“There will come a time when it isn't ‘They’re spying on me through my phone’ anymore. Eventually, it will be ‘My phone is spying on me.’” ― Philip K. Dick

 

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 29, 2019) — Join the Quad City Botanical Center (QCBC) and Rock Island Parks and Recreation as we journey to Hazelton, Iowa, home to one of Iowa’s largest Amish communities.

Experience this unique culture with the help of a step-on guide. With horse and buggies passing by, we will visit several Amish country stores, tour an Amish farm and home, and savor all the flavors of a home-cooked Amish meal.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 28, 2019) —

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (May 28, 2019) — The following student(s) received recognition for outstanding achievement at Mount Mercy University's Honors Convocation on May 17:

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, AWARD(S)

GREENCASTLE, INDIANA (May 28, 2019) — The following local DePauw University students were named to the Spring 2019 Dean's List:

Katherine Douglas (Coal Valley, Illinois)

Allison Miller (Princeton, Iowa)

The Dean's List recognizes students who achieve a semester grade-point-average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Congratulations on this well-earned achievement!

BOURBONNAIS, IL (05/28/2019)-- To qualify for inclusion on the Dean's List, a student must have been enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student and must have attained a semester grade point average of 3.50 or higher on a 4.00 grading scale.

Rachel Besse of Moline, Illinois

Mattie Buller of Moline

Jacob Flynn of Davenport, Iowa

Kelly Hansen of Moline

Alexandria Imming of Moline

Noelle Klimek of Bettendorf, Iowa

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 28, 2019) — The Flood Assistance Center event scheduled for Wednesday, May 29, 2019. at the former Office Max building near Northpark Mall is being postponed due to rising flood-waters and response needed by participating agencies. This event will be rescheduled at a later date.

CONWAY, SOUTH CAROLINA (May 28, 2019) — More than 2,000 Coastal Carolina University students were named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2019 semester. That's nearly 20 percent of the student body with a grade-point-average between 3.5-3.99 for the spring semester.

WASHINGTON DC (May 28, 2019) — Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Dave Loebsack today sent letters to the investment firms behind some of the country's largest manufactured housing communities (MHC) to request information about their use of predatory practices to boost profits in the communities they own. Sen Warren and Rep Loebsack sent letters to Stockbridge and Havenport Capital, following recent reports highlighting the abusive practices of private investment firms in MHCs.

PEORIA, IL (May 28, 2019) — More than 1700 students were named to the Spring 2019 Dean's List at Bradley University. The following local students made the list:

Paige Olson of Geneseo is majoring in Accounting.

Ryan Freund of Davenport is majoring in Business-Economics.

Troy Carlson of Moline is majoring in Finance.

Kadie Klauer of Reynolds is majoring in Management and Leadership.

Jack Martinez of Coal Valley is majoring in Marketing.

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