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Posted on Just Cruisin 2, 25-May '13, 6:33PM

I sure do like technology. It never ceases to amaze me the how fast things seem to be moving. Things we take for granted today were either not available or much cruder a short while ago. 1903, our starting point, might seem like ancient history to some, but in the grand scheme of things, it […]

Posted on Jame's 1948 , 25-May '13, 3:28PM

  The Reuniting of God's Martyrs     A faithful wife follows her husband in martyrdom   Michael Sattler was born in Germany around 1490. At an early age he entered the Benedictine Monastery and attended lectures at a local … Continue reading →

Posted on QC Ghost, 24-May '13, 1:06PM

Dear colleagues,The recent news about the FBI's seizure of the phone and email records of Fox News employees, including James Rosen, calls into question whether the federal government is meeting its constitutional obligation to preserve and protect a free press in the United States.  We ...

Posted on The Scoundrel, 18-May '13, 11:45PM

According to news articles I have read; a 15 year old boy and two 16 year old boys took a 12 year old girl into a basement with intentions to sexually assault the young girl. The boys not only sexually assault the girl – they tape the attack while also flashing gang signs and then […]

Posted on Taking a Crack At It, 9-May '13, 9:02PM

Rock Island Mayor Dennis Pauley's most recent appointments ( which were not officially confirmed by the city council) repeats the pattern of his predecessors as colonial rulers. Regardless of who local ethnic groups choose or designate as their representatives, colonial rulers choose their ...

Posted on The Complacency Chronicles, 3-May '13, 4:33PM

Vladimir Zwoyrkin and Philo Farnsworth aren't a likely pair to be found sharing the same space in the annals of history.  One was a Russian transplanted to Pittsburgh, the other a Mormon with a small lab in California. But they DID have a shared dream. Farnsworth built a photocathode tube able ...

Posted on Greasy Joints, 30-Apr '13, 4:12PM

After running a race in Marion, I was famished and craving something filling, so we stopped at Bandana's Bar-B-Q in Coralville.  I was unaware this was a chain until I googled them today, but apparently they have about 30 restaurants sprinkled throughout the Midwest.  Bandanna's first ...

Posted on Quad City Images, 15-Apr '13, 5:19AM

As our city council and RDA bumble and fumble along towards a crappy casino somewhere along the interstate, Sioux City of all places is enjoying 3 developers fighting over the chance to build a casino in their downtown. The decision should be coming this week.The company behind one of the proposals, ...

Posted on Reading 2.0, 24-Jan '13, 1:35PM

If you're looking for another exciting YA series to try, check out the Maze Runner by James Dashner.  It's the first in an exciting thriller series and is a finalist for the Iowa Teen Book Award.  In the Maze Runner, we meet an unnamed character who wakes up in an elevator.  He has no ...

Posted on An Average Joe, 28-Dec '12, 5:16PM

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  Today is Saturday, May 25, the 145th day of 2013. There are 220 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The annual review of the fire department of this city took placeyesterday and made a fine showing with machines and hose carts in tip-top order.
1888 -- 125 years ago: Last night's prayer meeting at Central Presbyterian Church wascalled off due to water in the basement, residue of last week's flood.
1913 -- 100 years ago: The junior class of Rock Island High School will hold a riverexcursion on the steamer St. Paul next Tuesday.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The 75th Anniversary of the Rock Island Arsenal today finds thenation's largest ordinance manufacturing plant filling many important orders for the army.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Miss Patrice Daly, Rock Island, a senior at Rock Island HighSchool, won second place in the recent state public speaking contest held in Peoria underthe auspices of the Knights of Pythias.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Hampton's sesquicentennial committee and the Hampton HistoricalSociety have scheduled a full slate of activities, which will be held throughout the year, to celebrate the village's 150th birthday. The first celebration will be the Memorial Dayprogram at 10 a.m. May 30, at the Brettun and Black Store Museum on River Road. Therewill be a sesquicentennial display.




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