Heads up for Q-C night work
Construction lights are illuminating Quad-City interstates and highways at night more frequently during the busiest road construction season in years.
View ArticleBring Iowa's mental health institutions into the 21st century
The newest one is 107 years old.
View ArticleMental health cuts leave police as safety net
Three Quad-City shootings by police in 2009 beg a tough question with a worse answer:
View ArticleThe right thing for Thomson
Converting Thomson Correctional Center into a federal prison is the right decision for America, the right decision for Illinois and the right decision for Carroll County.
View ArticleTime is now for consolidation
They come from different states and preside over different legislative bodies. But Iowa’s House majority leader and the Illinois Senate president in separate interviews agreed on a critical po…
View ArticleEmployees in the house
Local governments make lousy landlords for their employees. No matter how good the intentions, no matter how fair the deal appears, things typically go awry when a city, county or school distr…
View ArticleIt's time to make medicinal marijuana legal
The Iowa Pharmacy Board hearings introduced Iowans to dozens of people who would absolutely get proven relief from chronic conditions if marijuana were available as medicine. Now it’s up to th…
View ArticleGet involved
Our Q-Civics column each Monday features opportunities to get involved in Quad-City governance. Here are more:
View ArticleH1N1 fears prompted 20 school closures
SPRINGFIELD - The school year that's coming to an end saw 20 schools or districts around the state close for a period of time because of H1N1 flu fears.
View ArticleMilitary travels widen Q-C native’s perspective
Dan Holst’s beliefs are the culmination of his experiences as a Christian, soldier, student and native Quad-Citian.
View ArticleHELP Legal Assistance needs your support
Few of those reading today's paper will ever need to contact HELP Legal Aid in Scott County. Count yourself lucky. Our subscribers largely are working homeowners who hire their own attorneys i…
View ArticleReaders sound off because tattered flag was still there
James Lerch verbally kicked himself when we called in response to the accompanying letters about his flag.
View ArticleUTHS should learn lesson from incident
By all accounts, Jason VanHoutte was considered a pretty good teacher and seemed to be popular among his colleagues at United Township High School.
View ArticleEconomy needs partners, not rants
Dallying in Congress and reckless speculating on Wall Street seem determined to drag down an American economy that, we’re convinced, doesn’t have to sink.
View ArticleNew look, new ideas coming to U of Iowa
Flood recovery is reshaping the look of the University of Iowa.
View ArticleDavenport 5th Ward forum today
Please join the Times Editorial Board members for our public endorsement interviews with Davenport 5th Ward candidates Sheilia Burrage and Jane Duax, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Davenport Library…
View ArticleVoter ID laws exclude Iowans from polls
As we celebrated the Fourth of July last week, we were reminded of how lucky we are to live in a democracy with the right to vote for those we support. The League of Women Voters is an organiz…
View ArticleOne more casino question: Is the goal downtown development, or maximum revenue?
Davenport city leaders gather this afternoon to answer questions about bringing taxpayers into the gambling business. The questions on today’s page are posed by the Riverboat Development Autho…
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