17 Feb 2004

Best of the Quad Cities 2003

By No Author
Welcome to the Best of the Quad Cities 2003! The River Cities' Reader received nearly 300 valid ballots for our poll this year - more than ever before - and we're proud to present the winners here.
10 Feb 2004

Who Shows Up When the Votes Are Counted?

By Jeff Ignatius
When she announced late last month that she was running for Congress against longtime U.S. Representative Lane Evans, former television anchor Andrea Zinga cited the incumbent's health as one factor in her candidacy.
03 Feb 2004

Spreading the Pain

By Jeff Ignatius
While the Iowa Cities have been talking trash to alleviate budget woes - and running into serious public opposition - Moline and Rock Island have turned to taxes, looking for ways to raise revenues that are less painful to their residents.
27 Jan 2004

Strong Midwestern Songwriters Come Together at Galvin

By Jeff Ignatius
On Friday night, St. Ambrose University's Galvin Fine Arts Center will host a don't-miss triple bill of roots music, when Greg Brown, Lucy Kaplansky, and Bo Ramsey play together. All will perform separate sets of their own material, and then they'll share the stage for a finale.
20 Jan 2004

Cobblestone Terrace Negotiations Die

By Jeff Ignatius
Last week, mediated talks broke down between John Lewis Community Services and the Taylor Heights Neighborhood Coalition regarding the planned Cobblestone Terrace affordable-housing development in central Davenport.
13 Jan 2004

A Resource Guide to the Iowa Caucus (and Illinois Primary)

By No Author
At 6:30 p.m. on Monday, January 19, Democrats will get together at locations throughout Iowa to officially kick off campaign 2004. Iowa's caucus has taken on inflated importance, as a bad showing can kill a candidacy.
06 Jan 2004

Left Holding the Bag

By Jeff Ignatius
On December 18, Bettendorf Mayor-Elect Mike Freemire eloquently defended the new fee system for garbage collection that the city council had passed two days earlier. On December 26, he backtracked, making a motion and voting for a measure that essentially rescinded that earlier decision.
23 Dec 2003

"ManLady" Brings Stage Show, Education to Red Ribbon Activities

By Administrator
By day, George Weiss Vando is a researcher working on HIV-prevention projects with youth in the Los Angeles area. He used to be a professional drag queen in Seattle. In his free time he's an actor. And he's also a writer, having scripted and performed a one-man show called ManLady in California.
23 Dec 2003

The Best Music of 2003 You Might Have Missed

By Jeff Ignatius Tom Swanson and
Dozens of publications are offering you their lists of the best music of 2003, filled with big names and big records, from Radiohead to OutKast to White Stripes, but at the Reader, we prefer the sounds less heard.
23 Dec 2003

Annual Kwanzaa Celebration Emphasizes Principles for Living

By Jeff Ignatius
Kwanzaa is often viewed as an African-American response to Christmas and Hanukkah, and in some ways it is. The celebration is based on seven principles for living, and these provide a balance to the rampant consumerism in this holiday season.

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