Sandusky, Ohio: a pinch of pain, a pound of pride as city fights off an adverse double meaning

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SANDUSKY, Ohio – Chris Biechele has had just about enough. Every day he walks into the bar he's owned for 25 years, every day he hears the name of the town he loves so much, every day he looks up to the TV to see what's going on, and every day his heart sinks.

Sandusky is in the news, but it's not Sandusky, Ohio. Not even close.

"People are talking about it left and right," says Biechele, the long-time owner of the popular bar Cheers. "There's a lot of animosity around this area, with the name. It's like we're getting a lot of bad press, just for the name."

The name. Of all the names. Jerry Sandusky, accused of 51 counts of child molestation in Pennsylvania, has the same name as the city of 25,000 halfway between Toledo and Cleveland. Just dumb luck. But type "Sandusky" in a Yahoo! search and you'll get a long list of stomach-churning news before you get a glimpse of the jewel of a town with the crisp summers and the neat, new marina. ......(more)

The complete piece is at: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaaf--sandusky-ohio-town-cedar-plank-stigma-jerry-child-molestation.html;_ylt=ApW1hYY9mbIGE702SSt06_05nYcB

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1. Cedar Point! Fantastic roller coasters, gorgeous amusement park.

It's been around for a long time and will still be around long after Jerry Sandusky is gone.