The headline on Hans Bader's piece at the Foundation for Economic Education is true as far as it goes: "Lifting the Ban on Kidney Sales Would Save 30,000 American Lives Annually." Bader draws on an earlier essay by Ilya Somin at The Volokh Conspiracy, who in turn riffs on findings published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

WASHINGTON DC (April 27, 2019) ― Opioid addiction has devastated the United States over the past decade. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 100 people in the United States die from opioid overdoses each day. In 2017, there was a total of 70,237 drug overdose deaths ― opioids were involved in 47,600 overdose deaths.

PRESS RELEASE (April 27, 2019) ― The Mississippi Valley Blues Society is "Keeping the Blues Alive!" by bringing Top-notch Blues Bands to Quad Cities.

Returning to the Quad Cities by popular demand! Southern California Blues Band Orphan Jon and The Abandoned:

Date: Sunday, May 5

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 27, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits cancelled their Saturday-night game with the Clinton Lumberkings due to rain. This game will not be made up as the two teams do not meet again in the first-half. Earlier today, the first game of the scheduled double-header was postponed and moved to Sunday.