07 Aug 2015

LeClaire Chamber of Commerce Friday Announcements - 08/07/2015

By LeClaire Chamber of Commerce

CHAMBER NEWSLETTER - SEPTEMBER ISSUE

Deadline Today, Friday August 7th, 5:00 p.m.! The September 2015 LeClaire Chamber Newsletter will soon be in production to be printed and delivered to Every Business and Home within the 52753 zipcode area!! Advertising rates remain: 1/8 page: $75; ¼ page: $100; ½ page: $125; full page: $250. If you commit to all 4 quarterly issues, receive a 10% discount off each ad! Ads can be modified per issue. Just send your ad information to LeClaireChamber@gmail.com and we will forward it on to House of Print for you. Low cost assistance in developing an advertisement is available through House of Print. Chamber Members - Get the word out about your business or events and be ready for Fall!

RIBBON CUTTING

August 13th - Ribbon Cutting - Abundant Health Chiropractic 878 Middle Creek Rd, Bettendorf. 11:30a.m. - Everyone Welcome!

CALENDAR

August 7th - The Green Tree Brewery is opening and will be participating in First Friday. 309 N. Cody Road. https://greentreebrewery.com/

 

August 7th - First Friday in LeClaire 5-8pm

The Green Tree Brewery is opening and will be participating in First Friday.

Mississippi River Distilling Co. Fun food and cocktail sampling and Cody Road Barrel Aged Boetje's Mustard is back! Limit 2 jars per customer.

Blue Iguana - Salsa Night with DJ Flacko

Wide River Winery Wine tasting with live music by Lewis Knudsen from 5-8pm.

The Faithful Pilot Café & Spirits Live music, 7:30pm with Jordan Danielsen & Jef Spradley.

Bierstube - Great food and drink specials.

Steventon's Sunset Concert on the Deck - 6-9p.m. - Acoustic Project

Isabel Bloom - Celebrates 1 year Anniversary! 12% off entire purchase. LeClaire location and 8/7 only - open until 7.

Restaurant specials and many shops open late.

 

August 8th - 9th - The Princeton Players will be performing at the Princeton Community Center upper level theater on August 8th at 6:00 p.m. and on August 9th at 1:00 p.m.  There will be a one-act comedy play titled The Rehearsal, preceded by the High School Rock Group VanderVeer on the 8th, and the No Name High School Rock Group on the 9th.  Hot dogs, chips and drink will be available at the beginning of each performance and included in the ticket price of $12 for adults and teens and $7 for children 12 and under ($10 and $5 for Show only).  Concessions will also be available and separately priced.  Seating will be restaurant style rather than theater seating for this performance.  Tickets will be available at the door.

August 10th-11th - National Geographic Mississippi River Geotourism Community Outreach Meetings Jim Dion, Director of Tourism Projects, National Geographic Society, will return to the Quad Cities for a series of community outreach meetings, as a follow-up to the original meeting held here March 9-10. The community outreach meeting schedule follows:

Monday, Aug. 10, 5:30 p.m, LeClaire City Hall, 325 Wisconsin Street, LeClaire, Iowa

Tuesday, Aug. 11

8 a.m., Rogalski Center, Saint Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa

11 a.m., Bier Stube, 415 15th Street, Moline, Illinois

1:30 p.m., Establishment Theatre, 220 19th Street, Rock Island, Illinois

3:30 p.m., Isle Center, Isle Casino Complex, 1777 Isle Parkway, Bettendorf, Iowa

Each meeting will last about 90 minutes and will inform local residents and businesses about the National Geographic Mississippi River Geotourism Project. Special emphasis will be given on participation in the project and adding content to the geotourism website. Residents are invited to nominate local businesses, landmarks, attractions, activities, events and local foods by November 1, 2015 at mississippiriver.natgeotourism.com The completed website is set to be launched in August 2016. To RSVP or for more information, contact: Joe Taylor at jtaylor@visitquadcities.com or (309) 736-6820

Register now to take part in the 2015 Tug Fest 5K and 1 Mile Color Fun Run! When: August 15; Time: 8am; Where: Race starts and ends at Pleasant Valley Jr. High. There will be water stations on the race course and food and refreshments provided by Slagle's after the race.  Awards for top finishers. Early registrants receive a free T-Shirt! Find race registration information at www.tugfest.com

 

August 13th-15th - Tug Fest! Carnival wristband night on Thursday. Parade and huge fireworks display on Friday evening. Saturday morning there is a 5K Run/1Mile Color Fun Run and kids' tug is at 11am. The main event, tug-of-war across the Mississippi River between LeClaire, Iowa and Port Byron, Illinois, is from 12:30-3:00pm on Saturday. Details can be found at www.tugfest.com

August 13th - 16th - Blue Iguana $2.50 cans through Tug Fest!

 

August 13th - Ribbon Cutting - Abundant Health Chiropractic 878 Middle Creek Rd, Bettendorf. 11:30a.m. - Everyone Welcome!

August 14th - Steventon's Summer Sunset Concert on the Deck - Lewis Knudsen - 6-9pm

August 21st - Movies in the Park to benefit LeClaire Youth Baseball & Softball. Join us for one last summer's night of fun with dinner and movies with family and friends! Gate opens at 6pm at Veteran's Memorial Field on N. 3rd Street in LeClaire. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. Concessions will be open serving Happy Joe's Pizza. No outside food or drinks allowed. Meet Happy the Dog from Happy Joe's. There will be a 50/50 Raffle and "Minute to Win It" games. The first movie, "Sandlot," will start at dusk with a 15 minute intermission followed by "Jurassic Park." Free admission; donations accepted. For more information: https://www.facebook.com/pages/LeClaire-Youth-Baseball-Softball/1585779614981545?fref=nf

August 21st - Steventon's Summer Sunset Concert on the Deck - Jordan Danielson - 6-9pm

August 22nd - LIVEFIT WITH LUPUS 2nd Annual Golf Outing 1pm - Palmer Hills, Bettendorf. $78 ($68 before Aug 1) includes cart, prizes, t-shirt, dinner following outing Contact Marcia@livefitwithlupus.org or getmeregistered.com

August 22nd - MS Golf Outing - Hidden Hills Golf Course. 1pm. $70 person/ 4 person team.

Registration Includes: 18 holes of golf with cart, tee package with sleeve of Wilson golf balls, a koozie, a commemorative tee shirt,  participation in flag events with prizes and a scoring/awards party.  Dinner buffet and two complimentary drinks at the Bierstube following completion of play.

August 23rd - Buffalo Bill Museum 1pm dedication of the 1939 Chris Craft display donated by the Suiter family in the River Pilot's Pier. Refreshments will be served.

August 25th - Princeton Community Center - An Afternoon of Euchre beginning around 12:30 p.m.  Anyone interested in lunch can meet at 11:30 a.m. and we will order from Go Fish. Event co-sponsored by Zion Lutheran Church. Coffee and dessert included. No fee to play.

August 28th - Steventon's Summer Sunset Concert on the Deck Louis Knudsen - 6-9pm

SAVE THE DATE

September 18th - First Presbyterian Church of LeClaire Night for Nepal Gala to benefit victims of the recent earthquakes in Nepal.  The First Presbyterian Church of LeClaire and the Quad City Nepalese Society (QCNS) are partnering, 4:30-8:30 pm. Nepalese native dance and music and American desserts. $10 per person; $5 for children, 8 years and under. Carnival games for the children (4:30-6:30 pm), live auction and silent auctions. There is desperate need in Nepal since the earthquakes and aftershocks in April and May, 2015. We are accepting donations for the auctions and financial contributions to our Nepalese relief fund. Come, bring your friends and enjoy a fun evening for a good cause.

 

September 19th - Twilight Dinner Cruise sponsored by the LeClaire Chamber of Commerce. Enjoy a prime rib dinner and three hour cruise. Board at 4:30pm; cruise leaves promptly at 5pm. Cost is $45 per person. Purchase tickets at LeClaire, Iowa banks - First Central State Bank or Black Hawk Bank & Trust. Call Debbie at 563-289-2265 for more information.

September 26th - Oktoberfest Celebration in Colona. 2-7pm. Enjoy Bierstube food and beer. Live music from Austrian band. Join us at the Bierstube for our Oktoberfest & for more food, beer & live music! 8-11pm

 

FYI

Looking for Strolling Santas and Other Characters for Christmas in LeClaire! Volunteers for Friday evening after 4 p.m. Sat. from 11 until 7pm and Sunday from 12 noon until 3pm. Great Costumes and goodies to pass out provided! Just bring your Holiday Spirit and Smile to show everyone our community's spirit and zest for fun!  Call Kim and leave message - 563-289-5699. 4 to 6 women and 8 to 12 men needed for short shifts and longer periods to stroll and be on the trolley!

 

Kiddie Karrasel, LeClaire - We are enrolling for Fall Pre-K for 4 year olds. Must be four by September 15. Extended care option available. 563-289-3946 www.kiddiekarraselacademy.com

Reusable Usables - Every Sunday at 1:30 RU features "Re-purposed Sunday Art" with a new re-purposed project each week!

Expressions in Threads - The Row by Row Experience is a nationwide event that runs from June 21st through September 8th in which participating shops create a unique quilt row created by each, individual shop, based on a central theme, this year's them is water. Customers can travel to participating shops like Expressions in Threads and collect the row we've created, along with our shop's license plate, specially designed for the Row by Row event. For more information, go to: http://www.expressionsinthreads.com/module/events.htm?year=2015&month=Jun&day=22&eventId=803020

 

Princeton Community Center The fourth Wednesday of each month through October we will have An Afternoon of Euchre beginning around 12:30 p.m.  Anyone interested in lunch can meet at 11:30 a.m. and we will order from Go Fish (lunch is on their own) and have it delivered to the Center with Euchre to start after that. Zion Lutheran co-sponsors the event.  There will be coffee and dessert included.  There will be no fee to play, just enjoy a fun afternoon near the Mississippi.

 

Visit the LeClaire Chamber of Commerce website www.leclairechamber.com and see us on Facebook!

If you would like to attend a Chamber Board Meeting in order to present a topic, please contact the Board in advance at LeClaireChamber@gmail.com in order to be included an upcoming agenda. You will be contacted with confirmation of being included in the agenda. Board Meetings are held the 4th Tuesday of each month, 8a.m. at LeClaire City Hall.

SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND

Pick up the LeClaire information guide at the LeClaire Information Center. It has many photos and great information for everyone including residents, potential residents, visitors, realtors, relocation personnel, schools, and more! Summer hours have started: Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm; Sunday 1-4pm. 122 N. Cody Road. LIC Volunteers Needed! Contact Cindy Bruhn at info@visitleclaire.com or 563-650-7963 to volunteer.

PROPERTY LISTINGS

House for Rent 926 Eagle Ridge Road, LeClaire, Ia.  Available September 1st.  $1100/ month.  Charming farmhouse on acreage with beautiful river view.  2 bedroom possible 3rd.

Lawn mowing, and snow removal provided. Walking distance to Slagle's grocery store.  Contact Penny Molumby 563-210-5662.

 

The shop building with upstairs apt. at 123 S Cody is for sale. For information please call D.R. Peterson at 563-289-5958.

Commercial Property for Rent - 1405 Eagle Ridge Road, LeClaire. 2,500 SF newly constructed office/retail space. Co-Tenant Snap Fitness. Owner will subdivide space. Private parking lot. ADA compliant. Contact: Meg Halligan, NAI Ruhl Commercial Company, mhalligan@ruhlcommercial.com, Office: 563-355-4000 Website Link: http://www.ruhlcommercial.com/Page/Property.aspx?mls=7032508

Commercial Property for Sale 613-617 N Cody Road, LeClaire IA 52753. Contact Jeff R. Heuer, NAI Ruhl Commercial Company, jheuer@ruhlcommercial.com, Office: 563-355-4000, Direct: 563-823-5107.

Commercial Property for Sale Cody Road, LeClaire IA 52753. Description: contact John G. Ruhl, NAI Ruhl Commercial Company, jruhl@ruhlcommercial.com, Office: 563-355-4000, Direct: 563-823-5126.

Commercial Property Available Eagle Ridge Road, LeClaire, Iowa. Please call: Mike Burke - Mel Foster Co. mburke@melforsterco.com, Mobile: 563-349-2705, Direct: 563-823-5272

Do you have Residential or Commercial property available? Please contact the LeClaire Chamber of Commerce, leclairechamber@gmail.com, with a property description, complete contact information including phone numbers and rental or purchase pricing.

LECLAIRE EVENTS COMING UP!

August 13-15 - Tug Fest

August 29th - Vettes on the River - LeClaire Levee

October 11th - LeClaire Apple Fest 11am to 4pm on the LeClaire Levee.  More to come!

December 4th-6th - Christmas in LeClaire

CHAMBER NETWORKING EVENTS - EVERYONE WELCOME!

August 11th - McDonald's - Breakfast - 8a.m.

September 8th - Steventon's - Evening Event - 5:30p.m.

October 13th - Bierstube - Lunch - noon

07 Aug 2015

CORRECT THE RECORD STATEMENT ON TONIGHT'S GOP DEBATE

By Rick Martin

Washington, DC - Correct The Record released the following statement on tonight's GOP debate:

"Ten candidates trying to outdo each other on the same out-of-touch, out-of-date rhetoric isn't a debate, it's an embarrassment," said Brad Woodhouse, President of Correct The Record. "Even when you factor in the seven other candidates in the 5 o'clock cheap seats, there is little diversity to be found in the Republican Party's backward agenda:

  • "At the Kids' Table debate, 'abortion' or 'Planned Parenthood' were mentioned 19 times, while 'the Middle Class' was not mentioned one single time. At the Prime Time debate, they stepped up their game, managing to mention the Middle Class a whopping two times?but the obsession with attacking women's health continued.
  • "The GOP candidates failed to offer any ideas on how to move our country forward. Instead, they spit out the same extreme, predictable talking points we've heard for years. Although some were even crazier than usual:

o   Huckabee wants to tax pimps and prostitutes to "fix" Social Security, and wants to return the military's mission to "kill[ing] people" and "break[ing] things."

o   Jeb!'s economic growth quick fix? Repeal Obamacare, stripping healthcare away from millions of Americans.

o   Trump wants to build the hugest, classiest border fence in history.

o   Rubio went out of his way to stress that he is opposed to women's choice even in the case of the life of the woman.

o   And Walker wants to continue to fight marriage equality.

  • "As a candidate declared during the debate, 'If this election is going to be a resume competition, then Hillary Clinton is going to be the next president.' That's about the only thing we could agree with tonight.

"Put simply, the GOP's tarnished brand was on display tonight for the whole country to see, and the contrast with Hillary Clinton's forward-looking agenda couldn't be clearer. A Republican Party that wants to gut Social Security, gut women's rights, gut Obamacare and gut the middle class just isn't ready for prime time, no matter how many candidates take the stage." 

 

Correct The Record is a strategic research and rapid response team designed to defend Hillary Clinton from baseless attacks.

 

Correct The Record ? http://correctrecord.org/? Facebook ? @CorrectRecord

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07 Aug 2015

Bernie Sanders in Davenport

By Team Bernie

Bernie's campaign for president has been generating big excitement across the country, and now Bernie is dropping by our headquarters in Davenport.

Here's the information for the event:

Sunday, August 16 at 1 p.m.
Meet and Greet with Bernie Sanders
736 Federal Street, Suite #2101
Davenport, IA 52803

07 Aug 2015

More than 1,500 graduate from UW-Whitewater

By Jeff Angileri,

WHITEWATER, WI (08/06/2015)(readMedia)-- The following students received degrees this spring from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Moline, Ill. - Brooke Marriott graduated cum laude with a bachelor of business administration in general management.

Bettendorf, Iowa - John Sokolik graduated with a bachelor of science in biology.

Students celebrated their achievements with friends and families at the commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 16, held in UW-Whitewater's Kachel Fieldhouse.

Students from the College of Business and Economics, the College of Letters and Sciences, the College of Education and Professional Studies, the College of Arts and Communication and the School of Graduate Studies earned degrees.

Students who graduated cum laude had a grade point average of 3.4 to 3.59. Magna cum laude students had a great point average of 3.6 - 3.84. Summa cum laude students had a grade point average of 3.85 and above.

07 Aug 2015

Clinton Book Festival Program Announcement

By Brad Wiles

CLINTON?On Saturday August 29, 2015, Clinton Public Library will host the first-ever Clinton Book Festival at the CPL-Lyons grounds and Foursquare Park in Clinton's historic Lyons District. This day-long festival will feature programs from Iowa Public Television's Dan Wardell and Iowa Poet Laureate Mary Swander, in addition to a wide range of book-related sessions with award-winning writers and artists from around the region.

The festival is organized into three concurrent sessions and the following writers and artists will be on hand for discussions and presentations covering a range of literary topics: Donald Harstad, Ann Morris, Kim Sigafus, Ryan Collins, Andrew Huot, Mickey Zucker-Reichert, C. Deanne Rowe, Maggie Rivers, and Lyle Ernst. Authors reading selections from their work throughout the day include : Jodie Toohey, Bob Dunbar, Cheryl Corbin, Stacy Mercado, Amanda McNeill, Amy Manneman, Aria Michaels, Misty Evans, Dionne Witt, Melinda Putman, and A. R. Miller. The festival will also feature food vendors, exhibits and information tables from authors and area organizations, live music from the Ron Tegeler Jazz Trio over the lunch hour, and the annual Friends of the Clinton Public Library book sale.

Clinton Public Library received a grant award of $3000 from Humanities Iowa, a state-based affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, in support of the Clinton Book Festival. Other sponsors include the Friends of the Clinton Public Library, Clinton Convention and Visitors Bureau, Sisters of St. Francis, Gateway State Bank, Citizens First Bank, and Lyons Business and Professional Association.

Visit http://tinyurl.com/clintonbookfest for Clinton Book Festival program details and schedules. Contact Brad Wiles at bwiles@clintonpubliclibrary.us or 563-242-9115 with any questions.

07 Aug 2015

Governor Takes Bill Action 8/06/2015

By Catherine Kelly

CHICAGO - Governor Bruce Rauner took action today on the following bills:

 

Bill No.: HB 439

An Act Concerning Transportation

Action: Amendatory Veto

Effective: January 1, 2016

Note: Veto Message Below

 

Bill No.: HB 1377

An Act Concerning Transportation

Action: Signed

Effective: July 1, 2015

 

Bill No.: HB 1446

An Act Concerning Transportation

Action: Signed

Effective: January 1, 2016

 

Bill No.: HB 1516

An Act Concerning Transportation

Action: Signed

Effective: January 1, 2016

 

Bill No.: HB 2744

An Act Concerning Local Government

Action: Signed

Effective: Immediate

 

Bill No.: HB 2745

An Act Concerning Local Government

Action: Signed

Effective: Immediate

 

Bill No.: HB 3269

An Act Concerning Transportation

Action: Signed

Effective: January 1, 2016

 

Bill No.: HB 3334

An Act Concerning Local Government

Action: Signed

Effective: Immediate

 

Bill No.: HB 3533

An Act Concerning Transportation

Action: Signed

Effective: January 1, 2016

 

Bill No.: HB 3670

An Act Concerning Transportation

Action: Signed

Effective: January 1, 2016

 

Bill No.: HB 3895

An Act Concerning Government

Action: Signed

Effective: Immediate

 

Bill No.: HB 3896

An Act Concerning Criminal Law

Action: Signed

Effective: Immediate

 

Bill No.: HB 4074

An Act Concerning Transportation

Action: Signed

Effective: January 1, 2016

 

Bill No.: HB 4130

An Act Concerning Land

Action: Signed

Effective: Immediate

 

Bill No.: SB 90

An Act Concerning Civil Law

Action: Signed

Effective: January 1, 2016

 

Bill No.: SB 993

An Act Concerning Employment

Action: Signed

Effective: Immediate

 

Bill No.: SB 1228

An Act Concerning Health

Action: Signed

Effective: January 1, 2016

 

Bill No.: SB 1898

An Act Concerning the Secretary of State

Action: Signed

Effective: January 1, 2016

 

Veto Message for HB 439:

To the Honorable Members of The Illinois House of Representatives,

99th General Assembly:

Today I return House Bill 439 with specific recommendations for change.

Under current law, contract carriers transporting employees in the course of their employment are required to maintain uninsured and underinsured motor vehicle coverages of not less than $250,000 per passenger. This legislation would first increase the minimum coverage required to $500,000 per passenger by 2016, and then further increase the minimum coverage required to $750,000 per passenger by 2020.

Insurance coverages required under current Illinois law are already higher than coverages required by many other Midwestern states. Although it is important to ensure adequate coverage, we must be careful about the impact on the cost of doing business in Illinois.

Given that the legislation initially doubles the minimum insurance coverages, the further increase by 2020 is premature. Before pre-determining the requirement applicable more than four years from now, we should wait to examine the adequacy of then-existing insurance coverage requirements, whether there is a need for a further increase and to what amount, and how our requirements compare to other states at that time.

Therefore, pursuant to Section 9(e) of Article IV of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return House Bill 439, entitled "AN ACT concerning transportation", with the following specific recommendations for change:

On page 2, line 16, by replacing ", and not" with "."; and

On page 2, by deleting line 17.

With these changes, House Bill 439 will have my approval. I respectfully request your concurrence.

Sincerely,

Bruce Rauner

GOVERNOR

 

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07 Aug 2015

Connecting Iowa

By Joe Hand
I wanted to give you a quick update about some of the work I'm doing on one of my top priorities in Congress, boosting Iowa's economy.

Recently, I joined with Rep. Adam Kinzinger to introduce a bill that will increase access to high speed wireless service to help boost economic development, education opportunities and job growth in rural areas. The bipartisan legislation, called the Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act, would make it easier for small, rural wireless companies to provide service to rural communities.

The future of economic development in Iowa and across the country depends, in large part, on access to the internet and mobility. Over the past few months, I met with small business owners, farmers, and service providers across Iowa who have stressed the growing importance of mobile internet access. As a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which oversees telecommunications issues, I look forward to continuing to develop legislation that helps Iowa succeed in the 21st Century economy.

I look forward to staying in touch with you about these and other important issues.

Sincerely,

Dave Loebsack
Iowa's Second District

07 Aug 2015

American Queen Docks in Bettendorf

By Jessica Waytenick
The American Queen will dock in Bettendorf at the Isle of Capri Marina on the following dates:

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Thursday, October 8, 2015

America Queen passengers will be disembarking for the day on a hop-on/hop-off shuttle that makes stops in downtown Davenport, Village of East Davenport, downtown Moline, and the Quad City Botanical Center.

The largest steamboat ever built, the grand American Queen has modern amenities, with all the opulence of the American Victorian era. Combining the best of the old and the new, this beautiful lady of the river epitomizes the grace and grandeur that has made river cruising a cherished American tradition for more than two centuries.  For more information about the American Queen, visit their website at www.americanqueensteamboatcompany.com.

PUBLIC TOURS OF THE BOAT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE.  The docking of the boat provides a great opportunity to take pictures and view its beautiful architecture.

The schedule of the boat can change without notice.

07 Aug 2015

Grassley Announces Intent to Place a Hold on 20 More State Department Nominees Over Agency's Lack of Responsiveness to Letters, Phone Calls

By Rick Martin

WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has added to the number of State Department nominees on whom he intends to place a hold, citing a continued lack of responsiveness to his inquiries regarding what should be the public's business.  

"I will object because, in addition to the multiple inquiries I've made that are still unanswered, I sent another letter to the State Department today and the Department has failed to confirm receipt, yet again," Grassley said late Wednesday in his statement announcing the holds.   "In addition, my staff placed multiple phone calls to Department personnel to inquire as to the status of the most recent letter. Department personnel have failed even to return phone calls." 

Grassley said the new holds on 20 nominees for Foreign Service Officer positions come after he put the State Department on notice that if it failed to become more responsive, he would be forced to place holds on Foreign Service Officer candidates.  "My objection is not intended to question the credentials of the individuals up for appointment," Grassley said.  "However, the department must recognize that it has an obligation to respond to congressional inquiries in a timely and reasonable manner."

Earlier, Grassley announced he intends to object to any unanimous consent request to consider the nomination of David Malcolm Robinson to be Assistant Secretary for Conflict and Stabilization Operations and Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization when the nomination reaches the Senate floor.  The objection comes over the agency's poor responsiveness to questions about personnel practices and conflict of interest management and proper email use and management.  In addition to stymieing Congress, the State Department also has withheld information from outside entities such as the Associated Press

Since June 2013, Grassley has sought answers from the State Department on its use of the Special Government Employee designation.  Grassley has written numerous letters to the State Department on these concerns and other related matters, adding questions as new developments warrant, such as Secretary Hillary Clinton's use of and top aide Huma Abedin's alleged use of private email for official purposes.  The State Department has been largely unresponsive.

Grassley's statement for the Senate record on his new holds is available here.

 

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07 Aug 2015

Harrison Street-Brady Street Major Road Construction

By Jennifer Nahra
starting next week, the Davenport Public Works Department will begin a resurfacing project on Harrison Street.  I am attaching a link to the story on our website Davenport Today with details of the project, the timeline for street closings, detours and costs. https://www.davenporttoday.com/government/department-directors/public-works/city-seeks-harrison-shutdown As this project gets underway it is our plan to use Davenport Today for weekly progress reports on the project.

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