboards in the area were defaced ... including the one on the back of ours," R.J. McKay, president of Diversity Dayton said. "While disappointing, at least our message is getting noticed." The billboard, located on Stroop Road near Wilmington Pike, is part of Diversity Dayton's community education campaign, Billboards for Change.

[tekla]

What's up in Ohio?  Does the person (or people) who pick (s) these news stories have RSS feeds from every Ohio paper, or is there something going on in Ohio that we should all worry about?

tekla (who thinks anything east of Denver is pretty much lost)