To the good folks of Linn County. I beg of you please, please vote yes on Tuesday for a casino …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Mar. 1, 2013 10:08 am4592d ago
To the good folks of Linn County. I beg of you please, please vote yes on Tuesday for a casino …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Mar. 1, 2013 10:07 am4592d ago
Thanks to Riverside Casino and The Isle of Capri Casino, I am no longer in a quandary on which way …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 28, 2013 11:57 am4593d ago
How often do people go to a casino? Once a week? Once a month? With a casino in our backyard, …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 28, 2013 11:53 am4593d ago
Casino gambling is not healthy entertainment. Casinos are predatory. There are four ways casinos could be made healthier and less …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 28, 2013 11:52 am4593d ago
We have an opportunity to bring more economic well-being to our community, along with another venue for entertainment, that we …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 28, 2013 11:51 am4593d ago
I want to know why people in Linn County are saying no to jobs. This past election, political candidates from …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 27, 2013 12:34 pm4594d ago
Was that Steve Gray, the pusher of the yes vote for the casino here in Cedar Rapids, an executive of …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 27, 2013 12:32 pm4594d ago
The Marion Economic Development Co. (MEDCO) was founded 28 years ago for the purpose of facilitating business expansion in Marion. …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 27, 2013 12:31 pm4594d ago
If the naysayers would quit whining about the proposed casino giving the local non-profits only 3 percent and figure out …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 27, 2013 12:29 pm4594d ago
I have already gambled with Steve Gray and Clark McCloud and lost. If any of you bought stock in their …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 27, 2013 12:27 pm4594d ago
Outside interests would lead folks to believe that casino investors are solely interested in their personal gains at the long-term …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 27, 2013 12:25 pm4594d ago
Sen. Chuck Grassley, our Republican obstructionist in the Senate, won’t vote for the president’s job bill to create more jobs. …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 26, 2013 12:27 pm4595d ago
The day of decision (in Linn County) is fast approaching and I see where the Waterloo casino people have crawled …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 26, 2013 12:25 pm4595d ago
Relative to Linn County’s need for a casino: If money to provide stipends to the non-profit entities in our community …
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