04 Nov 2003

Pigstock Deserved a Better Reviewer

By Robert Jackson Jr.
While reading the less-than-enthusiastic "pedestrian survey" of the recent Pigstock/Jaegermeister festival [see "They Did It Better in Clinton," River Cities' Reader Issue 449, October 29-November 4, 2003], I couldn't help but wonder if the writer knew what sort of event she was at, or if she'd ever been to a rock concert before.
28 Oct 2003

Illinois Governor Can't Always Avoid Tough Battles

By Administrator
Those of us who live or work in Chicago high-rises have been a little freaked out lately since six people died in what at first appeared to be a routine fire at a Loop office building on October 17. From the live television coverage, it looked like the firefighters did a good job of promptly extinguishing the blaze.
28 Oct 2003

Iowa Plays Key Role in Global-Warming Legislation

By Letter to Editor
In mid-October the McCain-Lieberman Climate Stewardship Act (S. 139) comes before the Senate. Iowa Senator Tom Harkin is expected to be a key vote in this historic bill that aims to reduce the greenhouse-gas emissions that cause global warming.
21 Oct 2003

The Night People Return to QCs

By Kathleen McCarthy
For those Quad Citians who experienced the late '60s as young adults (my friends and I were still in our early teens, but no less loving rock 'n roll as the great catharsis of strong emotion), The Night People sustained us in an era of incredible creativity and music that will never fade away.
21 Oct 2003

Senate Race Could Change the Power Dynamics of Illinois Republican Party

By Rich Miller
Addison Township was once king of the state's Republican hill. The Illinois Senate President (Pate Philip), House Republican Leader (Lee Daniels), and state attorney general (Jim Ryan) all lived in the eastern DuPage County township.
21 Oct 2003

NCRC Conference Seeks to Spur New Investment in the Quad Cities

By Jeff Ignatius
It might sound like a small thing, but when the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) was putting together its regional conference - scheduled for Thursday and Friday at the RiverCenter in downtown Davenport - organizers put their money where their mouth was.
14 Oct 2003

Democrats Cross the Illinois Speaker at Their Peril

By Rich Miller
A fascinating month-long political standoff might finally be coming to a close in Kankakee County. The trouble started when Governor Rod Blagojevich promised state Representative Phil Novak (D-Bradley) a seat on the Illinois Pollution Control Board.
14 Oct 2003

Can We Keep It Up?

By Kathleen McCarthy
In recent weeks, Davenport citizens have experienced quite a scare with the prospect of losing their city administrator Craig Malin. Peoria, Illinois, was courting Malin for the position of city manager, and Malin was giving the offer professional scrutiny.
14 Oct 2003

Basics and a Whole Lot More

By Letter to Editor
There was a letter in the Quad-City Times last week, and it appears that the author was laboring under some mistaken assumptions. For example, he clearly did not know that the City of Davenport's tax rate is today only 1 percent more than it was in 1992.
07 Oct 2003

What I Did on My Middle-Eastern Vacation

By Rich Miller
I can only take so much of Illinois politics before I begin to go a little crazy. Don't get me wrong, Illinois politics is my life. I truly enjoy my job. But, eventually, the bickering, the corruption, the pettiness start to infect my soul and I gotta stop for a while.

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