MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 19, 2019) — GiGi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Centers announced 8 prestigious awards at its Annual International Leadership Conference in Schaumburg, Illinois on Saturday, November 9. Over 350 people from 60 GiGi’s Playhouse locations from around the country and Mexico gathered at the five-day conference, which boasted 91 break-outs and 67 speakers.

WASHINGTON DC (November 19, 2019) — US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy today announced that the department is 

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 19, 2019) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds announced that more than 5,800 Iowa students have received the new Future Ready Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship for fall 2019. Early numbers show more than $6.6 million has been awarded for the fall semester, helping pave the way for more Iowans to acquire the education and training needed for good-paying, high-demand jobs. That’s over half of the $13 million appropriated by the Iowa Legislature for the 2019-20 academic year.

 

WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (November 19, 2019) — The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team will compete in the NCAA Division III Championship for the 13th time in the last 15 years and 16th time in program history starting this Saturday, November 23, as it hosts Monmouth (Illinois) in the first round at Perkins Stadium.

Saturday's game will kick off at 12PM.

 

ROCKFORD, IL (11/19/2019) — Ben Greiner, of Davenport, Iowa, has been named to the cast list for 35mm: A Musical Exhibition, a intricately woven collection of stories told through song.

WASHINGTON DC (November 19, 2019) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley on supporting the RFS:

 

Last week, the Midwest biofuel senators sent a cover letter with our comments to President Trump.

WASHINGTON DC (November 19, 2019) — United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue are pleased to announce that the Trump Administration has reached an agreement with the government of South Korea on market access for US rice.

“When a man unprincipled in private life[,] desperate in his fortune, bold in his temper . . .

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 18, 2019) — The following students were accepted for enrollment for the fall 2019 trimester in the Doctor of Chiropractic degree prgram at Palmer College of Chiropractic's main campus in Davenport, Iowa.

Michael Agyei of Davenport, IA

Emily Anderson of Davenport, IA

Brandon Ascher of Davenport, IA

Rebecca Axtman of Davenport, IA

Lauren Block of Davenport, IA

Sarah Boomgarden of Bettendorf, IA

 

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 18, 2019) — Boasting Tchaikovsky’s glorious score, Ballet Quad Cities and Orchestra Iowa present this holiday classic in style. Whether this is your first Nutcracker, or your 50th, the holidays will not be complete without a visit to the Historic Adler Theatre to cheer on Clara and her prince as they battle the fearsome Rat King, and travel through the magical Land of Snow to the Sugar Plum Fairy’s Kingdom of the Sweets.

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