Shop Local: Eastern Iowa Encourages Small Business Saturday
The Gazette urges readers to support local Iowa businesses during the holiday season and year round. It highlights downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Czech Village New Bohemia, and Uptown Marion, noting benefits like stable employment, wage growth, and local tax revenue.
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Kingston Village tax break plan draws reader ire
A reader letter criticizes a Kingston Village 10 year tax abatement for a developer who will rent units at market rate. The writer urges city government reform and supports strengthening massage parlor trafficking laws. They call for coordinated enforcement targeting trafficking networks with survivor services.
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Bustos urged to back Pelosi for House speaker
Froma Harrop argues Democrats should keep Nancy Pelosi as speaker and listen to Cheri Bustos to broaden the base beyond gender and age. She cites Bustos’s Midwest outreach, Obama-Trump counties, and the need for policy focus on infrastructure education and small business.
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Thanksgiving reflections from Indian Country on resilience and politics
Mark Anthony Role reflects on gratitude amid racism, political gains by Native women in Congress, voting rights struggles in North Dakota, and a court victory blocking the Keystone XL pipeline near Standing Rock. He cites community, Spirit Plate rites, and a hopeful, evolving future for Native nations.
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