tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post114317049215799354..comments2023-11-03T06:29:15.083-05:00Comments on Quad City Images: Around Town todayQuadCityImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07503485646277987317noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-1143341781087395612006-03-25T20:56:00.000-06:002006-03-25T20:56:00.000-06:00I doubt $7 million is only going to float the rest...I doubt $7 million is only going to float the restuarant, and compared to the tens of millions for that River Rennasciance(sp.) puzzle, Moline is progressing nicely. Quad City Images comes off as more "rah rah" Davenport than anything else. The other cities do put their hands out for healthy chunks of taxpayer dough, but Davenport's hands seem to be firmly gripping a wheelbarrow of public funds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-1143256081768358742006-03-24T21:08:00.000-06:002006-03-24T21:08:00.000-06:00So why is a floating restaurant in Moline "develop...So why is a floating restaurant in Moline "development potential" and here it would be wasteful spending and government competing with private industry?QuadCityImageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503485646277987317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-1143254661793930442006-03-24T20:44:00.000-06:002006-03-24T20:44:00.000-06:00I'll take the nice front yard and development pote...I'll take the nice front yard and development potential for sufficient use compared to say a certain skybridge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-1143203888752880832006-03-24T06:38:00.000-06:002006-03-24T06:38:00.000-06:00I had a free sandwich and pop on my way out the do...I had a free sandwich and pop on my way out the door. I didn't end up staying for the ribbon cutting, because I had to continue my futile quest for a paperback that Borders and B&N didn't have.<BR/><BR/>Once I found out I couldn't win the car, I had less interest. A $15,000 Suzuki plus trading in my current car could maybe get me a Charger.QuadCityImageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503485646277987317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-1143173338968039042006-03-23T22:08:00.000-06:002006-03-23T22:08:00.000-06:00Conservative Demo here:A few bucks - my ***! $3.30...Conservative Demo here:<BR/>A few bucks - my ***! $3.30 per thousand to bail out likely poor management and/or topheavy frills and fluff? Let them cut staff and staff bennies and perks! All Tuesday evening I was rooting for the referendum to fail and rejoiced when it did. People must learn that the public trough is not bottomless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com