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.
17 Jun 2003

Meat and Potatoes, All Right

By Kathleen McCarthy
Had I mused for days I could not have conveyed the shortsighted mentality of area developers more perfectly than our own real-estate attorney/developer Steve Schalk in a recent Quad-City Times article on the city's plans for developing Prairie Heights, the property it owns at 53rd Street and Eastern Avenue.
03 Jun 2003

Take a Stand on FCC Ruling - Now or Never

By Administrator
The old adage "It's not what you know; it's who you know" may certainly apply in the case of Mike Powell, chairperson of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and, coincidently, the son of Secretary of State Colin Powell.
27 May 2003

What About the Facts?

By Kathleen McCarthy
I was referred to an article in the June 2003 issue of Mother Jones, considered a liberal publication, regarding a certain Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs, Alan Larson, who was appointed to the position under Clinton's administration but curiously retained it when Bush took office.
20 May 2003

Does the Media Deserve to Be the Fourth Estate?

By Robert Jackson Jr.
I had another interesting experience thanks to Deb Buttleman-Malcolm, the energetic, creative journalism teacher at Davenport Central High School. Over the years, Deb has partnered with the Reader on behalf of her students in an effort to expose them to real-world journalism issues, perspectives, and practices.
06 May 2003

A Mother of a Day

By Kathleen McCarthy
Mother's Day will prove difficult for my family this year due to the loss of my sister Gretchen in March. Reflecting on my parents' terrible ordeal, I have tended to focus on my father, whose relationship with my sister was an extraordinary one; therefore his loss has seemed paramount.
22 Apr 2003

Rather than Hate, Let's Debate

By Administrator
The political landscape is heating up with controversy over the war with Iraq, all in the name of freedom of speech and the First Amendment. It would be highly amusing if it weren't such a critical issue both in terms of our national esteem and the potential dangerous long-term consequences.
01 Apr 2003

Gretchen Kathleen McCarthy

By Kathleen McCarthy
"Gretchen was a true individual who has the ability to relate to anyone in so many ways. Her honesty arose from the look in her eyes, humbleness from recognizing her own imperfections, and the love for life as she laughed from her innermost soul.

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