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Senator helps Cherokee county29 October 2007COLUMBUS, Kansas -- As reported by the Joplin Globe: "Cherokee County officials have enlisted U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., to help seek information about the land on which the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma is building its Downstream Casino and Resort at the state line. "The casino in Ottawa County in Oklahoma would compete with a state-owned casino proposed for construction nearby in Kansas. "A spokesman for the tribe said the county officials might first try calling tribal officials with their questions. "Roberts' letter is addressed to Carl Artman, assistant secretary for Indian Affairs with the U.S. Interior Department. It has Wednesday's date on it. Roberts wrote that he was writing on behalf of the Cherokee County Commission to be responsive to concerns of his constituents..." |