03 Sep 2002

Illinois Attorney-General Candidate Should Come Clean

By Rich Miller
What follows was assembled using DuPage County grand-jury testimony given by police detective Greg Figel. According to the testimony, William Stoltz was unemployed for the last six months of 1999. Stoltz lived in a house with his wife of 18 months, Dawn.
03 Sep 2002

Sports Center Deserves City (and Community) Support

By Robert Jackson Jr.
The Quad Cities possess a sports facility on the banks of the Mississippi that brings about $1 million per year in tourism into the community, provides families with quality recreational opportunities and acts as a draw for companies looking to relocate to the area.
27 Aug 2002

Media Scandal-Mongering Needs to Stop

By Rich Miller
I'm getting pretty tired of all the news stories about political corruption these days. Every time we turn around, another media outlet is screaming for a new federal investigation. It's become the thing to do in media circles, an attempt to mount an indicted trophy head or two on newsroom walls as a display of accomplishment and importance.
27 Aug 2002

Zoning Board of Adjustment Could Compromise City

By Kathleen McCarthy
There are several components to Davenport's zoning function: the city's Plan & Zoning Department (PZD); the Plan & Zoning Commission (PZC), which is a recommending body made up of citizens; and the Zoning Board of Adjustments (ZBA), which is a quasi-judicial body of citizens with the authority to decide certain zoning issues.
20 Aug 2002

Politicking at the Illinois State Fair

By Rich Miller
E-Mail To Ellicia (from Vanessa Miller, age 16): Hey hun, how are you? I am doin' just fine. I just got back from the state fair. These last two days have been awesome for me. I have my own press pass for future use and I can pretend that I am all-important.
20 Aug 2002

Parents' Appeal Shows Evidence Ignored

By Administrator
I am happy to report that the parents of students from Grant and Johnson elementary schools are appealing the Iowa Department of Education's administrative law judge's decision to uphold the closings of the two facilities.
20 Aug 2002

CitiBus Fare Hike Would Ease - but Not Erase - Service's Deficit

By Administrator
When the Davenport City Council on Wednesday considers raising fares for the city's mass-transit service by 50 percent, it's doing so with the risk that the move could backfire. While the city has estimates on how much revenue the fare increase might generate, history and the size of the hike suggest that the benefit might not be enough to bring the service out of the red.
13 Aug 2002

Chicago Democrat Could Sink Madigan's Attorney-General Candidacy

By Administrator
A budding political dynasty is in deep trouble on Chicago's Southwest Side. No, I'm not talking about the attorney- general candidacy of House Speaker Michael Madigan's daughter, Lisa. And I'm not referring to former Senate President Tom Hynes' son, Dan, whose re-election as state comptroller is all but assured.
13 Aug 2002

Objecting to Corporate Misconduct Isn't Liberal

By Administrator
The disturbing connection between Enron executives and the current administration becomes more apparent with each passing day. During the Florida presidential re-count, each party established a fund in support of its respective candidates.
13 Aug 2002

Former GOP Legislator Tops Libertarian Ticket in Illinois

By Jeff Ignatius
When the Illinois Libertarian Party asked Cal Skinner whether he'd run for governor on its ticket, he wondered what was in it for him. The answer was a political party that's very good at collecting petition signatures, which fits right into Skinner's plans.

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