02 Nov 2004

Davenport Starts Red-Light Camera Program

By John Perreault
Davenport in August became the first among the Quad Cities to implement red-light cameras at intersections. The City of Davenport has red light cameras at five different intersections: Kimberly Road and Elmore Avenue; Kimberly Road and Welcome Way; Kimberly Road and Brady Street; West 35th and Harrison streets; and West Fourth and Division streets.
26 Oct 2004

Obama Comes Out Swinging in Second U.S. Senate Debate

By Rich Miller
Since most of you probably had higher priorities last Thursday night than catching the debate between Barack Obama and Alan Keyes (such as watching the St. Louis Cardinals win the National League pennant), I figured I'd do my civic duty and tell you what I saw.
26 Oct 2004

500 Issues in Search of the Truth

By Kathleen McCarthy
Our 500th issue! No question about it, it has been a labor of love from the beginning. A love of what? It might sound trite to say, but "truth" would be our faithful answer. To a person, the staff at the River Cities' Reader reflects an inherent goodness, a sense of fair play, and a commitment to the truth, individual as it may be, that binds us together in this endeavor to publish a paper that has substance and relevance.
26 Oct 2004

Putting the Election in Perspective

By No Author
Last week, the River Cities' Reader assembled a small group of citizens and community leaders from a variety of backgrounds to discuss the November 2 election. The goal wasn't to talk about specific candidates or races but to put the election in a local context: What do federal, state, and local races mean to the Quad Cities? The discussion lasted more than an hour, and what follows is a transcript.
26 Oct 2004

Sheriff Candidates Outline Priorities

By Kathleen McCarthy
This year's general election includes the race between incumbent Dennis Conard and former Davenport mayor Phil Yerington for Scott County sheriff. Both candidates boast long-term careers in criminal justice. The sheriff's office has four primary areas of responsibility: jail management, courthouse security, service of all court orders, and rural-community policing.
26 Oct 2004

Candidate Statements for the November 2 Election

By No Author
The River Cities' Reader asked candidates in contested Scott and Rock Island county races - from people running from U.S. Senate to county offices - a simple question: "Compare yourself to and contrast yourself with your opponent(s) in terms of your respective positions on the issues you think will be most important during the next term of the office you're seeking.
19 Oct 2004

Desperate Democrats Throw Mud in Supreme-Court Race

By Rich Miller
This is an election. It is not a meeting of a Sunday School class," Illinois State Bar Association President Ole Bly Pace told the Associated Press this week. Pace was referring to the Fifth District Supreme Court race as he made what could be the political understatement of the year.
19 Oct 2004

New Rock Island Housing Authority Homes Represent First New Public Housing in 22 Years

By John Perreault
The Rock Island Housing Authority is building the first public housing in the Quad Cities in more than two decades. Six homes for low- and moderate-income people are currently under construction - at a cost of $1 million - and the authority has applied for funding for another six.
19 Oct 2004

Bring Back the Fairness Doctrine

By Letter to Editor
During the week of October 18-23, Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns 62 TV stations nationwide, is forcing its affiliates to air an anti-John Kerry film entitled Stolen Honor. The FCC has refused to do anything about it but at this writing, there is an intense nationwide boycott against Sinclair, and its stock is at an all- time low point.
12 Oct 2004

Can Lieutenant Governor Keep His Silence for Two More Years?

By Rich Miller
Illinois Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn was threatened with political "divorce" not long ago by Governor Rod Blagojevich's office. Quinn has been a critic of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority for years, but he was completely cut out of the governor's massive restructuring and reform plan.

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