18 Feb 2020

RME Announces Expansion of Programs with Great Sounds Promotions

By Alex Burkamper

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 18, 2020) — The River Music Experience (RME) is excited to announce that Great Sounds Promotions, a local nonprofit that promotes music and music education in our community through jazz concerts and workshops, is officially joining the RME family of programs.

18 Feb 2020

"Henry Dreyfuss: Designs for the Modern Age" Opening Saturday, 02/22, at The Figge Art Museum

By Natalie Dunlop

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 18, 2020) — The Figge Art Museum in downtown Davenport will feature the work of influential industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss beginning Saturday. Henry Dreyfuss: Designs for the Modern Age, will be the major first exhibition in over 20 years to focus entirely on Dreyfuss and his designs from the mid-20th century.

18 Feb 2020

University of Dubuque Wind and Jazz Ensembles to Present “Showstoppers: Music of Stage and Screen”

By Stacey Ortman

DUBUQUE, IOWA (February 18, 2020) – The University of Dubuque Wind and Jazz ensembles will present “Showstoppers: Music of Stage and Screen” at 3PM, Saturday, March 21, in Heritage Center’s Babka Theatre. The performance will be under the direction of Cassandra Bechard, wind-ensemble conductor, and Nolan Hauta, jazz-ensemble conductor.

18 Feb 2020

Freedom for $5.30 — and This Time Mexico Really IS Paying for It

By Thomas L Knapp

Back in 2016, presidential candidate Donald Trump promised that Mexico would pay for his proposed border wall. Turns out Mexico wasn't interested, so Trump eventually resorted to declaring fake emergencies and illegally misappropriating money from the military budget.

17 Feb 2020

Gov Kim Reynolds Appoints Scott Marler to Serve as Director at IDOT

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 17, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds announced the appointment of Scott Marler to serve as Director at the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT). His appointment is effective Monday, February 17, 2020.

17 Feb 2020

Local Students Named to Dean's List at Simpson College

By Christie Dennison

INDIANOLA, IOWA (02/17/2020) — Simpson College (simpson.edu) today announced the names of local students who made the Dean's List for the 2019 Fall Semester.

The following students made the Dean's List by achieving a minimum 3.7 GPA for the semester:

17 Feb 2020

Local Students Named to President's List at Simpson College

By Christie Denniston

INDIANOLA, IOWA (February 17, 2020) — Simpson College (simpson.edu) today announced the names of local students who made the President's List for the 2019 Fall semester.

The following students made the President's List by achieving a 4.0 GPA for the semester:

17 Feb 2020

Central College Graduate Kellie Markey Named College's 2020 Commencement Speaker

By Jeff Bersch

 

PELLA, IOWA (February 17, 2020) — Central College is pleased to announce Kellie Gorsche Markey, a 1988 Central graduate, will speak at the college's commencement May 16, 2020, in H.S. Kuyper Fieldhouse.

16 Feb 2020

Don't Let Trump's Budget Proposal be Used to Distract You From the Real Spender

By Thomas L Knapp

As a political junkie, I get lots of e-mail pleas from politicians and political advocacy groups. Today, I got one from US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). Well, not exactly. That's what the "from" header said, but the message was signed "Team AOC" and delivered via Daily Kos.

16 Feb 2020

Hannah Maher Named Monmouth College Vice President for Development and College Relations

By Duane Bonifer

 

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (February 14, 2020) — Hannah Maher has been named Vice President for Development and College Relations at Monmouth College.

Most recently, the College's interim vice president for development and college relations, Maher has served the College's development efforts in a number of capacities since 2010, including as associate vice president for development and college relations and director of alumni engagement.

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