It occurred to Craig the other day that it might be confusing for new tourists or visiting vigilantes in our city as to why a Christopher Columbus statue would be here at all. The least he could do is provide context.
In August 2024, as the Democratic National Convention took place in Chicago, protesters gathered in the streets to voice their opposition to the ongoing conflict in Gaza and U.S. foreign policy. This gallery captures moments from those protests.
People living in the city where this kind of violence routinely occurs reportedly concluded that there was no way to prevent this violence from taking place.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis ordered that the halt on the law be lifted 60 days after Tuesday's opinion, on Sept. 18, 2023.
The peak was slightly lower than forecast but still high enough to test the region's flood defenses and to keep officials on guard. Many larger cities have flood walls but Davenport relies on temporary sand-filled barriers and allows the river to flood in riverfront parks.