24 Sep 2002

Iowa Candidates Don't Want Voters to Know

By Administrator
Iowa candidates for public office should be ashamed for not filling out Project Vote Smart's National Political Awareness Test (NPAT). What message does it send to voters when our incumbents and challengers are unwilling to share their views with voters? And what does it say about the parties and political consultants who discourage candidates from such basic disclosure? This refusal to inform voters is part of the systemic problem that perpetuates lack of accountability of the body politic.
24 Sep 2002

Commentary Misstated Situation with Iraq

By Letter to Editor
I am writing in response to your article "Can September 11 Still Change Everything?" in Issue 391 (September 11, 2002) of the River Cities' Reader. The anniversary of the September 11 attacks has brought to light that the media, both on the national and local level, are simply stuck in a rut with reporting stories of either what happened on that day or simply how the event changed the nation, the state, the community, and the individual.
22 Sep 2002

Employment Selection Options

By Vince Barrett
Q: I am considering changing employment and not sure what assistance is available, or would be best? A: There are numerous services available in the Quad Cities to assist you in your employment quest.
17 Sep 2002

Only a Few Voters Control Davenport

By Kathleen McCarthy
The Davenport Community School Board elections are over, and there is good news and bad. The good news is that Grant School parent Alan Guard was the top vote-getter throughout the majority of the city, representing the community's desire for real change in the district.
17 Sep 2002

Guard Thanks Voters

By Letter to Editor
Nine months ago, I would not have imagined being elected as a member of the school board. I am humbled by the overwhelming support of the residents of Davenport, Walcott, Blue Grass, and Buffalo. As the top vote-getter and the winner in 74 percent of the voting precincts, it is clear that the voters believe in my positive message of preserving neighborhood schools, fiscal responsibility, and consensus-building through community involvement.
17 Sep 2002

Complaints Against Birkett Deserve to Be Heard

By Robert Jackson Jr.
For years, Carrie Gammell has been trying to convince a disinterested press corps to cover her battle with the DuPage County powers-that-be. And for years she's been ignored, and often called a head case. Never mind that she can back up much of what she says with reams of documentation.
10 Sep 2002

Cash and Conflicts for Illinois AG Candidate

By Rich Miller
The news media, particularly in Chicago, has expended huge amounts of time and energy researching every nook and cranny of attorney-general candidate Lisa Madigan's life and political connections. But almost nothing has been written about her opponent, Joe Birkett.
10 Sep 2002

Spot Zoning Unconscionable

By Kathleen McCarthy
The current Davenport zoning issue for the old H&W property located on North Brady across from the Walnut Center is not so confusing when you strip away all the complexities involved and take a basic, common-sense approach.
10 Sep 2002

Can September 11 Still Change Everything?

By Jeff Ignatius
It didn't take long for September 11, 2001, to be dubbed "the day that changed everything." But change doesn't happen by itself, and the sad fact is that we - and I'm not excluding myself - haven't changed nearly enough since the terrorist attacks of one year ago.
10 Sep 2002

Remember Others Affected by September 11

By Scott Morschhauser
I sit in my quiet house alone, writing this letter. It is one year since the 9/11 tragedy, and our nation is reflecting on the event. My story is slightly different than most. Other than the unfortunate victims and those directly in the area around the attacks, most Americans were never in physical danger because of 9/11.

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