Throughout our nation’s history, civil rights movements across the country have had to fight to achieve victories for the disenfranchised. And…
I continue to be absolutely dumbfounded by how disconnected this country has become. How critical one citizen thinks of another. How this much…
If walls and fences don’t work to keep illegal immigrants out of the country, what are we doing building walls and fences in Washington, D.C.?…
Freedom is elusive in America. We used to be a might-issue state when it came to gun permits. We are now a shall-issue state. Psychological te…
We are witnessing outrageous and unacceptable behavior. Voter suppression, supported by lies, is a corruption of our democracy, leading down t…
Thumbs Up ... to the news this week that Riverssance will return this September to Lindsay Park in the Village of East Davenport.
The epidemic curve for Scott County demonstrates we fell steeply from our November peak of 160 cases per day per 100,000 population and are ar…
Thumbs Up ... to the news this week that Riverssance will return this September to Lindsay Park in the Village of East Davenport.
A narrow majority of Rock Island aldermen voted last week to trim bar closing times. Now, instead of shutting the doors at 3 a.m., bars will h…
Thumbs Up ... to the award of a $20,000 grant to help complete the first phase of an effort to improve internet services in the East Moline an…
For the past week, there's been a coordinated and cynical effort to blame renewable fuels for what happened in Texas.
For some reason Skyler Wheeler thinks he knows what Quad-City kids should be taught.
Thumbs Up ... to the announcement by divvyDOSE, the direct-to-consumer medication company, that it is adding 200 to 300 jobs in the Quad-Citie…
Throughout our nation’s history, civil rights movements across the country have had to fight to achieve victories for the disenfranchised. And…
The epidemic curve for Scott County demonstrates we fell steeply from our November peak of 160 cases per day per 100,000 population and are ar…
It wasn’t my plan to retire in the middle of winter and months into a worldwide pandemic, but that’s the way it happened. I enjoyed my job, bu…
Neera Tanden became President Joe Biden’s first Cabinet casualty on Tuesday when she withdrew her nomination to be budget director. The Republ…
Iowa’s election system is clean, fair and above board.
Recently, one of United Way’s funded agencies invited me to hear from "Jeremy," a 17-year-old young man who was an accessory to a car theft th…
A few years ago, a student stopped by my office to talk about the paper she was writing for one of my courses. As often happens, we ended up t…
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I continue to be absolutely dumbfounded by how disconnected this country has become. How critical one citizen thinks of another. How this much…
If walls and fences don’t work to keep illegal immigrants out of the country, what are we doing building walls and fences in Washington, D.C.?…
Freedom is elusive in America. We used to be a might-issue state when it came to gun permits. We are now a shall-issue state. Psychological te…
We are witnessing outrageous and unacceptable behavior. Voter suppression, supported by lies, is a corruption of our democracy, leading down t…
I attended the Rock Island County Board forum on March 1 and was disappointed with the lack of information and preparation adversely affecting…
Republicans who are perpetuating Donald Trump's calculated lie — that the 2020 election was stolen — have moved swiftly to further suppress Io…
Many thanks to the public works staff of the City of Rock Island. Snow removal this year has happened and we appreciate the efforts — please c…
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