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  • [31-05-2012] Judge dismisses suit seeking to block slots at Ohio racetracks
    COLUMBUS: A judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit from an anti-gambling policy group challenging the addition of slot-like machines to the state’s seven horse tracks, along with the legality of other changes to Ohio’s gaming...

  • [24-05-2012] Buchtel student’s mother pleads case in wrongful death lawsuit
    The mother of deceased Buchtel High School senior Ashley Quarterman sat alone in front of a Summit County judge Wednesday in a wrongful-death court action against two of her daughter’s former friends.Ashley, who was 18 and...

  • [22-05-2012] Here's how chips stack up at new Ohio casinos
    TOLEDO: The new Hollywood Casino Toledo features more than 2,000 slot machines and 60 table games. So does the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland. Hollywood, which opens at 2 p.m. May 29, has a buffet, restaurants, poker room, high limit room...

  • [22-05-2012] Comparing Ohio’s casinos
    TOLEDO: The new Hollywood Casino Toledo features more than 2,000 slot machines and 60 table games.So does the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland.Hollywood, which opens at 2 p.m. May 29, has a buffet, restaurants, poker room, high limit room and...

  • [20-05-2012] Bob Dyer: New texting law way too wimpy
    I will never figure out what most of those people are thinking in that stately building in Columbus where our laws are created.Even after waiting until 43 other states had passed some type of law against texting while driving, the...

  • [19-05-2012] Gamblers can ban themselves from Ohio casinos
    Even before the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland opened, Justin Gale knew he never wanted to step inside.Not because he’s opposed to casino gaming, but because he’s a compulsive gambler who can’t control his addiction.So...

  • [19-05-2012] Ohio to release major study on gambling
    Ohio will release a major study next month that highlights the habits and attitudes of residents toward gambling.The $1.2 million study, funded by the Ohio Lottery, will serve as a benchmark as state leaders analyze the impact of...

  • [17-05-2012] Ernie Tarle raises curtain on new charter school
    On a warm May evening at the Gus Johnson Community Center in West Akron, Ernie Tarle raised the curtain on his third act: This time, he wants to be the founder of a charter school.Act I ended when voters recalled him from Akron City Council...

  • [15-05-2012] Crowds gather for Cleveland casino opening
    CLEVELAND: The Horseshoe Casino Cleveland opened to a full house Monday.Amid fanfare and large crowds, Ohio’s first casino opened its doors at 9:30 p.m.Thousands stood in line — some for hours — on Public Square for...

  • [14-05-2012] Questions and answers about Horseshoe Casino Cleveland
    The doors to the glitzy Horseshoe Casino Cleveland swing open tonight, welcoming Las Vegas-style gambling to Ohio.Here’s a rundown of everything you want to know — and perhaps didn’t — about Ohio’s first...

  • [10-05-2012] Horseshoe Casino Cleveland ready to open Monday
    CLEVELAND: Horseshoe Casino Cleveland is expecting an avalanche of gamblers and gawkers when it opens Monday night, becoming the first commercial casino in Ohio.“We are planning for bedlam,” Rock Gaming principal Nate Forbes...

  • [04-05-2012] Grassroots breast cancer program focuses on underserved
    cuyahoga falls: For Kathy Giller, the words uttered by her husband changed their lives. “I have breast cancer are not the words you would expect to hear from your husband,” Giller told a group of health-care advocates at an...

  • [04-05-2012] ADM Board hires chief clinical officer
    Beacon Journal staff reportThe Summit County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board has hired Dr. Douglas A. Smith as its chief clinical officer.Smith, a Hudson resident, will advise the executive director and board...

  • [03-05-2012] Closings delayed until 2015 at three FirstEnergy plants
    Akron’s FirstEnergy Corp. plans to keep running three coal-fired power plants that had been scheduled to close Sept. 1.The plants — Eastlake, Lakeshore in Cleveland and Ashtabula — will remain open until April 2015...