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Spokane Tribe gets casino okay

Under federal law, those are the criteria for approving a gaming project on tribal land. The project would create jobs and increase tribal public service programs on the Spokane Reservation, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Kevin Washburn wrote in a four-page letter explaining the decision.

“After all our efforts, it’s incredibly gratifying to receive the Interior Department’s approval,” Spokane Tribal Council Chairman Rudy Peone said in a press release. “We want to create jobs and economic opportunity for our tribe and the entire community." Read more. Jim Camden, SR

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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.