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Casino needs no free advertising

Donald C. Mahanna

Iowa City Press-Citizen

August 28, 2006

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I am trying to figure out the logic of the Press-Citizen eliminating the 4H pictures of kids' fair projects after so many years and then in the near future running an eight-page feature on Riverside Casino.

The kids have worked hard on projects and deserve and look forward to the recognition. The casino is a business that has moved in and is a major disruption for those around it -- demanding exemptions on things no one else would ever get.

The casino definitely doesn't need the free advertising; it should start paying its way as the rest of us do.

Donald C. Mahanna
Riverside