RSSEditorials
The party begins today in unsinkable Davenport
Call it a victory party. The 24th annual IH Mississippi Valley Blues Fest kicks off today with a main stage just yards from where a pile of sandbags held back the Mississippi River last week.
New towing law makes sense for the Q-C, yet law only covers Chicago area
If it’s good enough for Chicagoland residents, it’s good enough for us.
Column
GUEST COLUMN: Attention needed for real national treasure
On this Fourth of July, as we Iowans struggle to preserve flood-ravaged documents and historic memorabilia, other Americans will stand in long lines to read the Declaration of Independence. Try as they might, however, these visitors to the National Archives will not be able to make out many of the words on that precious piece of parchment. It is a sad fact of history that we nearly loved this document to death.
GUEST COLUMN: Celebrate service today
Independence. Liberty. Freedom. Each word different, yet so much the same. Each sacred meaning raised the ire of our revolutionaries, and each ideal spirited from the brows of America’s founders.
RSSLetters to the Editor
Lost Lawn-Boys returned
Thanks for the power of the press. My letter about my stolen lawn mowers (“Lost Lawn-Boys bring sadness”) appeared June 27. I woke up…
- Teen team rallies for blood center
- Remember past come election day
- Turn hope into reality
- Nun gives thanks for community
- Incompetency crushes America
RSSBarb Ickes
And this little piggy was spared
Not every pig gets to ride on a float in the Fourth of July parade.…
- Bars get burned by ban
- And this little piggy was spared
- The house (and barn) greed built
- Letting it all hang out: Foam parties at Night Club Now
- It’s not fishy in a good way
RSSPolitics
Obama: Response to Iraq remarks overblown
ST. LOUIS - Barack Obama said Saturday that he was surprised at how the media has "finely calibrated" his recent words on Iraq, and denied…
RSSRecent Blog Posts
Training for BixAn OK Firecracker experience
Historian On The MoveAnother way to look at the Fourth of July
Beijing BeatClick, flash, and again!!!
HealthBeatLimp along, one step at a time
The Burke ShowBlues views
RSSBill Wundram
The lovely sound of a slamming screen door
THERE is no more perfect summer sound than the slamming of a screen door, an old-fashioned screen door, a wooden door.…
- A four-year-wait, as Time goes by
- Counting down to the long July 4 weekend
- All Elizabeths reign on their special day
- A Catholic shampoo, and the cheap parrot
- Everywhere she goes, Dorothy meets a friend
RSSMelissa Coulter
Quadsville flooded ... with people
I’m overwhelmed by the initial response to Quadsville. In its first 12 hours of existence, our virtual community had nearly 15,000 page views. More…
