22 Jul 2019

Davenport Native Alexis Sweeney among Belmont Students Traveling the World for College Credit

By Haley Charlton

 

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (July 22, 2019) — While some may be relaxing by the pool or working at a summer job, Alexis Sweeney from Davenport, Iowa, joined more than 700 other Belmont University students who participated in one of 45 faculty-led Maymester and Summer Study Abroad programs. Sweeney spent time in Belmont's South Africa & Tanzania program for college credit this summer.

22 Jul 2019

Rutherford Institute Defends Church Ministry Prevented From Giving Free Eyeglasses to the Homeless

By The Rutherford Institute

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY (July 22, 2019) — Denouncing bureaucratic overregulation, The Rutherford Institute has issued a legal challenge to Kentucky regulators who have prohibited a religious ministry from holding free eye-clinics and distributing free corrective eyeglasses to the poor and homeless.

22 Jul 2019

Alex Holderbach's Walk-Off Blast Beats Bowling Green

By Jason Kempf

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 21, 2019) — Alex Holderbach’s second walk-off home-run of the season propelled the Quad Cities River Bandits past the Bowling Green Hot Rods 4-3 on Sunday evening at Modern Woodmen Park. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and the bases empty, Holderbach drove a fast-ball from Hot Rods reliever Cristofer Ogando over the wall in right-field to spark a celebration near home-plate. The catcher’s first walk-off home-run came in the 12th inning of the home-opener

21 Jul 2019

Power, Not Policy, Drives American Politics

By Thomas L Knapp

Claiming to speak for "we the people," the framers of the US Constitution offered it as a tool to "form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity."

21 Jul 2019

Bandits Comeback Bid Falls Just Short in 3-2 Loss

By Jason Kempf

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 20, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits fell behind in the early going and had their comeback bid fall just short in a 3-2 loss to the Bowling Green Hot Rods on Saturday night at Modern Woodmen Park. With the Bandits down by a run and two on base in the bottom of the eighth, Alex McKenna’s fly-ball to deep-right was caught against the wall by Jordan Qsar to close the door on the River Bandits best chance at shocking the Hot Rods.

20 Jul 2019

Dayton Takes Series over Bandits with 7-1 Win

By Jason Kempf

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 19, 2019) — The Dayton Dragons became the first Eastern Division team to take a series from the Quad Cities River Bandits with a 7-1 in the rubber match on Friday night at Modern Woodmen Park. Two Dayton pitchers combined to limit the River Bandits to just one unearned run on two hits.

19 Jul 2019

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Dick Durbin Statement on Implementation Progress of Criminal Justice Reforms

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON – Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement on the Justice Department’s progress toward implementing the landmark criminal-justice reforms in the First Step Act. Sens Grassley and Durbin coauthored the First Step Act and led the charge to pass it last year with a broad bipartisan vote of 87-12.

19 Jul 2019

Iowa Democrats on Alex Azar’s Visit

By IDP Press

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 19, 2019) — In response to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar’s visit to Iowa today, the Iowa Democratic Party released the following statement:

19 Jul 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds, Lt Gov Adam Gregg Release Public Schedules

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 19, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg on Friday released their public schedules for Monday, July 22–Sunday, July 28, 2019. 

The following events are open to credentialed members of the media:

 

Monday, July 22

**Gov. Reynolds attends RGA meetings in Aspen, Colorado until Tuesday, July 24**

 

Gov Reynolds calls in to Executive Council Meeting

Robert D. Ray Conference Room 

19 Jul 2019

Megan Fahrenkrug among University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Spring 2019 Graduates

By Carrie Heibler

STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN (July 19, 2019) — The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point conferred degrees on more than 1,250 graduates during the university's spring commencement ceremonies on May 18, 2019. Graduates, their guests and faculty members were addressed by Dale Klapmeier, co-founder and chief executive officer of Cirrus Aircraft and a 1983 graduate of UW-Stevens Point.

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