On January 28, home invaders murdered 58-year-old Rhogena Nicholas and 59-year-old Dennis Tuttle of Houston, Texas. Nicholas and Tuttle wounded five of the (numerous) armed burglars before being slain.

That's not how the news accounts put it, of course. Typical headline (from the Houston Chronicle): "4 HPD officers shot in southeast Houston narcotics operation, a fifth injured."

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 5, 2019) — Davenport Public Works has issued a Snow Emergency. The Snow Emergency will be in effect from 3:00 pm today through 7:00 am, Wednesday, February 6. Here is the post.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Feb. 5, 2019) - The following student(s) are named to Mount Mercy University's Fall 2018 Dean's List. Students with a semester grade point average of 3.60 or better and who are graded for six or more semester hours are eligible for inclusion on the Dean's List.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (February 5, 2019) — The Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce joined other business groups throughout the state of Illinois in opposition to raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, over the next 4 years. The current minimum wage in Illinois is $8.25 per hour. The bill is expected to be heard in a Senate committee this week.

CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA (February 4, 2019) — Local students have been named to the fall 2018 President's List at Clemson University.

They are:

Austin James Halupnik of Bettendorf, who is majoring in Genetics

Olivia Nicole Gamble of Rock Island, who is majoring in Biochemistry

To be named to the President's List, a student must achieve a 4.0 (all As) grade-point average.

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA (February 4, 2019) — Oklahoma City University is proud to announce that Ally Zahringer of Moline, Illinois, has been named to the Fall 2018 Dean's Honor Roll.

Dean's Honor Roll status is awarded to students who successfully complete a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 4, 2019) — Here is information about Sen Grassley’s schedule this week. The Senate is in session.

“As I look at America today, I am not afraid to say that I am afraid.” — Bertram Gross, Friendly Fascism: The New Face of Power in America

WASHINGTON DC (February 4, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon today invited seven major pharmaceutical companies to testify before a committee hearing on February 26, 2019, on drug pricing in the United States, the second in a series of hearings examining prescription drug costs.

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