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September 28, 2006

Critic of Eastern Shawnee Tribe under fire in Ohio

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A critic of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe's proposed casino in Ohio is being pressured to resign from a city post.

Paul Bagocius sits on the Canal Fulton Historical Preservation Commission, a volunteer board. But his outspoken criticism of the tribe's casino has the mayor and one city council member seeking his ouster.

Mayor John Grogan said he will call for a vote on Bagocius. He says Bagocius is using his board post to give credibility to his anti-casino views.

The tribe, based in Oklahoma, has filed a land claim in Ohio and says it will settle for gaming rights.

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Casino tiff spurs push for ouster (The Akron Beacon Journal 9/28)