Keno is a big gamble to fix state budget
During a time at which politicians promising to “tax the rich” seem to do well at the polls, Ohio has gone in an entirely different direction. In order to balance the state budget, it is taking money not from more well-to-do Ohioans, but predominantly from low-income residents. It isn’t being done through a tax, but instead, through Keno — the new form of gambling introduced this week. Keno was up and running last week at more 773 restaurants, bars and other establishments throughout Ohio. The game allows gamblers to buy tickets on which they wager on specific numbers. Periodically, television monitors display winning numbers. For many years, Ohioans insisted that ticket-based state lottery games with drawings a few times a week were as far as they wanted to go into legalized gambling. They have rejected expansion of gambling in three referendums held since 1990. But this year, faced with an enormous budget shortfall, Gov. Ted Strickland allowed the lottery commission to offer Keno
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Roses to Salem resident Fred Girscht. The former Salem High School Golf head coach and 2001 kidney/pancreas transplant recipient, won a gold medal in team golf and a bronze in individual golf at the National Kidney Foundation’s U.S. Transplant Olympi
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Many communities have their standard crime watch groups including an emerging one in Salem.
But this Tuesday, residents of East Palestine will participate in throwing a local switch on unique program that takes the crime watch ideal a ste
Serving up a slice of Americana at the county fair
There’s no glitz, glamour or full-scale high-tech wizardry used to awe which seems to be needed — or felt it is needed — in this day and age of providing entertainment. There are no fancy 21st century version whistles, horns or gimmicks involved.
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Roses to the Big Reach Center of Hope. A non-profit ministry of Greenford Christian Church, the center distributes clothing and other products to needy families each month. The center is now helping up to 700 families a month, according to directo
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It’s all about being a good neighbor and doing the right thing. Earlier this week, Salem City Council passed an emergency ordinance agreeing to provide Beloit with fire and EMS dispatching services beginning Aug. 1.
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