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...investigative article by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele on Indian gaming [SPECIAL REPORT, Dec. 16] portrayed "evil" white men getting rich from Indian casinos while the poor Native Americans still live in poverty. As Indians, we already know this. We put up with it, but why? Because $3 million for a tribe after the backer and the state get their cuts is better than begging from Uncle Sam. Sometimes you have to make a deal with the devil to improve your situation. Indian people are not stupid. We know we're being used and ripped...
Those of us who live near Indian casinos are immensely thankful for the honest and thorough job done by reporters Barlett and Steele. They exposed the facts and figures behind an outrageous scam: gambling tycoons are using a few tribes as poster children for casinos while most Indians remain as impoverished as ever. It is a national disgrace, and it's time for a change. WILL BAKER Guinda, Calif...
This year's ceremony, which took place last week, made for an especially fine spring day: we won an Ellie in Public Interest for our three-part series last year on campaign finance, written by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele. As the judges' citation put it, "In an election year that saw much heated rhetoric on campaign finance reform, this concisely written series stands as a devastating indictment of a system run amok. By ferreting out individual stories of who gets hurt and why, the authors bring the issue of big-money political lobbying into ultra-sharp focus...
...would include among the most memorable stories that appeared during Walter's tenure the intellectually fascinating TIME 100 series that culminated with the selection of Albert Einstein as the Person of the Century; two enterprising series by Don Barlett and Jim Steele that investigated corporate welfare and campaign finance; and Walter's own writing, including his profile of Bill Gates, which remains the best piece I have ever read on the Microsoft billionaire. But even more important than these highlights was TIME's editorial consistency, its cruising speed, which also rose to new levels...
...piece by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele "Throwing the Game" [BIG MONEY & POLITICS, Sept. 25] focused attention on a problem of growing concern to the collegiate athletic community. Gambling on amateur sporting events, including college games and the Olympics, is a serious problem. This report brought to light the tragic cases of young athletes whose careers have been ruined and whose actions have caused a cloud of scandal to hang over the colleges and universities they attended long after the incidents of game fixing and point shaving occurred. But even if there weren't scandals, we believe...