17 Jun 2003

Iowa Phases Out Food-Stamp Coupons

By Joe Collins
• Iowa began phasing out the use of food-stamp coupons on May 21. New recipients in Linn and Jones counties have begun using a new debit-like card to receive their benefits. The transition to the use of the new card is set to take place in one-month intervals.
17 Jun 2003

"New Urbanism" Takes Center Stage in Prairie Heights

By Administrator
In two weeks, the Davenport city council will take a largely symbolic vote on the mixed-use development with the romantic-sounding name Prairie Heights, on the land formerly known as 53rd and Eastern. That will be one of the earliest - and easiest - steps in what's expected to be an arduous process for the city council.
10 Jun 2003

Iowa Special Session Ends with Economic-Development Package

By Joe Collins
• The contentious Iowa legislative special session ended with approval of a $503-million economic-development package. In the budget year that begins July 1, there is $45 million for business development, $2.5 million each for loan guarantees and marketing, $5 million for workforce training, $6 million for university research and development, and $500,000 each for the cultural trust fund and state parks.
03 Jun 2003

Quad City Botanical Center Opens Garden for Physically Challenged

By Joe Collins
• Enthusiasts of gardens for physically challenged people will soon have a new one to enjoy at the Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island. The garden is funded by a $40,000 grant from the Scott County Regional Authority and in-kind services provided by area businesses.
03 Jun 2003

The Mississippi's Trash Man Extends His Reach

By Administrator
In the classroom of the 42-foot-long barge/houseboat that serves as the operations center of Living Lands & Waters, the 40 or so teachers assembled in the Quad Cities last Friday were naturally disappointed when told at the beginning of the day that Chad Pregracke would not be joining them just yet.
03 Jun 2003

Cuisine and Cooking Take Center Stage at Mardi Gras

By Jeff Ignatius
Two years ago at Gumbo Ya Ya, the festival included a kids' cooking clinic with Chef Eudell Watts III, at which children learned to make gumbo. But adults were drawn as much as children, and therein was the germ of an idea.
03 Jun 2003

Bettendorf Throws a Centennial Party

By Jeff Ignatius
Bettendorf's 100th birthday gets a proper party this weekend with a variety of activities led by the Trinity Street Fair & Dance on Saturday from 10 a.m. to midnight. The event will be on Spruce Hills Drive in Bettendorf, between 18th Street and Hardee's (in the old Eagle parking lot).
27 May 2003

SCRA and RDA Announce Spring Grants

By Joe Collins
• It's spring again and time for another round of grants from the Riverboat Development Authority (RDA) and the Scott County Regional Authority (SCRA), the organizations that hold the gambling licenses for the two Iowa Quad Cities riverboats.
27 May 2003

The Coming Mono-Media

By Jeff Ignatius
On June 2, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is expected to approve new rules dealing with the ownership of daily newspapers and broadcast-media outlets. These changes could dramatically alter the media landscape in the country, just as the Telecommunications Act of 1996 has resulted in the concentration of ownership of radio stations.
20 May 2003

Scott County Works to Prevent Lead Poisoning in Children

By Joe Collins
• The Scott County Lead Poisoning Prevention Coalition, with funding support from the Riverboat Development Authority and Scott County Regional Authority, is beginning a program that provides cleaning supplies and educational materials to families in an effort to reduce the number of lead-poisoned children in Scott County.

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