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TRIBAL

Palm Springs and our local Indian Tribe are the grist for the Salon lefty mill this morning with The Big Gamble. The slant is obvious. They even picked one of the few unflattering pics of the Chief (a neighbor--well he rents the house out). The details a bit overstated. Actually, the new Casino is a pretty nice addition to the town and most people like it. There aren't that many fat Republicans in Palm Springs anymore; just us slim Demos. The cats are out in the gated compounds; Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, La Quinta--where, ironically, it is windier, hence dustier, and hotter than our little community tucked up against the mountain. Most folks on a mission do not notice that PS is just a village. The rest is a Valley that wants to use the PS cachet for itself. But I digress.

We are facing changes here as a result of the 'gaming'. We do not call it gambling--the 'bl' is bad. Read it, take the usual grain of salt here and there. It has pretty accurate bones.