14 Oct 2003

Democrats Cross the Illinois Speaker at Their Peril

By Rich Miller
A fascinating month-long political standoff might finally be coming to a close in Kankakee County. The trouble started when Governor Rod Blagojevich promised state Representative Phil Novak (D-Bradley) a seat on the Illinois Pollution Control Board.
14 Oct 2003

Can We Keep It Up?

By Kathleen McCarthy
In recent weeks, Davenport citizens have experienced quite a scare with the prospect of losing their city administrator Craig Malin. Peoria, Illinois, was courting Malin for the position of city manager, and Malin was giving the offer professional scrutiny.
14 Oct 2003

Basics and a Whole Lot More

By Letter to Editor
There was a letter in the Quad-City Times last week, and it appears that the author was laboring under some mistaken assumptions. For example, he clearly did not know that the City of Davenport's tax rate is today only 1 percent more than it was in 1992.
07 Oct 2003

What I Did on My Middle-Eastern Vacation

By Rich Miller
I can only take so much of Illinois politics before I begin to go a little crazy. Don't get me wrong, Illinois politics is my life. I truly enjoy my job. But, eventually, the bickering, the corruption, the pettiness start to infect my soul and I gotta stop for a while.
07 Oct 2003

Gephardt Engaging in Negative Attacks

By Letter to Editor
I was polled by phone on September 23 about my views, primarily regarding Howard Dean, phrased negatively, with blatant misrepresentations. Governor Dean was singled out for his position on NAFTA, which is to renew it with modifications to correct human-rights and environmental abuses, a position shared by the majority of the Democratic presidential candidates, but that was omitted.
07 Oct 2003

The Bush Crony Full-Employment Act of 2003

By Joshua Micah Marshall
Every big new piece of legislation needs a catchy title to set it apart. And I think I've come up with a good one for the $87 billion. How about "The Bush Crony Full-Employment Act of 2003"? Now before you get up in arms, I'm for however much money our troops need to get the job done in Iraq and protect their own safety.
30 Sep 2003

Why Does Project Censored Matter?

By Kathleen McCarthy
We traditionally publish Project Censored's annual Top 10 Censored Stories because it is an opportunity to expose our readers to issues and subjects that are considered need-to-know information according to every known standard for newsworthy data.
23 Sep 2003

Stop Mowing the Ditches

By Rich Miller
As I've told you before, I spent much of my childhood on a farm in rural Iroquois County. One of the chores I thought was completely pointless back then was mowing the ditches. It was dangerous work.
23 Sep 2003

Examine the Record!

By Kathleen McCarthy
Republicans and Democrats have given new meaning to the word hypocrisy. For example, one of the non-negotiable positions of Republicans is less government, not more. Yet the current Republican administration has created the largest bureaucracy in the history of our nation with the Homeland Security Act.
16 Sep 2003

Illinois Comptroller Leads the Democratic Field for Senate, but He's Vulnerable

By Administrator
Let's continue our look at U.S. Senate candidates. This time, the Democrats: • Comptroller Dan Hynes - Obviously the man to beat. Hynes has lined up big-time labor support, he has the backing of most county Democrat chairmen, he has put together a good organization, and he has won two statewide elections by wide margins.

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