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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 22, 2013 12:21 pm4696d ago
For those who are in favor of a local casino, do you think their plan to contribute 3 percent to …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Feb. 22, 2013 12:19 pm4696d ago
Much of the talk around town lately has been about the proposed new casino in Cedar Rapids. Our city government …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 21, 2013 12:07 pm4697d ago
A recent Facebook “vote no casino” story is another in a series of bait-and-switch postings that use Steve Gray as …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 21, 2013 12:06 pm4697d ago
Lenore Skenazy’s Feb. 9 column, “Tangled logic,” dismisses the efforts of responsible citizens to call for new gun control laws. …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 21, 2013 12:05 pm4697d ago
A gambling casino in Linn County would change the character of our community for the worse. Our community doesn’t need …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 21, 2013 12:04 pm4697d ago
Our Iowa legislators who oppose traffic camera opponents must believe Iowa residents have short memories. Their original opposition to traffic …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 20, 2013 11:45 am4699d ago
After 30-40 years of a rather “dead zone,” the downtown continues to come alive: night spots, live music, nice restaurants …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 20, 2013 11:43 am4699d ago
Having served as director and worked for a non-profit in Dubuque for nearly five years, I can verify the strong …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 20, 2013 11:41 am4699d ago
Payday loan businesses bring suffocating debt and misery to many borrowers. The 1995 law legalizing them in Iowa made them …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 19, 2013 11:34 am4700d ago
I am firmly against increasing the pay for Linn County supervisors. I feel that they are more than adequately paid …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 19, 2013 11:33 am4700d ago
In Sen. Chuck Grassley’s opening statement at the Committee Hearing on the Causes of Gun Violence (Jan. 20), he said: …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 19, 2013 11:32 am4700d ago
If the (Linn County) casino vote passes, the developers should strongly consider having it, and all surrounding areas, smokefree. There …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 19, 2013 11:30 am4700d ago
Even though I live in Cedar Rapids, I have been following the developments for a new casino in Sioux City. …
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Letters to the Editor Feb. 19, 2013 11:29 am4700d ago
The (Linn County) casino vote (March 5) reminds me of the old saying it’s my ball and you’re going to …
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