04 Oct 2005

War Without End: A Conversation with Award-Winning Author Tim O'Brien

By Nicholas Depew
In The Things They Carried, the prize-winning novelist Tim O'Brien offers this nugget in a chapter titled "How to Tell a True War Story": "In many cases a true war story cannot be believed. If you believe it, be skeptical.
04 Oct 2005

Laughing All the Way to the Blood Bank

By Mike Schulz
Local author and Davenport native Michael McCarty, who will be a guest lecturer at Rock Island's Midwest Writing Center this Saturday, has spent more than a decade conducting interviews with some of the biggest names in fantasy and horror.
27 Sep 2005

Forums Seek Input on Future of Scott County Libraries

By Joe Collins
• The four public libraries in Scott County invite county residents to attend public forums from October 10 through 14 to discuss how libraries would best be structured and funded. Working in small groups, citizens will discuss options such as remaining independent, unifying into one library, and increasing the level of collaboration.
27 Sep 2005

A Healthy Airport

By Jeff Ignatius
In 1997, low-cost carrier AirTran Airways entered the Quad Cities market. In the years since, traffic has skyrocketed at the Quad City International Airport, while fares have dropped. Roughly 250,000 people got on planes at the airport in 1995, while 450,000 are expected to board this year.
20 Sep 2005

Scott County Libraries Release Report on Collaboration

By Joe Collins
• The four libraries in Scott County have released the third of four reports of their Libraries Together project. The 47-page report, "Starting Points for Collaboration: Libraries in Scott County, Iowa," provides background on models for collaboration and local examples such as Quad-LINC, along with options for collaboration that were developed during meetings with library staff members.
20 Sep 2005

My Love Affair with Grease

By Scott Westerman
In the wake of the Katrina disaster, anybody who uses petroleum has had to rethink their family budgets. All of a sudden those Prius hybrids are starting to look pretty cool. And I'm once again getting a lot of e-mail about my Grease Car.
20 Sep 2005

Wild About the Wine

By Johanna Welzenbach-Hilliard
Paul Tabor and his wife Martha officially opened Tabor Home Vineyards & Winery in 1996, but Paul, a professor of microbiology at the time, was growing and experimenting with grapes for five years before that. When he managed to get his harvest to survive the harsh Iowa winters, he knew he was ready for business and quit his day job.
13 Sep 2005

Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities Dedicates 34th Home

By Joe Collins
• On Saturday, September 10, Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities dedicated its 34th home overall and the 16th Habitat home built in Davenport. The house is located at 907 LeClaire Street and will become home to Roxie Grady and her family.
13 Sep 2005

Fulfilled and Fed-Up Artists Showcased at Riverssance

By Jeff Ignatius
They're both 58 years old, and they've both been creating artwork professionally for decades. They're linked by this weekend's Riverssance Festival of Fine Art in Lindsay Park but have very different attitudes toward the life of a professional artist.
13 Sep 2005

Discover a World of Better Beer - Through Home-Brewing

By Administrator
If you go to Saturday's Brew Ha Ha event in LeClaire Park, make sure to talk to some of the people serving in the home-brewing area, booths 37 through 39. These folks could be your new best friends, and not just because they're handing you samples of their beer.

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