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Robbers order bar patrons to empty pockets
Family found dead in Ohio home
Akron police follow blood trail to murder suspect
Man gets 3 years in prison for having sex with horse
Akron man turns himself in after authorities turn up heat
Man appears alive at own funeral
Sex-toy study at Duke University raises some eyebrows
UA instructor provides insight into mind of accused Cleveland serial killer
Boy tells 911 operator he shot father in anger
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Dennis Willard
Casinos win Ohio
Voters overwhelmingly approve urban gambling, livestock board, veteran bonus
COLUMBUS: Voters approved three statewide issues Tuesday, including a controversial proposal to build four casinos in Cleveland, Toledo, Columbus and Cincinnati.
Dennis Willard: Casino issue plays musical chairs in Ohio
COLUMBUS: When it comes to the 2009 edition of the casino issue, I don't know which side is right or wrong, and I can't tell who is lying and who is telling the truth.
Utility seeking to drop light bulb program
FirstEnergy would give vouchers for customers to decide for themselves
COLUMBUS: FirstEnergy wants to drop a controversial mandatory program to charge customers $21.45 to deliver two compact fluorescent light bulbs to their homes and instead offer vouchers that would give consumers a choice to opt in or not.
Trustee's removal from UA is placed on hold
Split Republicans debate whether to hold hearing on fate of Morrison Jr.
COLUMBUS: The Ohio Senate postponed efforts to remove Jack Morrison Jr. from the University of Akron board of trustees Tuesday as a divided Republican caucus continues to debate the issue of due process and whether to hold a hearing on the matter.
WILLARD: State Issue 2 creates odd alliances
COLUMBUS:In February, representatives from the Ohio Farm Bureau and the United States Humane Society quietly met in Columbus.
Two House Republicans side with Dems to raise state income tax
COLUMBUS: State representatives Ross McGregor and Matt Dolan were the odd men out. The two Republicans broke party ranks Wednesday and joined Ohio House Democrats in raising the state income tax rate by 4.2 percent to fill a projected $850 million hole in the two-year state budget.
Dennis Willard: Pro and con arguments about casinos neglect to mention addiction
COLUMBUS: Like the surgeon general's warning on tobacco products, four times since 1990 anti-casino groups have placed supplementary material on the ballot explaining the negative effects of gambling — on compulsive gamblers, their spouses and children, and their community.
Dennis Willard: Begging continues but voting must wait
COLUMBUS: Amid some of the worst economic times in Ohio history, state lawmakers are holding fewer voting sessions and passing fewer bills while their fundraising machines continue to collect donations in huge numbers.
Republicans deliver opportunity for Strickland
Officials often violate single-subject doctrine
COLUMBUS: Ohio Senate President Bill Harris, R-Ashland, told Gov. Ted Strickland a few days ago that laws allowing slot machines at horse tracks — something the governor wanted in the biennial budget bill — should be repealed.
Dennis Willard: Republicans might have given Strickland opportunity
COLUMBUS: Ohio Senate President Bill Harris, R-Ashland, told Gov. Ted Strickland a few days ago that laws allowing slot machines at horse tracks — something the governor wanted in the biennial budget bill — should be repealed.
Dennis Willard: Strickland tax freeze a tax hike
COLUMBUS:| The Democratic spin doctors were in full tilt-a-whirl after Gov. Ted Strickland outlined plans to increase the income tax and raise $844 million in the next two years.
Dennis Willard: Strickland misses chance to tax
COLUMBUS: Need a working title for a book for Gov. Ted Strickland's first, perhaps only, term in office?
Dennis Willard: Governor's slot options risky, limited
COLUMBUS: Gov. Ted Strickland said he is reviewing the Ohio Supreme Court case that he lost last week and studying his options regarding his plan to install 17,500 slot machines at seven horse race tracks.
Dennis Willard: Records should be click away
COLUMBUS: When it comes to public records, the Ohio Ethics Commission, repository for the annual financial disclosure statements of 11,000 local and state public officials, from Gov. Ted Strickland to Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic, is frozen in time like some lost caveman in the land before computers and the Internet.
Dennis Willard: Court ruling rebuffs major policy shift in Ohio
COLUMBUS: Voters in Ohio won a major victory Monday in the Ohio Supreme Court. By a 6-1 decision, the court ruled that Gov. Ted Strickland's plan to install 17,500 slot machines at horse racetracks is subject to referendum.
Slot-machine fiasco deepens for Strickland
COLUMBUS: Last week was not a good one for Gov. Ted Strickland, and his plans to place 2,500 slot machines at Ohio's seven horse-racing tracks to raise $933 million for the state.
Willard: Empty promises in Strickland's barren administration
COLUMBUS: Three and a half years into his first term, Gov. Ted Strickland has been cleaning house. In August alone, Strickland accepted resignations from or pushed out three directors.
Relatives oppose clemency
Hearing held for man who strangled Falls neighbor. Oct. 8 execution looms
COLUMBUS: Dona Papp fought unsuccessfully against the tears streaming down her face as she talked about her great-aunt.
