20 Jan 2004

If It Quacks Like a Rental, It's Probably a Rental

By Administrator
The cover story this issue is an important one because it highlights one of the ongoing struggles between the private and public sectors with regard to property ownership. John Lewis Community Services is developing 10 single-family units of affordable housing within a single neighborhood in Davenport, at the corner of 12th and Myrtle streets, known as Taylor Heights.
13 Jan 2004

Don't Accept Globalization; Fight It

By Administrator
Mr. Aeschliman states the obvious in his "Business Insighter" column (see "Globalization Trend Means Change in Job Types," River Cities' Reader Issue 458, January 7-13, 2004). He summarizes the symptoms and partial effects of the current runaway globalization.
13 Jan 2004

"A Giant Mural of the 20th Century"

By Administrator
Douglas Brinkley can trace his interest in the Vietnam war back to a crayon drawing of a combat scene he made as a six-year-old in 1967. It's just taken him a while to get around to writing a book about the conflict.
23 Dec 2003

"ManLady" Brings Stage Show, Education to Red Ribbon Activities

By Administrator
By day, George Weiss Vando is a researcher working on HIV-prevention projects with youth in the Los Angeles area. He used to be a professional drag queen in Seattle. In his free time he's an actor. And he's also a writer, having scripted and performed a one-man show called ManLady in California.
16 Dec 2003

Racial-Profiling Study Set to Start in Illinois, but It Probably Won't Bring an Answer

By Administrator
Starting next month, all police agencies in Illinois must begin tracking the race of drivers in traffic stops, but the four-year state study might not provide much information on whether racial profiling is a problem in the state.
09 Dec 2003

Illinois Governor Avoids Looking Bad - Again - on ComEd Bill

By Administrator
Without a doubt, it was way past time that a giant corporation was rebuffed in Springfield. Every year, at least one of the big boys hires every available contract lobbyist, signs up a PR firm, cuts a deal with some pliable and influential third parties, and descends on the Illinois statehouse with a clever proposal in hand.
09 Dec 2003

Opera@Augustana's "Godspell" Offers Lively Celebration

By Administrator
With bright, rainbow wardrobes and electric intensity, the 12-person Opera @ Augustana ensemble of Godspell resembled a contemporary (and Christian) version of Hair. The vibrant student actors last weekend filled Wallenberg Hall at Augustana College with the spirit of music and tromped about the stage praising God and engaging hundreds of audience members with optimistic songs.
18 Nov 2003

Not Quite "Rearranging Reality"

By Administrator
Last year, mixed-media artist Terry Rathje won second-place honors at the Rock Island Fine Arts competition with his sculpture Cubus. He now has 11 sculptures in an exhibit (running through November) at the MidCoast Fine Arts Gallery at the Iowa Welcome Center near LeClaire, but I'm not as excited about the works chosen for this show as I was by Cubus.
04 Nov 2003

New Image for Utility Doesn't Stop Questions

By Administrator
Commonwealth Edison has come a long way from the bad old days when it was constantly trying to find underhanded, sneaky ways to bill consumers for its overpriced, and then-unfinished, nuclear-power plants. ComEd's service territory was infamous for having the highest electric rates in the Midwest, and the third highest rates in the country.
28 Oct 2003

Illinois Governor Can't Always Avoid Tough Battles

By Administrator
Those of us who live or work in Chicago high-rises have been a little freaked out lately since six people died in what at first appeared to be a routine fire at a Loop office building on October 17. From the live television coverage, it looked like the firefighters did a good job of promptly extinguishing the blaze.

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