One of the 21st century's greatest heroines is behind bars again, held in contempt by federal judge Claude M Hilton for refusing to help prosecutors trump up charges against the journalists who published information she paid dearly for giving them.

SCOTT COUNTY (March 10, 2019) — The Scott County Conservation Board announces that the regular Board Meeting scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, has been cancelled. The next Board meeting will be Wednesday, April 10, 2019 beginning at 3PM at the West Lake Park Administration Office. If you would like additional information, please call (563) 328-3280.

In the first week of March, big retail chains announced more than 1,100 planned store-closings. That, writes Hayley Peterson at Insider, brings the number of planned US store-closings for 2019 to more than 5,300.

The Retail Apocalypse is here, and it has consequences. Including, reports Krystal Hu for Yahoo! Finance, 41,000 retail jobs cut in January and February.

IOWA CITY, IOWA (March 8, 2019) — In a historic win for transgender rights in Iowa, the Iowa Supreme Court today ruled that Iowa’s Medicaid program may not categorically discriminate against transgender people seeking gender-affirming, medically necessary care.

CLINTON, IOWA (March 7, 2018) — The Felix Adler Children's Discovery Center, "Clinton, Iowa's Children's Museum," is juggling, crafting, and swimming its way through March with engaging hands-on activities and events. Miss Jean will be here on Sunday. You can make a lucky leprechaun out of popsicle sticks at WOW Wednesday. Then, join Miss Jessica for a swimming good time at Funtime Friday. Each of these programs is free with regular admission or museum membership.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 7, 2019) — Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation affiliated with Firehouse Subs restaurants has awarded a $25,000 grant to the Davenport Fire Department (DFD) for three new thermal-imaging cameras.

Davenport Fire Assistant Chief Robb Macdougall says the new cameras, the Bullard XT, have the ability to identify the hottest area that the camera is directed towards.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 6, 2019) — Find out more about what makes the Quad Cities great! Get a behind-the-scenes tour of Davenport Compost when you join Davenport Library’s Q-C Made program Saturday, March 23 at 10AM. Learn how Davenport produces mulch & compost, diverting 130,000 cubic yards of organic materials from the landfill! The tour will meet at the Davenport Compost Facility at 2707 Railroad Ave.

The word of the month for the Democratic Party's would-be 2020 presidential nominees is "aspirational."

"The Green New Deal? I see it as aspirational," US Senator Amy Klobuchar told Fox News on February 12. She would vote for the resolution introduced by US Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey, but "if it got down to the nitty-gritty of an actual legislation, as opposed to, 'Oh, here's some goals we have' — uh, that would be different for me."

SHERRARD, ILLINOIS (March 5, 2019) — The Sherrard Public Library District is excited to introduce its new Director, Tori Drews! With a background in youth services, information technology and community development, Drews hopes to lead the library in continuing its exceptional service.

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