Quote of the Day

“Cleveland, Toledo, and Cincinnati should not be in a position to make development decisions for Columbus any more than Columbus residents should be weighing in on Cleveland projects.” — Ohio state Sen. David Goodman, on a proposal that would allow the Columbus area to opt out of a Penn National Gaming casino project that was approved in a recent statewide vote. Aside from the political inadvisability of imposing a casino on a county that voted 58% against it, the economic viability of a project with so little local support has to be questioned.