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.

Moline, IL (April 20, 2019) — West Music Quad Cities, in partnership with D’Addario, will host a free guitar-re-string event to benefit the River Music Experience on Saturday, April 20, 2019. With a suggested donation of $5, the guitar and repair expert’s at West Music Quad Cities will professionally re-string any 6-string acoustic or electric guitar with a free new set of D’Addario NYXL or Nickle Bronze strings. Limited to one guitar with standard-gauges and configurations per customer.