05 Mar 2002

Nine Zeroes and a One

By Garry Lee Wright
Housing starts were up last quarter, which is good news for everyone who's been living on canned soup and sending their résumés to Monster.com. Economists say that signals the beginning of the end of the recession, which is just in time.
26 Feb 2002

Congressional Hearings on Enron Resemble a Toothless, Clawless Bear

By Kathleen McCarthy
The congressional investigation of the Enron debacle is frustrating, to say the least. Both House and Senate participants are clearly unqualified to probe the complex financial and political issues that characterize Enron's dirty dealings.
26 Feb 2002

Don't Impreza My Vitara, You Prius

By Administrator
As if the economy, the Enron debacle, and those crooked Olympic judges weren't enough, there's another crisis brewing: We're running out of macho names for cars. It's been happening over the past few years.
19 Feb 2002

Trust Us

By Jeff Ignatius
Supporters of cultural organizations will descend on Des Moines this week to lobby Iowa legislators for a $10 million trust fund that could be a long-term - albeit relatively minor - funding source for arts groups.
19 Feb 2002

March for Cultural Trust Fund

By Kathleen McCarthy
The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs (IDCA) has articulated a brilliant concept in the form of a bill currently before the state legislature to provide funding for arts and culture. The IDCA is asking legislators to appropriate $1 million annually for the next 10 years to help seed a new "cultural trust" for operational support of arts/culture-related organizations throughout Iowa.
19 Feb 2002

Filibusters

By Garry Lee Wright
"Will the Senator yield?" "No, I will not yield. The whole idea of a filibuster is to keep talking until everybody gives up. Didn't you take any history courses in high school?" "You can't kill this campaign-finance-reform bill, Mitch.
12 Feb 2002

Rhetoric Should Be Toned Down on School Closings

By Letter to Editor
I appreciate your sentiments regarding the Davenport Community School District's recent decision to close Grant and Johnson elementary schools. (See River Cities' Reader Issue 359, January 30-February 5, 2002.
12 Feb 2002

Should DMA Receptions Be Free?

By Letter to Editor
Editor's note: After receiving Larry DeVilbiss' letter criticizing the Davenport Museum of Art for charging admission to student receptions, we solicited a response from the museum. Both are printed below.
12 Feb 2002

Local Services for Valentine's Day

By Administrator
Several weeks ago, I wrote about two locally owned businesses that I recently discovered. This week I want to talk about three locally and woman-owned enterprises that I have been doing business with for many years, and make for good ideas for Valentine's Day or any occasion.
12 Feb 2002

Man to Man

By Garry Lee Wright
"Grandpa, can you help me? Dad's playing golf and Mom's at kickboxing." "Go ahead, shoot. Did I ever tell you about the time I met Wilt the Stilt?" "It's not about sports." "Car running okay? The internal-combustion engine is the most infuriating thing known to man, and I do mean man.

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