By Bill Barnes —- The debate concerning a possible Cedar Rapids casino has become very passionate. To debate this issue …
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By Bill Barnes —- The debate concerning a possible Cedar Rapids casino has become very passionate. To debate this issue …
By Thomas R. Leidigh —- Raising fear, doubt and uncertainty is a tested political strategy. Now it is being used …
By Michael L. Richards —- A casino can’t claim to be economic development. Casinos simply shift money in the economy. …
By John Slusher —- This is my 30th year as a volunteer tax preparer in the Cedar Rapids/Marion area. I …
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- The idea that some children could be worth more than others is repugnant to …
By Peter S. Fisher —- Headlines in last weekend’s editions of The Gazette say so much: l “State leaders didn’t …
By Mark NeuCollins —- As I am walking, the chant goes up around me, “Barack Obama, yes you can, stop …
I’m biased, I’ll admit it, but I won’t let that stop me from pointing out a couple recent examples of …
The Des Moines Register — One job performance measure on which University of Iowa President Sally Mason will be judged …
The Burlington Hawk Eye —- There’s been an awful lot of talk about guns since the Newtown, Conn., massacre. It …
By Mason City Globe Gazette —- We live in interesting times in education – and much like the Chinese curse, …
By Dave Benson and Mary Meisterling —– Our state legislators and the governor are sparring over whether or not to …
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