05 Jul 2005

Davenport's Comprehensive Discourages Sprawl ... Vaguely

By Administrator
When the first draft of Davenport's new comprehensive land-use plan was presented to the public in March, it was intended as a springboard for public discussion. Since then, the committee in charge of the document has released a set of 144 recommendations.
28 Jun 2005

Local Progressive Talk Show Debuts in Quad Cities

By Jeff Ignatius
Talk radio has long been dominated by conservative voices, but progressives are finding some friendly places on the radio dial. The Air America network was launched last year, and local AM station 1270 changed its format several months ago to carry its programming.
14 Jun 2005

Rock Island Housing Authority Re-Groups After Grant Denied

By John Perreault
The Rock Island Housing Authority (RIHA) is in the process of reapplying for the federal HOPE VI grant, after having its first application, for $20 million, denied on May 17. The grant is intended to be the facilitator for a $40.
03 May 2005

Federal Cuts Could Hurt Adult and Vocational Education

By Farrah Welsh
Proposed cuts in federal education funding are forcing local college officials to come up with creative ways to fund programs that might be affected by these cuts. If approved, President Bush's budget would cut 66 percent of funding for adult basic education classes.
03 May 2005

Davenport Gives Its Citizens a Lesson in How to Not Gather Public Input

By Jeff Ignatius
At the first session for public input on the proposed Rhythm City Casino hotel and parking ramp on the riverfront, Clayton Lloyd greeted roughly 400 attendees with candor. "We're very pleased and somewhat overwhelmed at the response," said Lloyd, Davenport's director of community and economic development.
26 Apr 2005

Former Presidential Aide Pushes for Health-Care Reform

By Farrah Welsh
A small group of thoughtful people could change the world," Margaret Meade once said. "Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." That's also the belief of Progressive Action for the Common Good, but a small group was most certainly not the case at the public summit that more than 400 people attended April 16 at Augustana College.
26 Apr 2005

Stormwater Fee Spurs Efforts to Recruit Candidates for Davenport's City Council

By Administrator
Citizens' anger over garbage and stormwater fees imposed by the Davenport City Council is fueling efforts to recruit candidates to oppose incumbent members of the council in the municipal election this fall, according to interviews conducted by the River Cities' Reader.
26 Apr 2005

Beyond the Holocaust Offers Lessons from Anne Frank

By Mike Schulz
By 1945, World War II had finally reached its end, and a young German girl named Anne Frank, most of her family, and more than 6 million others had lost their lives in the Holocaust. Sixty years later, the legacy of Anne Frank remains with us still.
19 Apr 2005

An Uphill Battle

By Joel Knutsen
Recently appointed Illinois state Senator Mike Jacobs is spearheading a new task force to look for ways to speed up construction of a new Western Illinois University - Quad Cities campus on the Moline riverfront.
05 Apr 2005

Homeless Veterans Get Employment Help from Goodwill

By John Perreault
James Naguina believes that veterans who have served their country honorably, but fallen on hard times, deserve an opportunity. "What I am trying to sell is a second chance for an individual that has sworn to give his [or her] life up for this country, and did serve this country honorably," said Naguina, employment specialist for Goodwill Industries of Southeast Iowa.

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