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Slots less objectionable than casino proposal
Gov. Ted Strickland's support for legalizing slot machines — video lottery terminals, actually — and placing them in Ohio's seven horse-racing tracks is certainly more acceptable than the asinine proposal for a constitutional amendment to permit full-service casinos to be built in Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Toledo.At least under Strickland's …
Warren Mayor Michael O'Brien comes out firing
Warren Mayor Michael O'Brien was the guest Saturday morning on "The Valley's Talkin' With Doc and Bert" on 1330-WGFT and it was clear from the outset that he isn't taking criticism from city union officials well. O'Brien was particularly perturbed with the comment from the firefighters union president, Marc Titus, …
Betras taken to political school
Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman David Betras would do well to channel the late party boss Don L. Hanni Jr. Betras' failure in court last week to block the statewide casino gambling initiative from going forward prompts this question: How would Hanni, as county party chairman, have handled the legal …