Local theatre organization 1. Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse 2. ComedySportz 3. Playcrafters Barn Theatre Local blues band 1. Ellis Kell Band 2. John Resch & the Detroit Blues (tie) 2.
I am writing to you today in response to Jesse Virgil's coverage of the Working Families Win town-hall meeting at St. Ambrose on January 17. (See River Cities' Reader Issue 565, January 25-31, 2006.) I was present at the town-hall meeting, the purpose of which was to raise awareness and to engage citizens on various levels to push for a new economic direction for the state of Iowa.
After a certain number of years, a community tends to get bored with something that once seemed exciting and new. Participation dwindles. This year marks the 10th that the River Cities' Reader has conducted its Best of the Quad Cities poll, yet community interest in this institution continues to grow.
I am writing to express my opposition to the confirmation of Judge Alito to the United States Supreme Court. This is not because he is a conservative (as Justice O'Connor in fact was) but because he is not in the mainstream of American jurisprudence.
Our government was set up with the idea that people could govern themselves by each person having one vote. By voting we elect our representatives, be it the president, members of Congress, the mayor, an alderman, or a county supervisor.
Want to do yourself and your family a favor this holiday season? Steer clear of car-title loans and related high-interest loan schemes. Need a good New Year's Resolution? Resolve to contact your state legislators and urge them to approve reforms to protect all Iowans from these high-interest loansharking schemes.
Welcome to the inaugural Quad Cities Dining Guide, published by the River Cities' Reader. These 20 pages are meant to answer one deceptively simple question: What's for dinner? The fact is that there are many issues tied up in those three words.
As a teacher, then an administrator, in the Davenport schools for 24 years, I was very concerned about the health of my students, as I saw many of them not receiving the preventive care that is so important for learning to occur.
In 2001, FEMA ranked a major hurricane strike on New Orleans as "among the three likeliest, most catastrophic disasters facing this country," directly behind a terrorist strike on New York City. So what was done after that assessment? The Bush administration made drastic funding cuts in New Orleans hurricane-protection projects to make room for tax cuts for millionaires and the war in Iraq.
AirTran Has Helped Passengers Get There from Here Frequent business travelers want to get to their destination fast, easy, and with little impact on their pocketbook. These three factors also work well for a community's business development.

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