Jerry Seib, Washington Editor of the Wall Street Journal and author of the Capital Journal column, talks about this new book, We Should Have Seen It Coming: From Reagan to Trump—A Front-row Seat to a Political Revolution. Topics include the early signs of change in the GOP, cultural and economic cracks that emerged, and how the party moves forward. Other Episodes May 16, 2024 ... Read More

On Midwest Week, two months after the state of Iowa began supervising the Davenport schools, the previous superintendent has retired. Herb Trix’s guest is Tony Watt, reporter for the Quad City Times and Dispatch-Argus. You can also hear Midwest Week Fridays on WVIK at 6:20 pm during All Things Considered. Other Episodes December 30, 2022 Ballot Counting Problems... Read More

This is Roald Tweet on Rock Island. Think of Chicago as our Philistine giant, Goliath, and all the small Illinois villages and towns as so many Davids, each hoping it might have a change to sling a stone in just the right place. That kind of thinking led the cities of Rock Island and Moline to one of their rare moments of cooperation. Two Davids, they reasoned, might have a chance. Other Episodes December 27,... Read More

This is Roald Tweet on Rock Island. In the early twentieth century, the towns of Davenport and Rock Island facing each other across the Mississippi seemed to be contending for the title of “Sin City.” Other Episodes December 27, 2023 The Special Edition This is Roald Tweet on Rock Island. ... Read More

This is Roald Tweet on Rock Island. Before you decide to become a celebrity, hear out the story of Daniel Smith Harris, a man who tried too hard to live up to his reputation. Other Episodes December 27, 2023 The Special Edition This is Roald Tweet on Rock Island. Listen ... Read More

Kristin: Good Morning, this is your Wellness Wake Up Call with Kristin Bogdonas, nutrition and wellness educator for University of Illinois Extension, serving Rock Island, Henry, Mercer, and Stark Counties. Other Episodes May 13, 2024 Move Your Way This May April showers bring May flowers. Enjoy the month of May as we emerge from winter and... Read More

This is Roald Tweet on Rock Island. Fourteen miles upstream from Rock Island, Highway 67 becomes the main street of LeClaire, Iowa, a river town founded by the Indian interpreter, Antoine LeClaire, in 1837. Other Episodes December 27, 2023 The Special Edition This is Roald Tweet on Rock Island. ... Read More

This is Roald Tweet on Rock Island. In the 1930s, children growing up near 34 th Street and 10 th Avenue in the city of Rock Island had a distinct advantage over Greek children growing up in sight of Mt. Olympus. On 34 th Street, the gods were visible. Each weekday morning, they emerged from their houses and walked a block down the hill to their classrooms at Augustana College. Other Episodes December 27, 2023 ... Read More

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