17 Oct 2006

Lucky 13: Great Mask Auction: Saturday, October 21, at the Bucktown Center for the Arts

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artwork by Elizabeth Shriver It has always been a nomadic monster, roaming the Quad Cities (usually Rock Island) in search of arts patrons. In recent years, it has squatted at The Villa, the McKesson building, and (most recently) the Rocket Theatre.

Now, in its 13th year, it has taken up temporary residence across the river in Bucktown, and it has also mutated. What was once a single-minded creature - all about selling art - has now evolved into something of an entertainer. To its already formidable arsenal it has added magic and improvisational comedy and a haunted dungeon.

It is, of course, MidCoast Fine Arts' Great Mask Halloween Bash & Fine Art Auction, scheduled to start at 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 21, at the Bucktown Center for the Arts (225 East Second Street in downtown Davenport).

17 Oct 2006

Happy Trails: National Trails Symposium Comes to the Quad Cities

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Normally Joe Taylor would be excited about a convention of this size coming to the Quad Cities. This week's National Trails Symposium is even sweeter because it dovetails with the community's strengths.

17 Oct 2006

For the Sake of Justice

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According to The Oxford English Dictionary, "justice" is defined as "maintenance of legal, social, or moral principles by the exercise of authority or power; assignment of deserved reward or punishment," "the quality or fact of being just; (the principle of) just dealing or conduct; integrity; impartiality, fairness," and "conformity (of an action or thing) to moral right or to reason, truth, or fact."

The above definitions are foundational to our democracy. When these principles fail on any level, whether in our national arena, district courts, or local civil-rights commissions, this failure contributes to the overall erosion of our system.

17 Oct 2006

Noteworthy Events for the Week of October 18 - 24

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Treologic

The Redstone Room

Friday, October 20, 10pm

 

17 Oct 2006

St. Ambrose University Posts Record Enrollment

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St. Ambrose University's enrollment continues to rise, with the university achieving a record 3,780 students this fall, according to the official 20th-day count. The record enrollment is the school's ninth in the past 10 years. Founded in 1882, St. Ambrose offers more than 75 majors in undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs, and maintains a 15-to-one student-faculty ratio. For more information, go to (http://www.sau.edu).

 

10 Oct 2006

"Notoriety's Free": Independent Candidate for Congress Runs as a Pirate

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James Hill The race for Congress in Iowa's First District is already bordering on the ridiculous - with the national Republican party trying to tag Bruce Braley as a Communist, for instance - so why not throw a pirate into the mix?

10 Oct 2006

Why "Project Censored" Still Matters

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In 2000, Mother Jones published a commentary attacking the annual Project Censored list of major stories underrepresented in the mainstream media. The 2006 version of Project Censored starts on page 7 in this week's River Cities' Reader.

10 Oct 2006

No Wall Between Church and State

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Mr. Jeff Ignatius, in his article "Mixed Colors, Mixed Messages" in the September 23-October 3, 2006, Reader, made the statement "in the sense that the barrier between church and state is explicitly and clearly articulated in the Constitution." I don't know what Constitution he is reading, but the one I am familiar with says in the First Amendment that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." Not one word about separation of church and state.

10 Oct 2006

Noteworthy Events for the Week of October 11 - 17

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The Threepenny Opera

St. Ambrose University

Thursday, October 12, through Sunday, October 15

 

10 Oct 2006

Iowa Chamber Alliance Launches Election Web Site

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The Iowa Chamber Alliance (ICA), a nonpartisan coalition that represents 16 chambers of commerce and economic-development organizations throughout the state, has joined a nationwide get-out-the-vote effort with the United States Chamber of Commerce. The partners have unveiled (http://www.VoteForIowa.com), a one-stop shop for nonpartisan information about the upcoming election. The Iowa Chamber Alliance's mission is to put forth and enact an agenda to improve the state's economy through support for programs that stimulate economic-growth opportunities for the entire state and its residents. ICA members include chambers and economic-development organizations in Ames, Bettendorf, Burlington/West Burlington, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fort Dodge, Iowa City, Marshalltown, Mason City, Muscatine, Sioux City, and Waterloo.

 

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