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Tuesday, 02 July 2002 18:00 |
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Independence Day should be dearer to Americans than ever before. We should all
reflect on what independence actually means to us, both individually and as a citizenry. Most Americans equate independence with freedom that accompanies a democracy. |
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Tuesday, 18 June 2002 18:00 |
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Grant and Johnson Elementary School parents lost their appeal of the Davenport School Board’s decision to close the two neighborhood schools after Administrative Law Judge Susan Anderson decided that the DSB had followed the state’s Barker Guidelines for closing schools in Iowa. |
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Tuesday, 11 June 2002 18:00 |
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The Davenport City Council is employing some disturbing tactics this term. The appointed Mayor Pro Tem, Alderman-at-Large Jamie Howard, is a co-pilot on what appears to be a definite power trip with pilot Mayor Charlie Brooke, evidenced by their joint effort to terminate John Waddell from the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA). |
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Tuesday, 21 May 2002 18:00 |
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There is an alarming trend occurring in our great nation that deserves scrutiny and constant vigilance. The current Bush Administration has made no secret of its “shadow government” ever since 9/11. But shadow governments are not the trend; they have existed throughout the ages. |
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Tuesday, 14 May 2002 18:00 |
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On May 8, the Iowa Department of Education’s Administrative Law Judge, Susan Anderson, presided over an appeal filed by Davenport parents to reverse the Davenport School Board’s (DSB) decision to close Grant and Johnson elementary schools. |
