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Tired teenager outside a Davenport school between a student-wellness sign and an attendance-reward display offering free energy drinks.

October 24, 2026October 24, 2026

Davenport Schools Say Student Wellness Matters. Then They Hand Teenagers Energy Drinks.

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Energy drink crossed out with a red prohibition symbol outside a high school, with books about mental health, sleep, nutrition, and student well-being beside a distressed teenager and health-risk warnings.

October 23, 2026October 23, 2026

Davenport Schools: Stop Giving Teenagers Energy Drinks. Period.

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Documentary collage marking 40 years of HIV in the Quad Cities, featuring an AIDS ribbon, early outreach and safer-sex education, We Care Weekend, memorials, Robb’s House, DeLaCerda House, and The Project of the Quad Cities against the Quad Cities riverfront.

October 20, 2026

Forty Years of HIV in the Quad Cities: From Hidden Care to Public History

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Editorial graphic showing Davenport City Hall, a homeless encampment, the Mississippi River bridge, and Alderwoman Jazmin Newton’s quote about Davenport not going “above and beyond” on homelessness, contrasted with Moline shelter services and permanent housing results.

October 10, 2026October 10, 2026

Davenport’s Homelessness Hypocrisy: Human Decency Is Not “Above and Beyond”

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Jay Santana smiling beside a microphone with Top Host 2026 branding, a QR code, and text showing he is currently 11th in his group and asking supporters to vote once every 24 hours.

October 8, 2026October 8, 2026

I’m Currently 11th in the Top Host Competition — and I Need Your Vote

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Editorial illustration of a Sister of Perpetual Indulgence-inspired figure between 1970s Iowa imagery and San Francisco’s Castro, surrounded by symbols of queer activism, AIDS education, fundraising, and community service.

September 29, 2026September 23, 2026

From Iowa City to Sister Porn Again: The Wild History of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

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Large group of friends laughing and raising drinks around a restaurant table filled with casual food in a warm, relaxed setting.

September 23, 2026

Where the Hell Do You Take 30 People to Eat in the Quad Cities?

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Editorial collage for Lolita in Iowa featuring the centered series title, Davenport riverfront, Sue Lyon imagery, an open Lolita book, film reels, Iowa maps, archival materials, and red heart-shaped sunglasses.

September 10, 2026

Lolita in Iowa: Sue Lyon, Nabokov & the Story America Got Wrong

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25,000 Speed-Camera Tickets in Four Months? Davenport, We Need to Talk

September 1, 2026

25,000 Speed-Camera Tickets in Four Months? Davenport, We Need to Talk

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