Senate President Emil Jones talked for several minutes during a media availability the other day about his war theories.

Among other things, Jones recalled how Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev pounded his desk during the United Nations debate over whether to allow China into the organization. Khrushchev failed to persuade the international body to admit his fellow Communist nation, but, as Jones said, not long afterwards China detonated a nuclear bomb in the atmosphere and the UN quickly relented, bringing China in and forcing Taiwan out.

At a community meeting on Friday hosted by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, an official from the Illinois Department of Transportation said that the state will soon make a formal request to Amtrak to study the possibility of bringing commuter train service to the Quad Cities. At the meeting at Rock Island's Abbey Station, Ray Lang (Amtrak's senior director of government affairs) said that Amtrak is aiming to double its ridership by 2020. Lang further said that commuter train service could start in the Quad Cities in as little as two years if Amtrak approves it.

 

Reader issue #617The e-mail query was direct, but the phrasing was careless: "I'm working on an article on making a living as an artist ... ," it began.

The response from writer Maureen Wallner came within half an hour: "Making a living," she wrote. "That's funny. If we count fulfillment, I'm a wealthy lady."

Less sarcastically, photographer Jack Wilhoit said: "I don't know any artist ... who is making a living selling their own art."

The article "Buildings That Breathe" makes some great points overall, but the homesteading movement is not dead, and not just in California. (See River Cities' Reader Issue 616, January 17-23, 2007.) There are many alternative building/energy conferences one can go to in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois focusing on straw-bale construction, log construction, and alternative heating/energy for the cabin set. There are many publications that cater to the modern homesteader.

The grand opening of the Fourth Street Lofts at 320 East Fourth Street in Davenport on Tuesday, January 23, marked the latest addition to central-city housing in the Historic Crescent Warehouse District. Developed by the Alexander Company of Madison, Wisconsin, the Fourth Street Lofts feature amenities - such as polished concrete floors, exposed brick walls, expansive, open floor plans, and large windows - that provide an urban housing experience in downtown Davenport. The first phase of Crescent Lofts Master Development, the Davenport Lofts, was completed in 2005 at a cost of $12.3 million and features 73 apartments. The total cost for the rehabilitation of the Fourth Street Lofts was $10.5 million. For more information, look at (http://www.crescentlofts.com) or call (563) 323-1871.

 

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For the new Davenport police headquarters, building green is a simple matter of economics. "Saving money was the main motivation," said Charles Heston, a project manager in the city's Community & Economic Development Department.

Among its features, the under-construction building will be heated with geothermal energy; some lighting will be automatically adjusted based on daylight; other lighting will be controlled by occupancy censors; and a "green roof" with soil and plants will prevent rainwater from running off into storm sewers and provide additional insulation.

There have been only a few bass players who have led jazz bands. Among the first was Oscar Pettiford. The best known was Charlie Mingus, who was also one of the great jazz composers. Ray Brown fronted mostly jazz trios. Christian McBride is one of the latest bassists leading a jazz band.

It's even more rare for a female bass player to lead a jazz band, but Chicago's Marlene Rosenberg has been doing just that. She will bring her quartet of highly talented jazz musicians to the River Music Experience's Redstone Room on January 21 to open up the 2007 Third Sunday Jazz Matinée & Workshop Series. The day's events include a workshop and a public performance.

There are three significant positions to be filled in Davenport's economic development in the near-future: City Director for Economic and Community Director, Director for DavenportOne, and Director for Quad Cities Development Group.

Talk about the opportunity of a lifetime! Here is a chance to enact real change in Davenport, considered by some to be the flagship of the Quad Cities. Those who will influence our new hires will either see the path or they won't - the path being to hire individuals with genuine leadership skills that are foundationally inclusive, versus the exclusive policy that has dominated economic development in Davenport for so long.

The Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center (ATEEC) has teamed with several partners to develop a museum exhibit, and four learning modules, on sustainable energy. The "Watts Up with Energy" exhibit and modules were designed as fun and interactive ways to educate elementary school students about the importance of energy, energy conservation, and energy sustainability. An opening ceremony will be held at Bettendorf's Family Museum, 2900 Learning Campus Dr., on Saturday, January 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

 

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