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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2002

"Typically, when you get caught holding someone or something hostage, the outcome is unpleasant. Apparently that's not so if you happen to be the Wyandotte tribe of Oklahoma.

The tribe, a thorn in the side of Gov. Bill Graves and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kan., stands to be rewarded for actions tribal representatives and others have described in terms just short of blackmail.

The Unified Government has approved a deal in which the tribe would be allowed to build a casino and hotel in Edwardsville, in western Wyandotte County, south of the Kansas Speedway.

Forget for a moment that it took the commission two days after a hastily called meeting to announce it had approved a tentative deal -- an act more befitting of old Wyandotte County than the new Unified Government. The deal, contingent on U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore's ability to get enabling legislation through Congress, could close one Pandora's box while opening another."

Get the Story:
Rick Babson: Distasteful dealings with Wyandotte tribe (The Kansas City Star 11/13)

Relevant Links:
The Wyandotte Nation of Oklahama - http://www.wyandot.org/oklahoma

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