Mayor rolls dice on city's future

Just a year before local political parties meet to determine candidates for mayor and city council, Auburn Mayor Tim Lattimore has thrown the dice, on whether he will be re-elected for a second term, with his forceful push to site a Native American casino in Auburn. He is, in essence, betting his political fortunes (and unfortunately the city's future) on a controversial and far from done deal. Some see his actions as plain hubris, others, a calculated gamble.