Washington's political establishment went berserk when US Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) publicly noted that US-Israel relations are "all about the Benjamins" — slang for $100 bills, referring to money shoveled at American politicians by the American Israel Public Affairs Group (AIPAC).

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 15, 2019) — Donate clean and gently used formal dresses & gowns to the Davenport Public Library to help support our Dress Giveaway program in March! All styles and sizes needed. Make a difference in a local teen's life and drop your donated gowns at the Library any time during our two drop-off days. On the day of the exchange, local area high school students can browse the donations and take home one garment each.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 15, 2019) — Please be advised the City of Davenport will observe Presidents Day as a holiday on Monday, February 18. All City of Davenport Offices and the Public Works Center will be closed. Here is a link to the City’s website and the full list of closings. Please note solid waste collection will occur as regularly scheduled Monday, February 18. The Compost Facility will be closed in observation of President’s Day on Monday, February 18.

CLINTON, IOWA (February 14, 2019) — The Felix Adler Children's Discovery Center, "Clinton, Iowa's Children's Museum," is celebrating Chinese New Year and the month of love with these activities. Wendy’s Restaurant night fundraiser is Monday, February 18. Create your own Chinese dragon puppet at WOW Wednesday. Then, make some music with Miss April on Funtime Friday. Each of these programs is free with regular admission or museum membership.

GRINNELL, IOWA (February 14, 2019) — Leaders from small towns across Iowa are invited to attend the third Iowa Rural Development Summit, to be held April 10-12 at the Hotel Grinnell in Grinnell. Prior summits in Jefferson (2016) and Grinnell (2018) drew more than 300 attendees from communities across Iowa.

Valentine’s Day is upon us and if you either completely forgot or haven’t gotten your sweetheart a gift yet, there’s still time to get something great that won’t break the bank.

1.  Plan for a weekend dinner

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 13, 2019) — City of Davenport will observe Presidents’ Day as a holiday on Monday, February 18, 2019.

All City of Davenport offices & the Public Works Center will be closed.

Police Department front desk and records office will be closed.

Library Main, Fairmount and Eastern branches will be closed.

River’s Edge facility will be open.

Vander Veer Conservatory will be closed.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA (February 13, 2019) — Denouncing excessive, costly government security protocols lacking in common sense and intended to chill First-Amendment activity, attorneys for The Rutherford Institute have filed a Fourth-Amendment lawsuit against government officials who allowed a disabled war veteran to carry two firearms through a security checkpoint only to arrest him for lawfully purchasing canned iced tea, bug spray, lightbulbs, and razor blades, which were banned as par

CORALVILLE, IOWA (February 13, 2019) — The Iowa Women’s Foundation would like to thank our advocates in the local news community for your commitment to keeping the public informed on issues facing women and girls in our state. As many great journalists reported last year, Iowa’s child care crisis has reached a critical mass and has become a topic that resonates deeply with audiences across the state — it’s also an issue that IWF has vowed to tackle.

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