12 Aug 2003

Slap the Donkey!

By Kathleen McCarthy
This week a presidential candidates' town-hall meeting was hosted in Philadelphia by the Sheet Metal Workers International Association to expose viewers to seven democratic candidates for president. The seven included Joseph Lieberman (U.
05 Aug 2003

Is It Really News?

By Kathleen McCarthy
Let's look at the current headlines for a moment. Kobe Bryant's alleged criminal conduct. The alleged rape might have deserved a brief mention at the time the complaint was filed, but the news stations continue to make it the top story, complete with legal strategies and in-depth analysis of such.
01 Jul 2003

Pundits Are All Talk

By Kathleen McCarthy
Mainstream talk shows, whether radio or television, are becoming as irrelevant as their print counterparts. Interestingly, the majority of these are conservative in nature amidst what is widely considered a liberal media.
17 Jun 2003

Meat and Potatoes, All Right

By Kathleen McCarthy
Had I mused for days I could not have conveyed the shortsighted mentality of area developers more perfectly than our own real-estate attorney/developer Steve Schalk in a recent Quad-City Times article on the city's plans for developing Prairie Heights, the property it owns at 53rd Street and Eastern Avenue.
27 May 2003

What About the Facts?

By Kathleen McCarthy
I was referred to an article in the June 2003 issue of Mother Jones, considered a liberal publication, regarding a certain Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs, Alan Larson, who was appointed to the position under Clinton's administration but curiously retained it when Bush took office.
06 May 2003

A Mother of a Day

By Kathleen McCarthy
Mother's Day will prove difficult for my family this year due to the loss of my sister Gretchen in March. Reflecting on my parents' terrible ordeal, I have tended to focus on my father, whose relationship with my sister was an extraordinary one; therefore his loss has seemed paramount.
01 Apr 2003

Gretchen Kathleen McCarthy

By Kathleen McCarthy
"Gretchen was a true individual who has the ability to relate to anyone in so many ways. Her honesty arose from the look in her eyes, humbleness from recognizing her own imperfections, and the love for life as she laughed from her innermost soul.
11 Mar 2003

Robert V.P. Waterman: 1928-2003

By Kathleen McCarthy
The Quad Cities experienced a devastating loss last week when prominent attorney and civic leader Bob Waterman unexpectedly passed away. Bob and his wife Kitty were neighbors for most of my life, and a good portion of my grandmother's.
11 Feb 2003

Al Stafne (1917-2003)

By Kathleen McCarthy

When the loss of someone dear occurs, I can’t help but stop and reflect on how the measure of our lives is mostly defined by those unique and special humans that we love and are loved by. I find that the greatest blessings God bestows are the significant relationships that we enjoy throughout our lives. 

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27 Jan 2003

What Is the Payoff? Words From the Editor

By Kathleen McCarthy
The notion that Davenport's City Council doesn't get paid enough to be professional politicians, and thereby is not entirely accountable for its actions as a council, especially on complex issues such as Tax Increment Financing (TIF), is ludicrous.

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