20 Sep 2005

Scott County Libraries Release Report on Collaboration

By Joe Collins
• The four libraries in Scott County have released the third of four reports of their Libraries Together project. The 47-page report, "Starting Points for Collaboration: Libraries in Scott County, Iowa," provides background on models for collaboration and local examples such as Quad-LINC, along with options for collaboration that were developed during meetings with library staff members.
20 Sep 2005

My Love Affair with Grease

By Scott Westerman
In the wake of the Katrina disaster, anybody who uses petroleum has had to rethink their family budgets. All of a sudden those Prius hybrids are starting to look pretty cool. And I'm once again getting a lot of e-mail about my Grease Car.
20 Sep 2005

Wild About the Wine

By Johanna Welzenbach-Hilliard
Paul Tabor and his wife Martha officially opened Tabor Home Vineyards & Winery in 1996, but Paul, a professor of microbiology at the time, was growing and experimenting with grapes for five years before that. When he managed to get his harvest to survive the harsh Iowa winters, he knew he was ready for business and quit his day job.
13 Sep 2005

Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities Dedicates 34th Home

By Joe Collins
• On Saturday, September 10, Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities dedicated its 34th home overall and the 16th Habitat home built in Davenport. The house is located at 907 LeClaire Street and will become home to Roxie Grady and her family.
13 Sep 2005

Fulfilled and Fed-Up Artists Showcased at Riverssance

By Jeff Ignatius
They're both 58 years old, and they've both been creating artwork professionally for decades. They're linked by this weekend's Riverssance Festival of Fine Art in Lindsay Park but have very different attitudes toward the life of a professional artist.
13 Sep 2005

Discover a World of Better Beer - Through Home-Brewing

By Administrator
If you go to Saturday's Brew Ha Ha event in LeClaire Park, make sure to talk to some of the people serving in the home-brewing area, booths 37 through 39. These folks could be your new best friends, and not just because they're handing you samples of their beer.
06 Sep 2005

St. Ambrose Receives Nursing Grant

By Joe Collins
• Enhancing patient care through increased nurse retention and satisfaction is the purpose of a five-year, $723,600 U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) grant awarded to St. Ambrose University.
06 Sep 2005

The Search for America

By Jeff Ignatius
The Great American Thing is, in some ways, a victim of its own success. The exhibit, the first major show at the new Figge Art Museum, opens on September 17 and focuses on modern American art from 1915 to 1935, the "modernist" period roughly coinciding with the interval between the two world wars.
30 Aug 2005

Law Allows Casino Rock Island to Move

By Joe Collins
• Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has signed a law that could pave the way for the relocation of Casino Rock Island. The legislation allows the Illinois Gaming Board to approve the relocation of any casino on the Mississippi River.
30 Aug 2005

Look to the Skies

By Jeff Ignatius
If you hear the phrase "underutilized asset," your eyes probably start to glaze over. But if that underutilized asset is the wind, and if using it more means it costs less to power your home, you might want to pay attention.

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