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Monday, January 21, 2013  President Obama previewed an ambitious second-term agenda, devoting several sentences to the threat of global climate change and saying that failure to confront it "would betray our children and future generations."

Monday, August 06, 2012  City council iPads gets thumbs up from Alderman Goehl.

Tuesday, May 03, 2011  POLL:  The Fort Madison City Council was going to hear the second reading of an ordinance to allow golf carts on city streets.  What do you think?

Thursday, April 21, 2011  An almost 2-year saga came to a close Wednesday night at the Quincy School Board.

Monday, April 18, 2011  Schuyler County Sheriff Don Schieferdecker still in the hot seat following offensive comment on Facebook

Monday, April 18, 2011  Quincy School Board releases agenda for Wednesday, April 20, 2011.

Thursday, March 24, 2011  This is the fourth year in a row that the Quincy Public School District has had to make drastic cuts.

Thursday, March 24, 2011  Updated:  Thirty-one employees  with the Quincy Public School District will be out of a job next school year.

Sunday, January 02, 2011  GOP agenda may have greater impact on 2012 election than on lives of Americans

Thursday, November 11, 2010  AP-GfK Poll: Public mixed on GOP agenda, backs broad tax cuts but not health overhaul repeal

Saturday, October 02, 2010  An assistant attorney general in Michigan has been using his personal blog to attack the openly gay student body president at the University of Michigan

Thursday, July 08, 2010  One of the most highly anticipated races this fall is the U.S. Senate seat in Illinois.

Thursday, May 07, 2009  A Quincy man wants citizens to have an opportunity to speak at every council meeting.

Monday, April 13, 2009  Official: Obama to allow travel, money transfers by Cuban Americans to family in Cuba

Tuesday, March 31, 2009  President Barack Obama leaves for Europe with busy agenda, 5 countries on schedule