Let voters decide on hotel tax increase in Cedar Rapids
The Gazette urges lifting the 7 percent cap on hotel motel taxes and letting local voters determine higher rates for local needs. It highlights Cedar Rapids convention center funding, cites Mayor Corbett, and notes Governor Culver supports temporary increases for flood recovery while Branstad opposes.
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Cedar Rapids
Ron Corbett
U.S. Cellular
Iowa Department of Revenue
Iowa
Convention Center
Chet Culver
Terry Branstad
Voices on debt and driving rules prompt voters to act
The letter critiques traffic violations and speed cameras while warning that the U.S. debt nears 20 trillion dollars with rising interest costs. It urges voters to defeat big spenders in November, arguing freedoms and economic security depend on reducing spending.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Gary Roberts
Recycling and adoption terms spark reader concern
A reader argues recycling is easy and urges proper disposal of bags. The letter criticizes media wording about an adopted child in a death report, saying adoption status is irrelevant to the tragedy and requests stopping such labeling.
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Doug Yates
Monticello
One Foreclosure Haunts Credit For Seven Years
After years of extra work and payments to Countrywide Bank of America, the author exited foreclosure in June 2009 and found their mortgage still flagged as a negative mark by all three credit bureaus. Foreclosure is treated like a bankruptcy for seven years, preventing credit recovery despite a stable Bank of America account.
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Bank of America
Aftermath of Phoenix bombing and Mahon ties emerge
The piece recounts Don Logan's survival from a mail bomb in February 2004 and traces Dennis and Daniel Mahon’s early Klan ties and media antics. It notes rising hate group activity after Obama’s election and suggests evaluating domestic terrorists by their public associations and rhetoric.
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Phoenix
Daniel
Dennis Mahon
Kansas City
Dennis
Brothers Mahon
J. Allen Moran
Ted
Mahon
Don Logan
Barack Obama
Mahons
Iowa calm in 2010 campaign circus its reporters say
The piece notes Iowa remains steady in a loud national midterm scene while other states swirl with sensational claims and dramatic ads. It contrasts Iowa with California New York and Delaware and predicts a wider national circus in 2011 as campaigns heat up. It includes commentary on candidates and tone from a Iowa perspective.
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U.S. Senate
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California
New York
Arizona
Jan Brewer
U.S
Chuck Grassley
Roxanne Conlin
Nevada
Vietnam
Connecticut
West Virginia
Senate
Christine O’donnell
Delaware
Illinois
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Mama Grizzly
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