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NEWS
ROCK
ISLAND -- "The Power of One" is really all it takes to create
change. It takes just one person to inspire, spread the word
and create a domino effect. Saturday night, Jethro Cribbs, of
Bettendorf, was recognized for just that when he was awarded "The
Power of One" award at the annual tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr., held at Augustana College's Centennial Hall.
The award recognizes Quad-Cities "individuals who (have) best
represented the life and legacy of Dr. King," said Augustana's
director of public relations, Keri Rursch, in an email.
(Click here to read the article in The Quad Cities Times.)
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Aldermen OK
Davenport budget with layoffs, tax increase
Everyone complained, from residents to business
owners to aldermen, about a $196.36 million
budget
with an 8-percent property tax increase. But in
the end, a reluctant Davenport City Council
approved it Wednesday on a 7-3 vote.
“There is no pleasure in this at all,” Alderman
Jason Gordon, At-Large, said. “I understand we
have to be held accountable.”
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the entire article)
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Davenport School
Board members weigh in on possible budget cuts
Davenport School Board members are attempting to
define their role in the district's
budget-planning process, which has been led so
far by Superintendent Art Tate's new Resource
Allocation Committee.
In their first public discussion Monday night
about the 25-person panel's list of $3 million
in budget cut recommendations for the 2012-2013
school year, several board members asked
questions about the committee's deliberation
process and how they should interact with the
community in response to that list.
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the entire article)
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