18 Nov 2003

A 10 Year Perspective

By Kathleen McCarthy
Anniversaries are great motivators for self-evaluation - a good time to take stock of where you've been and where you're going. In taking such stock of our 10-year history, the themes watchdog, critic, and cheerleader rise to the top.
04 Nov 2003

Voting Important Even with Unattractive Candidates

By Kathleen McCarthy
You are always writing that we, as citizens of the USA, are obligated to exercise our right to vote. I agree, however, this Tuesday, November 4, we have a citywide election in Davenport and quite frankly, neither mayoral candidate on the ballot looks like an attractive candidate.
21 Oct 2003

The Night People Return to QCs

By Kathleen McCarthy
For those Quad Citians who experienced the late '60s as young adults (my friends and I were still in our early teens, but no less loving rock 'n roll as the great catharsis of strong emotion), The Night People sustained us in an era of incredible creativity and music that will never fade away.
14 Oct 2003

Can We Keep It Up?

By Kathleen McCarthy
In recent weeks, Davenport citizens have experienced quite a scare with the prospect of losing their city administrator Craig Malin. Peoria, Illinois, was courting Malin for the position of city manager, and Malin was giving the offer professional scrutiny.
30 Sep 2003

Why Does Project Censored Matter?

By Kathleen McCarthy
We traditionally publish Project Censored's annual Top 10 Censored Stories because it is an opportunity to expose our readers to issues and subjects that are considered need-to-know information according to every known standard for newsworthy data.
23 Sep 2003

Examine the Record!

By Kathleen McCarthy
Republicans and Democrats have given new meaning to the word hypocrisy. For example, one of the non-negotiable positions of Republicans is less government, not more. Yet the current Republican administration has created the largest bureaucracy in the history of our nation with the Homeland Security Act.
12 Aug 2003

Slap the Donkey!

By Kathleen McCarthy
This week a presidential candidates' town-hall meeting was hosted in Philadelphia by the Sheet Metal Workers International Association to expose viewers to seven democratic candidates for president. The seven included Joseph Lieberman (U.
05 Aug 2003

Is It Really News?

By Kathleen McCarthy
Let's look at the current headlines for a moment. Kobe Bryant's alleged criminal conduct. The alleged rape might have deserved a brief mention at the time the complaint was filed, but the news stations continue to make it the top story, complete with legal strategies and in-depth analysis of such.
22 Jul 2003

New Venture Deserves New Board

By Robert Jackson Jr.
This week's feature story on DavenportOne's New Ventures Initiative (NVI) presents some bold new ideas in business development. The concept of a full-service business-development center is progressive, dynamic, and full of promise .
01 Jul 2003

Pundits Are All Talk

By Kathleen McCarthy
Mainstream talk shows, whether radio or television, are becoming as irrelevant as their print counterparts. Interestingly, the majority of these are conservative in nature amidst what is widely considered a liberal media.

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