A lot of people feel intimidated, bullied or helpless when faced with the NRA, but Dr. John M. Hicks isn’t one of them (Guest Commentary, May 16). There are a few other notables: In 1994 former presidents Gerald Ford, James Carter and Ronald Reagan signed a letter to the U.S.
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Shirley Shiffler Harper Collins Publishers April 2, 2013 $25.99 382 pp. “Reconstructing Amelia” is one of those “I’ll just finish this chapter; OK, just half an hour more; argh!, I can’t put this book down!” page-turners that I love to come across. Kate Baron
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Posted May 29, 2013in Political Mercury
(Editor’s Note: This week’s guest Political Mercury column is from Breda, Iowa, native Merle Wilberding who has practiced law for more than 40 years. During the Vietnam War he served four years as a captain in the U.S. Army JAG Corps, representing the U.S. Government in the appeals of courts-marital
Read More →Over the last few years, television ratings have seen an incredible drop industry-wide. Fifteen years ago, 76 million Americans tuned in for the “Seinfeld” series finale, whereas two weeks ago not even six million watched “The Office” series ender. While viewer numbers rise when online views are considered, online advertising
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Posted May 29, 2013in Belly Up To...
Don’t mistake the Lucky Monkey for its previous identity as the 101 Lounge. It’s anything but. From the time Tim Hartman and his two brothers purchased the building last September to its grand opening in January 2013, major revamping has occurred: The space has been gutted and renewed to showcase
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Posted May 29, 2013in Joe's Neighborhood
Drama is in our blood. We love the show. Unfortunately, when we look in the mirror at our own lives, we don’t see that we are playing the lead. So we buy People magazine or watch the Kardashians or eavesdrop on Honey Boo Boo, because we are fairly certain that
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Posted May 23, 2013in Iowa Watchdog
DES MOINES – Iowa leaders have taken over an investigation into the state’s first publicly reported case of cheating on the standardized tests that determine the overall performance of schools. Officials with the Davenport Community School District recently turned over to the state materials from their investigation of irregular erasures
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Posted May 23, 2013in Iowa Watchdog
DES MOINES – Officials with the Iowa Department of Education say they won’t release information collected in an investigation of a cheating scandal involving Davenport third-through fifth-graders at Madison Elementary School. They declined to do so at the advice of Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, who said that material contained
Read More →Published arrest charges are obtained from official law enforcement records, which are available to the public. All who are charged are innocent until proven guilty. Play the “Name that Crime” Quiz! STICK THAT IN YOUR PIPE Police were called to the 3500 block of B. Dubuque Avenue at 2 p.m.
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