Thank you all for coming to the tournament! We had a great turnout and raised $1000 toward Jason’s Box! Thank you all again for your support, and best wishes! Jody Newkirk

I've wanted to go to the Mississippi River Motorcycle Rally each year since I moved to Davenport. After putting it off the last three years, I finally said this is the year.I had a great time. Unfortunately I had to leave early for another commitment but I could have easily spent the whole night there.Let me back up just a bit. I did have a motorcycle once upon a time, back in my college days and when I was first married. But, as Darling Daughter (DD) got older and more of my time was spent on her activities, my time on the bike became less and less.I have to admit too, that I was becoming more and more nervous ...

I started working for a well known bar and grill restaurant whose uniforms resembled a cross between a soccer referee and a circus performer.  Stripes are supposedly slimming, but I never felt attractive donning the black, red and white monstrosity.  I suppose the circus get-up was appropriate considering the employees and customers made you feel like you were in a big top performance.             Servers are a unique breed.  They are a mixture of people with Peter Pan syndrome, gay men, lifers and college ...

By Steve Tappa, stappa@qconline.com Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus prep basketball writer Posted Online: Feb. 27, 2012, 11 p.m. ===================================================== Davenport Assumption finished the final month ranked No. 1 in the boys’ portion of the Quad Cities Prep Basketball Power Poll. Monmouth-Roseville also remained a strong second fiddle for the last two votes in the bi-state ballot, administered for a fifth [...]

The smiles were everywhere by mid-afternoon as cyclists cruised into Davenport after a riding 65.6 miles from Coralville for the conclusion of RAGBRAI. But there is life after RAGBRAI. So what do riders do now that the time and training that goes into RAGBRAI is over?"I'm going to find a couch and crash for 72 hours," said John Keley, of Davenport. "Have a beer, take a shower and have another beer," said Mark Szumski. He was riding with his wife Brenda. They're from White Fish Bay, Wisconsin.Aaron Schmitz, of Minneapolis, rode with his brother Luke. Aaron goes back to work Monday, where ...