07 May 2002

Pipe-Bomb Trail Starts in the QC Area

By Joe Collins
• The Quad Cities area appears to be the starting point for a series of pipe bombings across the western United States. On Friday, pipe bombs were found in rural mailboxes in Anamosa, Dubuque, Eldridge, Farley, and Tipton, Iowa, and in Elizabeth, Morrison, and Mount Carroll, Illinois.
30 Apr 2002

Scott County Health Inspections Available on the Web

By Joe Collins
• Have you ever wondered how your favorite restaurant or grocery store does on its health inspections? Although food-establishment inspection reports have always been available to the public by coming to the Health Department, you can now log on to the Scott County Health Department's Web site at (http://www.
23 Apr 2002

River Action Hands Out Eddy Awards

By Joe Collins
• River Action on April 20 handed out its third annual Eddy Awards at a ceremony at igeon Creek Park in Bettendorf. The awards were given in six categories to "individuals, companies, cities, and organizations who acted as an eddy does, 'going against the current,' to accomplish excellence along the riverfront.
16 Apr 2002

Iowa Drunk-Driving Reform Dies

By Joe Collins
• Iowa House leaders have announced that they will not continue efforts on compromise legislation to lower the legal blood-alcohol limit for drunken driving from .10 to .08 percent. Legislators had come up with and agreed on a three-tiered plan with increasing penalties for higher blood-alcohol limits.
09 Apr 2002

DMA Unveils Design for Figge Arts Center

By Joe Collins
• The Davenport Museum of Art last week unveiled the final design of the $30 million Figge Arts Center - slated to open in 2005 - and announced more than $3 million in new gifts. Architect David Chipperfield explained that the building is designed to have two "front doors" - one facing the river and one on Second Street, to encourage people to enter the facility.
02 Apr 2002

Writing Center to Open in Rock Island

By Joe Collins
• The Midwest Writing Center will be moving into the first floor of the Goldman Building in the Rock Island Arts & Entertainment District later this month. The office space, adjacent to the new MidCoast Fine Arts Gallery West, features a large front room, a main office, and the shared use of two conference rooms, a kitchenette, and restroom facilities.
26 Mar 2002

Postal Rates Jump Despite Critical Service Report

By Joe Collins
• People will pay more to send mail via the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) starting June 30, as the Postal Rate Commission on Friday approved a hike that includes raising first-class mail rates from 34 to 37 cents. This is despite a highly critical report that, according to a March 15 Wall Street Journal article, the Postal Service is trying to keep hidden.
19 Mar 2002

Splash Landing to Stay Closed

By Joe Collins
• The Bettendorf Park Board has decided to keep all of Splash Landing closed until 2003, resulting in a savings of $73,500. Water-clarity issues and structural problems forced the closing of the aquatic center following a $1.
12 Mar 2002

Mississippi Environmental Group Closes Office

By Joe Collins
• American Rivers, an environmental group that fought expansion of locks on the Mississippi River, has closed its field office in Iowa because of budget problems. The office was located in the Kahl Building in downtown Davenport for the past three years and was also was active in wetlands protection, floodwalls along the Mississippi River, and riverfront improvement.
05 Mar 2002

Jim Van Fossen Runs for Iowa House

By Joe Collins
• Recently retired veteran of the Davenport Police Department and lifelong Davenport resident Jim Van Fossen has announced that he is seeking the Republican nomination for Iowa House District 84. Van Fossen said his priorities will be education and balancing the state budget, and he will draw on his background as a police officer to ensure proper security measures are in place to keep Americans safe.

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