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In past years the Ohio State Fair has beome more and more a gathering place for those from the ghetto etc. Now throw in alcohol served right on the property and the decline will continue. Not a safe or happy place to take your kids or grandkids so not wishing it fail but see a severe drop in attendence might open the eyes of the politcally appounted fair board who has lost sight of what a great place the fair used to be.

Bodie wrote:

In past years the Ohio State Fair has beome more and more a gathering place for those from the ghetto etc. Now throw in alcohol served right on the property and the decline will continue. Not a safe or happy place to take your kids or grandkids so not wishing it fail but see a severe drop in attendence might open the eyes of the politcally appounted fair board who has lost sight of what a great place the fair used to be.

Translation: We don't want to be around people from the urban community if we did we would'nt have moved way out here.

So Kasich won't be staying overnight like other governors have in the past, eh? Hmm, wonder what he's scared of? He is a waste of space.

Lloyd wrote:

So Kasich won't be staying overnight like other governors have in the past, eh? Hmm, wonder what he's scared of? He is a waste of space.

John Wallstreet needs to be voted out, if not for any other reason than breaking tradition.

Apparently the so called Governor is too good the fair and ilk that attend. This man is a disgrace to Ohio.

The fair hasn't been that great in the years after Gov Rhodes. Gov Rhodes was the fair. He talked Ohio and was Ohio. He was personally involved. Those days were great. Free concerts by major acts, The grandstands , the racetrack. the atmosphere, the food. It was all great.

(Those were the days, my friends, we thought thry'd never end...)

John Kasich is a JERK for not spending a night at the fair!!!

Why does John Kasich hate Ohio?

Throwbacks? What about Bob Braun and Paul Dixon doing their shows from the grandstand.

Oh, that's right ... no grandstand.

Oh, that's right ... no Bob Braun and Paul Dixon, either.

Bodie wrote:

In past years the Ohio State Fair has beome more and more a gathering place for those from the ghetto etc. Now throw in alcohol served right on the property and the decline will continue. Not a safe or happy place to take your kids or grandkids so not wishing it fail but see a severe drop in attendence might open the eyes of the politcally appounted fair board who has lost sight of what a great place the fair used to be.

A good place for the fair might be in London or in Jeffersonville. I know this is a longshot, but I wonder if the defunct mall can be repurposed into buildings that can be used for the fair? The current fairgrounds should be bulldozed and redeveloped.

aEnzyte Bob ex-Paid Cust wrote:

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The current fairgrounds should be bulldozed and redeveloped.

Into what, additional govt. subsidized housing?

CKS Dublin wrote:

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Into what, additional govt. subsidized housing?

A new state penitentiary, convenient to its future residents.

CKS Dublin wrote:

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Into what, additional govt. subsidized housing?

Funny you should mention this.

Most people don't want to live in an old house if they can afford a new one. Your typical artsy person likes old houses and poor people have no choice, but the rest of us like living in a newer house and being in the suburbs. At the same time, I agree with the anti sprawl people to an extent.

But I don't you will get most people back in the city unless yu can give them what they can get in the suburbs. There are a lot of houses that can be had for $5,000 right now. The city should buy as many of them up as it can and demolish them. If you can just sweep things hundreds or thousands of acres clean, I'm sure developers (maybe Nationwide) could be talked into doing for housing in the city what Nationwide did for the arena district.

Lots of advantages for developers, too. Since roads and infrastructure are already there. The fairgrounds could be a starting point.

Kimber pepper gun. Don't go without one.

Just you people wait. When Gov John sells the fair grounds ya'all will understand why he don't spend no time sleepin in them barns.

My son wants to go to the fair, but I am afraid to take him, it is a scary place.
Kasich is a spoiled, uppity, pantsy, well would like to say worse, what a way to represent the State. Aren't all of you who voted for him proud?

Kasich would be safer to spend the night across route 71 in one of the houses with bars on the windows.

Avoid the midway and the state fair is great family fun. We never miss it and never feel unsafe.

Bodie wrote:

In past years the Ohio State Fair has beome more and more a gathering place for those from the ghetto etc. Now throw in alcohol served right on the property and the decline will continue. Not a safe or happy place to take your kids or grandkids so not wishing it fail but see a severe drop in attendence might open the eyes of the politcally appounted fair board who has lost sight of what a great place the fair used to be.

Yea its real dangerous there. What were there last year 10-15 murders at the fair. Get real. Its a great value for the family. As long as you dont mind...seeing some diffrent from you.

Let's see the governor is too good to stay in the Governor's mansion, that we the taxpayers pay for.He's costing us extra cash to pay for security at his private home, yet he talks about wasteful spending? Now, he won't spend thenight at the fair, breaking tradition. I have been a staunch republican, but he's turning me blue!