17 Sep 2002

Complaints Against Birkett Deserve to Be Heard

By Robert Jackson Jr.
For years, Carrie Gammell has been trying to convince a disinterested press corps to cover her battle with the DuPage County powers-that-be. And for years she's been ignored, and often called a head case. Never mind that she can back up much of what she says with reams of documentation.
03 Sep 2002

Sports Center Deserves City (and Community) Support

By Robert Jackson Jr.
The Quad Cities possess a sports facility on the banks of the Mississippi that brings about $1 million per year in tourism into the community, provides families with quality recreational opportunities and acts as a draw for companies looking to relocate to the area.
20 Aug 2002

Two Acoustic Releases Deserve Attention

By Robert Jackson Jr.
I wasn't previously familiar with Ray Wilson's pedigree, as a number-one charting UK pop star with Stiltskin in 1994, or of his replacement of Phil Collins as the lead vocalist of Genesis in 1996, but allow me to bow down and sign up for the fan club.
21 May 2002

Preserving Davenport's "Shooting Park"

By Robert Jackson Jr.
It's pretty amazing that a central-city natural area that was largely abandoned to the vagaries of the free market for more than seven decades has survived by accident. But that's the story of Schuetzen Park, located south and west of the Fejervary Park on Davenport's near west side.
19 Feb 2002

Black, White, and Web All Over

By Robert Jackson Jr.
Remember the book Chariots of the Gods? by Erich Von Daniken? Published in the early '70s, it was the first book to introduce the shocking theory that aliens had visited ancient Earth. Von Daniken supposedly unearthed thousand-year-old navigational charts, landing strips from ancient Egypt, and giant spaceports in the Andes.
05 Feb 2002

And The Beat Goes On

By Robert Jackson Jr.
Revolutionaries seldom survive long enough to see their visions realized. Crispus Attucks found this out in 1770. Attucks became the first casualty of the American Revolution when he was shot and killed in what became known as the Boston Massacre.
25 Dec 2001

Still Standing: The Internet Year In Review

By Robert Jackson Jr.
Travel, if you will, back in time. Madison Square Garden. March 8, 1971. Joe Fraiser, having launched a left hook from somewhere near Buenos Aires to fracture the jaw of Muhammad Ali, won the first bout of their classic boxing trilogy to successfully defend his heavyweight title.
13 Feb 2001

Legislature Doesn't Deserve Praise for Energy Assistance

By Robert Jackson Jr.
I was surprised to see your blanket praise of an ill-conceived and short-sighted attempt by the Iowa legislature to provide some energy assistance to Iowa residents. (See "Register Your Protest Against High Energy Costs," River Cities' Reader, Issue 309, February 7-13, 2001.
19 Dec 2000

Many Happy Returns - If You're Lucky

By Robert Jackson Jr.
Like many of you, I'm still buying last-minute gifts and re-wrapping presents I don't really want given by people I don't really like. Which means that if you're on my Christmas list, there might very well be a Mr.
28 Nov 2000

Clicking Your Way to the Next J.O.B.

By Robert Jackson Jr.
I remember the first time I looked for a job - which was, incidentally, just like the last time I looked for a job. Hauling out a 5-pound Sunday newspaper in one hand and a yellow highlighter in the other, I underwent the laborious task of searching through manual-labor, nurse, and the all-encompassing sales openings to find something remotely in my field.

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