"The hallmark of democracy is equality. Republican’s Project 2025 would trade the Constitution for a dictator. Laws passed by the current administration in Des Moines are more compatible with Project 2025 than with democracy’s freedoms, rights, and struggle for equality ..."
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10/2/24
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“I was hoping you’d send your resume.”
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Erin M. Gentz
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9/24/24
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Sept. 29, 1999: The North Scott football team scored a major upset of state-ranked and previously unbeaten Bettendorf, 28-26, to ensure a happy Homecoming. Meanwhile, Anne Hamilton and Steve Gsell were crowned Homecoming royalty.
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Compiled by Erin M. Gentz
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9/24/24
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Thirty-three years ago on a snowy Friday in November, the nightmare of mass school shootings shocked Iowa like it has never been shocked before.
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Randy Evans
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9/24/24
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"Clean, safe water is essential to life! We should all keep this national issue in mind as we vote ..."
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9/24/24
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"It is time to hire Christina Bohannan. Christina understands what real problems are, and has comprehensive solutions that will solve them and benefit Iowans. She will do the work that Miller-Meeks failed to do ..."
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9/24/24
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"Illinois reminds me of an old 3 Stooges movie where the Stooges are in a sinking boat and they drill holes in it to let the water out. They raise taxes to raise revenue and drive out businesses and people ..."
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9/24/24
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Sept. 23, 2009: A new culvert system was installed at Sheridan Meadows. The project was done to help alleviate flooding problems around the softball and baseball diamonds at the park.
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Compiled by Erin M. Gentz
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9/18/24
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I have fielded a bunch of emails, text messages and phone calls in the days since the school shooting in Winder, Georgia.
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Randy Evans
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9/18/24
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"I’m running so that we can make room for that respectful debate once again. That’s what makes America the great democracy it is, and I believe that anyone who undermines it doesn’t belong in elected office ..."
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9/18/24
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"A vote for Trump not only is a vote for a dictator, and Project 2025. It also is a vote for a person who is not in touch with reality ... "
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9/18/24
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"The felon Donald Trump running on the GOP ticket dislikes women and speak about them just like the Taliban do. To whom are they appealing ..."
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9/18/24
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Please excuse me if this isn't the column I wanted to write. There was a breaking news story of state importance with roots 12 years ago in Scott County that I wanted to comment about – and had actually done research for it in June – but I spent six nights at University Hospital in Madison, Wis., last week to prepare for follow-up heart valve surgery this week.
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Bill Tubbs
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9/11/24
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Sept. 12, 1984: The North Scott School Board officially voted to switch to five-on-five girls’ basketball for the upcoming season, becoming the last school in the Mississippi Eight Conference to approve the change. Speaking on behalf of the players, Betsy Braack said the team had accepted there was nothing to be done and they would give the new format their best shot. Superintendent Doug Otto acknowledged the change was a “dramatic move” by the conference that didn’t give the team much time to adjust, but said “It’s time to do the inevitable, and do it now.”
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Compiled by Erin M. Gentz
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9/11/24
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"When people embrace hate, when they wallow in it. It wreaks havoc on the mind ..."
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9/11/24
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"In a New York event, Trump called for slashing taxes on the wealthy and insisted that new, high tariffs on all imports and Chinese imports would end federal deficits and bring trillions of dollars into the Country. Trump insists that tariffs are taxes on foreign countries, but they are not ..."
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9/11/24
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"For the second consecutive year, the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau and Iowa State Patrol collaborated at the Iowa State Fair to survey attendees on cell phone use while driving. The survey, conducted with over 1,300 Iowans from nearly every county, revealed significant concerns about distracted driving ..."
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9/11/24
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You’ve no doubt heard the derisive phrase, “Those who can’t do, teach.”
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Erin M. Gentz
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9/4/24
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Sept. 4, 1974: New teachers with the North Scott School District included Steve Arp, Marsha Witte and Jeanne Fabreau (Alan Shepard); Jan Schmidt, Delores Rathjen, Suellen Savory, Dennis Johnson and Dale Lacina (high school); Kathy Libby, Jan Lambert, Norma Whipple and Craig Hintz (junior high); Pat Oster, Janet Novasad, Nancy Billups, Mary Donahue and Carol Anderson (Ed White); Ann Mulvihill and Ann Pfaff (Virgil Grissom).
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9/4/24
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"Having Mike at the Capitol means Eastern Iowa has a strong voice at the state level ..."
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9/4/24
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