21 Jan 2003

Iowa Senators Unite Against Total Information Awareness Project

By Joe Collins
• U.S. Senators from Iowa Charles Grassley (a Republican) and Tom Harkin (a Democrat) joined a group of their upper-chamber colleagues supporting legislation introduced by Senator Russell Feingold (a Wisconsin Democrat) on the development of the controversial Total Information Awareness (TIA) project.
14 Jan 2003

Gambling Boats Might Face Tax Increase

By Joe Collins
• One of the tasks Iowa lawmakers will have to deal with involves an Iowa Supreme Court decision from June that it was unconstitutional to tax racetrack casinos at a higher rate - 32 percent - than riverboat casinos, which are taxed at 20 percent.
14 Jan 2003

No Cap? No New Jobs? No Problem!

By Jeff Ignatius
The city governments of Bettendorf and Davenport are both considering property-tax-incentive packages for business development, and they couldn't be more different. Bettendorf is considering giving developers the property taxes stemming from higher real-estate values for a commercial development to replace declining Duck Creek Mall, while Davenport is looking to give a $2.
07 Jan 2003

Winckler Named Fellow by Leadership Institute

By Joe Collins
• State Representative Cindy Winckler (D-Davenport) was recently selected as a fellow by the Flemming Leadership Institute, a program that trains emerging state legislators from across the country. Winckler joins a bipartisan group of 30 legislators in their first or second terms who have demonstrated superior leadership ability, dedication to public service, and a commitment to use government to implement practical policy solutions.
07 Jan 2003

Leaving the Levee

By Jeff Ignatius
The names have a fitting plainness: River/Gulf Grain and Builders Sand & Cement Company. These two industrial businesses occupy roughly 240,000 square feet on the Davenport riverfront east of the Government Bridge and, as their names suggest, don't provide much in the way of green grass, trees, or a river view.
23 Dec 2002

Habitat for Humanity Dedicates 25th Quad Cities Home

By Joe Collins
• December 21 marked the dedication of Habitat for Humanity-Quad Cities' 25th home. The house is located on Street "A" in Moline and will be home to Elizabeth Thompson and her three sons. Thompson will making a down payment and signing a 20-year mortgage, and has completed at least 250 hours of "sweat equity" (volunteer time) working on her home, other homes under construction, and other Habitat activities.
23 Dec 2002

Out in the Cold?

By Jeff Ignatius
On Friday, December 20, agencies in Iowa that deal with the issue of affordable housing got word of a potentially devastating development: An application for federal funding covering the entire state except Des Moines somehow didn't arrive intact in Washington, D.
17 Dec 2002

Moline to Improve Streetscape

By Joe Collins
• The Moline City Council's Planning & Public Safety Committee approved the first phase of a plan to upgrade the appearance of Moline's downtown streets, meant to build economic connections from River Drive to the Moline Centre, the name of Moline's traditional downtown area along Fifth and Sixth avenues.
17 Dec 2002

Carats Are Good for Your Eyes

By Kathleen McCarthy
What girl doesn't thrill at the sight of a glittering diamond, sparkling radiantly with every twinkle of light it catches, especially when she's wearing it? A quality diamond captivates us with its endless brilliance, almost like a symphony of pure light trading moments of sheer exuberance as the myriad facets dance maniacally within its form.
10 Dec 2002

Riverssance Consolidates with MidCoast Fine Arts

By Joe Collins
• Riverssance Festival of Fine Arts has announced the formal consolidation of its organization and festival event with local arts agency MidCoast Fine Arts. Representatives of both organizations have met and signed an agreement uniting Riverssance with MidCoast to continue orchestration of the Riverssance Festival held annually in late September in Davenport's Lindsay Park.

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