The gutter-sniping tactics have reached a new low as Barry E. Snyder Sr. steps down as president of the Seneca Nation of Indians, the tribe that operates the Seneca Niagara Casino and two other casinos in Western New York. An anonymous writer misusing official letterhead from the Seneca Nation's offices has invented a fake four-page copy of Snyder's "State of the Nation Address." The truth of the matter is, Snyder, who was not immediately available for comment, has made it a habit of reaching out to the members through regular columns in the Seneca's monthly newsletters, covering all vital issues affecting the nation including the numerous improvements at the Falls casino and the ongoing efforts to generate new sources of revenue. Still, the mudslinging continues: the unidentified critic blasts Snyder's administration for earmarking $18 million for a new fire hall in Cattaraugus (when most communities pay $6 million to $8 million for such a facility); increasing the staff of the president's office and hiking the president's salary $69,000 to $190,000; and for the failure of the Seneca Construction Management Co. to develop any new businesses.Get the Story:
Don Glynn: Cheap shots fired at outgoing Seneca Nation president (The Niagara Gazette 3/13)
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