16 Jul 2002

Partnership Brings Special-Needs Housing to Davenport

By Joe Collins
• Vera French Housing Corporation (VFHC) and Heartland Properties (the housing subsidiary of Alliant Energy Resources) have joined together to address the housing needs of persons with mental illness in Scott County with the construction of a 10-unit special-needs housing development for persons with mental illness.
16 Jul 2002

Will KUNI Find Salvation?

By Jeff Ignatius
When public-radio station KUNI finished last month's "Drive to Survive" having raised $106,000 over five days, it didn't see the total as a failure even though it fell far short of the massive budget cut it was about to endure.
09 Jul 2002

Davenport Alderman Appointed to State Commission

By Joe Collins
• Governor Tom Vilsack and Lieutenant Governor Sally Pederson announced the appointment of Jamie Howard of Davenport to the Commission on the Status of African Americans. Howard currently serves as alderman at-large and mayor pro-tem of the City of Davenport.
09 Jul 2002

Father Figures

By Michelle Chihara
When Charles Ara fell in love, at the age of 39, he faced an anguished choice. As a priest in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, he had taken a vow of celibacy. But after working alongside the 28-year-old religion educator in his parish for almost three years, he felt that his vows had become impossible to live out honestly.
02 Jul 2002

Pro-Life "Women's Choice" Center Opens

By Administrator
• The pro-life Life & Family Educational Trust has announced the opening of the newly completed Women's Choice Center at 2711 Happy Joe Drive in Bettendorf. The Woman's Choice Center is a facility - located across the street from Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa - providing information about pregnancy, fetal development, and related issues.
25 Jun 2002

Poll Says Voters Support Stadium Renovations

By Joe Collins
• A poll of 300 registered voters conducted for DavenportOne has found that slightly more than 60 percent of Davenport residents would support renovation of John O'Donnell Stadium. That support waned somewhat, though, when poll respondents were asked whether they would support a property-tax increase to pay for any renovations; slightly less than 50 percent said they would support a tax increase to pay for an upgrade.
25 Jun 2002

The Two Susans

By Kathleen McCarthy
If you want to get excited about politics again, join Scott County's Democrat and Republican Chairwomen's energy in getting their candidates elected, generating broader awareness of the issues, and motivating voters to the polls next November.
18 Jun 2002

Nuclear Waste: Coming Soon to a Road Near You

By Joe Collins
• I was surprised when I learned that I live merely 3.6 miles from the nearest proposed nuclear-waste route, Interstate 80, which will be used to transport nuclear waste to Nevada's Yucca Mountain. According to the Environmental Working Group, one in seven Americans live within one mile of a proposed nuclear-waste-transport route.
18 Jun 2002

A Missed Opportunity

By Jeff Ignatius
When it became public in late May that Compass Facility Management had discovered $14,000 in misappropriated funds in its management of the RiverCenter/Adler Theatre in Davenport, the timing could scarcely have been worse for the Ames-based company.
11 Jun 2002

Another Crummy Voter Turnout

By Joe Collins
• Scott County voters lost out on a chance to direct the future of the state, local, and federal governments with a rather pathetic voter turnout in the June 4 primary election. Of the 109,078 registered voters in Scott County, merely 12,597 - approximately 12 percent - cast ballots.

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