25 Nov 2024

The Losing Party Advises Itself on How Not to Be Such Losers Next Time

By Rich Miller

In the wake of Donald Trump’s national victory and his losing margin dropping to 11 points in Illinois from 17 in two prior races, state legislative Democrats here have different views on how their party should proceed.

24 Nov 2024

Life in a New Key: Davenport's Bix Museum to Move Across the Street

By Jonathan Turner

After seven years tucked nearly out of sight in downtown Davenport, the growing Bix Beiderbecke Museum & Archive is raising money for a move across the street.

18 Nov 2024

Can Madeline McCune Draft a Budget, Quell Partisan Rancor, and Raise the Dead?

By Rich Miller

Just about nothing happened in the first week of veto session in the House and the Senate. The Democratic legislative leaders are still trying to figure out what their members want to do in the wake of Republican President-Elect Donald Trump’s victory and whether that can be done. Whether that action starts in the second and final week of veto session, or in the lame-duck January session or in the regular spring session, is still up in the air as I write this.

06 Nov 2024

Is Geoengineering Saving Our Planet or Is It Our Biggest Health Threat?

By Todd McGreevy
Unnatural Clouds Over Erie, Illinois October 17, 2024

Local artist and friend John Bald reached out to me several months ago and said, “Todd, we have to do something about what they are spraying us with in the skies! Have you seen this?” Of course I have seen it, I told John.

11 Nov 2024

Will Pritzker Pull a Trump, Bend the Sun’s Light, and Craft More Propitious Financial Perceptions?

By Rich Miller

Back in 2018, about midway through President Donald Trump’s first term, the Illinois Senate passed a bill that was designed to prevent “the weakening of Illinois environmental and labor regulations in response to a weakening of federal regulations,” according to an Illinois Environmental Council press release.

07 Nov 2024

Walnut Creek’s Re-Routing Increases Habitats at Nahant Marsh

By Jonathan Turner

In its nearly quarter-century of existence, Nahant Marsh in southwest Davenport has worked to grow and improve inside and outside its borders.

04 Nov 2024

Harry Benton: 97th District Incumbent Representative, Union Ironworker, and All-Around Man without Qualities

By Rich Miller

As usual, plenty of false claims have been made during this state legislative election cycle. But the campaign I keep going back to in my own mind is the battle in the 97th House District.

28 Oct 2024

The Next Person Who Tries to Sell Ram Villivalam on Transit Funding without Reform Will Get Run Over by Him

By Rich Miller

One of the most important legislative debates next year will be about reforming, restructuring, and finding a way to fund Northeast Illinois’ public-transportation system. Statewide taxes could possibly be raised to pay for this, so you should pay attention, no matter where you live.

23 Oct 2024

I Am Free Because I Pled Guilty to Journalism

By Kevin Gosztola
Julian and Stella Assange at PACE Oct 1.2024

October 1, 2024 marked Julian Assange’s first public remarks about the United States Justice Department’s prosecution since his release from the Belmarsh high-security prison in London.

23 Oct 2024

Federal Court Rules That Water Fluoridation Poses an “Unreasonable Risk” to Children

By Stuart Cooper
Federal Court Rules That Water Fluoridation Poses an “Unreasonable Risk” to Children

After a precedent-setting, seven-year legal battle in federal court, an historic ruling by the United States District Court of the Northern District of California has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take regulatory action to eliminate the “unreasonable risk” to the health of children posed by the practice of water fluoridation

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