26 Mar 2002

Is Qualitative Analysis for MidAmerican Rate Increase Proposal "Goofy"?

By Administrator
In yet another display of gratuitous brown-nosing during last week's council meeting, Davenport's Ward 6 Alderman Bob McGivern chastised Ward 2 Alderman George Nickolas for his resolution calling for a "quantitative and qualitative analysis of MidAmerican's proposed rate increase.
26 Mar 2002

Paradigm Shift

By Garry Lee Wright
"Got a second, Brad?" "Sure, Biff." "Step into my cubicle. And say hello to our new senior vice president, Buzz Brindle." "Hello, Buzz." "What's up, Brad? I like your glasses.
19 Mar 2002

School-Closing Task Force Mired in Confusion

By Jeff Ignatius
A task force appointed by the Davenport Community School District (DCSD) met for the first time on March 14, and if the job it faced seemed daunting before - exploring all options for alleviating the district's budget deficit and completing a report by April 15 - it looked even more massive afterward.
19 Mar 2002

QC Contingent Unites in Washington, DC

By Todd McGreevy
The largest contingent of Quad Cities' private business and public sector leaders ever assembled flew to Washington, DC, last week and spent three days meeting face-to-face with all eight of our region's elected federal legislators.
19 Mar 2002

Hues in the News: FAQs

By Garry Lee Wright
Last week, Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge announced a new color-coded system for terrorism alerts. We asked Deputy Under Assistant Acting Media Spokesperson Marty "Mort" Ackerman for details. Q: No offense, but government people seem like a bunch of gray old bureaucrats.
12 Mar 2002

School-Closing Turmoil Takes Another Turn

By Jeff Ignatius
The saga of the Davenport Community School District's decision to close Johnson and Grant elementary schools took several twists on Monday and Tuesday. At a hearing last week before an Iowa State Department of Education hearing panel, both the school district and parents who appealed the January closing decision agreed to a continuance so that the board could re-consider its vote.
12 Mar 2002

Hot Sheriff's Primary Pits Incumbent Against Three Challengers

By Administrator
In Rock Island County, the Democratic primary is almost always the toughest battle, with the general-election result nearly a foregone conclusion. There hasn't been a Republican sheriff in Rock Island County in 20 years, and that makes the March 19 primary for the office especially important.
05 Mar 2002

Cultural Trust a Liberal Scheme

By Letter to Editor
Whether or not someone supports House File 2288 has absolutely no bearing on whether or not they "support the arts." (See "March for Cultural Trust Fund," River Cities' Reader Issue 362, February 20-26, 2002.
05 Mar 2002

Motivated Parents Appeal School Board's Decision to Close Schools

By Administrator
When the Davenport School Board (DSB), in its usual display of arrogance and disrespect for students, parents, and the public at large, voted 6-1 to close Grant and Johnson elementary schools this past January, concerned parents decided to appeal the school board's decision to the Iowa Board of Education.
05 Mar 2002

School-Closing Appeal Goes to Hearing Panel

By Jeff Ignatius
Editor's note: This story went to press before the Davenport Community School District agreed to re-visit at its March 11 meeting the issue of closing Johnson and Grant schools. The hearing on the appeal was continued to April 5.

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