Archive for History
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Just Saying…
By Q.C. Jones All Aboard the Davenport Express On April 22, 1856, the first train officially crossed the newly completed bridge spanning the Mississippi between Davenport and Rock Island. According to news reports of the day, the event was quite festive. Bands played, crowds formed, and the pund...
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Calendar of Events | March 2023
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Beware the Ides of March
By Eloise Graham In 44 BC on March 15, Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated. Here are some other events that have happened on March 15 throughout history. On this day in 1781, American Revolutionaries won a strategic victory over the British at the Battle of Guilford Courthous...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
There Ought to be a Law! By Eloise Graham A few weeks ago there was quite an uproar about needing a law for police reform. This pertained to the four or five policemen that beat a person to death. The victim’s family wanted a law. While I definitely have sympathy and empathy for the family, I ...
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Just Saying…
By Q.C. Jones Love and Happiness – Crime and Punishment Since the launch of the post-modern era no month has been more deeply steeped in love than February. If February were a food, it would be a ripe, plump strawberry on a stick inserted directly into a giant fountain of molten chocolate fl...
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A Tale of Two Leaders
By Laura L. Kopp, MS CASI President/CEO In 1973, a fierce and courageous nun saw the needs of seniors going unmet. She took up the fight to ensure their voice was heard and that our community had the resources to meet the demands of an ever growing aging population. Fifty years later, an equa...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Eloise Graham A Trip Down Memory Lane - In Adages, Idioms and Expressions At a lunch the other day, the conversation turned to weird sayings. “Heavens to Murgatroyd” came up. Two of the ladies had never heard the word Murgatroyd before. So I decided to share the reprint of an article I wrot...
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February Trivia of Important Dates
By Eloise Graham February 2: Groundhog Day 1653 New Amsterdam became a city. It was later named New York City 1709 British sailor Alexander Selkirk was rescued by William Dampier after being marooned on a desert island for five y...
