05 Nov 2019

WQPT Celebrates America’s Test Kitchen’s 20th Anniversary with Special Event

By Lora Adams

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 5, 2019) — WQPT, PBS for the Quad Cities region will celebrate the 20th anniversary of America’s Test Kitchen with a special event on Thursday, December 5, at Scott Community College’s Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Center. The free event will begin at 6PM and will include demonstrations of the show’s fan-voted most-popular recipe (shrimp scampi), tours of the culinary lab, food samples, talks from a gadget expert, America’s Test Kitchen giveaways, and muc

01 Nov 2019

American Prospect Essay Competition to Engage High School Students on How to Create a More Inclusive Economy

By Jonathan Guyer

WASHINGTON DC (November 1, 2019) — The American Prospect magazine, in partnership with Omidyar Network, announces the first annual American Prospect Essay Contest.

01 Nov 2019

Justifying Brutality: Police Defend Use of Taser, Chokehold, AND Excessive Force against Man Who Complied during Arrest

By The Rutherford Institute

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA (November 1, 2019) — Oklahoma police have asked a federal court to support their claim that citizens who comply with police during an arrest do not have a clearly-established right to be free from police brutality.

31 Oct 2019

IPTV Presents Girls State Volleyball Championships November 15

By Susan Ramsey

JOHNSTON, IOWA (October 31, 2019) — Coverage of Iowa girls' high school championships continues, as teams from across the state take to the court for the 2019 IGHSAU Iowa Farm Bureau Girls State Volleyball Championships. Coverage of each class title game will take place at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids.

31 Oct 2019

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Adjusting Premium Processing Fee

By Genevieve Billia

WASHINGTON DC (October 31, 2019) — US Citizenship and Immigration Services have announced, beginning on November 29, that it is adjusting the fee to request premium processing for certain employment-based petitions.

31 Oct 2019

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Makes Another Form Available for Online Filing

By Billia Genevieve

WASHINGTON DC (October 31, 2019) — US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that petitioners can now complete and file 

31 Oct 2019

RAYGUN to Host Podcast Launch Party for Central Professors' "Mid-Americana"

By Jeff Bersch

PELLA, IOWA (October 31, 2019) — RAYGUN Des Moines will host a launch party Wednesday, November 6, 7-8PM, for the podcast "Mid-Americana: Stories from a Changing Midwest." It is a project of Central College professors Joshua Dolezal, professor of English, and Brian Campbell, director of sustainability education.

31 Oct 2019

"Ghost Army" Author to Lecture at Central DeWitt Performing Arts Center (CDPAC) During Week in Residence with Quad City Arts

By Margot Day

 

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 30, 2019) — World War II history buffs and supporters of the performing arts are in for a treat during author Rick Beyer's public performance at the Central DeWitt Performing Arts Center, November 9.

30 Oct 2019

Treasurer Michael L Fitzgerald Honoring Our Veterans

By Karen Austin

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 30, 2019) — State Treasurer Michael L Fitzgerald is looking to reunite owners this Veteran's Day with their lost and forgotten cherished treasurers. "In addition to money, we have an assortment of mementos from safe-deposit box contents waiting to be reclaimed," Fitzgerald said. "The contents include pictures of soldiers' overseas, jewelry, cards, love-letters, and war medals."

29 Oct 2019

Don't Make Mark Zuckerberg America's Political Truth Czar

By Thomas L Knapp

Politicians lie. Not all of them. Not every time. But most of them, from both "major" political parties, lie. A lot. It's not always easy to tell when they're lying. It's not always easy to prove they're lying. Often, it's not even easy to tell if they're just lying to us or to themselves as well. Some politicians want Facebook to stop politicians from lying. They phrase that desire as a request for Facebook to "fact-check" content posted by politicians, especially political advertising.

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