Ted Strickland

The Wall Street Journal has taken notice of what a trainwreck this state has become, especially in the past two years:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121460691372812085.html?mod=opinion_main...

While reading the local online, I read a story concerning Ohio's attempt at Castle Doctrine.

LEGISLATION that cleared the General Assembly this past week won't prevent higher electric bills for Ohioans, but - and here's the good news - the increases won't be as great as the utilities wanted.

As first noted on Thurbers Thoughts, you can read the full letter at
http://online.wsj.com/public/page/letters.html
and you can read the original post at:
http://swampbubbles.com/a-bit-late-interesting-texas-v-ohio-texas-outdoi...

I'd just like to quickly point out to anyone that might not be aware of this, but Keno is one of the worst gambling games you can play in terms of the "house edge". The factor/amount of this house edge can vary based on the payout structure, but THE BEST you could hope for would be around 25% or so. This means that for every dollar you play, you will lose $0.25 in the long run.

Gambling has alot of hidden costs , and a small percentage of victims whose families are ruined. Yes I see alot of folks going up to Detroit with their gambling money

State workers back to 8-to-5
The Columbus Dispatch ^ | February 22, 2008 | Catherine Candisky and Alan Johnson

Gov. Ted Strickland is taking the flex out of flexible work hours for thousands of government workers.

In October he mandates that all "skill games" get pulled from taverns and private clubs because 1) gambling is illegal, immoral and creates many additional social ills and 2) Ohio voters have voted down gambling consistently every time is comes up for a vote.