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Battlelines drawn in Boardman
If there was any doubt about how the election for Boardman Township trustee will play out, just listen to the two incumbents who are seeking to retain their seats, Kathy Miller and Atty. Robyn Gallitto. Indeed, if words were lethal weapons, Gallitto and Miller would be sporting major wounds.Recently, the …
Is Frank Lordi seeking clemency?
There's talk that former Mahoning County Commissioner Frank Lordi, who served eight months of an 18-month prison sentence, has asked Gov. Ted Strickland for clemency. If granted, it would wipe Lordi's criminal record clean.But the individual who prosecuted the former commissioner in 1999 for theft in office is expected to …
Casino gambling in Ohio? Don't hold your breath
Just two months after Ohio voters defeated a ballot measure that would have allowed a $600 million casino resort in southwest Ohio, there are two new proposals for the expansion of gambling that could wind up on the November general election ballot.But considering that Ohioans have turned thumbs down four …
Harry Meshel for Dem Party chairman?
Former Ohio Democratic Party chairman and state Senate president Harry Meshel of Youngstown says he has been approached by Mahoning County Democrats to seek the chairmanship of the party. Meshel is giving serious thought to the idea. If he does make a bid — it would at the party's reorganization …
What would you pay the two women?
Cindy Stankoski and Vanessa Stout want more than the $200,000 — a lot more, in fact — the state of Ohio is offering to settle sexual harrassment complaints they filed against Anthony Gutierrez when all three were working in the Ohio Attorney General's Office. Stankoski and Stout went public with …