Frontier earnings guarantee could land Cedar Rapids service
The Gazette endorses a plan to back Frontier Airlines with private funds to ensure at least 500000 in first year revenue for two daily Cedar Rapids to Denver flights. Airport officials, backers, and Frontier would meet March 5 to discuss a potential escrow arrangement and service linking to a nationwide network, aiming to lower travel costs and attract local flyers away from Des Moines and the Quad Cities.
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Denver
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Cedar Rapids
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Phoenix
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
Airport Commission
Dan Mann
Cedar
Cedar Rapids needs change in leadership not reforms
A reader from Chelsea argues Cedar Rapids suffered after past council mayors and current leadership. They urge replacing officials with pro growth policy, creating jobs before beautification, resisting illegal immigration, and challenging minimum wage rhetoric as harmful to unskilled workers and crime.
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Cedar Rapids
Chelsea
Robert M.L. Johnson
Donald Canney
Larry Serbousek
Lee Clancey
Midwest
Marion
John Nieland
Glenn Suchomel
Fairshare bill sparks questions on collection and recipients
Readers ask who deducts the fair share, how often, who sets the amount, and who receives the funds under SSB 1120. They urge lawmakers to address these details before any vote, noting concerns about compelled support and the U.S. right to freedom of association.
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Free
Bill Clinton
North Korea’s nuclear disarmament pledge under scrutiny
The author questions North Korea’s seriousness about disarmament amid a rising tension over a new multilateral accord. The piece contrasts Pyongyang’s public display for Kim Jong Il with external pressures, questions past promises, and weighs the Bush and Clinton era roles while keeping an open mind about verification and potential compliance.
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Ronald Reagan
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