"The furor over a chunk of unincorporated land in the West Valley is what happens when the aggressive pursuits of vision and self-interest of formidable forces collide.
Glendale and the Tohono O'odham Nation are not on the same wavelength.
A resort-casino is not in the city's carefully crafted plan for a sports and entertainment district on its western edge. It sees a corporate center at 91st and Northern avenues, not Las Vegas.
Tohono O'odham Tribal Chairman Ned Norris says staying hush-hush about a half-billion-dollar project is standard business practice. But this is no standard business established under standard rules."
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(The The Arizona Republic 3/8)
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