The strongest endorsement of how good a casino is for a community comes from all the negative advertising that the …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Mar. 2, 2013 10:18 am4591d ago
The strongest endorsement of how good a casino is for a community comes from all the negative advertising that the …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Mar. 2, 2013 10:17 am4591d ago
Our community non-profits would receive more than $24 million from a casino here in Linn County in the first decade. …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 2, 2013 10:17 am4591d ago
To all the naysayers of our community: I can’t believe that you want to stop Cedar Rapids from being a …
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Campaigns & Elections Mar. 2, 2013 10:16 am4591d ago
I am not a gambler, but I see many benefits that a casino could bring. The individual investors’ names that …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 2, 2013 10:15 am4591d ago
I am not an investor in the proposed Cedar Rapids casino, but I strongly support the project. My family and …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 2, 2013 10:14 am4591d ago
I can’t believe the opposition to this casino. After all the money that has gone elsewhere after we refused it …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 2, 2013 10:13 am4591d ago
The vote no group’s recent casino TV ad does not make sense. If we vote no on the casino, then …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 2, 2013 10:12 am4591d ago
Most of the no casino letters have been sincere, thoughtful and factual, addressing the moral and economic downsides of casinos. …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 2, 2013 10:12 am4591d ago
Most of the debate regarding a new casino in Cedar Rapids has centered on economic issues. However, I believe the …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 2, 2013 10:11 am4591d ago
Has anyone bothered to consider where this economic prosperity a casino will supposedly provide is going to come from? It …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 2, 2013 10:10 am4591d ago
Last year, my town supported a sales tax extension designed to provide flood relief for Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids voted …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 2, 2013 10:09 am4591d ago
I am appalled at the process by which we have come up to a referendum for a gambling venue in …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 1, 2013 10:09 am4592d ago
Recently, I was challenged on the social issues resulting from casinos in our vicinity. Most of what The Gazette covers …
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Letters to the Editor Mar. 1, 2013 10:08 am4592d ago
I have tried to keep an open mind on the upcoming vote on the casino. The thing that made my …
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