15 Jun 2004

Plenty of Blame to Go Around in Illinois Budget Mess

By Rich Miller
Who's to blame for the overtime legislative session? It's a question you will probably hear a lot in the coming days, even weeks, as the factions jockey for position. In case you haven't heard, the state budget is a mess.
15 Jun 2004

Two-Year Terms Should Not Equate to Inaction

By Kathleen McCarthy
Increasing Davenport city-council terms from two years to four years has some merit in terms of stability, especially when it normally takes at least that long to implement substantial capital-improvement projects.
15 Jun 2004

Re-defining the Right and Left

By Letter to Editor
I write to compliment the River Cities' Reader on the thought-provoking juxtaposition of the letters "'We the People' Are to Blame" by Roger Bolewicz and "Voting for Al-Qaeda" by E. Douglas Hansen in the May 26 issue.
08 Jun 2004

Illinois Governor Should Pick His Targets More Carefully

By Rich Miller
During the last scheduled night of the spring legislative session, a reporter decided to step outside for a smoke. While he was outdoors, he tried to catch a glimpse inside the governor's office. In one window, the reporter saw Deputy Governor Bradley Tusk talking to someone on the telephone.
08 Jun 2004

Happy 50th to Merv and Evelyn Habenicht!

By Kathleen McCarthy
Many Quad Citians are familiar with Bettendorf High School superstar coach Merv Habenicht and his better half Evelyn. One might think Merv gets his superstar status because of the five state championships claimed by Bettendorf's football team under his leadership, or the 10 regional conference victories during his watch, or the 15 times Bettendorf advanced to the playoffs, or his induction to the Iowa High School Hall of Fame.
01 Jun 2004

Illinois Governor Needs to Start Delivering Solutions, Not Politics

By Rich Miller
In a spectacular reversal of fortune, the Chicago Tribune reported last week that Governor Rod Blagojevich's job-approval rating has dropped to just 40 percent. In February, a Tribune poll had Blagojevich's approval rating at 55 percent.
01 Jun 2004

More Like Campaign-Finance Reborn

By Kathleen McCarthy
The Reader recently enjoyed the privilege of interviewing the chairperson of the Federal Election Commission, Bradley Smith, who spoke at Augustana College's commencement last week. (See feature story, page 7.
01 Jun 2004

Preserving the Integrity of Our System of Government

By Robert Jackson Jr.
It was dreary that day before the November election, and it was not a good day for my 83-year-old father. He had been told following eye surgery that he might lose the sight in his left eye - bad news for someone whose sharp mind and wit are fueled by reading newspapers cover-to-cover and watching every news program he can.
25 May 2004

Head of Powerful Illinois Agency Cutting Some Dubious Deals

By Rich Miller
Something really stinks at CMS. The latest scandal to hit the powerful Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) revolves around a lucrative contract to manage health-care costs for tens of thousands of state workers and their families.
25 May 2004

"We the People" Are to Blame

By Administrator
There is a lot of discussion going on today regarding the images of American atrocities coming out of Iraq. Discussions regarding who is to be held accountable, whether it is the active-duty troops, the Army Reserve, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, or President Bush himself.

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