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Debating charity gaming: Promoters, government leaders sound off on - Morning Journal
LORAIN Local promoters say Lorain and Erie counties getting involved as go-betweens for charity games of chance could become a winning hand for those communities. However, at least one local government leader said the local governments

Business Briefs - Weirton Daily Times
CIC to meet at Fort Steuben?Mall STEUBENVILLE The board of trustees of the Community Improvement Corp. will hold its September meeting at the Fort Steuben Mall at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 15. The mall will host a Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce

Hudson Attorney Speaks at Conference - Hudson Hub-Times
Mary L’Hommedieu, a Health Care attorney with the law firm of Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis and Mark McGrievy, partner in charge of the Health Care practice area, spoke at the 2009 AOPHA Conference in Columbus, Ohio on DEA regulations and their

Hershey: Primary fight could pay off for Democrats - Dayton Daily News
That s Ted Strickland, Ohio s governor. He s the up-from-Scioto County psychologist, Methodist minister, (reluctant) lover of video slots and casino hater who ll be at the top of the 2010 Democratic ballot. What s a show, however, without a

Ohio inmate accused of murder-for-hire scheme - Cleveland Plain Dealer
(AP) BATAVIA, Ohio - An Ohio inmate charged with raping a 7-year-old girl has been accused of trying to hire someone to kill the child and her mother so they couldn’t testify against him. Michael Gray, of Goshen Township in Clermont County, was

Ex-Ohio AG aide pleads guilty to theft in office - Seattle Times
A top aide to former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann has pleaded guilty to theft in office, unauthorized use of state property and other charges. A top aide to former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann has pleaded guilty to theft in office, unauthorized

Aide at center of scandal involving ex-Ohio attorney general pleads - Baltimore Sun
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A top aide to former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann has pleaded guilty to theft in office, unauthorized use of state property and other charges. Anthony Gutierrez (goo-tee-AYR’-ehz) entered the pleas Monday on six of 10

Attorney general reviewing Nationwide plan - Montgomery Advertiser
An investigation of nearly $12 million in payments from Nationwide Retirement Solutions to the Alabama State Employees Association has shifted from the state Securities Commission to the attorney general, who can review the payments under a broader

Ohio District Court of Appeals rules beaches belong to adjacent - Sandusky Register
Register photo/ JASON WERLING Bob Shepherd places a large boulder of limestone into a trench on the shoreline of Rye Beach on Thursday in Huron. Thousands of landowners living along the Lake Erie shore have won another battle in their property rights

Feds plan no charges against company in major Ohio immigrant raid - Columbus Dispatch
FAIRFIELD, Ohio (AP) - Federal authorities say there will be no charges against a Chicago food company whose southwest Ohio plant was the site of a major immigration raid in 2007. Spokesman Fred Alverson says the U.S. Attorney’s office has concluded

Ohio Man Tries to Hide Statutory Rape of Pregnant Teenage Girl With - LifeNews.com
Cincinnati, OH (LifeNews.com) — Ohio has had two recent lawsuits associated with the use of abortion as a means of trying to cover up sexual abuse. Now, a third Ohio man says he attempted to get an abortion for a girl less than half his age in order

Hudson Attorney Speaks at Conference - Hudson Hub-Times
Mary L’Hommedieu, a Health Care attorney with the law firm of Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis and Mark McGrievy, partner in charge of the Health Care practice area, spoke at the 2009 AOPHA Conference in Columbus, Ohio on DEA regulations and their

Hunting the evil weed - Columbus Dispatch
MEIGS COUNTY, Ohio — The caravan of pickups rolled down the road, their tires kicking up so much dust that it swallowed the mailboxes and the roadside brush. The lawmen swarmed onto the driveway of an old, isolated farmhouse. They fired up their

Ohio inmate accused of murder-for-hire scheme - Cleveland Plain Dealer
(AP) BATAVIA, Ohio - An Ohio inmate charged with raping a 7-year-old girl has been accused of trying to hire someone to kill the child and her mother so they couldn’t testify against him. Michael Gray, of Goshen Township in Clermont County, was

Officials say Ohio casino plan might kill church games - Akron Beacon Journal
COLUMBUS: Ohio officials say passage of a casino issue on the state’s fall ballot could threaten casino nights held by churches and charities. The ballot measure would allow four casinos, one each in Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Toledo

Judge criticizes tactics in bribery case - Houston Chronicle
A federal judge Friday refused to drop charges against a Houston developer accused of lying to FBI agents about bribes to a city official, but was critical of the government use of deception in the investigation. A two-day hearing before U.S

Mayoral hopeful in Ohio off ballot over age rule - Times Reporter
An Ohio mayoral candidate removed from the ballot because he’s too young may go to court to challenge the local age requirement. Democrat Brett McClafferty was 19 two years ago when he lost a runoff for mayor by a handful of votes in Streetsboro

21-year-old mayoral hopeful in Ohio off ballot over age rule - Columbus Dispatch
STREETSBORO, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio mayoral candidate removed from the ballot because he’s too young may go to court to challenge the local age requirement. Democrat Brett McClafferty was 19 two years ago when he lost a runoff for mayor by a handful of

New mom’s firing upheld - The Columbus Dispatch
The state law banning discrimination against pregnant women does not protect new mothers who take unauthorized breaks to use a breast pump, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled yesterday. In a 5-1 ruling, justices said a suburban Cincinnati company was

Ohio public safety chief Henry Guzman, patrol superintendent Butch - Cleveland Plain Dealer
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Department of Public Safety chief Henry Guzman, former public safety director in Cleveland, has resigned from his cabinet-level post as Ohio’s top safety official. Also leaving is the head of the state highway patrol. After

Ohio Man Tries to Hide Statutory Rape of Pregnant Teenage Girl With - LifeNews.com
Cincinnati, OH (LifeNews.com) — Ohio has had two recent lawsuits associated with the use of abortion as a means of trying to cover up sexual abuse. Now, a third Ohio man says he attempted to get an abortion for a girl less than half his age in order

Feds plan no charges against company in major Ohio immigrant raid - Columbus Dispatch
FAIRFIELD, Ohio (AP) - Federal authorities say there will be no charges against a Chicago food company whose southwest Ohio plant was the site of a major immigration raid in 2007. Spokesman Fred Alverson says the U.S. Attorney’s office has concluded

Hudson Attorney Speaks at Conference - Hudson Hub-Times
Mary L’Hommedieu, a Health Care attorney with the law firm of Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis and Mark McGrievy, partner in charge of the Health Care practice area, spoke at the 2009 AOPHA Conference in Columbus, Ohio on DEA regulations and their

Mayoral hopeful in Ohio off ballot over age rule - Times Reporter
An Ohio mayoral candidate removed from the ballot because he’s too young may go to court to challenge the local age requirement. Democrat Brett McClafferty was 19 two years ago when he lost a runoff for mayor by a handful of votes in Streetsboro

Much at stake in roll-your-own suit - Boston Globe
But state officials say the machines are making an end run around the landmark 1998 settlement with major tobacco companies, which were required to pay yearly contributions to the states. In a lawsuit filed last week, New Hampshire s attorney

Feds will file no charges against company in 2007 immigrant raid - Capital Press
FAIRFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Federal authorities say there will be no charges against a Chicago food company whose southwest Ohio plant was the site of a major immigration raid in 2007. Spokesman Fred Alverson says the U.S. Attorney’s office has concluded

4 charged in robbery conspiracy that involved Mansfield Burger King - Mansfield News Journal
OCALA, Fla. Four people believed responsible for a series of armed robberies in Ohio and Florida, including a Nov. 17 robbery of a Burger King at 1291 Park Avenue West, Mansfield, were charged Thursday, LawFuel.com has reported. Victor John

Much at stake in roll-your-own suit - Boston Globe
But state officials say the machines are making an end run around the landmark 1998 settlement with major tobacco companies, which were required to pay yearly contributions to the states. In a lawsuit filed last week, New Hampshire s attorney

Feds will file no charges against company in 2007 immigrant raid - Capital Press
FAIRFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Federal authorities say there will be no charges against a Chicago food company whose southwest Ohio plant was the site of a major immigration raid in 2007. Spokesman Fred Alverson says the U.S. Attorney’s office has concluded

Feds plan no charges against company in major Ohio immigrant raid - The Columbus Dispatch
FAIRFIELD, Ohio (AP) - Federal authorities say there will be no charges against a Chicago food company whose southwest Ohio plant was the site of a major immigration raid in 2007. Spokesman Fred Alverson says the U.S. Attorney’s office has concluded

Madam tied to local prostitution sting sentenced in Kentucky - Palladium-Item
COVINGTON, Ky. — The accused ringleader of a network of brothels was sentenced Wednesday to two years and one month in federal prison and three years on probation after a multistate federal investigation into prostitution that included a pair of

12 indicted in $14 million mortgage fraud case - Mansfield News Journal
CLEVELAND — The first 12 defendants in a $14.7 million mortgage fraud case were indicted by the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor on offenses involving homes located at 615 North Main Street in Chagrin Falls, 2105 Woodstock Road in Gates Mills, Port

21-year-old mayoral hopeful in Ohio off ballot over age rule - Columbus Dispatch
STREETSBORO, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio mayoral candidate removed from the ballot because he’s too young may go to court to challenge the local age requirement. Democrat Brett McClafferty was 19 two years ago when he lost a runoff for mayor by a handful of

It’s time for the governor to appoint development director - Zanesville Times Recorder
On Aug. 4, as the Strickland Administration and the Ohio Lottery Commission were finalizing the details of the governor’s plan to place 17,500 video lottery terminals at Ohio’s seven horse tracks, Lottery Director Michael Dolan abruptly resigned his

Ohio inmate accused of murder-for-hire scheme - Cleveland Plain Dealer
(AP) BATAVIA, Ohio - An Ohio inmate charged with raping a 7-year-old girl has been accused of trying to hire someone to kill the child and her mother so they couldn’t testify against him. Michael Gray, of Goshen Township in Clermont County, was

US school district to pay $121K to settle with student who said - Winnipeg Free Press
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio - The family of a student who said a science teacher burned the image of a cross on his arm settled a federal lawsuit with his former school district in their effort to move past the incident, a lawyer said Thursday. The Mount

Ex-librarian refiles suit over reading list dispute - Mansfield News Journal
MANSFIELD — A former librarian at The Ohio State University-Mansfield librarian has refiled a lawsuit that alleges three faculty members defamed him during a 2006 dispute over a required reading list for freshmen. Scott A. Savage is suing Norman W

Wilson taking calls - Marietta Times
Washington, D.C.: (202) 225-5705; Marietta office: 376-0868. If you go What: Community forum on H.R. 3200, the health care reform bill. When: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Where: American Legion Post 64, Eighth and Wooster streets, Marietta. Who: Free and

Much at stake in roll-your-own suit - Boston Globe
BROOKLINE, N.H. - With a clunky rumble, the 4-foot-tall wooden contraption worked its magic, turning loose tobacco and rolling papers into tightly packed smokes. One after another, they slid down a metal chute into a waiting carton. Customers from

New mom’s firing upheld - Columbus Dispatch
The state law banning discrimination against pregnant women does not protect new mothers who take unauthorized breaks to use a breast pump, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled yesterday. In a 5-1 ruling, justices said a suburban Cincinnati company was

Former receptionist sues Littler Mendelson over bathroom breaks - Washington Business Journal
As President Barack Obama said earlier this month, There s something about August going into September where everyone in Washington gets all wee-weed up. We have no idea what he meant, but that s beside the point as long as it

District settles with student who accused teacher - Forbes
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — The family of a student who said a science teacher burned the image of a cross on his arm settled a federal lawsuit with his former school district in their effort to move past the incident, a lawyer said Thursday. “It’s really

Ohio inmate accused of murder-for-hire scheme - Cleveland Plain Dealer
(AP) BATAVIA, Ohio - An Ohio inmate charged with raping a 7-year-old girl has been accused of trying to hire someone to kill the child and her mother so they couldn’t testify against him. Michael Gray, of Goshen Township in Clermont County, was

US school district to pay $121K to settle with student who said - News1130.com
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio - The family of a student who said a science teacher burned the image of a cross on his arm settled a federal lawsuit with his former school district in their effort to move past the incident, a lawyer said Thursday. The Mount

Jurors hear 911 call in Michael King murder trial - Tampa Bay Online
SARASOTA - The first words jurors heard in the Michael King murder trial Monday came from the victim herself, who managed to get King’s cell phone and plead for her life after calling 911. “I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I just want to go. I just want to see

Man sentenced in big pot growing operation - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Steven Dinh Nguyen, 48, has cooperated with investigators since his arrest in May 2008, a federal prosecutor and Nguyen’s attorney said in court Tuesday. Nguyen apologized for his role in the operation before he was sentenced. Nguyen and four others

Ex-Ohio AG aide pleads guilty to theft in office - Bellefontaine Examiner
COLUMBUS A top aide to former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann pleaded guilty Monday to theft in office, unauthorized use of state property and other charges, a year after he was fired for violating sexual harassment policies in a scandal that led

Fake Kalwitz memo played key role in dispute, attorney says - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
What attorney Jon Cermele said he didn’t know in 2004 was that the Kalwitz memo was a fake, made up by the union’s then-president Bradley DeBraska, just weeks earlier. DeBraska, a retired detective, is on trial on felony charges of identity theft and

Alleged mistress to forward book to Madoff in jail - Akron Beacon Journal
An investor who claims she had an affair 16 years ago with failed financier Bernard Madoff says she plans to forward him a copy of her book about the alleged relationship to his jail cell. Sheryl Weinstein smiled as she told The Associated Press in

Ohio State football: Accused attacker faces felony charge - Columbus Dispatch
The family of injured Ohio State linebacker Tyler Moeller was pleased to hear that his accused assailant now faces a felony charge. Ralph Gray Decker was arrested yesterday by the Pinellas County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office at 12:12 a.m. and charged with

Ex-Ohio AG aide pleads guilty to theft in office - Zanesville Times Recorder
Anthony Gutierrez, 51, entered the pleas with Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Laurel A. Beatty on six of 10 charges that largely involved allegations related to his former business, MTV Construction of Youngstown. The other charges were

Auto Industry Hearing Comes To Dayton - WHIO TV
DAYTON, Ohio — The tidal wave of change that struck the auto industry in Ohio has prompted lawmakers to take a closer look at its effects on the state’s economy. The Joint Select Committee on the Impact of the Changing Automobile Industry has

Opinion Our Opinion - Bowling Green Daily News
Warren County Attorney Amy Milliken and 38th District Commonwealth s Attorney Tim Coleman deserve applause for recognition they both recently received. Milliken was named 2009 Outstanding County Attorney and Coleman was named 2009 Outstanding