02 Dec 2003

Scott County Updates Tobacco Policy

By Joe Collins
• The Scott County Board of Supervisors has revised its Tobacco-Free Workplace Policy. The policy applies to all employees, vendors, visitors, and citizens conducting business within county facilities or vehicles.
02 Dec 2003

Is Medicare Reform Good for You?

By Edmund F. Haislmaier
Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle identified with pinpoint accuracy the key stumbling block in Medicare-reform legislation before the bill's passage by the House and Senate last week. He repeated that Democrats want to add prescription drug coverage to Medicare, but added: "If we're going to change the character of Medicare itself, that's too high a price to pay.
02 Dec 2003

A Liberal View: Killing Medicare

By Trudy Lieberman
The Medicare "reform" legislation just passed by Congress sends the program on a path to destruction. Crafted in the heady days of the Great Society, Medicare has worked reasonably well for almost four decades for seniors and disabled Americans, many of whom are unable to buy health coverage in the private market.
02 Dec 2003

The President's Point of View: Giving Seniors More Options

By Randy Stalsberg
Excerpts from a speech by President George W. Bush last week Today we had a major victory to improve the health-care system in America. The United States Senate has joined the House of Representatives in passing historic reform of Medicare that will strengthen the system, that will modernize the system, that will provide high-quality care for the seniors who live in America.
25 Nov 2003

Iowa College-Savings Plan Reaches Milestone

By Joe Collins
• Iowa State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald has announced that College Savings Iowa, the state's 529 plan, has reached $600 million in assets under management, an increase of nearly 30 percent from one year ago.
18 Nov 2003

Help Make Thanksgiving Better for Others

By Joe Collins
• Thanksgiving could use a little help this year. As of this writing, Bob Vogelbaugh, also known as "Mr. Thanksgiving," has less than $1,000 for an event that requires at least $8,000 and needs donations for the 33rd annual community Thanksgiving dinner.
18 Nov 2003

A River Cities' Reader Timeline

By Todd McGreevy

September 29-October 26, 1993 Premiere Issue The River Cities' Reader's premiere issue is 32 pages, with advertisers Evergreen Art Works, Kimberly Chrysler, Eldridge Bike Shop, Davenport Museum of Art, Day Dreams Furniture, Galvin Fine Arts Center, The Faithful Pilot, Rascals, Licata Interior Gallery, The Children's Museum, Hancher Auditorium, Mike (Comic for Hire), Huckleberry's, Cox Cable, Co-op, and Jumer's Casino Rock Island.

11 Nov 2003

Is the Draft Coming Back?

By Joe Collins
• A notice on the Department of Defense Web site invites citizens over the age of 18 to volunteer for local draft boards, raising questions about a possible revival of conscription. The board members will decide who can be exempted if a draft is needed.
11 Nov 2003

Building the Arts Corridor

By Jeff Ignatius
The most obvious signs of Davenport's arts renaissance can be seen with the construction of the new Figge Art Museum and the renovation of the Redstone building for the River Music Experience. But two other projects now in the works could have an even greater impact on the Quad Cities' artistic community.
04 Nov 2003

Bettendorf Looking at Allowing Deer Hunting

By Joe Collins
• Bambi might not be safe in Bettendorf anymore. Because of a rapidly growing deer population, city officials are looking at allowing deer hunting on farmland within Bettendorf limits. Some residents have had as many as 25 deer in their backyards at any given time, and property damage in Scott County from deer/vehicle crashes is the third highest in the state.

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