In the film version of "Forrest Gump" (but not, if memory serves, in the novel), Forrest's mother tries to convince the local elementary-school principal that her son belongs at  his local elementary-school rather than at an institution for what we would now call "special needs" students. The two reach an understanding on Mrs Gump's remarkably squeaky bed while Forrest waits on the front porch.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 19, 2019) — Professor and historian Art Pitz will be presenting his annual Middle East lecture series at the Davenport Public Library and Bettendorf Public Library in April and May. Pitz will be discussing the complexities and hot-button topics relating to the Middle East, beginning with “Iran versus Saudi Arabia: What's at Stake? at the Bettendorf Library (2950 Learning Campus Dr) on Monday, April 1, at 6:30PM.

The complete lecture series is as follows:

DAVENPORT —A variety of speakers and topics will be presented at St Ambrose University this spring.

The ongoing debate over the effectiveness of UN peace-operations will be the focus of the 2019 Wilber Symposium on the Christian Tradition and Non-Violence.

On March 21, SAU professor and director of the International Studies program, Duk Kim, PhD, will present the lecture: “An Agenda for Peace in the 21st Century: Do Peacekeepers Really Keep Peace?”

“In too much of policing today, officer safety has become the highest priority. It trumps the rights and safety of suspects. It trumps the rights and safety of bystanders.