29 Oct 2002

Positions for Iowa Gubernatorial Candidates

By Jeff Ignatius
By far the biggest issue in the Iowa gubernatorial campaign is the state's economy - both economic growth and the budget crunch that's plagued state government. Republican nominee Doug Gross has faulted incumbent Tom Vilsack, a Democrat, for the state's flagging economy, citing a variety of rankings for business health and business climate and noting that surrounding states are growing while Iowa's economy shrinks.
29 Oct 2002

Positions for Illinois Gubernatorial Candidates

By Jeff Ignatius
Republicans have controlled the governor's mansion in Illinois since 1977, and that stranglehold has been a consistent theme in the campaign of Democrat Rod Blagojevich. Blagojevich, a member of the U.
22 Oct 2002

Illinois House Races More Interesting Than Expected

By Rich Miller
No real drama was expected out of Illinois House campaigns this year. The Democrats have a lock on the chamber. A combination of a new and loss-proof legislative-district map and the political might of House Speaker Michael Madigan's campaign operation guarantee that the Republicans can't take the House for the next 10 years - barring a cataclysmic political event that would have to surpass the Great 1994 Republican Landslide.
22 Oct 2002

Speculation Is Not News

By Kathleen McCarthy
The dumbing down of America via the mainstream media's commercialization of news has reached unprecedented levels of irresponsibility. Over the past three weeks, a terrible rampage of random shootings of innocent and unrelated victims has plagued the Washington, D.
15 Oct 2002

Voters Should Be Leery of "Early Voter" Campaigns

By Administrator
A "get out the vote" drive targeting Scott and Waterloo counties is underway. In the Iowa House 86th District, the strategy is as follows: Paid employees, some masquerading as citizen activists, spent the summer rounding up absentee requests.
15 Oct 2002

War with Iraq a Treacherous Proposition for U.S.

By Safar Al-Hawali
Editor's note: The following letter was delivered to every member of the United States Congress. During these trying times, you have a moral and ethical responsibility not only toward your constituents but also to the world at large.
15 Oct 2002

Can Illinois AG Candidate Tell the Truth?

By Rich Miller
I have been writing about Illinois politics for more than 12 years now, and, believe it or not, I've never called anyone a liar. That's a pretty harsh thing to say about someone, even a politician. But I'm starting to wonder whether Republican attorney general candidate Joe Birkett is capable of telling the truth.
15 Oct 2002

Quad Cities Interfaith Tries to Set a Different Agenda

By Jeff Ignatius
It's the political season, and all sorts of interest groups are trying to assess which candidates are going to do the most for their agendas and constituencies. Quad Cities Interfaith, though, is trying to speak for populations that don't normally get much attention during campaigns.
15 Oct 2002

Davenport Crime Climbs Again

By Jeff Ignatius
The hullabaloo last week over the announcement that crime in Davenport rose nearly 16 percent in the first six months of 2002 ignores a more troubling trend in the city: Crime in Davenport has been on the rise since 1998, and the police department to this point can only guess at the causes.
10 Oct 2002

A SUCCESSFUL JOB SEARCH VIA SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION

By Vince Barrett
While watching a commercial on the television I saw a question and a link to successful job transitioning. The question is how to successfully change or find employment, and the link is the six degrees of separation theory.

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