20 Dec 2004

Can Mike Whalen Save Social Security?

By Jeff Ignatius
The future of the Social Security system - presently predicted to be broke sometime between 2042 and 2053 - doesn't depend on Mike Whalen, the founder, president, and CEO of Moline-based Heart of America Restaurants & Inns.
14 Dec 2004

No Child Left Behind: Beyond the Platitudes

By John Perreault
Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, 40 percent of eighth-graders at Bettendorf Middle School must be proficient - at their grade level - in reading and math. In 2003, 80 percent of those children tested proficient in those subjects.
14 Dec 2004

At What Cost Luxury?

By Jeff Ignatius
In 1899, the economist Thorstein Veblen coined the term "conspicuous consumption," describing the way the rich flaunted their wealth by buying expensive goods and services that people with less money couldn't afford.
07 Dec 2004

The Power of Polls and Their Flaws

By Jeff Ignatius
Last week, the River Cities' Reader sat down with Peter Hart, a national pollster with the firm of Peter D. Hart Research Associates who was in the Quad Cities as Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow at Augustana College.
07 Dec 2004

Gimme Shelter

By Jeff Ignatius
Bali Guerrero is effusive, passionate, and energetic, and the only thing keeping her from her dream of being an "animal cop" is the prospect of euthanizing dogs and cats. Guerrero is a kennel tech at the Moline animal shelter, which is run by the city.
30 Nov 2004

ADHD

By Kelly Hearn
For Gene Haislip, a former official of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the perennial debate over Ritalin, the stimulant commonly prescribed for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), is an aching reminder of a moral battle he fought - and lost - to big drug companies.
16 Nov 2004

Prosecutor, Judge & Jury?

By Kathleen McCarthy
When David Botsko received a letter from the Davenport Civil Rights Commission (DCRC) dated March 16, 2000, notifying him that a former employee was suing him for discrimination and harassment, he could not have predicted that, nearly five years and approximately $40,000 later, he would still be defending his claim of innocence against a system that appears to simultaneously endow the DCRC with the powers and authority of a prosecutor, judge, and jury.
09 Nov 2004

Photo Synthesis

By No Author
Welcome to a new feature, one that we plan to use to both showcase and prompt artwork. Periodically, we'll publish the photography of Scott A. McMeekan and ask readers to respond to his work in some form. We'll publish the best responses alongside the original photograph in a future issue.
09 Nov 2004

Bobby Rush Revue Returns to Quad Cities in Benefit Performance

By Steve Pedigo
Mr. Webster could have saved himself some trouble if, rather than defining the word "entertainer," he just ran a picture of Bobby Rush. The Esquire Lodge & Elite Temple BPOE #1265 (The Elks) will welcome back this consummate entertainer and legendary bluesman for a Saturday show at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Davenport, with proceeds benefiting local student scholarships.
02 Nov 2004

Film & Music Festival Marks Brew & View's Second Anniversary November 5-7

By Administrator
People don't get much more soft-spoken than Devin Hansen, and the proprietor of the Brew & View has a modesty that matches his voice. "I'm just filling a void here," Hansen said on the occasion of his business' second anniversary, which he's celebrating this weekend with a three-day music and movie festival.

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