Casino lobby fuels Ohio casino bids by anonymous investors
Investors from west and central Ohio, totaling 45, have contributed between 10 000 and 50 000 each to back the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma in a bid to bring casinos to Ohio. National Capital I president Tom Schnippel says the group includes ordinary workers and praises the bankroll as from “grandmas, firefighters and school teachers.” Critics doubt such backing comes from average people and warn of secrecy. The Shawnees plan to use tribal funds only as the proposal nears reality, with agreements already negotiated in Monroe Botkins Lorain and Lordstown.
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Oklahoma
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University of Dayton
U.S. Justice Department
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Monroe
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Lordstown
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Today's Journal Businesses host upscale parties for kids
Businesses host upscale parties for kids and feature birthday celebrations beyond cakes and balloons. The trend highlights elaborate themes, catered menus, entertainment, and personalized experiences aimed at young guests.
Fuel costs bite for Williams Transport big rigs
Susan Williams of Williams Transport in Monroe reports diesel at 432 dollars per fill up, up from 236 last November, squeezing profit margins for her 12-truck fleet. Analysts note surcharges and rising diesel, with Midwest prices around 219 cents per gallon and nationwide averages near 226 cents. The spike pressures budgets, potential driver attrition, and consumer prices as fuel costs ripple through transportation.
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Williams
Williams Transport
Monroe
Todd Spencer
Grain Valley, Mo
Spencer
Middletown
Reed Drive Company
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Monroe Company
Six arrested over downing of helicopter near Baghdad
Six men detained after the bombing and downing of a Mi-8 helicopter north of Baghdad that killed 11 people including six Americans. The arrests followed raids at two houses with bomb making material seized. Separate attacks killed and wounded Iraqi soldiers and civilians as violence surged nationwide. An Associated Press count put U.S. military deaths at 1,565 through early June.
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Haswa
Vatican Mass Set To Welcome Benedict XVI Pilgrims
Security forces monitor the Vatican as up to 500000 pilgrims gather in St Peters Square for the outdoor Mass to inaugurate Pope Benedict XVI and define his early papal tone. Christian envoys from Orthodoxy to evangelicals attend, signaling cautious outreach despite past doctrinal disputes. Benedict vows dialogue with other faiths and all Christians after election.
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Faithful greet Benedict XVI in new papal role
Catholics in Middletown unite in prayer as Benedict XVI is welcomed as pope after John Paul II era. Al Brannon 56 expresses trust in the former Cardinal Ratzinger to lead with steady tradition amid Mass at St John Church. Paul Presta 64, cousin and Knights of Columbus member, agrees.
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Middletown
Joseph Ratzinger
John Paul II
al Brannon
St. John Church
Knights of Columbus
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