01 Apr 2019

St Ambrose University and Child Abuse Council Band Together to Keep Kids Safe

By Christine Coleman

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (April 1, 2019) — In partnership with the Child Abuse Council, St Ambrose University will host a Pinwheel Garden dedication at the Health and Human Services Building at 3PM on Wednesday, April 3. Students from the Children's Campus at St Ambrose will be present to help plant the pinwheels.

30 Mar 2019

Big Government and Big Tech Versus the Internet and Everyone

By Thomas L Knapp

Governments around the world began trying to bring the Internet under control as soon as they realized the danger to their power represented by unfettered public access to, and exchange of, information. From attempts to suppress strong encryption technology to the Communications Decency Act in the US and China's "Great Firewall," such efforts have generally proven ineffectual. But things are changing, and not for the better.

29 Mar 2019

Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Family Resources to Raise Awareness during the Month of April

By Cayla Nord

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 28, 2019) — Sexual Assault Awareness Month will be observed from April 1, 2019 through April 30, 2019.

28 Mar 2019

Annual Southeastern Community College (SCC) Great Tastes Fundraiser Set for Friday, 04/12

By Meg D'Souza

WEST BURLINGTON, IOWA (March 28, 2019) — The annual Southeastern Community College (SCC) Foundation Great Tastes event is scheduled for Friday, April 12, 2019, at the PZAZZ! Entertainment Complex in Burlington, Iowa. The benefit begins at 6PM with the live auction starting at 7:30PM.

27 Mar 2019

Child Abuse Council Leads Local Efforts for Child Abuse Prevention Month in April

By Christine Coleman

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (March 27, 2019) — April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, which is dedicated to raising awareness of child abuse and highlighting ways to prevent it throughout the United States. Locally, the Child Abuse Council is hosting a number of activities to help the community come together and recognize that every child in the Quad Cities deserves a safe, healthy and happy childhood.

27 Mar 2019

River Bend Foodbank to Host Inaugural Women Fighting Hunger Event

By Jennifer Schroder

PRESS RELEASE (March 27, 2019) —

WHAT: Women Fighting Hunger

WHERE: Rhythm City Casino 7077 Elmore Ave. Davenport, Iowa

WHAT: Women Fighting Hunger

WHERE: Rhythm City Casino, 7077 Elmore Ave, Davenport, IA

WHEN: Thursday, March 28, 2019

Volunteer Hour: 4:30-5:30PM. (Attendees will have the opportunity to lend a hand packing items for River Bend Foodbank’s Backpack Program.)

Doors Open/Cocktails: 5:30-6:30PM

27 Mar 2019

Scott Emergency Communication Center Board Appoints New Director

By Mary J Thee

SCOTT COUNTY, IOWA (March 27, 2019) — Tony Knobbe, Scott Emergency Communication Center Board Chair, announces that David Donovan has accepted employment as Scott Emergency Communication Center (SECC) Director with a salary of $129,709. The appointment was approved by the SECC Board at their meeting March 21, 2019. Donovan was appointed interim SECC director on December 8, 2019 following the resignation of the previous director. Donovan’s position title will be SECC/EMA Director.

27 Mar 2019

Note to Six Senators: "Present" is not Presidential

By Thomas L Knapp

On February 7, Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) released the text of a joint resolution calling for a "Green New Deal."

Fine, said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). Let's vote on it in the Senate.

26 Mar 2019

The Making of a Monster: We’re All Lab Rats in the Government’s Secret Experiments

By John W Whitehead

“But these weren’t the kind of monsters that had tentacles and rotting skin, the kind a seven-year-old might be able to wrap his mind around — they were monsters with human faces, in crisp uniforms, marching in lockstep, so banal you don't recognize them for what they are until it's too late.” — Ransom Riggs, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

26 Mar 2019

USDA [US Department of Agriculture] Announces Investments in Water and Wastewater Infrastructure in 23 States that will Benefit 171,000 Rural Residents

By Weldon Freeman

WASHINGTON DC (March 26, 2019) — Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today announced that USDA is investing $116 million (PDF, 158 KB) to help rebuild and improve rural-water infrastructure for 171,000 rural Americans in 23 states.

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