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.
14 Jan 2003

TIF for Class A Offices Is Business on Back of Taxpayers

By Kathleen McCarthy
City leaders in Davenport claim that issuing Tax Increment Financing (TIF) as an economic-development incentive to Ryan Companies for a six-story "Class A" office building in downtown Davenport is appropriate because it is image-altering.
07 Jan 2003

Levee is Prime Real Estate for a Song

By Kathleen McCarthy
It's no wonder that the three businesses located on Davenport's riverfront levee - Builders, River/Gulf Grain, and W.G. Block - are loath to give up the location. It is prime real estate that two of the three (Builders and River/Gulf Grain) lease for a song, complete with a spectacular view and centralized location.
17 Dec 2002

Carats Are Good for Your Eyes

By Kathleen McCarthy
What girl doesn't thrill at the sight of a glittering diamond, sparkling radiantly with every twinkle of light it catches, especially when she's wearing it? A quality diamond captivates us with its endless brilliance, almost like a symphony of pure light trading moments of sheer exuberance as the myriad facets dance maniacally within its form.
10 Dec 2002

No Confidence in Marketplace Until Criminal Prosecutions

By Kathleen McCarthy
It is curious the Bush Administration would be faulted, or credited for that matter, for the sluggish economy based upon the president's income- and estate-tax cuts that passed in 2001, because most of those cuts will not take place until 2005 and 2006.
03 Dec 2002

River Music Santas

By Kathleen McCarthy
Downtown Davenport's "number one" corner at Second and Main is really coming to life these days. The exterior renovation of the Redstone (formerly Peterson/Von Maur Department Store) building as part of the Vision Iowa project is phenomenal.
26 Nov 2002

Will Thanksgiving Include Liberty?

By Kathleen McCarthy
Thanksgiving is relative. It almost always depends on your viewpoint. Americans can be thankful that the terror of 9/11 was a decidedly rare event for our nation when compared to the daily terror that plagues Middle Easterners.
19 Nov 2002

Most Journalists Are Lazy

By Kathleen McCarthy
I remember a time when journalists were an integral part of crime solving. There was a competitive edge to their investigations in order to scoop the story. Journalists rivaled one another, but they also rivaled authorities in their efforts to solve crimes.

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