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Columbus, Ohio • Jun 26, 2014 • 72° Overcast

Looking to cash in

Thursday, June 26, 2014 05:52 AM

State lawmakers were the top cash-prize winners in Ohio’s protracted fight to ban Internet sweepstakes cafés and the illegal gambling and crime they inflicted upon communities. In all, legislative campaign coffers netted more than $1 million from café supporters and opponents and their lobbyists as various moratoriums, regulations and bans for the cafes were debated between 2011 and 2013.

Hopewell relics a world treasure

Thursday, June 26, 2014 05:51 AM

Ohio has a world-class historical treasure in the constellation of ancient earthworks that dot the Scioto River valley, and a recent discovery could elevate their profile further. In the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park near Chillicothe, archaeologists are taking a closer look at what they believe may have been a “woodhenge” — a circle formed by wooden posts in the ground.

Jay Ambrose commentary: Climate-change scientist using court to silence skeptic

Libel — a falsity that smears a reputation — can be dreadful, and you ought to be able to sue and maybe win money if untrue, harmful things are being publicized about you. But watch out in public debates, because, if people are then allowed to sue too easily, they can squeeze needed discussion to puniness, as the Supreme Court recognized in a case against The New York Times half a century ago.

Victor Davis Hanson commentary: Iraq war did have positive outcomes

So who lost Iraq? The blame game mostly fingers incompetent Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Or is Barack Obama culpable for pulling out all American troops monitoring the success of the 2007-08 surge?

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