10 Dec 2002

No Confidence in Marketplace Until Criminal Prosecutions

By Kathleen McCarthy
It is curious the Bush Administration would be faulted, or credited for that matter, for the sluggish economy based upon the president's income- and estate-tax cuts that passed in 2001, because most of those cuts will not take place until 2005 and 2006.
10 Dec 2002

Paying Candidates? It's a Good Start

By Administrator
The Federal Election Commission's vote on November 25 to allow campaign committees to pay a salary to candidates for Congress and the presidency might on the surface seem like a terrible idea. Why should fat-cat politicians be allowed to skim cash off the tops of their campaign war chests? Don't they have enough perks as it is? But the idea has merit - a lot of merit, actually - even though it doesn't go far enough.
10 Dec 2002

Despite Attacks from Illinois GOP, Senator Fitzgerald Sitting Pretty

By Rich Miller
Some top Illinois Republicans are making a lot of noise lately about finding a candidate to run against Senator Peter Fitzgerald, a fellow member of the GOP, in two years. But is their publicity barrage against the incumbent freshman a warning that he faces defeat, or is it just a shot across his bow to remind him that he needs to start being more cooperative in Washington, or, at least, be a little more quiet? Whatever.
03 Dec 2002

A One-Sided Hatchet Job

By Letter to Editor
It would behoove any journalist to use more than one source for information for an article. It seems you have consulted Mr. Guard, and only Mr. Guard for the information in your article. (See "Davenport School-Board Member Guard on the Guard," River Cities' Reader Issue 400, November 13-19, 2002.
03 Dec 2002

River Music Santas

By Kathleen McCarthy
Downtown Davenport's "number one" corner at Second and Main is really coming to life these days. The exterior renovation of the Redstone (formerly Peterson/Von Maur Department Store) building as part of the Vision Iowa project is phenomenal.
03 Dec 2002

Washington's Influence Will Finally Be Felt in Illinois GOP

By Administrator
Congressmen almost never have much influence in Illinois politics. The political class sometimes even ships them off to Washington to get them out of the way - often to keep them from running for a truly important job, like alderman.
26 Nov 2002

Positive Holiday Changes for Successful Employment Search

By Vince Barrett
Employment Uncertainty and the Holiday Season Thanksgiving is the start of the holiday season. The holiday season is a time when families, friends and acquaintances gather in an expression of goodwill and comradery.
26 Nov 2002

Death Doesn't Take a Holiday in Illinois Veto Session

By Administrator
Every legislative session has its own feel, and its own rhythm. This fall's veto session feels like death - in more ways than one. One should never predict anything about what could happen in a veto session, but nothing big seems to be moving or percolating this fall.
26 Nov 2002

Will Thanksgiving Include Liberty?

By Kathleen McCarthy
Thanksgiving is relative. It almost always depends on your viewpoint. Americans can be thankful that the terror of 9/11 was a decidedly rare event for our nation when compared to the daily terror that plagues Middle Easterners.
26 Nov 2002

RDA Awards Grants to Community Organizations

By No Author
Last week, the Riverboat Development Authority (RDA) announced more than $1.3 million in grants for its fall cycle. The RDA makes decisions about how to distribute a percentage of gambling proceeds from the Rhythm City Casino.

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