16 Dec 2003

Inspiration by Candlelight

By Kathleen McCarthy
For many of us, Christmas can be a stressful time due to the strain on finances that gift-giving can cause. We look for bargains and value-added without sacrificing quality. Well, as luck would have it, this year brings a new Quad Cities enterprise that provides all of the above and much more.
09 Dec 2003

River Music Experience Receives Federal Funding

By Joe Collins
• The federal 2004 Omnibus Appropriations bill contains $400,000 for Davenport's River Music Experience (RME). The museum, a center that combines interactive and interpretive exhibits that explore and celebrate the journey of American roots music through the Mississippi River basin and the world, is expected to open in June 2004.
09 Dec 2003

Closing Open Records

By Lucius Lomax
One of the many issues on which President George W. Bush and Texas Governor Rick Perry see eye-to-eye is open records. Both men seem to have a gut instinct against public disclosure of the operations of government.
02 Dec 2003

Scott County Updates Tobacco Policy

By Joe Collins
• The Scott County Board of Supervisors has revised its Tobacco-Free Workplace Policy. The policy applies to all employees, vendors, visitors, and citizens conducting business within county facilities or vehicles.
02 Dec 2003

Is Medicare Reform Good for You?

By Edmund F. Haislmaier
Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle identified with pinpoint accuracy the key stumbling block in Medicare-reform legislation before the bill's passage by the House and Senate last week. He repeated that Democrats want to add prescription drug coverage to Medicare, but added: "If we're going to change the character of Medicare itself, that's too high a price to pay.
02 Dec 2003

A Liberal View: Killing Medicare

By Trudy Lieberman
The Medicare "reform" legislation just passed by Congress sends the program on a path to destruction. Crafted in the heady days of the Great Society, Medicare has worked reasonably well for almost four decades for seniors and disabled Americans, many of whom are unable to buy health coverage in the private market.
02 Dec 2003

The President's Point of View: Giving Seniors More Options

By Randy Stalsberg
Excerpts from a speech by President George W. Bush last week Today we had a major victory to improve the health-care system in America. The United States Senate has joined the House of Representatives in passing historic reform of Medicare that will strengthen the system, that will modernize the system, that will provide high-quality care for the seniors who live in America.
25 Nov 2003

Iowa College-Savings Plan Reaches Milestone

By Joe Collins
• Iowa State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald has announced that College Savings Iowa, the state's 529 plan, has reached $600 million in assets under management, an increase of nearly 30 percent from one year ago.
18 Nov 2003

Help Make Thanksgiving Better for Others

By Joe Collins
• Thanksgiving could use a little help this year. As of this writing, Bob Vogelbaugh, also known as "Mr. Thanksgiving," has less than $1,000 for an event that requires at least $8,000 and needs donations for the 33rd annual community Thanksgiving dinner.
18 Nov 2003

A River Cities' Reader Timeline

By Todd McGreevy

September 29-October 26, 1993 Premiere Issue The River Cities' Reader's premiere issue is 32 pages, with advertisers Evergreen Art Works, Kimberly Chrysler, Eldridge Bike Shop, Davenport Museum of Art, Day Dreams Furniture, Galvin Fine Arts Center, The Faithful Pilot, Rascals, Licata Interior Gallery, The Children's Museum, Hancher Auditorium, Mike (Comic for Hire), Huckleberry's, Cox Cable, Co-op, and Jumer's Casino Rock Island.

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