27 Jan 2003

Drug Czar Dumps $4 Million into Super Bowl Advertising

By Joe Collins
• According to reports published in AdAge magazine, the office of the White House Drug Czar spent more than $4 million to air anti-drug public-service announcements during this past weekend's Super Bowl broadcast.
21 Jan 2003

Iowa Senators Unite Against Total Information Awareness Project

By Joe Collins
• U.S. Senators from Iowa Charles Grassley (a Republican) and Tom Harkin (a Democrat) joined a group of their upper-chamber colleagues supporting legislation introduced by Senator Russell Feingold (a Wisconsin Democrat) on the development of the controversial Total Information Awareness (TIA) project.
14 Jan 2003

Gambling Boats Might Face Tax Increase

By Joe Collins
• One of the tasks Iowa lawmakers will have to deal with involves an Iowa Supreme Court decision from June that it was unconstitutional to tax racetrack casinos at a higher rate - 32 percent - than riverboat casinos, which are taxed at 20 percent.
07 Jan 2003

Winckler Named Fellow by Leadership Institute

By Joe Collins
• State Representative Cindy Winckler (D-Davenport) was recently selected as a fellow by the Flemming Leadership Institute, a program that trains emerging state legislators from across the country. Winckler joins a bipartisan group of 30 legislators in their first or second terms who have demonstrated superior leadership ability, dedication to public service, and a commitment to use government to implement practical policy solutions.
23 Dec 2002

Habitat for Humanity Dedicates 25th Quad Cities Home

By Joe Collins
• December 21 marked the dedication of Habitat for Humanity-Quad Cities' 25th home. The house is located on Street "A" in Moline and will be home to Elizabeth Thompson and her three sons. Thompson will making a down payment and signing a 20-year mortgage, and has completed at least 250 hours of "sweat equity" (volunteer time) working on her home, other homes under construction, and other Habitat activities.
17 Dec 2002

Moline to Improve Streetscape

By Joe Collins
• The Moline City Council's Planning & Public Safety Committee approved the first phase of a plan to upgrade the appearance of Moline's downtown streets, meant to build economic connections from River Drive to the Moline Centre, the name of Moline's traditional downtown area along Fifth and Sixth avenues.
10 Dec 2002

Riverssance Consolidates with MidCoast Fine Arts

By Joe Collins
• Riverssance Festival of Fine Arts has announced the formal consolidation of its organization and festival event with local arts agency MidCoast Fine Arts. Representatives of both organizations have met and signed an agreement uniting Riverssance with MidCoast to continue orchestration of the Riverssance Festival held annually in late September in Davenport's Lindsay Park.
03 Dec 2002

SCRA Awards More Than $2 Million in Grants

By Joe Collins
• The Scott County Regional Authority (SCRA) awarded 91 grant recipients a total of more than $2 million during its 2002 fall grant-awards cycle. Grants to education totaled $665,138, not-for-profit organizations were awarded $652,242, and government entities received $684,328 for a total of $2,001,708, making this the eighth consecutive cycle in which the authority has been able to award more than $2 million.
26 Nov 2002

States Get Lower Grades on Drunk-Driving Test

By Joe Collins
• A report by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the GuideOne Foundation gave Iowa a C grade for its efforts to prevent drunk driving and underage drinking. Illinois received a slightly better grade, a C-plus.
19 Nov 2002

Survey Finds Scott County Seniors Enjoying Life

By Joe Collins
• The "Qualitative Assessment of Older Adults in Scott County, Iowa," a recently conducted survey, indicates that most seniors report they are active and independent and enjoy life. They are concerned about the high cost of health care, access to transportation, and loss of independence.

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