16 Aug 2005

Something Fishy Is Raising Money

By Jeff Ignatius
When budget cuts hit Rock Island Clean & Beautiful, the organization did something unusual: It engaged the artistic community for a public-art project. Sure, the 20 artistic catfish that have been gracing various sites in the Quad Cities are a fundraiser, but they're also part of a larger vision to make the Quad Cities a more visually appealing place.
16 Aug 2005

Charles Heston's "Riverfront Organizaiton" Memo

By Administrator
MEMORANDUM DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Date: August 11, 2005 To: Mayor and City Council Levee Improvement Commission Davenport Riverfront Task Force From: Charles Heston Subject: Riverfront Organization After the July 26, 2005 joint meeting between the City Council and the Levee Improvement Commission, Tom Engelmann asked me to make a proposal.
09 Aug 2005

Fundraising Reports Help Handicap GOP Candidates

By Rich Miller
There are some important milestones in every statewide campaign. The benchmark polling is the first. In the race for governor, Judy Baar Topinka won that one hands down, but wasn't as far ahead, perhaps, as she should have been.
09 Aug 2005

Davenport? We Know Drama

By Kathleen McCarthy
I recently invested in a comprehensive Oxford English Dictionary and have been reacquainting myself with words whose traditional meanings and usage might have been lost, or at least grossly distorted within modern-day politics.
09 Aug 2005

Lawmakers Must Address Health Care

By No Author
At a time when health-care costs are soaring and more and more Americans find themselves in the ranks of the uninsured, state and federal legislators should be addressing ways to provide affordable, quality health-care coverage for every American.
02 Aug 2005

30-Year-Old Law Sets Stage for New Abortion Battle

By Rich Miller
A little-remembered 1975 Illinois law might cause a whole lot of trouble in the coming year or two. The Illinois Abortion Law of 1975 was passed in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade opinion, which overruled most state laws banning abortion.
02 Aug 2005

Everyone Is a Blues VIP

By No Author
First of all, I want to thank you for such an awesome Blues Festival this year. Great music and a great time as usual. Thanks to everyone at the Mississippi Valley Blues Society and the sponsors who worked so hard making it happen.
02 Aug 2005

What Is the Quad Cities Marketing?

By David C. Aeschliman
(Editor's note: This is the first of a monthly series discussing various Quad Cities' marketing efforts.) There is a marketing axiom stating that marketing can't make you something you're not.
02 Aug 2005

Is Rock Island Draining Its Cash Cow?

By Jeff Ignatius

"The only red tape you'll find in Rock Island is the one you cut at your grand opening," says the new marketing campaign for the city. Some bar owners in The District of Rock Island view things a little differently.

02 Aug 2005

Western Illinois Campus on Hold While Backers Try to Secure Funding

By Joel Knutsen
Progress on a new Western Illinois University campus on the Moline riverfront is at a standstill until officials can obtain the funding needed to do the initial architectural and engineering design required before construction can begin.

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