Casino gambling seen as both boon and addiction in Linn County vote
The piece weighs casino revenue as a local boon and a perceived addiction, with opponents like Scott Stines and Michael Richards arguing communities become dependent on casino funds. City leaders in Bettendorf and Clinton tout positive impacts, while Iowa officials recount decades of riverboat gaming and charity contributions.
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Linn County
Scott Stines
Michael Richards
Iowa
David Osterberg
Osterberg
College of Public Health
University of Iowa
Iowa Policy Project
Bob Gallagher Jr
Bettendorf
Scott County
Davenport
Gallagher
Mark Schroeder
Iowa State University
Clinton
Clinton Chamber of Commerce
Schroeder
Cedar Rapids and Clinton Casinos Spark Mixed Regional Impacts
Cedar Rapids leaders see a casino supporting the new convention center and hotels with business traffic and weddings, while Clinton officials say the casino failed as an economic engine though local businesses stayed open. Regionally, many casino visitors come from Illinois across the Mississippi River. Schroeder says Clinton benefits from gaming revenue, but not a tourism boom.
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Cedar Rapids
Convention Center
Gallagher
Clinton
Schroeder
Mississippi River
Illinois
Storm Death Toll Rises Across Northeast as Snowbounds Persist
The nor eastern storm blamed for at least five deaths in the United States snarled travel along I 95 from New York to Maine. Boston and Providence reported heavy snow totals with 24.9 inches and 31.9 inches respectively, while power outages affected roughly 400000 homes in Massachusetts and 180000 in Rhode Island.
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Quincy
Mass
Providence
Jason Harrison
United States
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Rhode Island
Lincoln Chafee
New York City
Maine
Milford
Conn
Portland
New York
New England
New
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Hartford
Concord
N.H
Central Park
Michael Bloomberg
Shape
LaGuardia
Kennedy
Newark
N.J
Massachusetts
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