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LETTER: How to adapt to another oil chokepoint

Clinton Herald 26 Apr 2026
We are yet again facing the closure of a major chokepoint in global trade, most crucially for oil. The 8-year closure of the Suez Canal in the aftermath of the 1967 Six Day War in the Middle East is instructive ... .
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Carol’s Village Gardens brings 30 new affordable units to Davenport

Muscatine Journal 25 Apr 2026
After five years of planning, a new affordable housing project is open in Davenport. Here’s who qualifies and what it offers ... .
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Jury finds East Moline man guilty of first-degree murder in downtown Davenport shooting

Muscatine Journal 25 Apr 2026
A 21-year-old East Moline man is facing a mandatory sentence of life in prison after a jury found him guilty in the shooting death of Mayson Payne in downtown Davenport ... .
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Davenport man facing kidnapping, human trafficking charges

Muscatine Journal 25 Apr 2026
A Davenport man is facing kidnapping and human trafficking charges after he allegedly forced a woman into a prostitution, according to Scott County District Court documents ... .
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NYC vinyl seller plans to turn Davenport building into 4-story 'Sound Factory'

The Valley News 25 Apr 2026
Keith Christ, 52, bought the 35,400 square-foot building, once occupied by Bruce's New & Used Furniture, to turn it into a vinyl shop, concert venue and nightclub ... .
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Retirements, resignations, hirings, other Davenport School personnel news

Dispatch Argus 25 Apr 2026
See the personnel items from the March 23 agenda of the Davenport Community School District. The board met at the Achievement Service Center, 2nd Floor, 1702 N. Main St., Davenport ... .
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The City of Davenport can still choose openness

The Hawk Eye 25 Apr 2026
This is disappointing to those of us in Davenport who were hoping Sand’s investigation would shed more light on this matter ... In short, the authors of this decision have gravely damaged Davenport’s image.
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Lee Enterprises names Nathan Bekke president and CEO

Quad-City Times 25 Apr 2026
Nathan Bekke, a longtime company leader, is now Lee’s president and CEO. Josh Rinehults will serve as CFO ... .
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Iowa lawmaker to host Q&A with author who detailed journey as transgender woman in memoir

The Daily Nonpareil 25 Apr 2026
Iowa state Rep. Ken Croken will host an Illinois author for a Q&A Saturday who detailed her journey as a transgender woman in a recent memoir. Sheryl Melanie Weikal, a trial attorney and author, wrote a 2025 memoir titled "I ... .
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Scott County rural property tax rate to see 15-cent increase in $136M budget

The Daily Nonpareil 25 Apr 2026
Scott County supervisors approved the county's $136 million budget in a 4-1 vote Thursday. The budget keeps the urban levy rate the same but includes a 15-cent increase in the rural levy rate. Supervisor Ross Paustian was the lone "no" ... .
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Eldridge eyes new city hall and police station, could put referendum on November ballot

The Daily Nonpareil 25 Apr 2026
Eldridge is running out of space at City Hall. The city is considering going to the voters in November to ask for permission to bond and build a new combination city hall-police station and move its public works facility. To ... .
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Memories of Muscatine: The flood of 1952

Quad-City Times 25 Apr 2026
This week for Memories of Muscatine. A photo of what was then the intersection of Front and Sycamore during the 1952 flood ... .
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7 Brew coffee shop in Bettendorf to hold grand opening on Monday

Quad-City Times 25 Apr 2026
The location is the first in the Quad-Cities area for the rapidly growing drive-thru-only coffee chain and is located at 3469 Middle Road in Bettendorf ... .
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