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Why stop at ice cream trucks?
We’d hoped politicians had wised up to the folly of expanding the sex offender bureaucracy. Now, along comes another politician clambering aboard this tired, old bandwagon. Davenport 2nd Ward Alderman Shawn Hamerlinck has suggested a city ordinance forbidding former sex offenders from working on ice cream trucks.
'You always have the poor with you'
John Lewis Community Services may be crumbling, but its mission will never go away.
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Responses to Russia show Obama’s diplomacy and McCain’s aggression
WASHINGTON — In the days after the Russian invasion of Georgia, the world had a chance to examine the different foreign-policy styles of John McCain and Barack Obama. It was a telling comparison that offered some clear signs of how the two candidates would react to crises.
Katrina still swirls in the minds of New Orleans children
You cannot watch Laura Belsey’s movie without ruminating upon the myriad ways we fail our young.
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She didn't know it's a no-no
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Historic race alters landscape, breaks the mold
ST. PAUL, Minn. - They embody four uniquely American stories. They offer messages of transformation with two distinct world views. They pursue one goal.…
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Five G’s fuel comments, cartoons and politics
VIENNA, AUSTRIA — Guns, God, gays, gas and Old Glory. These are the topics that get QCTimes.com commenters riled up. Not incidentally, these are…
