30 May 2006

The Disturbing Antics of Antonin Scalia

By John W. Whitehead

Justice Antonin ScaliaOn March 28, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia took his seat at the nation’s highest court to hear Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. His task, along with the other justices, was to determine whether Salim Hamdan, a captured enemy combatant, should be afforded a fair and basic trial. The court would hear, for the first time, arguments from both sides over whether Hamdan should be afforded basic due process rights as a war-time detainee – an outcome that would establish a dramatic precedent in American law governing times of war.

The lawyers for Hamdan knew they were facing an uphill battle. But the problem wasn’t in their argument. It was in persuading a justice who had already made up his mind about the issue.

 

30 May 2006

"Obama's Magic Is He's All Things to All People"

By Administrator
In addition to this column I publish a daily political newsletter called Capitol Fax. A couple of years ago I also started a blog, which can be found at (http://www.thecapitolfaxblog.com).
U.S. Senator Barack Obama

 Running the blog is a real pain sometimes. It’s a lot of work and I’ve had to weed out some truly insane commenters. Still, most commenters have interesting, insightful thoughts, so I thought I’d share some of them with you today.
23 May 2006

Davenport Should Provide Shelters for Trailer-Park Residents

By Joel D. Weber
It is now more than a month since Iowa City, Iowa, was struck by a devastating tornado. That April 13, 2006, tornado could just as easily have been a tornado striking Davenport, Iowa. And, if such a tornado had cut a path through one or more of Davenport’s trailer parks (especially at night), most of which are on the city’s west side, including three adjacent to each other and two nearby in northwest Davenport, there would have been many people killed, seriously injured, or maimed for life – all for lack of a close, adequate shelter built within those trailer parks! 
23 May 2006

Davenport Takes Unnecessary Risk with Construction Permit

By Administrator
In the upcoming weeks, it is my intention to inform readers of the extremely disturbing realities behind the City of Davenport’s uncomprehensive issuance of a Floodplain Construction Permit to the Isle of Capri (IOC) for its proposed 11-story, city-block-wide casino hotel along downtown Davenport’s riverfront.

23 May 2006

Immigration Problem Requires Multifaceted Solution

By John Cox
The president’s recent prime-time address focused on illegal immigration, and has provided America with a unique opportunity to discuss this polarizing, hot-button issue in a rational way. While I support the idea of temporary National Guard assistance to secure the chaos at the border, we know that such action only briefly treats one symptom of a much larger problem.

16 May 2006

Dissent Keeps America Safe

By Jamie Esquire
United 93 is a wonderful portrait of courage. But in the context of America’s current foreign policy, it comes off as a familiar bit of wound-licking. 
16 May 2006

State Loses Bright Light in Lou Jones

By Rich Miller
Her name was Lovana, but everyone called her Lou.

There haven’t been many politicians like state Representative Lou Jones in this world. The Chicago Democrat was completely out front about whatever she was doing, and I don’t think she ever minced a single word in her entire career. She took on issues that almost nobody else would touch, and she used every ounce of her being to force the rest of us to see some harsh truths that we preferred to ignore. 
16 May 2006

The Law Can't Stop Creativity and Invention

By Administrator
I recently found myself in Atlanta. Most conventioneers take the taxi from the airport to downtown, but since I was traveling on the largess of the Company, a buck-75 MARTA train ride felt more responsible than a $20 cab fare.

And so it was that I emerged from the caverns beneath Peachtree Plaza, squinting into the afternoon sun, searching among the canyons of steel and cement for my hotel.

“Where ya headed?”

He was five-foot-nothin’ and dressed in the somewhat ragged attire we used to discourage the kids from wearing in public. 
10 May 2006

A New Community-Marketing Initiative Might Be on the Horizon

By David C. Aeschliman
My article that ran in this publication three weeks ago about how the city of Davenport was marketing itself has led to a significant response, and it’s running about six-to-one in support of what was said (23 positive and four negative). (See “Davenport Marketing Can’t Overcome City’s Deficiencies, River Cities’ Reader Issue 577, April 19-25, 2006.)

Interestingly enough, during one telephone call from a rather prominent Quad Citian providing me with feedback, I learned of an effort to develop a comprehensive “commerce” effort for the Quad Cities. This effort would involve private enterprise funds, and would combine the efforts of all of the cities’ major chambers, including DavenportOne. This was confirmed by a second person.


10 May 2006

Hospital Smoking Bans a Sign of Things to Come

By Jesse Virgil
The smoking bans put in place last week at Genesis and Trinity hospitals are the first signs of what is almost certainly an inevitable end: smoking being forbidden in all enclosed public spaces in the Quad Cities.


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