31 Aug 2004

Iowa State Quarter Unveiled on September 3

By Joe Collins
• On Friday, September 3, the new Iowa state quarter will be unveiled in Des Moines and Mount Pleasant. The Des Moines event will take place on the west steps of the State Capitol at 10 a.m. The quarter will make its debut at 3 p.
31 Aug 2004

Are Fewer Regulatory Hoops Bad for Consumers?

By Jeff Ignatius
When Blackhawk State Bank had its most recent examination for the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) last year, it took hundreds of staff hours: several people assisting the inspector three to four hours a day for nine weeks, plus a handful of people preparing reports before the actual evaluation.
24 Aug 2004

Iowa Candidates Once Again Snub National Survey

By Joe Collins
• Only 12 percent of Iowa candidates for state and federal legislative offices responded to Project Vote Smart's National Political Awareness Test this year, the lowest figure ever recorded in the initiative's history.
17 Aug 2004

Iowa Lottery Posts Record Profit

By Joe Collins
• The Iowa Lottery posted profits of $55.8 million - an increase of more than 16 percent - for the fiscal year that ended June 30. Preliminary figures show that overall sales from lottery games totaled more than $208.
17 Aug 2004

Chris Smither Brings Songwriting Magic to the Quad Cities

By Jeff Ignatius
Singer-songwriter Chris Smither has been around long enough that not much surprises him. His latest album, though, came together in a way he didn't expect. But his producer knew what he was doing, and that's the way the Smither prefers it.
10 Aug 2004

Census Bureau Helped Homeland-Security Agency Track Arab Americans

By Joe Collins
• The Electronic Privacy Information Center reports that it has obtained documents through the Freedom of Information Act revealing that the Census Bureau gave the Department of Homeland Security statistical information on people who identified themselves on the 2000 census as being of Arab ancestry.
10 Aug 2004

Bushed in Iowa

By Todd McGreevy
One thing is certain about the Republicans: When it comes to campaigning, they run a tight ship. I have never seen so many people moved in and out of a public forum so efficiently as I did last Wednesday when President Bush held a rally in LeClaire Park.
10 Aug 2004

The Agendas

By Jeff Ignatius
While the visits to Davenport last week of President George W. Bush and chief political rival John Kerry were campaign events, their simultaneous appearances provided a good opportunity to compare the two candidates' proposals.
03 Aug 2004

New Palmer Museum Coming to Davenport

By Joe Collins
• The Vickie Anne Palmer Foundation has announced the purchase of the three-story building at 300 Brady Street in Davenport. This building will become the Palmer Family Museum and headquarters for the foundation and operational offices for the World Leadership Institute.
27 Jul 2004

Quad City International Airport Sets New Boarding Record

By Joe Collins
• In June, 42,112 passengers boarded planes at the Quad City International Airport (QCIA), the first time more than 40,000 people boarded planes at the facility in one month. The new record replaced one set only a few months earlier; in March, the airport had 37,910 boardings.

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