SEWARD — Texas hold ’em card games may be popular among poker players, but they aren’t a legal form of gambling in Pennsylvania – as one area fire company is finding out the hard way.

Scottsdale Mayor Mary Manross left me a phone message Friday morning (May 9) before I arrived at the office regarding the day’s column on whether her re-election chances are possibly jeopardized by what I saw are her lapses in public accountability.

WEBB CITY, Mo. — Trying to change the regional identity of a three-state area in one morning was a little like speed dating, said Jasen Jones, executive director of the Southwest Missouri Workforce Investment Board.

RAY MONGEAU/CITIZEN PHOTO STATE SEN. KATHY SGAMBATI talks about the accomplishments made and the challenges that lie ahead during a town hall-type meeting at the Gilford Public Library Tuesday evening.

Just like any other topic under the sun nowadays, casino gambling is discussed endlessly on Internet message boards. Online, players gather to swap stories about wins, losses, restaurants, rooms and comps, report on their latest trips and trade strategy t