Home Delivery |
Contact Us |
Jobs |
Alerts |
News Archives |
Site map |
Log In |
Webmail |
Internet Services |
Mobile
Text size: 
Letter: What are they thinking selling school to Fareway?
|
According to the newspaper, the Rock Island/Milan School Board intends to sell the beautiful old Audubon School to Fareway for a new grocery store. Within 20 city blocks there are already three majors, including Jewel, Aldi and Hy-Vee. The Rock Island Market already had to go out of business, and remember what happened with Ace Hardware? I have grandkids who attended Audubon so it is sentimental for me, but that aside, how can four major grocery stores all survive? I realize about competition, they had trouble finding a buyer and it is not my problem, but really, what were they thinking? Carolyn Hibbs, Rock Island 
|
|
 |
|
||
Coal valley, IL Details |
|||
Layered Taco Dip
(More recipes)
| (More Print Ads) |
Today is Tuesday, June 18, the 169th day of 2013. There are 196 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: Fanatics have grown wonderfully civil since the president snubbedthem by revoking Burnside's infamous attack upon the freedom of the press.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The Interstate baseball league has collapsed, leaving Davenport'sleading team without a league connection.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Passengers were stunned yesterday when lightning struck a LongView street car at 9th Ave. and 25th St.
1938 -- 75 years ago: X-ray examinations today traced the trouble with Dizzy Dean's$250,000 pitching arm to a pulled muscle back of his right shoulder blade.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Radio station WQAD in Moline is being considered by the NationalCivil Defense Office for selection as a "secured communication center" Mrs. Gault,executive deputy director of the Moline Civil Defense unit reported today.
1988 -- 25 years ago: "Marketplace 29 A.D." an unusual vacation Bible school programthat will allow children to live three days as people did during the Bible Times June 21-23. The three day program, is a joint project of Aldersgate and Bethel-Wesley UnitedMethodist churches.
(More History)