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He can't resist giving the finger to the Sandusky Police Department, can he?

You may have seen that our little ol' newspaper in Sandusky, OH won some awards over the weekend. If not, the story is here.

With each character modeled after our fearless leaders and their subordinates, the Sandbox is a Sandusky-based situation comedy sure to make you cry.

Episode 1:  The $5 Million Dollar Street Sign

Stay tuned...

Kick back and enjoy the first installment of The Sandbox!

 [Fade in from black]

[Cut to city commission planning session, in progress]

Everyone loves a summer blockbuster.

Responsive government isn't something you can change overnight.  It's a cultural type thing that has to be pushed consistently - and not just when an election is around the corner.  (That's actually when you should be watching out for the phoneys.)

City Commissioner Dan Kaman:

Teddy “the Governor” Strickland doesn’t like it when other folks try to muscle in on his gambling turf.
As the Register reported Tuesday, the government sent “the boys” around to deal with an alleged gambling operation in Norwalk.

The Erie County Sheriff has released a physical description of the arsonist who is suspected of setting more than 13 fires in Erie County since Tuesday.  The fires have injured 14 people.  "We're releasing an artist rendering of the suspect," said Captain Paul Sigsworth of the Erie County Sheriff

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