Port-tribe alliance will be greeted - but not a third casino - 2004-02-11
There's reason to rejoice over the new partnership between the Port of Tacoma and the Puyallup Tribe of Indians - a partnership that could lead to thousands of new employment on the Tideflats.
But let's temper the celebration with worry about the proposed new casino - which would be the Puyallup nation's third - that may, unfortunately, be a part of the package.
The Puyallups' lucrative Emerald Queen casino is situated off Alexander farther up the Blair. Though it can also be contacted by a more roundabout route, the road's closure endangers its profits.
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