30 Apr 2002

Check Your Facts

By Letter to Editor
I am appalled at the editorial staff of the River Cities' Reader. Kathleen McCarthy has written an unresearched and unsubstantiated editorial ("Much More to the Story," Issue 369, April 10-16, 2002), apparently in an attempt to bring mob mentality to the City of Davenport.
30 Apr 2002

Scott County Primaries Could Prevent Democracy

By Kathleen McCarthy
On Tuesday, June 4, the Iowa primaries will bAe held across the state. Important elections are at stake, yet only registered voters are eligible to vote in a primary, and they must declare either Republican or Democrat before they can participate because Iowa has a "closed primary" system.
23 Apr 2002

Governor Ryan's Lawyer a Walking Conflict-of-Interest

By Administrator
So, here's the deal: If you're being investigated, questioned, subpoenaed, etc. by the U.S. Attorney's office in connection with the Illinois secretary of state scandals, the governor's campaign fund will pay your legal bills, unless you were one of those low-level mopes actually selling commercial drivers licenses.
23 Apr 2002

Demand a New Mayor Pro Tem for Davenport

By Kathleen McCarthy
Alderman Howard is too inexperienced for the position of mayor pro tem. During April 17's regular council meeting, Alderman Howard confirmed the public's worst fears about Mayor Brooke's inappropriateness in appointing someone so green.
23 Apr 2002

School Board Shuts Down Alternatives and Schools

By Jeff Ignatius
People who were hoping the Davenport Community School District board would have a revelation akin to Saul on the road to Damascus were sorely disappointed after the board's April 22 meeting. Instead of being blinded by the brilliance of sensible alternatives, the board replicated its 6-1 January vote to close Grant and Johnson elementary schools.
23 Apr 2002

Illinois Struggles with Budget, but Election Year Precludes Long-Term Solution

By Jeff Ignatius
The State of Illinois is in the middle of its typical election-year budget stalemate, but the matter is made worse this year by a financial situation that begs for major budget cuts or a tax increase but will probably get neither.
23 Apr 2002

Together but Apart Defines Iowa's 2002 Legislative Session

By Administrator
The 2002 Iowa legislative session adjourned on April 12, ending two weeks early as predicted. Both sides of the aisle admit it was a grueling session, with many hard decisions to make due to the serious budget deficits facing Iowans.
16 Apr 2002

Davenport School District Hits New Low

By Kathleen McCarthy
In the midst of a declared budget crisis, the Dav- enport Community School District (DCSD) is negotiating with its union workers to cut costs. The district's proposal is asking union workers (the cooks, the clerical people, etc.
09 Apr 2002

Feds Detonate Atomic Bomb on Illinois Republican Party

By Rich Miller
The feds set off a political atomic bomb the other day with the indictment of Illinois Governor George Ryan's campaign committee and his two former campaign managers, Scott Fawell and Rich Juliano. The big question on many minds is whether the entire state Republican Party will be damaged by the resulting radioactivity.
09 Apr 2002

Much More to the Story

By Kathleen McCarthy
A recent edition of Now with Bill Moyers on WQPT dealt with the Presidential Records Act and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and the current erosion of these crucial elements of our democracy. The FOIA was passed during Lyndon Johnson's administration, who praised it "with a deep sense of pride that the United States is an open society in which the people's right to know is cherished and guarded.

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