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

Iowa Governor Suggests 60-Cent Cigarette Tax

By Joe Collins
• Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack has released his budget recommendations for Fiscal Year 2005. The governor is recommending a $4.771-billion budget for next year, an increase of 5.8 percent or $260 million over the current fiscal year.
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

Iowa to Deliver Child-Support Payments Electronically

By Joe Collins
• The Iowa Department of Human Services has announced that child support payments will now be delivered electronically. In announcing the change, Director Kevin Concannon stated that electronic delivery eliminates the problem of lost and stolen checks, ends the annoyance of check-cashing fees, and ensures that custodial parents receive their money in a more timely fashion.
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

Davenport Civil Rights Commission Launches New Initiative

By Joe Collins
• The Davenport Civil Rights Commission is conducting outreach programs at four local social-service agencies. The commission will be regularly visiting United Neighbors, the Center for Active Seniors, Inc. (CASI), the Chavez Center, and HELP Legal Assistance.
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

Quad City International Airport Offers Free WiFi

By Joe Collins
• Beginning January 5, travelers at Moline's Quad City International Airport will be able to surf the Web while they wait for their flights under an alliance between the Metropolitan Airport Authority and Mediacom.
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

Moline City Administrator Iman Keeps His Job Despite Controversy

By Joe Collins
• After the dust had settled, Moline City Administrator Dale Iman still had a job. Mayor Stan Leach cast the tie-breaking vote last week, breaking a 4-4 deadlock among aldermen considering Iman's employment. Aldermen Arcillia Dominguez, 1st Ward, Pat O'Brien, 2nd Ward, Dick Potter, 4th Ward, and Dorothy Armstrong, 7th Ward, voted against keeping Iman.

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