17 Jul 2001

Iowa to Charge for Radioactive Shipments

By Joe Collins
• The State of Iowa will become one of the first states in the country to charge for nuclear shipments across state lines. A rule by the Iowa Department of Public Health would charge fees from $250 to $1,750 to ship radioactive materials across the state, depending on the type of material and whether it's shipped by highway or rail.
17 Jul 2001

High-Schoolers Find Summer Arts Jobs That Pay

By Jeff Ignatius
Tim Sievert's motivation for applying to the Quad City Arts Metro Arts program was pretty simple: "I was looking for a summer job," said the 18-year-old. That statement is a bit surprising, because it's easy to forget that these 75 teenagers playing music, dancing, painting, and writing and acting are getting paid; the Metro Arts spread in The District of Rock Island resembles a summer camp.
10 Jul 2001

Iowa Participates in Lawsuit Against Drug Company

By Joe Collins
• The State of Iowa is one of 27 states participating in a lawsuit against Hoechst, a German pharmaceutical company, alleging that the company blocked a generic version of a heart medication from being put on the market.
04 Jul 2001

Davenport Mayor's Race Heats Up

By Administrator
• The number of candidates for Davenport Mayor has increased to five with announcements last week from Denise Hollonbeck and Charlie Brooke. Hollonbeck, who made her announcement in front of Davenport City Hall, served seven years on the Davenport School Board, including time as president.
26 Jun 2001

LeClaire Ambulance Closes Doors

By Joe Collins
• Saturday, June 30, will mark the end of LeClaire Ambulance Service. In December, the company, which has been in business for 36 years, had its license suspended for six months by the Iowa Department of Public Health after an incident in which the former ambulance-service director took 23 minutes to respond to a call.
26 Jun 2001

Looking Forward to 45 More Years

By Jeff Ignatius
Oh, the perils of outdoor theatre. There are the mosquitoes. The heat. And of course,the threat of rain. At a rehearsal for two one-act plays on Monday, director David Wooten told the cast he wanted strong efforts for the next few days.
19 Jun 2001

High Speed Train Might Come to Iowa

By Joe Collins
• Plans are continuing for a high-speed Amtrak passenger railroad route across Iowa that would connect Chicago and Iowa City. The route - which would cost $4 billion - would reach Omaha and would be part of a network that would include Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin.
12 Jun 2001

Symphony In Bloom Renamed, Picks Site

By Joe Collins
• The Quad City Symphony Orchestra Association has picked Davenport's River Center as the site of its 2002 Symphony in Bloom fundraiser. The show, to be renamed the Midwest Regional Lawn, Garden, & Flower Show Featuring Symphony in Bloom, will be held March 1 through 3, to coincide with the Quad City Symphony Orchestra's March Classical Series concerts.
12 Jun 2001

Citizens Wrongfully Kept from Voting in 2000

By Jeff Ignatius
Last month in Washington, D.C., Bettendorf resident Scott Morschhauser ran into people a lot like him. "I can't sleep at night," somebody would say to him. "I can't sleep at night, either!" Morschhauser would reply.
06 Jun 2001

Documentary Shows Division Over Wal-Mart

By Tamara Straus
In 1998, David Glass, the chief operating officer of Wal-Mart, outlined his company's objective: "First we dominate North America, then South America, then Europe and Asia." If Glass had been speaking of any other enterprise, his words might have seemed far-fetched.

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