We’ve been so busy we forgot it’s Thursday. So here’s a little rant. We don’t pretend to know all about City Council meetings, but what we saw of Wednesday’s made us wonder what was on the Mayor’s mind. Seem to us he forgot more of what was supposed to get done than he remembered. Maybe he had an off day.
Al Gore is ranting again on the TV, and to us at least, he appears to be hitting the happy sauce, or smoking the wacky tobbacee. His doomsday mentality didn’t get us to do anything but change the channel. He’s not going to back off, the technology isn’t here yet, and we doubt we’re going to die if we don’t listen to this particular nut bar. You are certainly welcome to your opinion on this.
St. Ambrose has been mentioned by commenters on this blog recently. We think, the collage is like other non-tax paying organizations in our town, in that they are getting way too land happy. It has been at its current location for many years; but how much more of the surrounding neighborhoods are going to be turned into parking lots?
Figures aren’t out yet on the flood damage, but we’d be willing to bet it’ll be a healthy tab. We haven’t heard much on plans for Credit Island either, or the non-zoo. While the replacement is being pushed as a ‘destination’, we’ll wait and see. We are also waiting to see how the zoo site can be converted to handicap accessable. We’re not saying it can’t be done, but we don’t think it can be done cheaply. And just because it’s a new thing, we have our doubts it will be better than the zoo it will replace.
Comments on these or any other subject are welcome.
July 24, 2008 at 6:36 pm
The news is reporting that the QCTimes profits are way down from last year. This should not be any surprise to anyone at the Times Office, as they know they have problems, but don’t solve them. Their carriers are irresponsible, the ladies in Customer Service have been there way too long and are bitchy, they made a huge mistake talking Tom Saul off the City of Davenport reporting, the paper is way too generic with too little local info. If the Times went belly up, not too many tears would be shed by Davenporter`s.
July 24, 2008 at 7:04 pm
anonymous,
We’ve noticed some of the things you mention. Tom Saul was a really good reporter on the city beat. We get both the QC Times and the RI Argus and I wanted to quit the Times. The Argus even seems to have more Davenport news than the Times. Go figure.
July 24, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Why can’t St. Ambrose build a parking ramp and be done with it? Oh yeah, its the midwest where no one knows what those are.
July 25, 2008 at 3:39 am
Al Goracle is nothing more than a Green Hypocrite. I have no use for the man. Sad because back in 2000 I thought he would make a good POTUS. But after he lost he become this whiny kid who complains because he did not get his way. After that I was glad he lost the presidency. His phony Green campaign i nothing more than a way for him to look down on the common people like a Potentate out to capitalize on everyone elses misery.
July 25, 2008 at 6:45 am
Several newspapers are losing subscribers.
July 25, 2008 at 7:59 am
Tom Saul was and is a good reporter. he lost his assignment for reporting on the liar who runs the city. it took tom awhile to figure the guy out but he did. just ask him sometime. to bad people like Image can’t see it. and sad. really sad.
July 25, 2008 at 11:48 am
Cruiser: Did you know that Dale Gilmour`s Car Club is selling 50/50 Raffle tickets this weekend, with the profit going to the family of the paralized fireman? Might make for a interesting post.
July 25, 2008 at 1:29 pm
joe,
The neighbors would throw a fit.
scoundrel,
We agree, plus his making money off the carbon credits.
d-45,
Whoops. We meant was a good city government reporter. You are right, he is still a very good reporter.
anonymous,
I talked to Dale for a short while before the City Council meeting. He said he was going to send me an email. I assume the raffle may be what it’s about. We may do a short post on it anyway though. Thanks for the information.