07 Dec 2004

Gimme Shelter

By Jeff Ignatius
Bali Guerrero is effusive, passionate, and energetic, and the only thing keeping her from her dream of being an "animal cop" is the prospect of euthanizing dogs and cats. Guerrero is a kennel tech at the Moline animal shelter, which is run by the city.
30 Nov 2004

Quad Cities to Receive Federal Money for Various Projects

By Joe Collins
• Contained in the federal government's Fiscal Year 2005 Omnibus Appropriations Bill is $1.1 million for the I-74 bridge in Bettendorf. The City of Davenport will receive $1 million for a sewer separation project.
30 Nov 2004

ADHD

By Kelly Hearn
For Gene Haislip, a former official of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the perennial debate over Ritalin, the stimulant commonly prescribed for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), is an aching reminder of a moral battle he fought - and lost - to big drug companies.
23 Nov 2004

WQPT Wins Award for Pregracke Film

By Joe Collins
• Quad Cities PBS station WQPT has announced that Chad Pregracke: The River Rescuer - a film produced by WQPT staff members Lora Adams and Brad Mosier - won a prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Award. The CINE Gold Eagle recognizes excellence in professional and amateur works.
23 Nov 2004

Collins Continues Down the Road to Perdition with Sequels, Movie

By Jeff Ignatius
There's no getting around it. Shades of Noir, the new film by Max Allan Collins and Phil Dingeldein, is a patchwork. "It's a bit of a Frankenstein monster," Collins conceded last week, "but the Frankenstein monster gets its job done.
16 Nov 2004

Genesis to Renovate East Campus

By Joe Collins
• Genesis Medical Center has announced that it will renovate the third and fourth hospital floors on its East Rusholme Street campus in Davenport beginning in January 2005. The focus of the 18-month project is improved patient care resulting primarily from enlarged and enhanced nursing stations, updated patient-care technology, and private patient rooms that are more conducive to rest and comfort.
16 Nov 2004

Prosecutor, Judge & Jury?

By Kathleen McCarthy
When David Botsko received a letter from the Davenport Civil Rights Commission (DCRC) dated March 16, 2000, notifying him that a former employee was suing him for discrimination and harassment, he could not have predicted that, nearly five years and approximately $40,000 later, he would still be defending his claim of innocence against a system that appears to simultaneously endow the DCRC with the powers and authority of a prosecutor, judge, and jury.
09 Nov 2004

Scott County Web Site Smashes Records

By Joe Collins
• The number of ballots cast in Scott County in the November 2 election was 82,838, or more than 75 percent of the county's 110,168 registered voters, a not -unexpected number considering the nature of the campaigns.
09 Nov 2004

Bobby Rush Revue Returns to Quad Cities in Benefit Performance

By Steve Pedigo
Mr. Webster could have saved himself some trouble if, rather than defining the word "entertainer," he just ran a picture of Bobby Rush. The Esquire Lodge & Elite Temple BPOE #1265 (The Elks) will welcome back this consummate entertainer and legendary bluesman for a Saturday show at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Davenport, with proceeds benefiting local student scholarships.
09 Nov 2004

Photo Synthesis

By No Author
Welcome to a new feature, one that we plan to use to both showcase and prompt artwork. Periodically, we'll publish the photography of Scott A. McMeekan and ask readers to respond to his work in some form. We'll publish the best responses alongside the original photograph in a future issue.

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