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    The Vote

    • Casino project rolls ahead
    • Patrick: Middleboro still 'a long way off from a casino'
    • A hot time in Middleboro
    • Notes from the town meeting vote

    November stories

    • State representative for town opposes casino
    • Good, bad points of casinos discussed

    October stories

    • Town already starting casino planning
    • Another tribe to seek casino
    • Casinos not a gateway to other vices, expert says
    • Tribe meets with state
    • Developer says casino talk hurting business
    • Tribe cool to Gov. Patrick's plan
    • Gov. Patrick favors tribe casino
    • Middleboro silenced at meeting
    • Raynham board denies casino veto attempt
    • Middleboro selectmen appoint 'resort' board
    • Middleboro grapples with role in spotlight

    September stories

    • Unions rally behind casino projects
    • Unions enter casino debate
    • Flynn pushes for 4 'racinos'
    • New Bedford could have inside track
    • Area casino clash looms
    • Town is casino’s first big winner
    • Governor’s casino announcement unleashes frenzy
    • Raynham dog track to bid for casino
    • Casino could be world's biggest
    • Tribe's leader made secret promises

    August stories

    • R.I. tribe seeks to halt local casino
    • Tribe won't wait, gives Marshall the boot
    • Tribe chairman a rapist
    • Shock follows revelations about tribal leader's past
    • Tribe land grab continues
    • Casino neighbor will move

    July stories

    • Tents raised for historic town meeting
    • Protests not likely at town meeting
    • State's eye on casino vote
    • Carver superintendent slams casino
    • State officials question casino deal
    • Planning council: Casino impact to be felt all over
    • Casino gets mixed support
    • Middleboro vote seen as bellwether
    • Town meeting countdown in Middleboro
    • Planning agency: Casino road work could cost $300M
    • Casino neighbors voice their opposition at Lakeville meeting
    • Middleboro holds casino power
    • State keeps eye on Middleboro town meeting plan for casino vote
    • Middleboro prepares for potential record-setting town meeting
    • 'Serious issues' face Bridgewater if casino is built
    • Impact of casino traffic concerns Raynham selectmen
    • Board urges voters to OK casino
    • It's all casino, all week
    • The cards are on the table in Middleboro
    • Indian-run casino possible on Rhode Island parcel
    • Casino vote is talk of town
    • Middleboro's big gamble
    • Casino deal one of richest in U.S
    • Casino vote to be held without tents
    • Middleboro, tribe expect pact by Friday
    • Oak Point residents query Middleboro selectman
    • Lakeville plans casino powwow
    • West Bridgewater wants to assess impact of casino
    • Casino meeting could cost town $123K
    • Casino talks resume
    • Middleboro folds on casino offer
    • Tribe to town: No dice
    • Marshall tells Chamber of Commerce that casino would benefit businesses
    • Plympton residents speak out against casino
    • Lakeville selectmen eye visit to Uncasville
    • Final decision is tribe's
    • Casino vote to be held outside
    • Protest angers tribe
    • Casino blackout imposed in Middleboro
    • Town wants more cash from tribe
    • State's first casino could collect $1.5B

    June stories

    • Middleboro school board endorses proposal to build casino
    • Tribe courts town's 'silent majority'
    • More want say on casino
    • New Bedford courting tribe
    • Casino deal needs OK of voters
    • Tribe hedging its bet on gaming facility in region
    • New Bedford still viable option
    • Land controlled by tribe could become sovereign state
    • Town seeks better hand
    • Town residents sharply divided over agreement
    • Nearby towns fear casino
    • Wampanoags finalize land purchase in Middleboro
    • 'Shunned' Wampanoag says casino backers using tribe

    May stories

    • Gov. Patrick bet on casino coming soon
    • Town loves tribe, cool on casino
    • No dice for casino ballot question
    • Board folds, allows casino vote
    • Casino foes crash 'party'
    • Tribe lands more acres

    April stories

    • Official plans to stand up to tribe
    • Land deal fuels casino buzz
    • Murray says casino worth gamble

    March stories

    • Tribe, town meet on casino issue
    • Residents wary of casino
    • Middleboro courts tribe

    February story

    • 'New' tribe looks to cash in

    Letters to the editor

    • July 26 letter
    • July 25 letters
    • July 23 letter
    • July 21 letters
    • July 19 letters
    • July 17 letters
    • July 12 letters
    • July 8 letters
    • July 6 letters
    • July 5 letters
    • July 4 letter
    • July 3 letters
    • June 22 letters
    • June 20 letter
    • June 16 letters
    • June 12 letters
    • June 6 letter
    • May 30 letters
    • May 20 letters
    • May 16 letters
    • May 11 letters
    • May 5 letters
    • May 2 letter
    • March 21 letter
    • March 18 letter
    • March 16 letters
    • March 10 letters
    • March 8 letter

    Editorials

    • Is local casino already hurting area business?
    • Patrick targets programs most in need of cash
    • Work to create a community
    • Patrick changes casino equation
    • Patrick should take time on casino choice
    • Casino plans go ahead, leaving Marshall behind
    • Enough casino money to go around for all
    • Casino would forever alter the region
    • Some open-air democracy
    • Residents need to be heard on casino issue
    • Neighbors of planned casino must speak up
    • Hold all bets on a local casino
    • Middleboro is too eager to host a casino
    • All bets off as Indians change casino equation
Patriot Ledger "Gambling on Casinos" report

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