DES MOINES, IOWAA (March 1, 2019) (readMedia) — The Iowa State Fair, Pioneer, and media sponsors Iowa Farmer Today and WHO radio BIG SHOW are seeking entries for the 2019 Way We Live Award. The Way We Live Award, in its 11th year of recognizing outstanding farm-families, will identify six Iowa families who exemplify hard-working farm values and a love for the occupation of farming. So far, the Way We Live Award has been given to 63 well-deserving Iowa families.

SHREVEPORT, LOUISANA (February 28, 2019) — A federal court has given the green light to a “contempt of cop” lawsuit filed by The Rutherford Institute on behalf of a young African-American man who, despite complying with police orders during a traffic stop for a broken taillight, was slammed to the ground face-first and pummeled by polic

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 27, 2019) — All locations of the Davenport Library will be closed on Thursday, March 21. for a Staff Development Day. The Library will reopen on Friday, March 22 with regular business hours of 9AM to 5:30PM.

For more information, visit www.davenportlibrary.com or call the library at (563) 326-7832

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 26, 2019) — Davenport Public Library will host Travel Talk on Tuesday, March 19 at 2PM at Fairmount (3000 N. Fairmount St), a free movie event, sponsored by Travel Talk, the Library's year-long exploration of all things travel-related. The Library will show "Enchanted April", a movie about four ladies escaping dreary England to rent a house in sunny Italy. Funny and charming, this beautiful movie is sure to lift winter-weary spirits.

“We know where you are. We know where you’ve been. We can more or less know what you’re thinking about… Your digital identity will live forever... because there’s no delete button.” — Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt

By the time you read this column, the US House of Representatives will almost certainly have passed the following Joint Resolution:

"Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, pursuant to section 202 of the National Emergencies Act (50 USC 1622), the national emergency declared by the finding of the President on February 15, 2019, in Proclamation 8444 (84 Fed Reg 4949) is here-by terminated."

PRESS RELEASE (February 26, 2019) —

What: Design Professionals Day on the Hill

Who: American Institute of Architects Iowa Chapter, USGBC Iowa. APA Iowa, IIDA Great Plains Chapter, and ASHRAE Iowa Chapter

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 25, 2019) —

The dates of two lectures in the series have been changed, per the presenters. The correct dates for each lecture are as follows (corrections bold-faced):

March 5 at 6:30PM at Eastern — "How Not to Die: The Relationship Between Food and Chronic Disease" presented by Beth Bryant, DPT

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 25, 2019) — The program “Where Does Your Trash Go?” scheduled today, February 25, at 6PM, has been cancelled. The presenter, who is travelling from Minnesota, will not reach Davenport today due to poor road conditions. There are no plans to reschedule at this time.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 25, 2019) — AARP is now accepting applications for the 2019 Community Challenge grant program to fund "quick-action" projects that spark change in local communities. The grant program, which is now in its third year, is part of AARP's nationwide Livable Communities initiative, which aims to make communities great places to live for everyone.

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