04 Apr 2007

The Seven Project Means Hope for Teens

By Administrator

Because many of us were once teenagers, we rely on those past experiences to help us understand and cope with the behavior of today's teens. That works only to a point. While many of the problems that plagued our post-pubescent years are similar to those of our children, the scope, depth, and intensity varies significantly with the times.

The times greatly contribute to the evolution of common issues that often overwhelm, confuse, and misdirect young people - more today than ever before.

04 Apr 2007

Preschool Bill Has Problems

By administrator

Within the next two weeks, the Iowa Senate will be debating early-childhood-education legislation (HF877) to create new programs that will provide voluntary preschool education for four-year-olds. The concept is a good one, but the current proposal has some problems.

04 Apr 2007

International Art Exhibit Slated for Davenport

By Administrator

On August 31, four outdoor locations in downtown Davenport will collectively house the traveling exhibit Coexistence, a series of 45 nine-by-15-foot panels - created by 43 international artists - exploring themes of compassion and empathy on a global level. Portions of the exhibit will be displayed in front of the Figge Art Museum, RiverCenter, and sky bridge, with the remainder displayed in LeClaire Park, and the exhibit is expected to attract 25,000 visitors - including more than 10,000 students - between August 31 and its close on September 27, 2007. Initiated by Jerusalem's Museum on the Seam in 2001 and sponsored by the Riverboat Development Authority, the artworks will be shown in conjunction with the Quad Cities' community-wide project "Coexistence: The Art of Living Together," and more information on the exhibit is available at (http://www.coexistence.art.museum). - Mike Schulz

 

28 Mar 2007

The Robin Hood Fallacy: Blagojevich Wants Corporations to Foot the Bill for Social-Service Plans

By Administrator

Reader issue #626 Bobby Green is Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's dream spokesperson.

Green owns the Cordova-based company Bob's Blacktop. His company brings in annual revenues of roughly $750,000, he said, and he doesn't offer his three employees health insurance. He doesn't have health insurance, either.

"I myself have had a couple surgeries, and those bills are just stacking up," Green said this week. "And I'm just having to make monthly payments on them."

28 Mar 2007

Enter the River Cities' Reader 2007 Short Fiction Contest

By Administrator

Reader Short Fiction Contest What do a fortune cookie, a photograph, and a few missing letters have in common?

They're the Starting Points for the River Cities' Reader 2007 Short Fiction Contest.

 

28 Mar 2007

A Mind in Fragments: Kathleen Lawless Cox, "Journal of the Unconscious"

By Administrator

Kathleen Lawless Cox - Journal of the Unconscious Kathleen Lawless Cox's new book, Journal of the Unconscious, is a necessarily self-indulgent affair. The title is perfectly descriptive rather than being arty, and the volume - less than 80 pages - is a collection of recorded "visions" from 1973 and 1974.

28 Mar 2007

Money Will Help to Remove Lead Paint in Illinois QCs

By Administrator

The Rock Island Healthy Homes Program has received a $1.8-million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development to assist in the risk-free removal of lead-based paint from homes in the Illinois Quad Cities. That money is enhanced by more than $2 million in additional leverage and matching funds. Households with lead-poisoned children will be referred to the program by the Rock Island County Health Department. People enrolled in a housing program operated by the City of Rock Island, the City of Moline, Project NOW. or the Rock Island Economic Growth Corporation will automatically be considered for this program if eligibility criteria are met. People not currently enrolled in a housing-rehabilitation program may contact the City of Rock Island lead-program manager for more information at (309) 732-2900.

 

21 Mar 2007

Here Come the Red Berets: The Guardian Angels Are Poised to Start Street Patrols in Davenport

By Administrator

625-cover-thumb.jpg Sixteen years ago, Jeremy Boots heard about the Guardian Angels, did some research on the public-safety organization, and wrote to its New York City headquarters. The group, best known for patrolling neighborhoods and public-transportation systems with teams of unarmed volunteers, sent him its newsletter and then tried to recruit him.

"They were wanting me to start a chapter up" in Davenport, he said.

21 Mar 2007

Ambassadors for Traditional Music: Dervish, March 23 at Galvin Fine Arts Center

By Administrator

Dervish Few people in the United States have heard of it, but the Eurovision Song Contest might be likened to an American Idol for songs (rather than singers) on a multinational scale. The contest (http://www.eurovision.tv), which was started in 1956, draws hundreds of millions of television viewers, and it has helped launch the careers of ABBA and Céline Dion.

"It's like the Super Bowl in Europe," said Shane Mitchell, an accordionist and founding member of Dervish.

21 Mar 2007

Another Historic Opportunity

By Administrator

On Monday, March 26, at 6:30 p.m. on the second floor of the River Music Experience, the City of Davenport is hosting a "kickoff" meeting that will commence a "public process to design the expansion of LeClaire Park." The city's news release reads: "With the pending departure of the Isle of Capri's Rhythm City gaming operation away from the riverfront, a historic opportunity exists for the community to gather and collectively share ideas to transform the soon-to-be vacated property to uses everyone can enjoy and be proud of." The city claims that no design consultants will be used to "develop the conceptual plans" to expand LeClaire Park. The staff will introduce the project and provide background information and a schedule of upcoming input sessions. The city states: "The project's focus will be to use a community-based, grassroots approach to help the city take the next step in the evolution of its magnificent Mississippi riverfront."

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