DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 6, 2020) — Join librarian Ann for a weekly garden talk! On the premiere episode, Ann will walk you through her spring garden, followed by a tutorial of how to make a simple bouquet of tulips. Join us Thursday, May 7, 2PM, on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GHfKxPvGaws.

This video will be available after its premiere on the Davenport Public Library’s YouTube channel at https://bit.ly/dpl-youtube.

JOHNSTON, IOWA (May 6, 2020) — Iowa PBS will hold an Iowa Press debate for the US Senate Democratic Primary on Monday, May 18, at Iowa PBS studios in Johnston. The hour-long debate will begin at 8PM.

WASHINGTON DC (May 6, 2020) — The Department of the Treasury yesterday estimated that the second quarter of 2020 will see a record-breaking $3 trillion in borrowing, as the country continues to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and related economic downturn.

Writing at Reason magazine, Eric Boehm notes two trends revealed in data released by Apple and Foursquare. Trend One: Americans began reducing their outings and social interactions before, not because of, "shelter in place" orders issued by grandstanding, opportunistic politicians. Trend  Two: Americans started coming back out and resuming something like normal life before, not because, those politicians started lifting those orders.