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KONE Centre almost complete
KONE Centre almost complete
MOLINE -- Rodney Blackwell was like a kid in a candy store, his excitement uncontained while giving a tour of KONE Centre earlier this week.Roughly two weeks from when the building will be "finished," Mr. Blackwell has reason
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Created on: 20 May 2012 | 11:54 pm
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Moline students start new chapters
Moline students start new chapters
MOLINE -- Just a little more than three years after her older brother Jason Pautsch was killed at age 20 in Iraq, Jenna Pautsch has learned to fully appreciate life."What I really learned in high school is that
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Created on: 20 May 2012 | 11:48 pm
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Casa holds health fair for immigrants
Casa holds health fair for immigrants
MOLINE -- Sofia Ortiz got her first bicycle helmet Sunday, for free.The 8-year-old East Moline resident will attend a summer camp at Casa Guanajuato's new community center at the former Quad-Cities Christian School, 1401 16th St., Moline. Casa
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Created on: 20 May 2012 | 11:46 pm
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Thoughts on concessions, coaching, sports bloopers
Thoughts on concessions, coaching, sports bloopers
To the best of my knowledge: Many of us live by the vending-machine theory, that stuff tastes better when it falls. Provided it falls. The hotter the restaurant plate, the colder the
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Created on: 20 May 2012 | 11:31 pm
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R.I. City Council to consider buying snowplows
R.I. City Council to consider buying snowplows
The Rock Island City Council on Monday will discuss whether to spend $87,668 to purchase 14 new snowplows.A memo in the city council agenda states that the city got bids from five companies for the purchase of 14
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Created on: 20 May 2012 | 11:29 pm
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Cal Lee retirement open house Monday
Cal Lee retirement open house Monday
MOLINE -- The community is invited Monday to celebrate the career of retiring Moline School District Superintendent Cal Lee. The open house will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. at John Deere Middle School, 2035 11th St.,
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Created on: 20 May 2012 | 10:10 pm
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Augie grads told to not be afraid to fail, but 'fail up'
Augie grads told to not be afraid to fail, but 'fail up'
MOLINE -- Graduation season is a time flush with wishes for success for the newly minted grads. But the keynote speaker at Augustana College's 152nd Commencement ceremony Sunday instead encouraged the young men and women in the flat hats to
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Created on: 20 May 2012 | 10:04 pm
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Crews suspend search for man missing in Cedar River
Crews suspend search for man missing in Cedar River
CEDAR RAPIDS — Crews have suspended their search for a man believed to have drowned while trying to cross the Cedar River.
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Created on: 20 May 2012 | 9:46 pm
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Orion grads told 'all thing possible when we believe'
Orion grads told 'all thing possible when we believe'
ORION -- The Orion class of 2012 was greeted by families, teachers and community members in a crowded gym to the tune of "Pomp and Circumstance" Sunday at Orion High School. The 86 students were
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Created on: 20 May 2012 | 8:37 pm
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Contest voting for Q-C teacher ends Monday
Contest voting for Q-C teacher ends Monday
Quad-Citians have until 2 p.m. Monday to vote for an Assumption High School teacher in the “Top Teacher Search” on ABC’s “LIVE! with Kelly” morning show.
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Created on: 20 May 2012 | 8:23 pm
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Man's 'Race to the Clouds' will help fight Parkinson’s disease
Man's 'Race to the Clouds' will help fight Parkinson’s disease
WAPELLO, Iowa — Riding a motorcycle takes a steady hand. Although Jeff Weikert doesn’t have that luxury anymore, that won’t stop him from riding.
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Created on: 20 May 2012 | 8:04 pm
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Funerals for Monday, May 21, 2012
Funerals for Monday, May 21, 2012
Monday, May 21Blaser, Elaine J., 62, Moline; 1 p.m., Sacred Heart, Moline.Brewer-Imhoff, Michelle L., 29, Joy; 1 p.m., Mason, Metamora, Ill. Bruckman, Mary Anna "Mary," 50, Colona; 10 a.m., Schroder, Colona. DuVerney,
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Created on: 20 May 2012 | 7:50 pm
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Bon appetit: Davenport students eat their French final
Bon appetit: Davenport students eat their French final
Twenty-two Davenport Central students served a multi-course meal that included beef bourguignon and creme brulee Sunday for the final exam of their French 4 class.
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Created on: 20 May 2012 | 7:32 pm
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Mercer grads told to write their own life story
Mercer grads told to write their own life story
ALEDO -- The places Mercer County High School graduates are off to are great places "with their heads full of brains their shoes full of feet," Karly Jo Matlick, one of four co-valedictorians said Sunday during her address to the
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Created on: 20 May 2012 | 7:03 pm
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May crowning dedicates new statue at meal site
May crowning dedicates new statue at meal site
People come to Father Conroy’s Vineyard of Hope at noon Sundays for a free, hot meal.
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Created on: 20 May 2012 | 5:57 pm
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Off the Grid: "Battleship," "What to Expect When You're Expecting," and "The Dictator"
Off the Grid: "Battleship," "What to Expect When You're Expecting," and "The Dictator"
BATTLESHIP
In the latest effects-heavy entertainment by Hancock director Peter Berg, a group of heroic U.S. Navy and Japanese-military officers team up to fight a race of marauding aliens, four of whose spaceships have crash-landed in the middle of the[…]
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Created on: 20 May 2012 | 5:28 pm
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4 people found dead after boat crash on Mississippi
4 people found dead after boat crash on Mississippi
BURLINGTON — The bodies of four people missing after a boat crash on the Mississippi River in Iowa were found Sunday within 100 yards of the crash site, according to the Iowa Department of Nat…
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Created on: 20 May 2012 | 2:00 pm
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Chance of rain this afternoon, high in the 80s
Chance of rain this afternoon, high in the 80s
You're waking up to 73 degrees and fair skies this morning. We're in for another warm day, but it won't be as hot as yesterday.
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Created on: 20 May 2012 | 6:48 am
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Governor Shows a Little Give on Gaming
Governor Shows a Little Give on Gaming
An often tense and confrontational meeting over gaming expansion last week ended with Governor Pat Quinn not explicitly saying “no” to adding slot machines at horse-racing tracks. That might be the beginning of a reversal for Quinn, who has adamantly[…]
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Created on: 20 May 2012 | 6:23 am
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Who is in the news? Craig A. Haigh
Who is in the news? Craig A. Haigh
Hanover Park Fire Chief Craig A. Haigh has been named the 2012 Illinois Career Fire Chief of the Year. This prestigious award is given by the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association for exemplary ca…
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Created on: 20 May 2012 | 3:00 am
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Visitors explore park’s other caves during rescue
Visitors explore park’s other caves during rescue
MAQUOKETA, Iowa — While rescue teams from Iowa and Illinois used chisels to chip away at the rock keeping Logan Eliasen pinned deep inside Wye Cave, other visitors to Maquoketa Caves State Par…
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Created on: 19 May 2012 | 11:50 pm
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WWII-era nurse treated polio while working on Arsenal Island
WWII-era nurse treated polio while working on Arsenal Island
Petite, pretty Molly Harksen remembers what it was like to work at the Rock Island Arsenal during World War II.
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Created on: 19 May 2012 | 10:23 pm
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Ted Rall: Don't Fire!
Ted Rall: Don't Fire!
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Created on: 18 May 2012 | 10:19 am
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QCA Today: May 18, 2012
QCA Today: May 18, 2012
This feature collects articles published online by the following Quad Cities-area media outlets: Quad-City Times, Rock Island Argus/Moline Dispatch, River Cities' Reader, and WQAD. It also includes items from the Des Moines Register's "Iowa Politics Insider" and the State Journal-Register's[…]
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Created on: 18 May 2012 | 7:40 am
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Red Meat: May 17, 2012
Red Meat: May 17, 2012
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Created on: 17 May 2012 | 3:19 pm
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Now Playing: Friday, May 18, through Thursday, May 24
Now Playing: Friday, May 18, through Thursday, May 24
For show schedule information, visit:
Great Escape Theatre, Moline
Nova 6 Cinemas, Moline
Putnam Museum, Davenport
Rave Motion Pictures Davenport 53, Davenport
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Created on: 17 May 2012 | 2:30 pm
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Maturity and Grace in Rough Packages: Scott H. Biram and Lydia Loveless, June 6 at RIBCO
Maturity and Grace in Rough Packages: Scott H. Biram and Lydia Loveless, June 6 at RIBCO
RIBCO’s June 6 show features two Bloodshot Records artists, and there the surface similarities end. Scott H. Biram is a 38-year-old one-man-band road dog from Texas whose music draws from the blues and hard rock, and Lydia Loveless is a[…]
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Created on: 17 May 2012 | 9:47 am
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Ask the Advice Goddess: May 17, 2012
Ask the Advice Goddess: May 17, 2012
I Get a Kickball Out of You
My boyfriend of three months is 22, and so am I. He tells me he loves me but is horrible about returning texts and calls and following through with dates. (He seems to[…]
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Created on: 17 May 2012 | 7:00 am
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Ted Rall: The Plan
Ted Rall: The Plan
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Created on: 16 May 2012 | 7:27 am
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Free Will Astrology: May 16, 2012
Free Will Astrology: May 16, 2012
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Is there a difference in sound quality between relatively inexpensive modern violins and the multi-million-dollar violins created by master craftsmen in the 1700s? In research done at the Eighth International Violin Competition, most violinists couldn't tell[…]
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Created on: 16 May 2012 | 7:00 am
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Romney wins Illinois
Romney wins Illinois
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Created on: 21 Mar 2012 | 12:32 am
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McGehee wins Democratic Primary for Rock Island State's Attorney
McGehee wins Democratic Primary for Rock Island State's Attorney
John McGehee advances to the general election in the Rock Island State's Attorney race. He'll face Republican Jim Wozniak in November.
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Created on: 20 Mar 2012 | 11:13 pm
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Jacobs defeats Boland for State Senate Seat
Jacobs defeats Boland for State Senate Seat
What was expected to be a close race for Illinois Senate in District 36 turned out to be a 10% victory for incumbent Mike Jacobs. Long time Illinois Representative Mike Boland had hoped to unseat Jacobs in a race that[…]
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Created on: 20 Mar 2012 | 10:56 pm
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Woman accused of being intoxicated in early-morning crash
Woman accused of being intoxicated in early-morning crash
Police say an intoxicated Rock Falls woman crashed her car into four mailboxes and then abandoned the vehicle at the crash scene.
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Created on: 20 Mar 2012 | 3:25 pm
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Police: Teen robbed elderly couple
Police: Teen robbed elderly couple
Moline Police say they arrested a 19-year-old they think is responsible for multiple burglaries and a masked home invasion.
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Created on: 20 Mar 2012 | 3:06 pm
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Problems at the Polls in Rock Island County
Problems at the Polls in Rock Island County
Not all polling places got off to a smooth start on Election Day.
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Created on: 20 Mar 2012 | 11:26 am
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News 8 sits down with Rick Santorum in Galesburg
News 8 sits down with Rick Santorum in Galesburg
Senator Rick Santorum's campaign stop at a restaurant in Galesburg, Illinois lasted just long enough to shake a few hands and sit down for an exclusive interview with News 8. He told reporter Denise Hnytka that he puts a lot[…]
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Created on: 19 Mar 2012 | 9:45 pm
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Fate of Mercer County Hospital and Nursing home in voters hands
Fate of Mercer County Hospital and Nursing home in voters hands
Tomorrow Mercer County voters will have plenty of choices at the polls. Among them an offer from Genesis Health System to buy the county's hospital and nursing home for 1.75 million dollars.
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Created on: 19 Mar 2012 | 5:05 pm
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WIU study links Facebook activity to ego
WIU study links Facebook activity to ego
A recent study published from Western Illinois University shows a link between your Facebook activity and the likelihood that you are self-absorbed.
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Created on: 19 Mar 2012 | 4:29 pm
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Dad turns the tables on man videotaping kids in public park
Dad turns the tables on man videotaping kids in public park
A Quad City father turned the tables on a man he says was videotaping children without their parent's permission at a Moline park, recording the confrontation and posting it on Facebook.
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Created on: 19 Mar 2012 | 12:00 am
Civic News & Politics
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Reader comments closed for the weekend
Reader comments closed for the weekend
* Chuck Mead is doing the Bedrock 66 show tonight…
After leading several popular ‘80s cult bands in and around his hometown of Lawrence, Kansas, Chuck Mead landed on Nashville’s Lower Broadway where he co-founded the famed ‘90s Alternative Country[…]
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Created on: 18 May 2012 | 4:15 pm
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Chicago Tribune: Coal plant closures could send electricity costs soaring
Chicago Tribune: Coal plant closures could send electricity costs soaring
[The following is a paid advertisement.]
While our opponents have been telling legislators the fiction that coal plant closures were “simply speculation,” Tenaska has been using facts to warn of what’s to come.
The Chicago Tribune yesterday focused on some[…]
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Created on: 18 May 2012 | 3:47 pm
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The Parents’ Legacy – In The Children’s Hands
The Parents’ Legacy – In The Children’s Hands
Son of Holocaust Survivors Cites Need to Preserve Older Generation’s Stories
As World War II ignited in Europe, the woman who would eventually bring Eli Nussbaum into the world was already a young mother with a husband and a little[…]
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Created on: 18 May 2012 | 3:08 pm
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Congratulations to the Rivermont Class of 2012
Congratulations to the Rivermont Class of 2012
Dear Rivermont Community,
Congratulations to the Class of 2012! This year's class has finished their AP exams and projects and are currently involved in their Senior Projects. These projects place our students in professional environments that give them first-hand[…]
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Created on: 18 May 2012 | 3:03 pm
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State Hygienic Laboratory takes the LEED
State Hygienic Laboratory takes the LEED
What does it take to build a LEED-certified testing facility? The State Hygienic Laboratory recently earned gold certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design because it was built and operates in an eco-friendly manner.
Located on the UI Research[…]
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Created on: 18 May 2012 | 2:47 pm
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Fiscal Leadership Needed
Fiscal Leadership Needed
Advisory for Iowa Reporters and Editors
Thursday, May 17, 2012
The failure of the Senate majority to produce a budget blueprint for more than three years means there’s no plan for deficit reduction, economic growth or a path toward a[…]
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Created on: 18 May 2012 | 2:27 pm
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Senate Committee Approves Grassley-Coons Officer Safety Act
Senate Committee Approves Grassley-Coons Officer Safety Act
WASHINGTON – Senators Chuck Grassley and Chris Coons today won unanimous support from the Judiciary Committee for their legislation to clarify when a federal law enforcement agent is acting under the color of his office.
The Officer Safety Act, S.2276,[…]
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Created on: 18 May 2012 | 2:25 pm
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Braley Launches Bipartisan Effort to Win Justice for Iran Hostages
Braley Launches Bipartisan Effort to Win Justice for Iran Hostages
For 31 years, Waverly resident held during Iran Hostage Crisis has been blocked from seeking damages from Iranian government
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01) and Republican Rep. Ilena Ros-Lehtinen (FL-18) today launched a bipartisan legislative effort aimed at[…]
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Created on: 18 May 2012 | 2:20 pm
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Skin Cancer is Most Common Cancer in US, Yet One of the Most Preventable
Skin Cancer is Most Common Cancer in US, Yet One of the Most Preventable
EPA, FDA, NPS, National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention Highlight Sun Safety Tips for 'Don’t Fry Day': May 25th WASHINGTON – As summer quickly approaches, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has joined the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention,[…]
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Created on: 18 May 2012 | 2:17 pm
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Harkin Weekend Events Aimed at Mobilizing Iowa Students to Prevent Loan Rate Hike
Harkin Weekend Events Aimed at Mobilizing Iowa Students to Prevent Loan Rate Hike
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced several events in Iowa this weekend aimed at mobilizing students to prevent a rate hike on certain federal Stafford loans. On July 1st, the fixed interest rate of 3.4 percent on[…]
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Created on: 18 May 2012 | 2:14 pm
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Empower Kids by Giving Them ‘Keys to Peace’
Empower Kids by Giving Them ‘Keys to Peace’
Well-Meaning Parents Often Fail to Teach Vital Values, Author Says
Parents and educators are always trying to spark student participation whether it’s in the classroom, in the local community, or throughout the world.
When middle-school students at Allison Academy in[…]
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Created on: 18 May 2012 | 2:07 pm
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Created on: 18 May 2012 | 2:03 pm
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Advocates, industry compromise on strip club bill
Advocates, industry compromise on strip club bill
Club fees would help restore cuts to rape crisis centers
SPRINGFIELD – May 16, 2012. With bipartisan support and agreement from victim advocates and the adult entertainment industry, strip clubs that permit alcohol would have two options to help restore[…]
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Created on: 18 May 2012 | 1:50 pm
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The Affordable Care Act: Real Help for Real Rural People
The Affordable Care Act: Real Help for Real Rural People
Report examines how many rural Americans benefit from provisions of the Affordable Care Act Lyons, Nebraska - Today, the Center for Rural Affairs released a new report that documents findings about how many Americans have used or benefited from particular[…]
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Created on: 16 May 2012 | 8:39 am
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Concrete Ice Cream Cones Serve Up Fun at the Iowa State Fair
Concrete Ice Cream Cones Serve Up Fun at the Iowa State Fair
News from the Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, IA (05/15/2012)(readMedia)-- The 2012 Iowa State Fair will celebrate its "Fairlicious" foods with a limited number of 3 ½ foot tall concrete ice cream cones on display throughout the grounds during the[…]
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Created on: 15 May 2012 | 9:51 am
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Loebsack Introduces Legislation to Connect Rural Schools to the Digital World
Loebsack Introduces Legislation to Connect Rural Schools to the Digital World
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack recently introduced legislation that will target rural schools to ensure they have access to the latest digital learning technologies. The Schools of the Future Act will provide grants to transform the typical classroom experience[…]
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Created on: 15 May 2012 | 9:35 am
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Brucemore in Bloom Tours
Brucemore in Bloom Tours
Tour the blossoming gardens and lush terrain during the specialty tour— Brucemore in Bloom, Thursday, June 7 at 6:00 p.m., and Saturday, June 9 at 9:30 a.m. During the 90-minute tour, the Brucemore garden staff will trace the development of[…]
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Created on: 14 May 2012 | 3:06 pm
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JOHN WAYNE BIRTHPLACE SALUTES "THE QUIET MAN"
JOHN WAYNE BIRTHPLACE SALUTES "THE QUIET MAN"
WINTERSET, IOWA – On May 25 26 the John Wayne Birthplace will be celebrating the legendary actor's birthday with a lavish salute to the enduring 1952 film classic, "The Quiet Man." In addition to big screen presentations of the film[…]
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Created on: 14 May 2012 | 12:49 pm
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Connect Iowa Report Details Broadband’s Impact on Businesses, Economy
Connect Iowa Report Details Broadband’s Impact on Businesses, Economy
Survey of business technology adoption shows broadband an economic driver vital to continuing recovery
Access the widget (http://www.connectiowa.org/survey-results/business)
Download the report (http://www.connectiowa.org/sites/default/files/connected-nation/Iowa/files/ia_biz_2012.pdf)
Des Moines, IA – Connect Iowa today released a comprehensive report detailing the key role broadband plays in[…]
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Created on: 2 May 2012 | 12:21 pm
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Open letter to readers: Today and tomorrow
Open letter to readers: Today and tomorrow
As some of you may already be aware, Wednesday was a difficult day for The American Independent News Network, which is the larger entity that operates The Iowa Independent. David S. Bennahum, our chief executive and founder, announced late yesterday[…]
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Created on: 17 Nov 2011 | 10:49 am
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Kettering says ‘it is time’ to retire from Senate
Kettering says ‘it is time’ to retire from Senate
LAKE VIEW — State Sen. Steve Kettering says he will not seek re-election next November, creating what amounts to an open seat for a new district that includes Carroll County and a vast swath of western Iowa.
“Fourteen years is[…]
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Created on: 16 Nov 2011 | 1:03 pm
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Gingrich: ‘I’m a genuine, intellectual conservative’
Gingrich: ‘I’m a genuine, intellectual conservative’
CARROLL — As he surged to the top of two national polls Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich spent nearly three hours at the Santa Maria Winery in Carroll on Monday, speaking with voters, taking questions, signing books and screening a[…]
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Created on: 16 Nov 2011 | 11:05 am
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"This isn't just a plan to say how do I get money from FEMA."
"This isn't just a plan to say how do I get money from FEMA."
Public Hearing For Review of the Draft Scott County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation PlanSeptember 19, 2011 - 6:oo p.m. Scott County Library, 200 North Sixth Street, Eldridge IowaVideosPart 1 -- 0:00-43:10 - http://youtu.be/_3rpVX8_duc (43 mins)Part 2 -- 44:10 - 57:43 - http://youtu.be/7baqocvKZRc (13[…]
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Created on: 22 Sep 2011 | 2:45 am
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Liberty Pamphlet During Constitution Week
Liberty Pamphlet During Constitution Week
For Immediate ReleaseSeptember 19th, 2011 News from the front lines of the local liberty movement brought to you by Iowans For Accountability NPPOContact: Michael D. Elliott Phone: (563)570-5395 Email: webmaster@superliberty.comConstitution WeekAs we work through this week, let us remember that this week[…]
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Created on: 22 Sep 2011 | 12:31 am
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Video: SECC911 April 14th Board Meeting
Video: SECC911 April 14th Board Meeting
SECC911 Board Amplifies Racoms Signal Before Coverage Area is Fully TestedAnd Calls for Amplifying Its Demand to be Recognized by Mediacom as a new Governmental Body for Special Cable Pricing DAVENPORT, IOWA | On April 7th the SECC911 Board had[…]
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Created on: 1 Sep 2011 | 7:22 am
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Redistricting puts congressmen together in two districts
Redistricting puts congressmen together in two districts
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Created on: 31 Mar 2011 | 1:00 am
