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'Judd Viburnum'

on Thu, 04/22/2010 - 01:31   by bgierke

Marie Winn wrote 'The Plug in Drug' in 1977 examining the effects of television on the developing minds of young people. In the 25th anniversary edition, she put the range of new electronic media under her scrutiny and, among other stuff, gave it all as the cause of a significant decline in average SAT scores of U.S. high school seniors.

Bettendorf city elections, appointments 'non-partisan' in name only

on Mon, 04/19/2010 - 21:44   by Editor

Bettendorf city officials are threatening to go to court to try to maximize the length of the appointments the council can make to fill vacant elected positions in the city. For the Quad City Times article on the issue, CLICK HERE.

March gambling boat admissions continue decade long slide

on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 01:47   by Editor

Admissions at the Bettendorf Isle of Capri Casino in March continued a decade long decline for the riverfront gambling operation, off more than 40 percent since 2001. Ten years ago, the riverboat drew 177,745 gamblers during March, providing the Isle with $9.2 million in revenues. Last month, the boat had 101,000 admissions and $6.7 million in revenue. The Isle's best March was 2000 when 183,640 gamblers visited the casino.

Muscatine fine particulate pollution exceeds EPA standards

on Wed, 04/14/2010 - 19:41   by Editor

Fine particulate pollution in the vicinity of Garfield Elementary School, Muscatine, exceeds the air quality standards designed to protect public health, according to the 2007-2009 monitoring results released Tuesday (April 13) by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR).

Take Heart

on Wed, 04/14/2010 - 01:33   by bgierke

A “Notice of Annual Meeting Of Shareholders,” aka proxy statement, is the bland accompaniment to large public corporations’ glossy annual reports. Especially when economic tides rise high, the latter are filled with impressive graphs and color photos of beaming faces in far flung places. The former are little more than ink on paper whatever the water level.

Isle of Capri plans purchase of Vicksburg casino for $80 million

on Wed, 04/07/2010 - 01:47   by Editor

The Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., announced plans Tuesday (April 6) to purchase the Vicksburg, Mississippi gambling casino and hotel from Bally Technologies, Inc. for $80 million cash.

Pleasant Valley School District planning 5 percent tax levy rate increase

on Fri, 04/02/2010 - 01:07   by Editor

The Pleasant Valley School Board is recommending a 5 percent increase in the district's property tax rate to help make up for a reduction in state funding.

At its March 22 meeting, the board approved a budget with an increase of 75 cents per $1,000 assessed valuation, which would bring the overall district tax levy to $14.7432 per $1,000 assessed valuation.

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