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Editorial: Oregon governor takes unusual stance on tribal gaming

We’re more surprised that others haven’t also raised a voice of displeasure — like history buffs, Lewis and Clark aficionados (of which Oregon is richly endowed) and all who prefer good taste over cliché.

Yes, it’s cheesy, and we’re guessing the ad campaign’s crafters don’t think the caricature should be taken too seriously.

Then again, we aren’t the indigenous people who were the original inhabitants of this piece of the country. You’d think Lewis and Clark just found video gaming machines as they trekked to the Pacific, not other people and culture, too.

And we weren’t the ones who, earlier this month, heard from our governor that she didn’t think we should be building any more gambling establishments, enterprises that constitute the basis for our ability to generate income.

If you’re a business owner, you’d also be upset if the state began operating a business similar to yours, and then began telling you that your business is too big.