25 Oct 2000

Got Sprawl? Get Smart.

By Kathleen McCarthy
Over the past five years, Tax Increment Financing (TIF) has come to a proverbial head in Iowa, especially Davenport. Davenport's controversial track record in applying TIF within its economic development policies has brought the debate to the City's public arena, where TIF is now, and has been, greatly challenged by various citizens groups, including Citizens United for Responsible Vision (CURV), QC Interfaith (QCI), and 1,000 Friends of Iowa (TFOI).
17 Oct 2000

There She Is

By Garry Lee Wright
Q: I'm so mad at all them media for making fun of the Miss America pageant. I been watching it for a real long time and I sure do like the good, clean, family entertainment, especially that part where the girls come out half-naked in their bathing suits.
17 Oct 2000

City Considering Condemning Elderly Couple's Land for Library

By Jeff Ignatius
The City of Davenport doesn't own the land on which it would like to build a new west-end library, and the owner of the farmstead - an elderly couple - has said it is unwilling to sell. But city leaders haven't given up on the property yet and are still considering condemning a portion of it.
17 Oct 2000

Detractors of Community Growth

By Kathleen McCarthy
Today's news feature is about Davenport's proposed "west- end library," including where exactly to locate it. Much controversy surrounds the potential condemnation of a small parcel of farmland owned by an elderly couple, who have made it known to public officials that they don't want to sell their farm.
10 Oct 2000

Man of the People?

By Tim Schmitt
Republicans and Democrats have a lot in common: They're all bought and paid for. That's what protestors at this year's national political conventions charged. An increasing number of government outsiders believe politicians, whether Republican or Democrat, have been corrupted by big business.
10 Oct 2000

Two Guys In Red Ties

By Garry Lee Wright
"Hello everyone, I'm Jim Lehrer, although my accent makes that rhyme with 'Berra,' as in Yogi Berra. And if you think that's confusing, wait until you watch the rest of this cockamamy debate, which is supposed to convince America that these guys are the best choices available, instead of just two bozos put up by the power elite.
03 Oct 2000

RDA Hopes for Boost from New Boat

By Jeff Ignatius
Last week's Davenport City Council approval of an agreement with the Isle of Capri Casino sets the stage for a new riverboat casino opening next year - and possibly more money for community projects. "We're just happy we can move forward," said Mary Ellen Chamberlin, president of the Riverboat Development Authority (RDA).
03 Oct 2000

Just Say No

By Garry Lee Wright
"Welcome back to 60 Minutes IX. Next up: There's been a lot of discussion recently about the lack of a prescription-drug plan for Medicare, and why necessary medicines have gotten to costing so darned much.
03 Oct 2000

Zoning—What's Good for the Goose Isn't Good for the Gander

By Administrator
Don't you just love a good "I told you so"? At October 2's Committee of the Whole meeting, Davenport Aldermen Moritz and McGivern were given a solid dose of their own medicine, much to the amusement of those watching.
03 Oct 2000

County Throws Away $1 Million

By Letter to Editor
The Scott County Board of Supervisors sure loves to spend our money. At their last meeting, supervisors held a "public hearing" on a 10-year lease for 6,000 feet of office space. They want to move the Juvenile Court Service that now rents public space in the county's Bicentennial Building into private space an equal distance from the courthouse.

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