Siftings
Mar
13
Craig’s Friday Countdown - Application Thanks
Reinvestment District Application Thanks
10 - The Iowa Legislature
9 - Whoever did the legal description
8 (tie) - Joe, Kyle, Betsy ...
7 (tie) - C.H. Johnson and Ballard King
6 - Brian, Colleen and everyone at Vandewalle
5 (tie) - Mayor Gluba and City Council, IEDA Director Durham, Tara...
Mar
11
Swing. Set.
He got me with the swingset. The book isn't officially out until tomorrow, but Joseph Shields' picture caught my eye yesterday at an O'Hare bookstore. Scanning down, Robert Putnam and Bowling Alone seals the deal. I buy the book and cannot put it down. If you care about the future of the nation...
Mar
06
Craig’s Friday Countdown - Countdown to Next Friday
The week ahead.
100 - Work on the Reinvestment District application.
99 - Work on the Reinvestment District application.
98 - Work on the Reinvestment District application.
97 - Work on the Reinvestment District application.
96 - Work on the Reinvestment District application.
95 – Do some...
Feb
26
Craig’s Friday Countdown - Problem Solving Shows
Problem Solving Shows
25) Celebrity Apprentice – If Gary Busey ain’t on it, I ain’t watching it.
24) Anything Involving Hoarding.
23) 2013 Chicago Cubs – Let’s send Darwin Barney to the plate, down by a run, in the bottom of the ninth.
22) The Knock Offs – Chopped, Project Runway All...
Feb
22
Alchemy
With the Quad City Times’ editorially spurring Davenport to “Go For It” (below), the City Council approved a motion to undertake the due diligence necessary to negotiate a final purchase agreement for the Rhythm City casino on October 24, 2012. Following that policy directive, a contract for...
Feb
20
Casual (?) Friday
Pizza and chocolate milk. If the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, the boyhood version must be pizza and chocolate milk. The Brady Street Dominos opens at 10:00 a.m., so the order is placed for pick-up at 11:10. Half cheese, half cheese and sausage. Pick up the pizza, grab some...
Feb
19
Craig’s Friday Countdown - Central Fire Specs
The plans and specifications for the Central Fire Station project weigh 26 pounds. Here’s a sampling of some of the small print:
10) The firepole in the renovation of the existing station will be salvaged brass. The firepoles in the new station will be stainless steel.
9) Power tools require...
Feb
13
Tim, Squared
The work day begins and ends with Tim. Tim Whipple, General Counsel for the Iowa Economic Development Authority, is sitting in for Authority Director Debi Durham, who is out of the state on a mission to bring more jobs to Iowa. Tim’s a smart, thoughtful guy, and he does a great job discussing...
Feb
12
Craig’s Friday Countdown - Leaving I-80
Back and forth to Des Moines is not the best part of the gig, but after doing it more than a hundred times, there’s some wisdom to pass on. Not counting rest stops, the 32 opportunities to exit I-80 from Des Moines to Davenport are:
32) Exit 142 (Altoona) – If you exit at the first opportunity,...
Feb
11
Des Moines Bound
It’s 165 miles from Davenport City Hall to the State Capitol. Through today and tomorrow, Mayor Gluba, Alds. Gordon, Meeker and Justin will shuttle back and forth, with a small collection of staff, to represent Davenport at the QC Chamber’s annual lobbying visit. I’m bringing buttons.
24,500 new...
