DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 18, 2019) — New to the area or just looking to make new mom friends? Come to the Eastern Avenue Library Saturday, May 11, 2–4PM, and meet some other moms. Bring your mom (or don't!) and meet new mom friends. We'll have crafts and activities, as well as questions to help get the conversations started.

These events are FREE and open to the public.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 18, 2019) — The "Excellence in the Liberal Arts Award" has been generously gifted by Professor Dan Lee of the Religion Department, and his wife, Ruth Lee. The purpose of this award is to reward excellence in the liberal arts, including student academic-achievement, amount of scholarly work done in the liberal-arts including the humanities, achievement in co-curricular programs, and leadership and service both on and off-campus.

DUBUQUE, IOWA (April 18, 2019) — Historian Michael Luick-Thrams will present “Banality of Virtue: Midwestern Responses to the Holocaust” on Sunday, April 28, at 7PM in Jackaline Baldwin Dunlap Technology Center’s Hadley Auditorium on the University of Dubuque campus.

The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

The presentation is sponsored by the University of Dubuque, Carnegie-Stout Public Library, Children of Abraham, and Temple Beth El.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 18, 2019) — Legislation currently being considered by the Iowa Legislature would hinder the ability of local elected-officials to make budget decisions to fund the programs and services their constituents depend on and desire. House File 773 would place an arbitrary 2% annual-growth limitation on property-tax revenue that a county or city could collect.