Article: Petro camp didn't need the big Lima blunder.

Byline: Jim Krumel

Mar. 6--No doubt there are a few red-face people in the Jim Petro camp today.

When the polls show you're trailing in the Republican Primary for governor, the last thing you want to do is offend a group of would-be voters. The Petro clan managed to do that in a big way with Lima voters last week.

It all started with an innocent e-mail request, which was followed by an answer that wasn't meant to be seen by anyone in Lima.

The e-mail came from Heather Rutz, a reporter for The Lima News. Heather handles much of our political coverage and is working on an upcoming series heading into the May primary. As part of the ...

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