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All Hail Elon, the New Twitter Lord and Champion of Free Speech: Five Reasons Elon Musk Is a Trojan Horse Not to Be Trusted

Julian Assange Rots in Prison Because He Spotlighted the Manipulative Bitch

The U.S. “Intelligence Community” Can’t Be Trusted to Police Itself: The People Need an Intelligence Ombudsman with No Conflicts of Interest

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Loren Thacher speaks with the New York native blues-rock musician Joe Bonamassa about his craft and his tools as well as his spot on an upcoming fall US tour as “the weak link” — and if that’s the case, then that is one powerful chain. Bonamassa will play Davenport’s Adler Theatre on November 9.

“Good Enough for B.B., Good Enough for Me”: Joe Bonamassa

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The Riffs Will Flow and Beer Will Spill at Wake Brewing’s Five-Year Anniversary Party: September 9 and 10

Top Five Domestic Tyranny Steps Enacted by the US Government After September 11, 2001

Railroad Merger Prompts Review of Local Noise Ordinances

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Reader publisher Todd McGreevy talks about the importance of print news now, more than ever, as well as the cultural importance of the local small press, in this interview with Aaron Dali, GM at WQUD FM 107.7, to commemorate the Reader’s 1,000-issue milestone.

Grand Reflection: A Thank-you Note Times a Thousand

Battling Civic Impotence for 1,000 Issues

Compromised Media Enables Regulatory Capture: The Power of the Pen and Printed Information Matters More Than Ever

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“If we don’t have press freedom, if we don’t have the freedom to whistleblow on the powers that be, on the people that are supposedly protecting our rights, like [Julian Assange] did, then it’s going to be a dark day if he goes down,” says Reader publisher Todd McGreevy in this interview with Aaron Dali, GM at WQUD FM 107.7. 

Time for a Reality Reset: Either Trust but Verify, or Don’t Trust but Verify

Mexico President to Raise Assange Case in July Meeting with Biden

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“Show some courage, don’t just go with the herd every time on everything because you are afraid the herd is going to push you out if you do,” says Aaron Dali, GM at WQUD FM 107.7 in this interview with Reader publisher Todd McGreevy. 

Political Expediency Is Not Political Courage

CapitolFax.com Crowdsourced Questions 

2022 Rock Island County Sheriff Primary Election Questionnaire

Crowdsourcing Critical Questions for Rock Island County Primary Candidates

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Bison Bridge Webinar Recording and Related Info 

Questions for Scott County Board of Supervisors Primary Candidates

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By Routing Bailey, Democrats Might Inadvertently Elevate Irvin’s Gubernatorial Prospects

R.I.P. Amy Alkon’s Science-Based Syndicated Advice Column, 1995 to 2022

It’s Time for the Great Unraveling