06 Feb 2001

Alderman Ignores Citizen During "Public with Business"

By Administrator
It didn't even take a week for the public's worst fears to be realized regarding the recent censorship of Davenport's "Public with Business" portion of council meetings. At last week's Community Development meeting, chaired by Alderman Bill Sherwood, the cameras were turned off during the "Public with Business" segment as promised, whereupon Alderman Sherwood proceeded to ignore citizen Niky Bowles during her allotted five-minute presentation by taking a call on his cell phone.
06 Feb 2001

Lawsuit Creates Noise About Noise

By Jeff Ignatius
A $25 million class-action civil-rights lawsuit filed by three African Americans against the City of Rock Island faces an uphill battle in court, according to people familiar with similar challenges. On January 18, three men filed a class-action lawsuit seeking $25 million in damages and asking the federal district court to overturn a Rock Island city ordinance forbidding drivers from playing their car stereos loudly.
06 Feb 2001

Super Subjects

By Garry Lee Wright
"Hello again everyone, and welcome to another edition of Blowhard Roundtable, the in-your-face cable news talkfest where the participants aren't afraid to make waves, take on the tough issues, and say inane things on national television.
30 Jan 2001

Public Outcry Causes Mayor to Rethink Broadcast Policy

By Phil Yerington
I would like to set the record straight on the recent controversy surrounding the Davenport City Council's decision not to televise the "Public with Business" portion of our meetings. There was never any desire or attempt to "censor" the voice of the people.
30 Jan 2001

Des Moines Register Story a Parrot Job

By Kathleen McCarthy
The January 27, 2001, Des Moines Register article on both Davenport's and Cedar Rapids' decision to censor "Public with Business" is a great example of how the media can misguide the public. The reporter gave no context for any of the pertinent aspects of the story.
30 Jan 2001

Candidates Filing to Run in Upcoming Local Elections

By No Author
A list of candidates who are running in upcoming local elections. The Illinois Primary Election is February 27, with the General Election on April 3. The special elections in Iowa will be held March 6. MOLINE Mayor Dave Duran (D) Stan Leach (R) Georgine Corby (I) Alderman At-Large Joseph A.
30 Jan 2001

Quad Cities Move Ahead with Stormwater Management Plans, but Davenport Sits in Limbo

By Jeff Ignatius
After more than eight years of silence from the state, the City of Davenport is wondering exactly what happened to an application required by a federal environmental regulation. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the state agency administering the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation, has never issued Davenport a permit under the Stormwater Management Program.
30 Jan 2001

What's On

By Garry Lee Wright
8:56 a.m. Network headquarters. "Good morning, everyone. Turn off your cell phone and take a seat. Now, I won't beat around the bush. Our programming is getting creamed by everything, including village board meetings.
23 Jan 2001

Dark Days Ahead for Davenport

By Kathleen McCarthy
Last week marked the darkest day in Davenport in recent history, and by many accounts the beginning of the end for Davenport's current city council. To the horror of the public, our only champion, Mayor Phil Yerington, turned tail and joined five aldermen (Moritz-1st Ward, McGivern-6th Ward, Sherwood-At-Large, Englemann-8th Ward, and Brown-7th Ward) in censoring the "Public with Business" segment of city council meetings from being broadcast on our community cable channel.
23 Jan 2001

Moline Readies Water-Plant Loan Application

By Jeff Ignatius
As the City of Moline finalizes its plans for a nearly $20 million expansion of its water plant over the next few months, the city will also put the finishing touches on an application for a low-interest state loan that could have a major impact on the utility's ability to maintain its aging system.

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