Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Public notice on casino at issue

  March 17, 2012 in City on Page A5 The Spokane City Council on Monday will consider rushing its normal voting procedure to oppose the proposed Spokane Tribe of Indians casino on the West Plains. Councilman Mike Fagan is … 5

• Protect air base, leaders plead

  March 16, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane business leaders on Thursday asked for help in stopping a proposed Spokane Tribe casino and hotel resort near Fairchild Air Force Base. They said the site on the north … 56

• Casino, base may be compatible

  March 3, 2012 in City on Page A5 The development of a second tribal casino complex on the West Plains wouldn’t necessarily encroach on nearby Fairchild Air Force Base, a draft environmental impact statement concludes. The draft EIS … 27

• Contract requires county silence on proposed Spokane Tribe casino

  October 28, 2011 in City on Page A5 County commissioners couldn’t say a word this week when business leaders appealed for help in defending Fairchild Air Force Base. They were gagged by an agreement to remain silent in … 12

• Editorial: New casino not worth gambling on Fairchild

  February 5, 2011 in Opinion on Page B4 Only Oklahoma and California have more Indian casinos than Washington’s 28. If the Cowlitz and Spokane tribes get their way, it will be 30, and if the trend they represent … 13

• Coeur d’Alene Tribe gives $1.8 million to schools

  July 15, 2009 in News, Idaho Two colleges, 15 school districts and a drug-addiction program received donations totaling $1.8 million from the Coeur d’Alene Tribe this week in an annual distribution of a portion of its … 2

• CdA Tribe plans $75 million casino expansion

  June 12, 2009 in Business, City, Idaho The Coeur d’Alene Tribe plans a $75 million expansion of their casino resort nearly Worley, Idaho, over the next two years.

• Colvilles building temporary casino

  June 5, 2009 in City MANSON, WA — Mill Bay Casino will build a bigger, temporary $7.4 million casino with room for 500 slot machines, up from the 380 now available for gamblers. The building …

• Spokane Tribe calls ads for Rossi racist

  October 10, 2008 in City on Page A11 The Spokane Tribe is accusing supporters of GOP gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi of racism for TV commercials that they say suggest the tribe struck a “backroom deal” with the state …

• Reels are turning, but no one’s home

  April 15, 2007 in Features on Page D1 I have, against my will, accompanied various 80-year-old-plus companions to our local casino and seafood buffet emporiums. Each time, two thoughts have occurred to me. The first: At any given …