DES MOINES, IOWA (July 3, 2019) — The State Library of Iowa has announced that the Davenport Public Library has met the conditions for state-accreditation as outlined in “In Service to Iowa: Public Library Standards Sixth Edition.”
BETTENDORF, IOWA (July 3, 2019) — Become part of this ambitious and bold Donor Network aiming to create the conditions for every African-American Quad Citizen to live their best life.
WHERE: Waterfront Convention Center | 2021 State St, Bettendorf, IA
WHEN: Wednesday, July 31 | 11:30AM-1PM | Lunch served.
“These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” — Thomas Paine, December 1776
As President Donald Trump met with Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un for the third time at the end of June — becoming the first sitting US president to visit North Korea — the New York Times ran a piece suggesting the appearance of a new option on the proverbial table: A negotiated "nuclear freeze" rather than just another cycle of fruitless US demands for "de-nuclearization."
NORTH LIBERTY, IOWA (July 2, 2019) — The Corridor Business Journal was honored on June 29 with an award for its 2018 series, "Working for a Living," which examined issues affecting the region's working-class, including minimum wage, the rising cost of living, and housing affordability.
PELLA, IOWA (July 1, 2019) — The Red Rock Lake Association, Red Rock Army Corps of Engineers, and Pella and Knoxville community partners are in preparation of the 9th Annual Lake Red Rock Balloon Fest.
In the wake of her supposed "victory" in the first round of Democratic presidential debates, US Senator Kamala Harris rose from fifth place to a tie for third place (with fellow US Sen Elizabeth Warren) in a Morning Consult poll of her party's primary voters. Her gain came mainly at the expense of the front-runner, former vice-president Joe Biden. More interesting than Harris's sudden ascent is how she managed it: By ripping a page out of Donald Trump's 2016 campaign playbook.
QUAD-CITIES (June 29, 2019) — Xstream Cleanup, in response to record flooding, held a one-day, region-wide flood cleanup on Saturday, June 29. This day of action removed 216 bags of debris left from high waters during flooding. Cleanups were held at six locations including areas in Buffalo and Davenport, Iowa; and in Hampton and Moline, Illinois.
ANKENY, IOWA (June 27, 2019) — "Road Map to Resilience" is the theme of the 13th annual Iowa Women in Agriculture Conference at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny.
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