02 May 2006

Radio Pirates Say War Changes the Rules. Are They Correct?

By Scott Westerman
sharpe2 Free Radio Berkeley and KBLT-Los Angeles are two of the more storied pirate-radio operations of the late 20th Century. Stephen Dunifer and Sue Carpenter fought federal regulations and, for a time, ran their own radio stations without a license.  Pirates still flourish in some corners of the country, but the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is often quick to pull the plug.
25 Apr 2006

Why George Ryan Thinks He's Innocent - and Why He's Not

By Administrator
I'm from Kankakee. That accident of birth automatically put me on George Ryan's "A" list. Everybody from Kankakee was given special treatment. Ryan treated me differently from many other reporters. But being from Kankakee also had its downside.
18 Apr 2006

Schools and Roads Suffer at the Hands of Political Games

By Rich Miller
Despite what they said, it's not too hard to figure out why the Senate Republicans blocked two construction-bond bills proposed by Democrats, one for education and the other for roads and bridges. The idea is to starve the governor and the Democrats of cash for projects that they could use to promote their re-elections this fall.
18 Apr 2006

Whose Truth is the Truth?

By Kathleen McCarthy
I cannot resist weighing in on the City of Davenport's new "Rules of Conduct" as they apply to certain aldermen and the mayor. Included in the rules is the mandate to "Be honest and truthful. Tell the truth.
18 Apr 2006

Art Retches Forward

By No Author
In his interesting review of the Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition at Augustana, Steve Banks rightfully points out that this year's incarnation of the show is "unthemed" and thus more about "showcasing dynamic talent.
18 Apr 2006

Davenport Marketing Can't Overcome City's Deficiencies

By Administrator
I'd like to write a column about how Davenport is marketing itself. But any discussion about the marketing of Davenport needs to be preceded by a discussion of what's being marketed. That's because we have to fix any company's (or city's) infrastructure if we expect the masses to flock to it as a result of marketing.
11 Apr 2006

Poll Takes an Early Snapshot of Statewide Races

By Rich Miller
For the first time, a statewide poll has included state Senator James Meeks in the gubernatorial mix, but the results are not yet encouraging for the potential third-party candidate. Meeks is an African-American minister and state legislator who has been threatening to run for governor for the past several weeks.
11 Apr 2006

Civic Participation Needed to Save Davenport From Serious Damage

By William D. Ashton
Editor's note: Below is a letter from Davenport's own Bill Ashton of Ashton Engineering, detailing his concerns, relative to flooding, with the Isle of Capri's (IOC's) proposal for building a casino hotel on downtown Davenport's riverfront.
11 Apr 2006

You Can Leave Your Hat on (and Your Shoes, Too!)

By Karl Rhomberg
A close friend of mine is a police officer in one of those Minneapolis suburbs that remind one so much of Bettendorf or Pleasant Valley. Not much crime, mostly helping neighbors with accident reports of fender benders, directing traffic at high-school football games, chasing kids home on Saturday nights.
04 Apr 2006

Investigations Bring an End to the Old Ways

By Rich Miller
The paranoia level is pretty much at an all-time high at the Illinois Statehouse. Walk past House Speaker Michael Madigan's office and there's a good chance you'll see him standing in the hallway talking on his cell phone.

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