20 Jul 2004

Downtown Davenport Riverfront in Jeopardy

By Kathleen McCarthy
Every year, weather permitting, the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival is held in downtown Davenport's LeClaire Park. The setting is one-of-a-kind, a picturesque complement to our notable location - the only place where the Mississippi River runs east and west.
20 Jul 2004

Keep This Man from Writing Again

By Letter to Editor
"Fixing Problem Properties" (written by Jeff Ignatius) is one of the worst cover stories I can remember in the Reader. (See Issue 485, July 14-20, 2004.) The title alone suggests that it would deal with bad-looking properties, perhaps tenant problems, or even a well-balanced approach to the issue of landlords who appear to be blowing off their properties and not fixing them.
13 Jul 2004

Obscure Board Spawns Illinois' Biggest Scandal

By Administrator
The scandal of the year is not about Jack Ryan's sex life. It's about an obscure little state board that appears to have gotten completely out of hand. You've probably never heard of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board, at least until recently.
06 Jul 2004

Illinois Budget Process More Secretive Than Ever

By Rich Miller
Slowly but surely, the state legislature is being replaced by five guys in a back room. It's old news that the four legislative leaders and the governor have totally hijacked the budget process. For years now, the governor, the House speaker, the Senate president, and the House and Senate minority leaders have met behind closed doors to hammer out the state's spending plans.
29 Jun 2004

It's the Lying, Stupid

By Administrator
It wasn't about the sex. You might think Jack Ryan was forced out of the U.S. Senate race because the media found out that his ex-wife alleged that he had dragged her to kinky sex clubs on two continents.
29 Jun 2004

Downtown Davenport's Riverfront: Green or Gone?

By Administrator
From the beginning, I have been a strong supporter of gambling in Iowa. I believe that the financial structure of gaming licenses, which provides for a percentage of revenues to be set aside for community reinvestment, came when Iowa needed it most.
22 Jun 2004

Chicago Congressman Helps Crown a New "Messiah"

By Administrator
Back in March, U.S. Representative Danny Davis (D-Chicago) participated in one of the most bizarre public events I've ever heard of. And that's saying something. During the event, held on federal property, the Reverend Sun Myung Moon proclaimed himself the "Messiah" and "Returning Lord.
22 Jun 2004

QCIA Provides Weekend Getaway: Las Vegas!

By Kathleen McCarthy
Who knew that on any given Thursday evening, you could pack a bag at 6 p.m., board a plane around 10 p.m., and be in Las Vegas by midnight, all in plenty of time to enjoy the flash and sizzle that defines the Las Vegas Strip? Last week, members of the Quad City International Airport (QCIA) staff, associates, and other Quad Citians making the most of $89 one-way fares celebrated AirTran's inaugural nonstop flight direct from Moline to Las Vegas, fondly deemed the "Red Eye for the Fun Guy.
15 Jun 2004

Plenty of Blame to Go Around in Illinois Budget Mess

By Rich Miller
Who's to blame for the overtime legislative session? It's a question you will probably hear a lot in the coming days, even weeks, as the factions jockey for position. In case you haven't heard, the state budget is a mess.
15 Jun 2004

Two-Year Terms Should Not Equate to Inaction

By Kathleen McCarthy
Increasing Davenport city-council terms from two years to four years has some merit in terms of stability, especially when it normally takes at least that long to implement substantial capital-improvement projects.

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