I want to know why people in Linn County are saying no to jobs. This past election, political candidates from …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 28, 2013 11:51 am4690d ago
I want to know why people in Linn County are saying no to jobs. This past election, political candidates from …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 27, 2013 12:34 pm4691d 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 pm4691d 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 pm4691d 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 pm4691d 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 pm4691d 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 pm4691d 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 pm4692d 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 pm4692d 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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Letters to the Editor Feb. 26, 2013 12:23 pm4692d ago
Does anyone beside me think this casino issue is all being done backward? It seems to me that the ruling …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 26, 2013 12:22 pm4692d ago
Regarding the gun debate: All I hear is ban guns and fix mental health. We have a whole generation of …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 26, 2013 12:19 pm4692d ago
Years ago, my parents acquired a new puppy which they attempted to train to stay in the kitchen. Soon the …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2013 12:43 pm4693d ago
I lived in French Lick, Ind., for five years, a wonderful little place. They have a beautiful casino now, but …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 25, 2013 12:41 pm4693d ago
Concerning a (proposed) casino in the downtown area of Cedar Rapids: The traffic problems will increase on already overloaded streets, …
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