THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Monday, June 20, 2016

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Dublin singer-songwriter
a rising star at age 13 / E1

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Dustin Johnson survives

chaos, wins U.S. Open / D1

NATIONWIDE ARENA FINANCES

Arena to end its year barely in black

By Rick Rouan

The Columbus Dispatch

Nationwide Arena should

finish in the black again
this year, but disappointing

casino-tax receipts that

subsidize the publicly owned
arena are forcing its operators
to dip into a rainy-day fund
to pay for capital projects and
leaving its debt unpaid.

And its long-term financial tax obligation.

picture could get murkier if
Whatever tax liability
the state does not restore the is there is a factor in our
arenas tax abatement that
operating costs, and were
expired this year, potentially
SEE ARENA,
adding a $4 million annual

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CITY GOVERNMENT

Mixed
councils
can work,
cities nd
By Lucas Sullivan

The Columbus Dispatch

Opponents of changing
the Columbus City Council
to include a mix of wards
and at-large seats, including
Mayor Andrew J. Ginther,
say it would make Columbus
like Chicago or Cleveland,
where there are many wards
along with horse trading and
division.
Those backing Issue 1 on
the Aug. 2 special-election
ballot, however, point to
booming cities such as
Austin, Texas, and Seattle,
SEE COUNCILS, A11

PRESIDENTIAL RACE

LeBron James raises the championship trophy amid his Cavaliers teammates on the court of Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, after
Cleveland dethroned the defending-champion Golden State Warriors in Game 7 of the NBA Finals 93-89 on Sunday night. For more
coverage, see Sports, Page D1. KYLE ROBERTSON/DISPATCH
By Janie McCauley | The Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. LeBron James and his relentless,

never-count-them-out Cavaliers pulled off an improbable
NBA Finals comeback, and Cleveland is title town again at
long last.
James delivered on a promise from two years ago to
bring a championship to his native northeastern Ohio, and
he and the Cavs became the first team to rally from a 3-1
finals deficit by beating the defending champion Golden
State Warriors 93-89 on Sunday night to end a 52-year
major sports championship drought in Cleveland.
James finished with 27 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds
as the Cavs captured their first championship in franchise
history and gave their city its first major sports winner
since the Browns won the NFL title in 1964.
Cleveland! This is for you! James bellowed in his
Cavaliers fans at a watch party in Clevelands Quicken Loans
postgame interview before being announced as the NBA
Arena cheer a play during Game 7 being played across the counFinals MVP.
try in Oakland. TONY DEJAK/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Trump enlists
lukewarm
Ohio GOP
to woo voters
By Darrel Rowland

The Columbus Dispatch

In yet another example

of how the 2016 presidential campaign has become
news of the weird, Donald
Trump is now entrusting the
Republican establishment
he bashed for months to
catch up to Hillary Clintons
SEE TRUMP, A9