14 Feb 2006

Cronyism Still Thrives in Scott County Government

By Karl Rhomberg
Who knew that the Scott County Board of Supervisors was also a select committee of art critics and connoisseurs? The brouhaha last week over an offer to donate a poster to the county was laughable, but did prove at least one thing: Cronyism still thrives in Scott County government.
14 Feb 2006

Survey Suggests a Grim Forecast for Area Youth

By Jesse Virgil
Ninety-one percent of Quad Cities teenagers do not have sufficient "developmental assets" and are therefore less likely to be successful adults, a recently released survey found. On January 27, the United Way of the Quad Cities Area announced the results of a survey filled out by 8,000 seventh-, ninth-, and 12th-grade students from nearly every school district in Scott and Rock Island counties.
07 Feb 2006

Court Decision Pits Distributors Against Wineries

By Rich Miller
For years, the Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois (ABDI) has been one of the most successful lobbies at the Illinois statehouse. The victory that comes immediately to mind was when ABDI teamed up with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to prevent direct sales of out-of-state wine to consumers.
07 Feb 2006

NewVentures Earmarks

By Kathleen McCarthy
There is a hue and cry across this land demanding political reform and accountability. The hubris that abounds, relative to the spending of taxpayers' dollars by government - whether elected, appointed, or simply hired - has gone beyond intolerable to immoral.
07 Feb 2006

Town-Hall Meeting Raised Awareness

By No Author
I am writing to you today in response to Jesse Virgil's coverage of the Working Families Win town-hall meeting at St. Ambrose on January 17. (See River Cities' Reader Issue 565, January 25-31, 2006.) I was present at the town-hall meeting, the purpose of which was to raise awareness and to engage citizens on various levels to push for a new economic direction for the state of Iowa.
31 Jan 2006

GOP Front-Runner Wins Debate by Not Losing

By Rich Miller
There are plenty of ways to look at who won or lost last week's gubernatorial debate between the four Republican candidates. On pure style points, I think Jim Oberweis won big. His performance was positively Reagan-esque.
31 Jan 2006

Civil-Rights Commission Continues Its Shenanigans in Botsko Case

By Kathleen McCarthy
It's hard to imagine a six-year old legal battle with a city commission that is out to get you, especially with no substantial evidence to support its claims. Such is the case with Davenport dentist Dr. David Botsko and the Davenport Civil Rights Commission (DCRC) in Naab v.
24 Jan 2006

Gubernatorial Challenger Finds Encouragement in Poll Numbers

By Rich Miller
Democratic gubernatorial challenger Edwin Eisendrath has been using some startling poll results to recruit his top staff, and the numbers appear encouraging. But the big question - how much money he will spend - is still not known.
24 Jan 2006

Davenport NAACP Opposes Alito

By Letter to Editor
As another concerned citizen of the Quad Cities and president of the Davenport Branch of the NAACP, I stand with and must reflect the national position in opposition to the confirmation of Judge Samuel Alito to the United States Supreme Court.
24 Jan 2006

Black Hawk College Forms a New Gay-Straight Alliance

By Mike Schulz
Viewed less as a movie than as a cultural phenomenon, one of the most refreshing aspects of Brokeback Mountain is the matter-of-factness with which it tells its gay love story, as this revolutionary work treats its protagonists' romance with the same dignity and consideration that has accompanied heterosexual screen romances since the dawn of cinema.

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