06 Sep 2000

"Big Picture" Instead of "Big Bull"...and more

By Kathleen McCarthy
All of the Quad Cities are facing a federal mandate to fully implement citywide stormwater management systems by 2007. Moline just approved a utility fee to cover the cost of its system, and that will be the path most likely taken by the other area municipalities because there is no room in current budgets for such a substantial expenditure.
06 Sep 2000

County Pushes $1.5 Million Juvenile-Detention Project Forward

By Jeff Ignatius
Scott County is moving forward with a $1.5 million plan to expand and remodel its juvenile-detention facility, and construction could start early next year. The Scott County Board of Supervisors on August 31 unanimously approved a resolution authorizing county staff to begin negotiations for planning, design, and architectural services.
06 Sep 2000

Expansion Plan Drips with Fat

By Letter to Editor
Picture a $300,000 luxury home, with three-car garage, security fencing, deluxe intercom system, cable TV, whirlpool tubs, maybe a swimming pool in the backyard. Now picture a 7-foot-by-11-foot cell with a cot and toilet.
06 Sep 2000

Fly With Us

By Garry Lee Wright
7:45 a.m., cab. "Here's the airport, Mac. Which airline?" "Northeasterly Westernmost." "They're on strike." "Whaatt? Since when?" "Just heard it on the radio.
29 Aug 2000

A Night to Remember

By Garry Lee Wright
"Governor Bush, you in there?" "Sure as shootin', but I'll be right out. Hey, they got real Charmin here! Darn, I love these luxury hotels." "Governor, since this is Election Night, I thought you might want to turn on the TV.
29 Aug 2000

Sour Grapes? Yep, So Pucker Up

By Kathleen McCarthy
Many citizens believed the well was poisoned long before briefs were submitted on the Davenport School District's (DSD) Motion for Summary Judgment (SJ) to dismiss the Davenport Historic Preservation Commission's (HPC) suit to prevent the demolition of the historically significant Crawford's Sugarbowl.
29 Aug 2000

A Midwest Mecca for the Arts

By Todd McGreevy
We have the makings of a Midwest Arts Mecca here in the Quad Cities. As this week's cover story points out, we have more than 4,600 arts-related events occurring throughout the year in our communities. The recognized importance of the arts to our region's quality of life is beginning to reach critical mass.
23 Aug 2000

Quad City Radio Group Sold to Clear Channel Com

By Lisa Vincent
Clear Channel Communications announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire KUUL-FM, KMXG-FM, KCQQ-FM, WLLR-FM, WLLR-AM and WOC-AM in Davenport, Iowa from Mississippi Valley Broadcasting, Inc., an affiliate of Sconnix Broadcasting, LLC, for the purchase price of $85 million.
22 Aug 2000

The Davenport School District Has A Memory Problem

By Kathleen McCarthy
The Davenport School District (DSD) has a problem with its memory. The DSD and Davenport's Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) appeared at a hearing last Wednesday, August 18, to present arguments before Judge David Schoenthaler for the DSD's motion for Summary Judgment to dismiss the HPC's lawsuit against the DSD for not acting in good faith to agree to a suitable reuse of the historic Crawford Sugarbowl.
22 Aug 2000

Cops Raid Shadow Conventions

By Don Hazen, Alternet
Claiming they had an intelligence tip about a bomb threat, Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies on August 14 temporarily closed down Patriotic Hall, the home of the Independent Media Center and the Shadow Conventions, located five blocks from the Democratic Convention.

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