On Sunday, the New York Times published a story regarding how the proposed Lago Casino & Resort will affect Tyre’s Amish community. The article opens…”Ever since they settled in this tiny farm town along the New York State Thruway more than a decade ago, the Amish have been a benign, generally welcome presence: guiding their buggies down local roads, delivering fresh produce to their neighbors and paying their taxes — though they do not vote.But the possibility that a glittering casino could be built here, halfway between Syracuse and Rochester, has torn at the bonds that knit together the area’s Amish and secular residents.”- Read the full story at NYTimes.com
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