I am writing to express my concerns about Iowa House File 852, the act relating to a "real-time electronic repository" to monitor and control over-the-counter products containing any detectable amount of pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, etc. This new act is very expensive ($230,000 to $288,000) to be payed out of the State General Fund, plus an ongoing cost of $30,000 to $86,000. Does the State of Iowa need to spend this much more money when the current laws have proven to be effective?

Davenport Second Ward Alderman Shawn Hamerlinck has announced his bid for the Republican nomination in State Senate District 42. Hamerlinck was first elected alderman in 2005, was reelected in 2007, and is a Youth Field Specialist in the Iowa State University Scott Country Extension office. In addition, Hamerlinck is an adjunct faculty member at Augustana College and Black Hawk College.

 

Ra Ra Riot The future of Ra Ra Riot sounds as if it's in doubt.

The Envy Corps The Envy Corps hail from Iowa, but the plan is to try to make a splash in Great Britain before the United States.

A SPECIAL NOTE TO THE CLASS OF 2047

Welcome to the Federalized Educational & Socialization Indoctrination System of the Great American Imperium. The Senior Lifetime Bureaucrats in charge of programming your minds to ensure your Obedience and Usefulness to the State have officially prepared this History Textbook "for the children."

I'm a big fan of Rock Island/Milan School District #41. Now and in the past it has provided quality education for the community, my children included, and leads the Quad Cities in any number of educational areas.

But I cannot support the February 5 referendum to restructure the district's schools.

Reader issue #668 When my mother saw the 1995 movie adaptation of Sister Helen Prejean's Dead Man Walking, she was comfortable with the execution of the character Matthew Poncelet (played by Sean Penn) once he admitted his guilt.

Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin Philip Dickey had a burning question about Huckleberry's, the pizza place in downtown Rock Island that his band, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, will be playing next week.

It was not about the size of the room, or the setup, or the acoustics.

"Is it really good pizza?" he asked.

Mason Proper Mason Proper's debut album, There Is a Moth in Your Chest, is utterly scattershot. It's a 12-course meal for which there appears to have been little thought put into the progression or the entirety.

It is in that way a mess. What's striking is that almost all the tracks, separately, feel close to perfect.

Kaitlin Sirois - Colors of the Slough The Bucktown Center for the Arts (225 East Second Street in downtown Davenport) will host a Final Friday event on January 25, showcasing photography, music, and comedy from Augustana College students.

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