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Health-Care Reorm:Were Being Fooled Again
by Sheldon Richman
business with them.What about this would the insurance
companies dislike? Health insurance is not
the most protable business you can be in;the prot margin is 3 to 4 cents on the dollar.So a guaranteed clientele is an attractive
prospect. Te people who will be orced tobuy policies are the healthy, who will paypremiums and make ew claims. Te only
thing the companies dont like is that thepenalty or notcomplying with
the mandate is toosmall. Many youngpeople may choose
to pay the penaltyrather than buy theinsurance because
it will be cheaper.But that presentsa problem: Whenthe uninsured get
sick and apply orcoverage, they wontbe turned down
because that wouldbe against the law.So look or harsher
penalties in theuture to prevent this gaming o the system.Te insurance companies win again.
Whats missed is that the reormersleave untouched every aspect o theuncompetitive medical and insurance cartels
that exist entirely by virtue o governmentprivilege. Most o this privilege is extendedby state governments through monopolistic
licensing, but Congress could repeal theprohibition on interstate insurance sales andthe tax avoritism or employer-provided
medical coverage. Te ruling party hasreused to consider those sensible moves.
Te upshot is that this reorm is a
raud. It leaves in place the government-created cartels and throws a ew crumbs topeople who are struggling but mostly by
bolstering the insurance monopoly.wo myths must be shattered. First, the
choice is not between this phony reorm and
the status quo. Te reorm merely puts
makeup on the status quo. Te ree market isthe real alternative.
Second, the ree market couldnt havecreated the medical mess because therehas been no ree market in medicine. For
generations government has colluded withthe medical proession and the insuranceindustry to orce-eed us the system we have
today.Te Whos prayers werent answered: We
are being ooled again.
Sheldon Richman is senior fellow at TeFuture of Freedom Foundation (FFF.org) andeditor ofTe Freeman magazine.
The medical system does needreorming radical reorming. Itsmore expensive than it ought to
be, and powerul interests prosper at the
expense o the rest o us. Te status quohas little about it to be admired, and weshouldnt tolerate it.
Tus, the American people should be edup with Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and
Harry Reid or insulting our intelligencewith their so-calledheath-care reorm.
It is nothing o thesort. What they callprogressive reorm
is little more thanreinorcement o theexploitative system we
suer today.Whether
intentionally or not,
Obama and companyhave misdiagnosedthe problem with the
current system and
thereore have issueda toxic prescription as
an alleged cure. Teyessentially say that theproblem is too ree a market in medical careand insurance; thus or them the solution is a
less-ree market that is, more governmentdirection o our health-care-related activities.
Yet i the diagnosis is wrong which it is
the prescription will also be wrong.Note that the attention o nearly all the
reormers is on the insurance industry.
What ostensibly started out as health-carereorm quickly became health-insuranceregulation. A common theme o all o
the leading proposals is that insurancecompanies have too ew restrictions on them.So under Obamacare, government will issue
more commands: Preexisting conditionsmust be covered; policy renewal must beguaranteed; premiums may not reect the
health status or sex o policyholders; thedierence between premiums charged youngand old must be within government specs;
lietime caps on benets are prohibited, et
cetera.In return or these new ederal rules,
insurance companies are to have aguaranteed market through a mandate thatwill require every person to have insurance.
So what look like onerous new regulationson the insurance companies turn out to bea bargain they are happy to accept. Instead
o having to innovatively and competitivelyattract young, healthy people to buy theirproducts, the companies will count on
the government to compel them to do
so. Playing the populist role, Obama andcompany bash the insurance companies, but
in act the reorm compels everyone to do
Whats missed is thatthe reformers leave
untouched every aspect of
the uncompetitive medical
and insurance cartels that
exist entirely by virtue of
government privilege.
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during the search process.While Dr. Kilcrease quickly assumed
an uncommon level o autonomy in her
leadership style, we accepted the matter with
a deerence we would have aorded to anynew chie executive, Morain said. In turn,
Mr. Schick portrayed his numerous prior
corporate leadership roles as valuable assets
in assisting with our less-robust nancial
position. Both brought sharp new directionsto the organization.
Morain called it devastating that these two
executives broke the boards trust. We didnot have a credit-card policy, he said. We
had gone or two decades without a credit-card policy because everyone understands
what the rules are with credit cards.
But Senator Rich Olive (D-Story City) said
theres also a rustration among lawmakers:
Even though the board may not have beenaware o some o these problems, a number o
us eel the board should have been aware and
taken steps earlier.
2010 Sessions Legacy:Government Reorganizationor $1-billion Defcit?
As the Iowa legislature wound down its
session last week, Democrats hailed passage
o what they say is the largest government
reorganization in history, and Republicansdecried what they say will be 2,500 pink slips
or teachers, an increase in property taxes,
and a $1-billion decit next year.
We can all eel good about the act that
we are going to leave here having reducedstate-government spending and made
urther eciencies in the way that we operate
state government, said Representative Jo
Oldson (D-Des Moines), chair o the House
Appropriations Committee. Tat we willhave a balanced budget, that we will still have
money in our savings account, ... and that we
will have continued and will continue to be
committed to educating our kids.Republicans said the state budget produced
by Democrats would commit the state to
more than $1 billion in built-in expenditures
without a unding mechanism.What have we done? asked
Representative Rod Roberts (R-Carroll), one
o three Republican candidates or governor.
High expectations, missed opportunities,
and the problem as large now as it was in
January. People in Iowa are going to bedismayed.
For an expanded version o this article, visitRiverCitiesReader.com.
Tis weekly summary comes rom IowaPolitics.
com, an online government and politics newsservice. Reporter Andrew Duelmeyer andother correspondents contributed to this report.
by Lynn Campbell, IowaPolitics.com
The Iowa Association o School Boards
(IASB) last week announced thetermination o Executive Director
Maxine Kilcrease, while the Legislative
Council voted to authorize the legislaturesgovernment-oversight committees to meet
jointly during the 2010 interim to conduct an
investigation, issue subpoenas, and take other
actions relating to the IASB.IASB Board President Russ Wiesley said
the board voted Tursday to terminate
Kilcreases employment, citing her decision to
request and accept a salary increase o morethan $100,000 without board approval. Te
board said Kilcrease also gave raises to several
employees at the same time other employees
were being terminated or nancial reasons;prevented the IASBs auditing rm rom
providing inormation to the board; and
directed an attorney to threaten the rm.
We believe this to be in the best interesto the association, Wiesley said. As a board
we eel we were misled and blocked rom
inormation, and it has caused a huge amount
o distress or this critical Iowa organizationwe so deeply care about.
Kilcrease also ailed to utilize competitive
bidding or projects over $10,000 and ailed
to obtain board approval or projects morethan $75,000 by breaking them into smaller
projects, Wiesley said.
Kilcrease has so ar reused to cooperate
with an investigation or appear beorethe government-oversight committees.
Wiesley said the Polk County attorney, the
Des Moines police, the attorney general,
the departments o education at the state
and ederal level, the oce o U.S. Senatorom Harkin, the IRS, and the FBI have all
contacted IASB.
A preliminary audit has shown the IASBwill be in the black or 2009, and Wiesley said
the group has voted to cut membership dues
by 5 percent this year. Legal counsel NoldenGentry said the group will be asking Kilcrease
to pay back a sum in the neighborhood o
$50,000.
We share your anger at this situation,Bill Morain, treasurer o the board, told
the legislatures Government OversightCommittee last week. Anger because people
we trusted with the management o our 64-year-old service organization let us down and
erected such a barrier to inormation that
it took months o painul disentanglement
to tear down this wall. Looking back, werecognize that we could have exercised
greater oversight during the transition
between management teams. But none o us
could have envisioned that such an appallinglevel o misconduct was even a remote
possibility.
Morain explained that both Kilcrease andormer Chie Financial Ocer Kevin Schickcame to the board highly recommended
IASB Board Fires ExecutiveDirector Over Scandal
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Spring 010 Besto the Quad Cities
Food & diningRestaurant1. Granite City Food & Brewery
2. Iowa Machine Shed Restaurant
3. Antonellas Pizzaria & Restaurante
3. The Faithul Pilot Cae & Spirits
New restaurant(opened in 009)1. Cae Fresh! Express!
2. Bualo Wild Wings Grill & Bar (Moline)
3. Gansons Neighborhood Bakery & Cae
3. Crane & Pelican Cae
National chain restaurant1. Applebees
2. Texas Roadhouse
3. Olive Garden Italian Restaurant
Fine dining1. Johnnys Italian Steakhouse
2. The Faithul Pilot Cae & Spirits
3. Biaggis Ristorante Italiano
Asian restaurant1. Exotic Thai Restaurant
2. Dynasty Buet
3. Osaka
Mexican restaurant1. Azteca
2. Los Agaves
3. La Flama
Italian restaurant1. Biaggis Ristorante Italiano
2. Olive Garden Italian Restaurant
3. Trattoria Tiramisu
Pizza1. Harris Pizza
2. Happy Joes Pizza & Ice Cream Parlor
3. Wise Guys Pizza & More
Steaks/steakhouse1. Texas Roadhouse
2. Johnnys Italian Steakhouse3. Bass Street Chop House
3. Tappas Steak House
Distinctl Quad Cities astood1. Hungry Hobo
2. Maid-Rite
3. Rudys Tacos
Coeeshop1. Starbucks
2. Theos Java Club
3. Fireworks Coeehouse
Smoothies1. Orange Julius
2. Whiteys Ice Cream
3. Starbucks
Diner1. Maid-Rite
2. Ross 24 Hour Restaurant
3. Harlans Fine Foods
3. Riees Restaurant
Seaood1. Red Lobster
2. Captains Table
3. Thunder Bay Grille
In these pages youll fndthe Best o the Quad Citiesin 63 categories. Voting
or this spring edition wasopen rom mid-January tomid-March, and our readers
submitted nearly 500 validballots. (Reasonable responsesto 20 o the 63 questionswere required.) Te winter
balloting covered the areaso Food & Dining; Civics& Government; Media;
and Recreation. (Summerballoting will cover theareas o Arts, Culture, &
Entertainment; Night Lie;Shopping & Services; andPeople.)
For winners rom previousyears, visit the Best o theQuad Cities archive atRiverCitiesReader.com. Its
located in the Best o theQuad Cities menu at the topo every page.
Located on the
ground oor
o Davenports
Mississippi Plaza
oce building at 201
Harrison Street, Cae
Fresh! Express! is the
only eatery in the
area, and perhaps
the universe, with
a name that boasts
two exclamation
points. I our Best
o the Quad Cities
voters are to be trusted, a ew more wouldnt
be at all out o line. Named 2009s best new
restaurant, proprietor Amanda Kernans
downtown establishment is the sister venue
to the Cae Fresh! on Molines Fih Avenue,
and also oers a wide variety o quick and
delicious lunch options that wont leave
you eeling pangs o ast-ood-related guilt:
six dierent sandwiches, 10 salads, six
specialty wraps, eight deli wraps I highlyrecommend the B,L,,A, with the A
standing or avocado two ruit wraps,
three pitas, two melts, and three quesadilla
wraps served in a warm our tortilla with
melted chihuahua cheese. (I, like mine,
your eyebrows instantly rose at the mention
o that dairy product, rest assured: Its
completely unrelated to the dog.) With a
homemade chicken-enchilada soup served
daily in addition to an ever-changing
soup du jour and an assortment o cookiesand cupcakes available, its understandable
that Cae Fresh! Express! has become such
a popular lunchtime destination since its
opening last July. But know in advance that
you have an extremely narrow window in
which to patronize the cae, as its only open
Mondays through Fridays rom 11 a.m. to 2p.m. We get really busy, said my riendly
server when asked about the noon-to-1-
p.m. rush. Yesterday we got killed. Ah, butwhat a way to go. Cae Fresh! Express! also
makes deliveries with 24-hour notice and
a $75 minimum, and more inormation is
available by calling (563)323-1030 or visiting
CaeFreshMoline.com. Mike Schulz
Best new restaurant (opened in 2009)
Cae Fresh! Express!
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By Jill Walsh
T
he sequel toChurch BasementLadies, the Circa
21 Dinner Playhousesbest-selling show(ever!), opened last
weekend. And i thissecond installment,Church Basement Ladies
2: A Second Helping,isnt enough Uda!or audience members,
dont worry: Circa 21is already consideringupcoming perormances
oAway in a BasementandA Mighty Fortress IsOur Basement, the next
scripts in the series.Im not surprised
that this show withits quirky middle-aged
and senior-citizenemale characters insmall-town, Vietnam
War-era Minnesota resonated so stronglywith Circa 21 ticketholders, and it wasrereshing to see a production that ocused
on the oentimes uncelebrated womeno advanced years who work behind thescenes at Midwestern community events.
Having grown up during the 1980s in aLutheran, church-going community, Ichuckled at the Lutheran vs. Catholic jokes
and the quirky (and relatable) habits oits rugal and arm-toughened characters.(Te plastic bread bags worn over one
characters shoes as cheaper versions osnow boots hilariously dened, or me, acouple o my older relatives.)
Directed by Curt Wollan, who hasalso helmed six national productionso the show, Church Basement Ladies2
dramatizes a year in the lives o the threewomen who compose the kitchen stao a Lutheran church. Adorable Mavis
(Nicole Savitt), with her pu o gray hairand diminutive stature, tromps across theoor detailing which local mens ngers
and limbs have been hacked o duringarming chores. O course, she doesntblink an eye at the grisly nature o her
stories shes a no-nonsense armerswie whose routine includes hard work,a little un, and sleep. Te widow Vivian
Church Basement Ladies 2: A Second Helping, at the Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse through May 22
Top Cellar
(the phenomenal Licia Watson) behaves
as i shes allergic to hugs and to anythingthat can be dened as progressive.
Fortysomething Karin (Nancy OBryan),meanwhile, rules the roost in the kitchen.But when her pregnant daughter Beverly(Elizabeth Miller) returns rom the city to
raise her amily and take up the traditionsset orth by these church basement lad ies,Karin begins to doubt her own decision
to become a Martha, a woman whoworks her tail o serving the rest o thecongregation
Written by Greta Grosch, the script ispacked with one-liners and slapstick anticsthat drew plenty o laughs on opening
night (rom mysel included), but were attimes overdone. For example, in the rstscene, Mavis repeatedly punctuated her
dialogue by gesturing with a knie over thehead o the pastor (om Walljasper); veminutes later, she did it again. And Mavis
was too oen made to exclaim U Da!while orcing open the urnace door withher rear end. (I swear, poor Savitts bottom
must be bruised.) I was disappointed inthese moments when excessive physicalhumor canceled out the dialogue, which
was usually unny enough to carry thescene.I never tired, however, o watching
Licia Watson as
Vivian shufing,sti-hipped,
to the stove, orto her perchbeside the table.Watsons physical
personicationo her characterwas convincing
and unny; andshe didnt relytoo heavily onexaggerated
gestures, expressing
her emotions witha single smoldering
or haughty look.(Even moreimpressive was
nding out thatWatson l earnedall o her lines and
developed hercharacter in hal
a week, having lled the role late in the
rehearsal process.)Its unortunate that the only song she
had the lead vocal in was Vivians Badrip, an eerie psychedelic number thatseemed out o place among the good-natured, traditional songs in the show.
Much more rewarding were OBryansheartelt Cardamom Reprise, thesentimental nale, Te ales o Your
Heart, and particularly Cardamom,Cinnamon, Ginger, and Clove, whichcelebrated the love between mothers and
daughters, and the comort o having acore group o riends and a sae haven to
come to when the outside world is buriedin snow or war.Tis was my rst experience with the
Church Basement Ladies ranchise, and
while I thoughtA Second Helpingwasnice in an endearing, G-rated way, it wasoentimes too hokey-jokey or me. Te
show will likely appeal, as its prequel did, tothe dinner theatres patrons, but I wonderhow the series can attract more members
o my age group to uture installments.Church Basement Ladies 7:oo Legit or theBasement?CBL 9: exting rom Below?
For tickets and inormation, call (309)786-7733, extension 2, or v isit Circa21.com.
Licia Watson, Nicole Savitt, and Nancy OBr yan
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Desserts1. Whiteys Ice Cream
2. Village Inn
3. Olive Garden
Baker/breads/bagels1. Panera Bread
2. Brueggers Bagel Bakery
3. Old Towne Bakery
Barbecue1. Jims Rib Haven
2. Famous Daves
3. Dickeys Barbecue Pit
Breakast1. Village Inn
2. IHOP
3. Dennys Restaurant
Burgers1. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
2. Boozies Bar & Grill
3. Culvers
Deli Sandwiches
1. Hungry Hobo2. Arthurs Garden Deli
3. Subway
Gros/Greek1. Dr. Gyros
2. Uncle Petes
3. Jimmys King Gyros
Sunda brunch1. Granite City Food & Brewery
2. Thunder Bay Grillle
3. Players Buet at Jumers Casino & Hotel
Wings1. Bualo Wild Wings
2. The Filling Station
3. Hooters
Sushi1. Osaka
2. Dynasty Buet
3. ShoGun Japanese Sushi & Steakhouse
Buet1. Golden Corral2. Dynasty Buet
3. Players Buet at Jumers Casino & Hotel
Chips and salsa1. Azteca
2. Los Agaves
3. Carlos OKellys Mexican Cae
Locall brewed beer1. Bent River Brewing Company
2. Blue Cat Brew Pub
3. Front Street Brewery
Asked whether herorganization more oensees returning aces or
new recruits, Debbie Jackson thedirector o development or Habitator Humanity Quad Cities says,A little o both. We have some
volunteers who show up every
Saturday, and some who show upa couple times a year. But its reallygreat to hear how volunteers get tous, because its mostly rom word-o-mouth. Tey had a riend or aco-worker who had a great experience,and they want to try it out. Tat word-o-mouth is clearly continuing to spread, asevidenced by Habitat or Humanity QuadCities Readercitation as best place to
volunteer. In the years since it was createdin 1993, the local, bi-state aliate o the
national not-or-prot corporation hasbuilt 63 homes or underprivileged amilies
each utilizing the eorts o between 200and 600 workers and the developmentdirector stresses that those without previousbuilding experience shouldnt ear thechallenge. We have very skilled people onsite leading the construction who teach andtrain and work alongside you, says Jackson.Everyonell eel very comortable and learn
a new skill by the end o the day. She adds,though, that the local Habitat or Humanity
aliate is also happy to welcomevolunteers who cant tell a hammerrom a nail. We have a small sta,and so we also have volunteerswho work in the oce every day we couldnt get by without them.With volunteer assistance providedby everyone rom individuals to
amilies with teenage children tobusinesses turning out together orteam-building exercises, Jacksonsays that she and her co-workers areso proud o the Best o the Quad
Cities recognition, and o the organizationitsel. Its really upliing, and it reallybrings people together. We have amiliesworking next to volunteers workingnext to sponsors, and everyone comestogether to build a house. For inormationon volunteering, contact Habitat or
Humanity Quad Cities at (563)359-9066 orHabitatQC.org. Mike Schulz
Food & dining
Best place to volunteer
Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities
Because weather is ckle, Rock Islandocials arent certain exactly whenSchwiebert Riverront Park will be
completed. We have cautious plans, saidBill Nelson, the executive director o thecitys parks-and-recreation department. But
the plans are specic enough that I will be
surprised i the park doesnt open with abang on July 3. Nelson said those tentative
plans include a ribbon cutting at 4 p.m. thatday and amily activities, culminating inthe riverront Independence Day reworks
display. Named or the citys longtimemayor under whose watch the park wasdeveloped and located at the site o the
old armory, Schwiebert Riverront Park willoer spectacular views o the MississippiRiver, and will include an open-air stage,
playground areas, interactive ountain,observation shelter, waterront promenade,
bike trail, beautiully landscaped grounds,and other amenities, according to thecitys Web site. Rock Island Planning &Redevelopment Administrator Alan Carmen
estimated last week that construction was85 percent complete, with work remainingon the stage area; grading, concrete, and
landscaping; the restroom; and the ountain.Payments on the bonds or the $10-millionpark are coming rom the downtown ax
Increment Financing district, and Carmensaid the city is still seeking unding or a $2-
million boat dock that would provide directriver access. Te nal concept was approvedtwo years ago, and Carmen called the
prospect o completion a dream come true.... Its been a long time coming. Te park willbe available or rental or special events, and
the city is expecting to hold its nal Starlight
Revue concert o the summer at the newacility. But Nelson said he doesnt expect
Schwiebert Riverront Park to cannibalizethat series typically held in Lincoln Park or District o Rock Island estivals. We
didnt want to be in competition withourselves, he said. For more inormation onthe park, visit RIGov.org/citydepartments/
ced/riverrontpark.html. Jef Ignatius
Best downtown project
Best use o local undsSchwiebert Riverfront Park
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HOT TUB TIME MACHINEEarly in director Steve Pinks new comedy,
miserable ortysomethings Adam (John
Cusack), Nick (Craig Robinson), and Lou(Rob Corddry) decide to cheer themselves upwith a weekend retreatto the beloved ski
lodge o their youth,taking Adams similarlydownbeat nephew
Jacob (Clark Duke)along or the trek. Inthe 24 years since the
riends last visit, thelodge has turned intoa weathered dump.
But their old room still has a jacuzzi, and aera debaucherous night o liquor, cocaine, andbubbling hot water, the our men awaken, and
gradually discover that theyve been magicallytransported to 1986. Gazing at the agent o thisdisruption with the space/time continuum,
Nick says, Its like some kind o ... hot tub time
machine. And then, with the slowest o headmovements and the deadest o deadpans, Nick
turns and stares down the camera, as i to say,Are you reaking kiddingwith this?
At that moment, its possible that Craig
Robinson will be the only one able to keep astraight ace. For Hot ub ime Machine more
than lives up to the promise o its grin-inducing
title; the movie is both smart and joyously
stupid, subtle and wildly over-the-top, clever
and agreeably conventional, and, i youre o the
same generation as the lms leads, its likely to
leave you with an unexpectedly potent senseo nostalgic melancholy. Its Back to the Future-inspired plot, o course, is beyond ridiculous.
(Beore being allowed to return to the present,
our heroes must re-live their 1986 pasts or
risk irreparable changes in 2010, including the
probability o Jacob never being born.) Yet or
all o the silliness and routinely crass jokes,
screenwriters Josh Heald, Sean Anders, and
John Morris also deliver a surprisingly rich
and thoughtul meditation on middle-aged
disappointment given a do-over at ones
youth, who wouldnt at least considermakingcompletely dierent choices? and are shrewd
enough to suggest that even i you could change
the past, it doesnt necessarily ollow that you
could change your own nature. Adam, Nick,
and Lou may do their best to alter the course o
their unhappy lives, but still wind up making
the same damned mistakes all over again.
Te last thing I want to do is make Hot ubime Machine sound less enjoyable than it is,and Im not saying that the lm wont be un
or those unacquainted with lie pre-MV.(You will, however, doubtless have more un i
you get the joke o the preppie villain named
Blaine! getting all amped up aer watchingRed Dawn, and recognize another nemesis
as being played by William Zabka, the blondblowhard who made lie hell or Ralph Macchioin Te Karate Kid.) From the genial, sometimes
explosively unny crudeness to the expertlytimed slapstick to thebeautiully sustained
running gag in whichwe wait, and wait,or Crispin Glovers
hostile bellhop to beseparated rom hisright arm and every
scene with that 80stouchstone Glover is a
delight Pinks movie is condent and earless,
buoyed by sensationally inventive portrayals byits quartet o stars. (Leading roles or those acecomedians Robinson and Corddry have been a
long time coming, and prove worth the wait.)But even given its considerable audaciousness
and despite the homophobic humor that
couldve been ratcheted down a notch orve you might leave the movie thinking
less about the bits that made you laugh than
those that made you laugh and (gasp!) think,
such as Adams telling response when asked
why his latest girlriend le him (I didnt do
anything), or Nicks understandable ear o his
sci- entrapment: Its the ---in 80s how am
I supposed to get ajob?! As with all the best
comedies, we laugh at Hot ub ime Machinebecause its unny, and we laugh because its true.
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGONI Id really wanted to, I couldve easily juggledmy schedule so that I caught a 3D screeningo Dreamworks animated comedy/adventureHow to rain Your Dragon, in which a nerdy
kid with a John Krasinski shag cut (voiced byJay Baruchel) beriends a winged lizard andbecomes a hero to his Viking village. Instead,
I caught the movie in good old-ashioned2D, and cant say I noticed the loss. Certainly,the ormulaic storyline and most o the jokes
wouldve been at under any circumstances.But theres so much visual magic and so manyterrically exciting set pieces on display here
that I cant imagine the lm needing its 3Dwizardry, glorious though Im sure it is; theimages among them a delirious airborne ree
all and the sight o dozens, then hundreds,o dragons emerging rom cloud cover arealready grandly multi-dimensional. Your
kids will no doubt beg you to take them tothe good version oHow to rain YourDragon, but rest assured: Tis requently
sweet, sometimes spectacular entertainment isplenty good even without the extra expense o
eyewear.
LISTEN TO MIKE EVERy FRIDAy AT 9AM ON ROCK 10-9 FM WITH DAVE & DARREN
Trouble Bath
Craig Robinson, Clark Duke, Rob Corddry
and John Cusack in Hot Tub Time Machine
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Most civic-minded QuadCities-based compan1. Deere & Company2. Modern Woodmen o America
3. VanDerGinst Law Firm
Best damn thing aboutthe Quad Cities, period1. Mississippi River
2. People
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Best reason to beoptimistic about theQuad Cities in 0101. Deere & Company
2. Western Illinois University-Quad Cities
Riverront Campus
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Local controvers1. Red-light and speed cameras
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Well, Im about to discussyoga, so what say we beginby taking a deep breath:
Molines Indigo Wellness center ullname Indigo Creative Approach toFitness & Wellness LLC oers noless than 20 drop-in yoga classes inany given month. We also oer at
least our dierent sign-up classesper month, says Indigo co-ownerAbby Webster-Morgan. Usuallymore than that, but at leastthat.Given the plethora o courses, withspecialized options or everyonerom rst-timers to advanced yogapractitioners, is it any wonder thatIndigo was named best yoga studioin our Best o the Quad Cities poll?Since Indigos opening in Aprilo 2006, Webster-Moran and her
ellow coaches, including husbandand co-owner Shannon Moran (theincredibly limber gentleman in theaccompanying photo), have sharedtheir passion or this meditativeworkout through such sessions asGentle Yoga, Power Yoga, and evenPrenatal Yoga, and Webster-Moranstates that watching her patronsprogress is one o the jobs greatestrewards. We have people who startedwhen we rst opened, she says, and
now theyre instructors. Teyre alsoinstructors who occasionally venturebeyond the Moline venue, oeringIndigo classes at such locales as the
Rock Island Arsenal and Black HawkCollege, but Webster-Moran is quickto proess the health and spiritual
benets o yoga no matter whereworkouts occur. Were all up or thephysical thing, where we can livehealthier, says Webster-Morgan, butit really goes beyond the physical. Youget a lot o stress relie rom it. Forthat one hour on the mat, everythingkind o tunes out, and you can goback to your day a little happier anda little more calm. Looking aroundme, I see a hal-dozen people whocould denitely benet rom a visit to
Indigo. Itd be seven i I had a mirror.For more inormation, call (309)764-9642 or visit IndigoWellness.ino. Mike Schulz
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Whats HappeninExhibit34th Annual Rock Island
Fine Arts ExhibitionAugustana College Art MuseumWednesday, April 7 through Sunday,May 2
I you visit the Augustana College ArtMuseum between April 7 and May2, one o the exhibited pieces youll see
is a work by Macomb artist Jan Clough
created with pencils
and the opaque-
watercolor medium
o gouache titled
Kaleidoscope. O
course, with 70 art
works by 66 artists
on display, the whole
darned exhibit
couldve been titled
Kaleidoscope.
Instead, the co-
sponsors rom the
Rock Island Art Guild and AugiesCentennial Hall museum have
stuck with tradition and called it the
34th Annual Rock Island Fine Arts
Exhibition, this years showcase o the
nest in visual art rom many o the
Midwests nest visual artists. With Lisa
remper Hanover, director o the Philip
& Muriel Berman Museum o Art,
serving as the 2010 juror, the displayed
works collectively embrace nearly every
artistic medium under the sun oil,
pastel, lithograph, ber, acrylic, clay,
wood, collage, graphite, mixed media,
ceramic, and more and eature the
latest creative accomplishments by
some o the Quad Cities most noted
names.Among this years exhibitors are
artisans who, i you requent area
galleries, youll no doubt be acquainted
with: Jerri Crabtree-Frisk, Mimzi Haut,
Heidi Hernandez, Raphael Iaccarino,
Brent Langley, Rick Lodmell, Pamela
Ohnemus, Kristin Quinn, Steve Sinner,
Corrine Smith, Bruce Walters, and
numerous others.
But one o the great thrills o the
annual exhibit is that it also lets art
lovers amiliarize
themselves with theworks o so many area
talents. So during
your visit, be sure
to check out such
acclaimed pieces as
Brett Eberhardts
Decisions, Peter
XiaosArgument,
Kathleen Van Hyes
Mortication, and
Louis F. Mustaris
Nude Leaning on Pillow works that,taken together, eectively describe
ourReadersta meetings. Id explain
the inclusion o that last one, but
my publisher, odd, hates it when I
mention him in these things ... .
Te opening reception or the
34th Annual Rock Island Fine Arts
Exhibition will be held at the Augustana
College Art Museum on Friday, April
9, at 4:30 p.m. with the annual awards
presentation beginning at 5:40 p.m.
and inormation on the exhibit is
available by calling (309)794-7231 or visiting Augustana.edu/artmuseum.
EventMonday Night Rawi wireless CenterMonday, April 5, 7:15 p.m.
Je! I am outraged!
What is it now, Mike?I just saw the proo or my
Whats Happenin piece onMonday Night Raw at the iwireless Center, and I reuse to
let you run it!Why? Its just ne. You
included all the necessary
inormation that its beingsponsored by World Wrestling
Entertainment, that its takingplace at 7:15 p.m. on April 5, thatits going to be a live, televised
event ... .Yeah, but ... !You mention tha
range rom $15 to $list quite a ew o thsuperstars schedule
Randy Orton, Shariple H, Mark Hen
Guerrero, Te Big SKingston ... .
I know, but ... !
MusicDaytrotter Presents: The Low
Anthem, Dark Dark, Dark,
and The Morning BendersHuckleberrys Great Pizza and Rock Island Brewing Company
Monday, April 5; Saturday, April 10; and Sunday, April 11
By now, its doubtul that any musiclover needs to be told o the signicantcontributions o Daytrotter, Sean Moellers RockIsland-based outt that has been covered in
Rolling Stone, Wired, and Te New York imes;that requently hosts local concerts with up-and-coming artists; and that has recorded live,downloadable sessions with numerous musical
legends (including Spoon, Aimee Mann, CarlySimon, and Kris Kristoferson) and dozens upondozens o independent artists (among them Te
Redwalls, White Rabbits, and Dirty Projectors).But seriously, even or Daytrotter, the
next couple o weeks are kind o ridiculous,
as Moeller has booked no less than threesensational headliners or area gigs betweenApril 5 and 11.
Te American olk-rockers o Te LowAnthem ormed in Providence, Rhode Island,
in 2006 have played such national estivalsas Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza, and perormed
their single Oh My God, Charlie Darwin onTe Late Show with David Letterman.
Based in Berkeley, Caliornia, the baroque-pop
musicians o Te Morning Benders released theiracclaimed debut CD alking Trough in Cansin 2008, and have subsequently toured with the
likes o Ra Ra Riot, Grizzly Bear, and Death Cabor Cutie.
And Dark Dark Dark, a gathering o chamber-
olk musicians rom New York City, NewOrleans, and Minneapolis, debuted with 2008sTe Snow Magic and was described by the U.K.s
Te Guardian and this is a compliment assounding like an eastern European jazz band onpowerul downers.
You may not be amiliar with the bands now,but i Daytrotter has anything to say about it,you (and scores o other music ans) soon will
be. In the meantime, extensive inormation oneach group including smart, thoughtul essayswritten by Moeller himsel can be ound on
the Daytrotter Web site. And or those whomight already be acquainted with the bandsdiscographies, try matching the ollowing songs
with their artists; assign three titles per group,
and ignore the one that I made up out o wholecloth.
1) Home2) A Clo
3) Ashes4) Waste5) Te B
6) Waiti7) Dig a8) Damn
9) Tis G10) Cudd
ly
Te Lowopeners N
Jason ColleCompany
Dark Da
at 7 p.m. oTe Mor
Dark
Jan CloughsKaleidoscope
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MUSICFriday, April The Cowsills. Concert
with the pop perormers and inspirationsor TVsThe Partridge Family.Quad-CitiesWaterront Convention Center (1777 Isle
Parkway, Bettendor). 7:30 p.m. $10-$15. Forinormation and tickets, call (800)843-4753 orvisit Bettendor.IsleOCapriCasinos.com.
Friday, April 9 Pat Willis CD Release
Show. Former member o Burt McMelba Toastperorming rom hisMission: WolfCD. Mojos
Coee House at the River Music Experience(131 West Second Street, Davenport). 7 p.m.Donations accepted. For inormation, call
(877)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperience.org.Friday, April 9 Lorrie Morgan. Chart-
topping country singer o Five Minutes,
What Park o No,and I Didnt Know My OwnStrength.Quad-Cities Waterront ConventionCenter (1777 Isle Parkway, Bettendor).7:30
p.m. $25-$45. For inormation and tickets,
call (800)843-4753 or visit Bettendor.IsleOCapriCasinos.com.Saturday, April 10 Interpreti Veneziani.
The internationally-acclaimed chamberorchestra, in a presentation in the Hancher
Auditorium Fine Arts Series. St. Marys CatholicChurch (228 East Jeerson Street, Iowa City).7:30 p.m. $10-$38. For tickets and inormation,
call (319)335-1160 or visit http://www.Hancher.UIowa.edu.
Saturday, April 10 Keb Mo. Grammy
Award-winning blues singer/songwriter inconcert. Riverside Casino & Gol Resort (3184
Highway 22, Riverside). 8 p.m. $30-$40. For
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What ElseIs HappeninTheatreRent
Harrison Hilltop TheatreThursday, April 8 throughSaturday, May 1
The latest presentation atDavenports HarrisonHilltop Teatreis the smash-hit musicalRent, tickets
or which canbe reserved bycalling (563)449-6371 or visitingHarrisonHilltop.com
A celebratedrock operabased onGiacomo Puccinis operaticmasterpiece La Bohme,Rentconcerns a group ostruggling youths in New
York Citys Lower EastSide, and eatures a batcho songs that have becomemodern-day classics,including La Vie Bohme,Ill Cover You, akeMe or Leave Me, and thehaunting anthem Seasonso Love.
Opening on Broadway onApril 29, 1996, and closingon September 7, 2008, the
musical ran or a staggering5,124 perormances,
making it the eighth-longest-running show in
the history o the GreatWhite Way.Composer Jonathan
Larson, who passedaway the night beorethe productions o-Broadway premiere, wasthe posthumous recipient othe Pulitzer Prize and a pair
o ony Awardsor his creation,and the show alsowon 1996 onys
or Best Musicaland Best FeaturedActor.
Directed byMatthew Helton,Harrison HilltopsRentshowcasesa cast eaturing
venue co-oundersristan apscott andReaderemployee ChrisWalljasper; Steve Lasiter
(who portrayed Frank NFurter in the Hilltops RockyHorror Show); amiliarCirca 21 perormers JosephJ. Baez, Jennier Stone,and Rodney Swain; andrequent area actors JamesBleecker, racy Pelzer-imm, Abbey Donohoe,and Sara King.
And Im betting thatnearly every single oneo you stopped reading
this piece aer the rstsentence.
ticket prices
5, youwrestlingto appear
n Michaels,y, Chavo
ow, Ko
And you highlight theevenings main event, a battleroyale between WWE legends
Batista and John Cena. Whatsthe problem?
Cenas the problem! Have
you seen thatpicture thatsaccompanying the piece? Our
graphic designers borroweda photo o me and thensuperimposed John Cenas ace
onto my torso! I cant believeit! Iwant themfred!!!
My God, Mike, it must be
nice to live in your world ... .
For more inormation on the
Moline venues Monday NightRaw event, call (309)764-2000 or
visit iwirelessCenter.com.
Ill Never Bed Story
llad o the Broken B ones
g or a Warrave
t
od Damn Housely Bunnies & Kitties
A) Dark Dark DarkB) Te Low Anthem
C) Te Morning Benders
Answers:1B,2A,3A,4C,5B,6C,7A,8C,9B.Number10,CuddBunnies&Kitties,isthemade-uptitle.Surprise!
Anthem perorming withthaniel Ratelif, Mac Lethal, and
tt plays the Rock Island Brewingt 6 p.m. on Monday, April 5.rk Dark perorms at Huckleberrys
Saturday, April 10.ning Benders appearing
with opening act Miniature igers playsHuckleberrys at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 11.
And inormation on all three concerts, plusorthcoming gigs in the Daytrotter lineup, isavailable by e-mailing [email protected]
or visiting Daytrotter.com.
The Low Anthemark, Dark The Morning Benders
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REMARKABLE!
Tickets start at just $10 and are available at all Ticketmasteroutlets, www.Ticketmaster.com, and 800.745.3000. For questions,visit www.QCSymphony.com or call 563.322.QCSO (7276).
SATURDAY, April 10Adler Theatre, Davenport
SUNDAY, April 11Centennial Hall, Rock Island
AARON COPLAND Appalachian Spring
PETER TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1IGOR STRAVINSKY The Firebird Suite
95TH SEASON 2009-10
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Gildas Club Quad
Cities CEO ClaudiaRobinson said
she was shocked that her
organization was selectedby our readers as the bestlocal not-or-prot. Were
so small, she said. But evenwith a sta o ve and our
group acilitators, the local Gildas Club hashad a tremendous impact on people dealingwith cancer. Te organization currently has2,300 members, Robinson said, and Gildas
Club oers them support groups, workshops,lectures, and social events with the goal ohelp[ing] the entire amily. Tere are also
Noogieland programs specically or youngpeople aected by cancer. And its all ree.Gildas Club operates out o a majestic house
at 1234 East River Drive in Davenport, but italso has oces at the cancer centers o both
rinity and Genesis hospitals. Robinson saidthat studies have shown better outcomesor cancer patients who have supportstructures in addition to their medical care.
Outcomes are better because people ollowthe protocols better, she said. Te Quad
Cities organization, which
opened in 1998, was oneo the rst Gildas Clubs,and we are by ar the
smallest communityamong the 28 that havea acility, Robinson
said. Both Robinsonand Program Director
Melissa Wright have been with Gildas ClubQuad Cities since its opening, providingan unusual continuity or the organization,which currently has a $480,000 annual
budget supported by special events, grants,and charitable contributions. Despite thegood that it does, Robinson admits that I
think there are people who are araid to comehere, expecting a depressing atmosphere.Tere are undoubtedly sad moments, but
its important to keep in mind that GildasClub was ounded in memory o comedian
Gilda Radner, who died o ovarian cancer in1989. Robinson said that theres always lotso laughter:You also have to have the unparts. We celebrate everything. For more
inormation on Gildas Club Quad Cities, visitGildasClubQC.org. Jef Ignatius
Best local not-or-proft
Gildas Club Quad Cities
Local radio personalit1. Pat Leuck and Danielle Howe, WLLR 103.7 FM
2. Greg Dwyer and Bill Michaels, WXLP 97X FM
3. Dave Levora and Darren Pitra, Rock 104.9 FM
Local TV news anchor1. Gary Metivier, KWQC TV 6
2. Paula Sands, KWQC TV 6
3. Matt Hamill, WQAD News Channel 8
Local TV reporter1. Chris Minor, WQAD News Channel 8
2. Fran Riley, KWQC TV 6
3. Tambrey Laine, KWQC TV 6
Local TV sportscaster1. Thom Cornelis, KWQC TV 62. Dan Pearson, KWQC TV 6
3. Matt Randazzo, WQAD News Channel 8
Local TV morning show1. Good Morning Quad Cities, WQAD News
Channel 8
2. Quad Cities Today, KWQC TV 6
Local newspapercolumnist/reporter
1. Bill Wundram, Quad-City Times2. Barb Ickes, Quad-City Times
3. John Marx, The Dispatch/Rock Island Argus
Local weather orecaster1. Terry Swails, WQAD News Channel 8
2. James Zahara, WQAD News Channel 8
3. Anthony Peoples, WQAD News Channel 8
Local Web site1. QCOnline.com2. RCReader.com
3. QCTimes.com
reCreationBowling alle1. Miller Time Billiards
2. Bowlmor Lanes
3. Milan Lanes
Gol course1. Palmer Hills Gol Course
2. TPC at Deere Run
3. Saukie Gol Course
Hiking trail1. Black Hawk State Historic Site
2. Scott County Park
3. Wild Cat Den Park
Biking trail1. Ralph B. Birks Bicycle Trail/Great River Trail
2. Duck Creek Parkway3. Bettendor Bike Path
When Pryce . Boeye boughtinto Hungy Hobo in 2001,
it had two major challenges,the companys president, CEO, andmajority owner said in a recent
interview: Te acilities were outdated,and its menu and operations werentconsistent. Not much had been done
to the operation in several years, hesaid. His aim was to breathe it backto lie. Boeye has spent the past nine
years addressing those shortcomings including reurbishing or relocatingalmost all o its stores and the results
can be seen in Hungry Hobos revenues:Dollar sales rose 60 percent rom 2001to 2009. Te results can also be seen in
our Best o the Quad Cities balloting, asHungry Hobo was named tops by ourreaders in the categories o distinctly
Quad Cities ast ood and best delisandwiches. What distinguishesHungry Hobo which has 11 owned-
and-operated locations in the QuadCities along with ranchises in IowaCity and Galesburg is that everything
is as resh as po ssible, Boeye said.Te bread is baked resh d aily, and themeats and cheeses arent sliced until
you order your sandwich. (Boeye said
that like most people, his avorite isnumber 11, the Hobo combination.)
While Hobo is known primarily or itscold sandwiches, it also oers hot andgrilled sandwiches, baked potatoes,
soups, and salads. Boeye said thatalthough there arent any rm plans,the company is considering expansion
into outlying Quad Cities areas suchas Eldridge, LeClaire, Muscatine, andGeneseo. Were trying to gure out
what the next step is, he said. For more
inormation on Hungry Hobo, visitHungryHobo.com. Jef Ignatius
Distinctly QuadCities ast ood
Best deli
sandwiches
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more than twice the pages o the Arcadia bookand is physically larger. Tat doesnt make
Powers-Douglas book redundant; she said
it serves as an introduction to the cemetery:
Its a quick and easy way to nd out about the
people that made our community.
Powers-Douglas had previously sel-
published the books Cemetery Walk (in 2005)and ranslating ombstones (in 2008), and
she publishes Epitaphs magazine. Te promptor the new book was the wind storm o July
2008, which destroyed more than 125 trees in
Chippiannock. She said that while she would
consider writing a volume on one o the Iowa
Quad Cities cemeteries,
she plans to write her
next book on important
women in American
history.
Powers-Douglas
knows that her
taphophilia (or passion
or cemeteries) strikes
some people as odd
or creepy, but she
emphasized thatcemeteries were once
community centers.
Cemeteries that
were developed in the
rst part o the 19th
Century, she said,
were the rst national
parks. (Chippiannock
opened in 1855.)
Tese cemeteries
were landscaped with wandering pathways
and a variety o trees, and were designed
or community use. Te people o the 19th
Century used them or picnics, swimming,
and other social outings. It was a big social
to-do to be in the cemetery, and not just to
grieve and mourn and pay your respects; it
was like keeping the person alive, keeping
them part o the amily.
She also said that amilies o the dead meant
or people to visit the cemetery, not avoid
it: Tey want you to walk in the gates and
recognize that this person was important, this
person was worthy o love and worthy o being
remembered.
Minda Powers-Douglas will appear at two
meet-the-author events in April: Saturday, April10, at noon at rixie Lus Unique Gifs or You(Pierce School Mall, 2212 East 12th Street in
Davenport); and Saturday, April 17, rom 1 to3 p.m. at Barnes & Noble (NorthPark Mall, 320West Kimberly Road in Davenport).
For more inormation on Minda Powers-Douglas work andEpitaphs magazine, visit
TeCemeteryClub.com. For more inormationabout Arcadia Publishing titles, visit
ArcadiaPublishing.com.
Chippiannock Cemetery in Rock Islandhas its share o impressive monuments,
rom the elegant resting place o the
Cable amily to the massive 30-ton boulder
(or Edward Burrall) and the six-ton polished-
granite sphere (or Dean yler Robinson).
But or Minda Powers-Douglas, author
o the new Chippiannock Cemetery book inArcadia Publishings Images o America
series, its the modest, handmade grave
markers that mean the most.
She points to two in particular, eatured
on pages 78 and 81 o her book and
commemorating the lives o children who died
at six years old and ve
months old: small and
craed by people in or
close to the amily. Te
monuments that look like
somebody just put them
together with whatever
items they had on-hand,
those are the ones that
broke my heart, Powers-
Douglas said. Te ones
that someone just puttogether with their bare
hands out o spit and dirt,
theyre wonderul.
Like all the books in
the series, ChippiannockCemetery is oremosta picture book, with
captions telling brie
stories. Powers-Douglas
said this ormat can be
limiting. But its also ideal or a book about
a cemetery; it allows or a breadth o subject
matter without straining to tie it all together.
In addition to several contextual chapters,
the cemeterys residents are grouped into ve
basic sections: pioneers, outstanding citizens,
members o the military, children, and the
notorious including several lost souls
associated with amed gangster John Looney.
Te book strikes a balance between the people
and their monuments, and between the usual
suspects and the relatively unknown. I ...
wanted to show that somebody with a little
stone, what a dierence they made, too,
Powers-Douglas said.Similar to the cemetery itsel, the book
is a sampling o local history. A cemetery
is a microcosm o a community, which is a
microcosm o how the country developed,
Powers-Douglas said. She added that
cemeteries tell a lot about a community, and
she paraphrased this amous quote rom
Benjamin Franklin: One can tell the morals o
a culture by the way they treat their dead.
Tis isnt the rst Chppiannock book.
Te Rock Island Preservation Commission
and the Chippiannock Cemetery Heritage
Foundation co-published 150 Years o Epitaphsat Chippiannock Cemetery in 2006, and it has
Bringing Out the DeadMinda Powers-Douglas Ofers a Visual History o Chippiannock Cemetery
by Jef Ignatius
Minda Powers-Douglas
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s anyone who watches the stationknows, local NBC aliate KWQCV6 prides itsel on being the station
that cares or you. And based on the resultso our latest Best o the QuadCities poll, its obvious that
a great many viewers careor KWQCs Gary Metivier,named best local V news
anchor or the second yearin a row. For uture polls,though, we might want to
consider amending that categorys title. Ialways considered mysel an anchor-reporter,says Metivier, and always will be. Because
not only does an anchor report the news rom
the desk, but you also have to be a reporter toknow how to cover the stories, and how to askthe next question that you think viewers would
want the answer to. o be sure, the OklahomaCity native has covered his share o dramatic,even horric, events in his distinguished
career as an anchor among them, whenworking or Denison, exas KEN News,1995s Oklahoma City bombing. Obviously,
tragic news is hard to report, particularly i itsin your hometown, says Metivier. But youhave to put a dierent hat on and say, I have
to do my job, covering the story and gettingthe inormation out there. And then you dealwith your eelings about it a little bit later.
Yet Metivier, now in his 13th year behind the
KWQC news desk, has also been ortunateto share many hopeul and inspiring storiesduring his Quad Cities tenure, and echoes his
stations tagline in describing the continuedsatisaction he nds in both his career andhis community. People here reallycare about
each other, he says. When we get to do somepositive stories like the news specials I do oneveryday heroes, or when we cover things like
the Honor Flight [o the Quad Cities] theseare stories that really matter to people. Andunlike other parts o the country, where they
want a lot o sensationalistic news, this part othe country really wants some caring storieso people looking out or each other, and how
they can make a dierence. Mike Schulz
Local park1. Vander Veer Botanical Park2. Scott County Park
3. Black Hawk State Historic Site
3. Crow Creek Park
Place or a picnic1. Vander Veer Botanical Park
2. Scott County Park
3. West Lake Park
Aquatic center1. Whitewater Junction Family Aquatic Center
2. Splash Landing Aquatic Center
3. YMCA
Campground1. Scott County Park
2. West Lake Campground
3. KOA
Place or a da trip1. Galena, Illinois
2. Amana Colonies, Iowa
3. Chicago, Illinois
Dog park1. Bettendor Bark Park
2. Hasselroth Park
Local landmark1. Davenport Skybridge
2. John Deere Commons
3. Arsenal Island
3. Mississippi River
Place to snowboard/sled/tube
1. Ski Snowstar (Andalusia, Illinois)2. Duck Creek Park (Bettendor)
3. Illiniwek Forest Preserve (Hampton, Illinois)
Gm/health club1. YMCA
2. Bettendor Lie Fitness Center
3. Fitness First Plus
yoga studio1. Indigo Creative Approach to Fitness & Wellness
2. Hot Yoga Quad Cities
3. Davenport School o Yoga
Back in the all o 1986,on my rst day o
reshman orientation atAugustana College, our studentguides greeted us by saying
that we were about to trek towhat would be, hands down,the one place we couldnt live
without during our our yearsat school. Innocently, I thought,Te library? Te student center? As we
walked beyond the campus, however, itbecame clear that our eld trip wasnt at allcurricular in nature, although we certainly
did learn something once we reached our
destination: Whiteys does indeedhave the best ice cream on the
planet. (We also learned that ourstudent guides were very astute over the our years, Im not sure
any o us couldve lived withoutit.) Certainly, the Best o the QuadCities voters who chose Whiteys
Ice Cream in the category o bestdesserts are acquainted with the
ridiculously tasty ice-cream treats available
at this 67-year-old area treasure, but youcould likely start arguments, i not engage inactual sticus, over w hich mouth-watering
option is the greatest. Te sundae? Te
shake? Te Boston, which nds a sundaeplunked on top o a shake? No matter withnearly three-dozen ice-cream avors tochoose rom plus rozen yogurt, slushes,smoothies, mint chippers, malts, oats,
splits, ice cream cakes ... its doubtul thatanyone exiting one o the companys manylocal locales leaves unhappy. And i you
want a hint as to just how popular Whiteysand its dessert options are, just check out thecompanys Facebook page: 13,162 ans. Oh,
hold on ... gimme a second ... . Tere we go 13,163. For more inormation, plus photosto have you scrambling or your car keys,
visit WhiteysIceCream.com. Mike Schulz
Best desserts
Whiteys Ice Cream
Best local TV news anchor
Gary Metivier
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Best Sushi
Osaka
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Shopping& Services
People
VOTING STARTS
IN JUNE
Its not really thatsurprising. We live in a
community that breedsduplication. Te QuadCities area is rie with civic
samenames and commercialdopplegngers. Most metroareas have one downtown;
we have ve in the QuadCities. So were probablybetter than average at
navigating subtle dierences.With that in mind, we need to clear
something up. Tis is the second year that
Osaka has won or best sushi in the ReadersBest o the Quad Cities voting. But theres noway to know which Osaka. Yup, there are twodierent Osakas (technically three, counting
the Northpark Mall location, owned andoperated by the owner o the other Davenport
location). Its time we cleared this up and got
an accurate vote. Dont get me wrong; maybemore than any other Quad Cities duplicative,having this much great sushi alls under the
denition o embarrassment o riches. Andor the record, Ive eaten at all o them, and
have nothing but high praise all around. Tatsnot to say Im going to tell you which I voted
or. But next timeyou llout the Best o the Quad
Cities ballot, youll be aneducated voter.
Our all ballot doesnt
include ood and diningcategories, but come latewinter (I know, who wants
to think othatas we hit80 or the rst time thisyear) look or the Best O
logo on the ront o theReaderor at RiverCitiesReader.com and go
vote or your avorite sushi restaurant. And
this time bespecic! Lets nd out exactly whatraw-sh-eating Quad Citians think. For moreinormation, including specialties and hours,check out RiverCitiesReader.com/dining. You
can also submit reviews there i you want tovote sooner than next year. - Shawn Eldridge
Osaka Davenport
4901 Utica Ridge Rd
563-355-1115
Owner: Weng
Founded: August 2008
Weng also owns
Osaka Sushi Bar at Nor thPark Mall
563-386-5977
Opened: July 2007
Osaka Moline (formerly Sakura)
4707 16th St,
Moline, Illinois 61265
309-762-2211
Owner: Jane Jiang
Took over ownership: Aug 2008
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can put you in a prime position or victory.
Battle yields the reward o Crystarium points,
a orm o experience that can be used to improve
the dierent roles o each character. In a system
similar to Final Fantasy Xs leveling grid, you
spend points to develop specic roles in your
characters as you choose,
whether its dumping all your
points in one characteristic or
a more-balanced distribution.
Te potential or character
growth expands at key
moments in the game, andthe nal Crystarium stage
is only unlocked aer
completing the main story,
giving dedicated players a
reason to come back and
tackle tougher side quests.
I initially wanted to be
done aer beating the main
story, but theres this giant
prehistoric turtle thats been
nigh unbeatable that I really
want to cut down to size.Beyond gameplay, its not Final Fantasy
without great presentation. Te series has become
known or some o the best cinema scenes a game
can produce, even branching out to two ull-
length movies. Te standard events running on
the gameplay engine look really good, but its the
cinematic scenes that blow you out o the water.
Whether its high-octane action or a dramatic
story event, the cinematics, details, and smooth
graphics make the antasy world come to lie.
A longstanding personal complaint with the
series has been the voice work. Te PlayStation 2
games suered rom halfearted and autonomiccharacter voices that broke the experience
rom time to time, but thankully this has been
resolved. It was a substantial step orward in
making me care about the story.
My only major complaint goes to the Xbox 360
version. Te game was a PlayStation 3 exclusive
in Japan, only brought to Xbox 360 on three
discs or a North American release, and there are
patches where detail is lacking, such as squared
ngers or messy hair. Te game was delayed
several months because o this downgrade, which
I nd disappointing.But thats still a relatively small matter,
everything else considered. Since 1987, the Final
Fantasy series has been a standard-bearer in the
role-playing-game genre. Ive played every core
entry in the series, and Im pleased to say that the
13th game is the best since Final Fantasy IXin
1999.
Final Fantasy XIII is now available or PlayStation
3 and Xbox 360 or $59.95. For this review, the
author completed the main story.
Luke Hamilton is a buyer, creative designer, andonline coordinator or Video Games Etc.
Just because its called Final Fantasy XIII
doesnt mean you need to play the other
12 to appreciate the experience. Every
numbered game in the Final Fantasy ranchise (in
other words, excluding spin-os such as actics
or Crystal Chronicles) is a unique experience that
stands alone, with a detailed
world containing lots o history
and interesting characters
with distinctive traits; the
series is also not wed to any
one style o gameplay. Tis
new game makes some drasticchanges rom its predecessors,
but it stays true to the series
by telling an epic story in a
majestic world deserving the
name Final Fantasy.
Without getting into the
initially conusing terminology
the game assumes you
understand, the story ollows
six people granted magic
powers by a deity deemed evil
by society. Tis deity has alsogiven them a task in the orm o a dream about
the end o the world. Faced with turning into
mindless monsters i they do not complete the
task, they decide to try to prevent the coming
disaster. However, being branded by the deity also
makes them social outcasts, and the rest o the
world seeks their destruction.
Te most drastic change anyFinal Fantasy
an will notice is how the game progresses. What
once was a series that would send you out into
an open world to traverse as you please has been
streamlined into a linear path or a majority o
the game. I had reservations at rst, but the initiallack o reedom actually enhanced the game
or me. Instead o getting small chunks o story
between random battles and conusing travels,
you get a relatively compact narrative with battles
peppering the experience. You can still go nuts
in a large open area late in the game (which also
brings back classic enemies), and there are dozens
o hunting missions and secrets to discover. My
play time is over 50 hours, and at least 25 o them
have been in the open parts o the game.
Combat received an overhaul as well. Going
urther rom Final Fantasy XIIs Gambit system which could be set up to have almost no player
interaction in battle you control the team leader
while your teammates run on a kind o auto pilot
using the new Paradigm system. It gives each
character in your three-person team specic
roles that can be swapped as situations warrant.
You could start with an all-out-assault Paradigm,
pounding your enemies into the ground, but
i someone reaches a critical state, switch to a
healing Paradigm to speed recovery.
Te mixing and matching o Paradigms is
simple but addictive and deep; it makes combat
the action equivalent o a chess match. Onewrong move can set you back, and one right move
Final Fantasy XIII: New Stle,Same Fantas, Never Final
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you want by calling this a complexship.
It isnt complex in the slightest: You want a
relationship with him; he doesnt want one
with you, but hell continue seeing you on
what I call the Bag o Chips Principle, as in,
i theres a bag o chips within a mans reach,
hell probably help himsel to some.
o many, your situation might seem like
a simple case o Hes just not that into you.
And since youd probably see a icker o hopewhile blindolded and being lowered head-
rst into a pitch-dark cesspool, let me make
this perectly clear: No, hes not. But theres
such a thing as readiness or a relationship.
Finding the right person isnt enough. You
have to have the right person at the right
time. Its possible your guy hasnt been ready
or anything serious with anyone. Instead
o accepting that he cant give you what you
want and waving goodbye, you most likely
sealed the deal that hell never be ready or
you by being all over him like ants on potatosalad. (Men dont want what comes easy to
them, with the exception o FREE BEER!)
But, wait, there are mitigating
circumstances here! You truly love him!
Great the universal excuse women give
or doing something utterly stupid and sel-
destructive with a man. For a change o pace,
show a little love or yoursel. ake that old
advice: I you love something, set it ree.
I it comes back to you, and comes back to
you, and comes back to you, and still wont
give you what you want, set it ree again, and
change the locks.
Ive been seeing this guy or over twoyears. Although we spend lots o timetogether, we dont have a committedrelationship. Weve been of and
on throughout this entire two-yearcomplexship, as I call it. Normally, werene until I start asking about us beingmore to each other. He then picks a ght
and disappears. Out o the blue the other
day, he told me I deserved more and saidhe didnt want to waste my time or makeme miss out on somebody who could give
me what I want. I told him Im ne, andthat Im dating other people (which I am).Still, Im not sure why he brought it up ihe didnt want to commit to me. I truly love
him, and have since the moment we met.Do you think hell ever be ready, or am I histemp till he nds someone permanent orthe job?
Stuck
Youre about three blocks past way too
pathetic when the stu your girlriends got
sick o telling you Dump him! Hes just
using you! You deserve better! is coming
rom the guy you deserve better than.
Amazingly, you take this as a sign hes ready
to commit, rather than the obvious his
guilt so overtook his sel-interest that hes
like the buzzard eeling sorry or the roadkill:
How bout I just have a ew pecks o your
hindquarters and then be on my way?
Not surprisingly, you need to ancy up two
years o hanging around not getting what
Hope Against Nope
A man sitting next to me on a long fight
really opened up to me, and I ended up sharing
stu I never tell anyone. He asked or my
number, but I never heard rom him. How
does someone connect with you so amazingly,
then walk away rom you like youre any other
stranger on the plane?
Seat 13D
Welcome to the One-Flight Stand: Twototal strangers, thrown together by airline seatassignment algorithms, sharing their deepestsecrets over those little bags o pretzels and
blankets that havent been washed since theWright brothers took of. With somebody youllnever see again, you can eel sae revealing stuf
youd only tell your closest condant. And then,because youve treated them like a close condant,
they can start to eel like one. (Never mind thatyou cant remember i its Brad or Bruce.)
Some seatmates continue their relationship
down the jetway, but most have broken up by
the time they hit the terminal. As theyre getting
o the plane, theres that blast o outdoor air
real lie hitting them, along with the realization
that theres no graceul way to t 13D into
theirs. Or maybe they realize they got drunk on
anonymity, and eel dirty or exposing way too
much o themselves to a stranger. I you cant
stand the post-ight chill, wear protection: an
eye mask or iPod headphones. I youre willing
to risk it, theres always that possibility youll
continue on with some seatmate, maybe even to
the point where you nd yoursel joining him
in the SA line joining as in, You may now
cavity-search the bride.
Boeing, Boeing, Gone
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What Else Is Happenintickets and inormation, call (319)648-1234 or visitRiversideCasinoAndResort.com.
Saturday, April 10, and Sunday, April 11 Quad City Symphony Orchestra. The sixth
Masterworksconcerts o the season, eaturingCoplandsAppalachian Spring, TchaikovskysPiano Concerto, and Stravinskys Firebird Suite.With conductor Mark Russell Smith and guestartist Norman Krieger on piano. Saturday Adler
Theatre (136 East Third Street, Davenport). 8 p.m.Sunday Augustana Colleges Centennial Hall(3703 Seventh Avenue, Rock Island). 2 p.m. $10-
$50. For tickets and inormation, call (563)322-7276 or visit QCSymphony.com.
Sunday, April 11 Bettendorf Park Band.
The organizations rst concert o the spring/summer season. Goettsch Community Center(2004 Grant Street, Bettendor). 3 p.m. Free;
donations accepted. For inormation, call PatWohlord at (563)332-5190 or visit Bettendor.org.
Sunday, April 11 Chick Corea. Concert
showcasing one o the 20th Centurys mostprolic and gited composers. Englert Theatre(221 East Washington Street, Iowa City). 7:30p.m. $39-$49. For tickets and inormation, call
(319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org.Tuesday, April 1 Loud & Rich. Concert
perormance with award-winning music iconsLoudon Wainwright and Richard Thompson.Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street, IowaCity). 8 p.m. $35. For tickets and inormation, call
(319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org.Wednesday, April 1 Fernando Jones. Noted
musician and educator in a concert presented by
the Mississippi Valley Blues Society. Mojos Coee
House at the River Music Experience (130 West
Second Street, Davenport). 7 p.m. Free admissions;
donations accepted. For inormation, call (877)326-
1333 or visit RiverMusicExperience.org.
THEATREThursday, April , through Saturday, April1 Jakes Women. Tony Award-nominated
Neil Simon comedy, directed by Steve Flanigin.Scott Community College Student Lie Center through Door 5 (500 Belmont Road, Bettendor).Thursday through Saturday 7 p.m. $7 at the
door. For inormation, e-mail [email protected], April 1 Farmscape. Visiting
author John Price and local celebrities read
a new work directed by Iowa Poet Laureate
Mary Swander, based on interviews with
armers conducted by students at Iowa StateUniversity. Bettendor Public Library (2950
Learning Campus, Bettendor). 7 p.m. Free. For
inormation, call (563)344-5706.
MOVIESTuesda, April Sahel: A West African
Journey. A presentation in the museums
World Adventure Series,eaturing post-
show discussions with lmmakers. Putnam
Museim & IMAX Theatre (1717 West 12th
Street, Davenport). 1, 4, and 7 p.m. $4-$6. For
inormation and tickets, call (563)324-1933 or
visit Putnam.org.
LECTURESWednesda, April Dr. Kerr Trask. A
presentation o the lecture Black Hawk: The
Battle or the Heart o America,exploring the
man, his infuence, and his continuing legacy.
Augustana Colleges Wallenberg Hall (3701
Seventh Avenue, Rock Island). 7:30 p.m. Free.
For inormation, call (309)794-7823.
Tuesday, April 1 Mary Robinson. A
presentation in the Eastern Iowa Community
College Districts Viewpoint DistinguishedSpeakers Series,eaturing the rst emale
president o Ireland and the rst woman to chairthe United Nations Commission or HumanRights. Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street,
Davenport). 7:30 p.m. $34-$38. For tickets, call(800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatre.com.
EXHIBITSaturda, April , through Sunda,
June 1 Art Survives: Expressions f