Cedar Rapids casino plans spark state gaming debate
Robert Kazimour RFK Transportation criticizes an Iowa Senate bill that would issue three new gaming licenses at 35 million to 100 million each, arguing the fees block competition and mainly serve Polk County interests. Senator Lambert says fees reflect industry discussions. Governor Vilsack supports license charges as proper revenue, while Kazimour warns of possible court fights over licensing parity.
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Tom Vilsack
Vilsack
Kagmour
RiverRun Ballot Fight Complicates Cedar Rapids Gambling Plans
RiverRun supporters voice concern that placing a riverboat casino on the same June 10 ballot as a local gambling question could derail funding. Cedar Rapids figures including Ron Corbett and Dan Baldwin discuss risks, while RFK Transport's Kazimour supports casino as an economic engine and Cannon pushes for signatures to place the measure. The RiverRun plan seeks a 1 percent sales tax to fund redevelopment after a $105 million Vision Iowa grant, with local votes shaping timing and priorities.
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RiverRun
Cedar Rapids Area
Dan Baldwin
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
Cochairman
RiverRun Committee
Linn County
Baldwin
Kammour
Wall
Kazimour
Jim Cannon
Cannon
Karmour
Jim Piersall
Grace Entertainment Inc
St Joseph
Sad Grace
Iowa
Corbett
Lin County
Linda Langenberg
Czech Village
Cedar Rapids
Families cope as soldiers face deployment and separation
Dawn Leiser recalls the pain of her husband’s absence and struggles with adoption and base paperwork at Camp Pendleton while Connie Wolfe worries for her son Josh Wolfe Jr. a Marine in Kuwait. Both families feel the impact of deployment as they await news and welcome care packages.
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Dawn Leiser
Wesley
Athena Thomas
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Bush
Three Cedar Rapids mothers cope with sons in military service
Three women, including Pam Mann of Cedar Rapids, discuss anxiety as their sons serve overseas. Mann’s son Marine Ma Thomas Frederick, 35, is in Kuwait as a weapons officer, while Mann, Wolfe, and Lever express pride and stress about long separations and the call to duty.
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Cedar Rapids
Marine Ma
Thomas Frederick
Kuwait
Frederick
FISC
San Diego
Jeannette
Mann, Wolfe
Lever
U S faces limited backing for new Iraq war resolution
Ambassadors pressed for a security council vote on Iraq as France Russia and China warned against adoption while the United States and Britain sought a deadline. President Bush and Tony Blair signaled willingness to act without U N support if needed, amid cautious diplomacy and closed door talks.
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Domminique de Villepin
UN Secoont Council
Powell
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Britain
Angola
Chile
Pakistan
France
Russia
China
Bulgaria
Bush
Securty
Condoleezza Rice
Alles
Ricardo Lagos
Briish
Tony Blair
Ismael Gasper Marts
Council
Iraq
Unclear text on gambling debate and state taxes
Fragmented OCR text references Vilsack GOP leaders delaying gambling debate in Senate and tax related items. Many garbled phrases omit clear facts, with multiple nonsensical segments and insufficient readable details to identify events, dates, or proper names beyond Vilsack and GOP mentions.
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