Author Archives: Writer

Louis J. Ladoucer

DAVENPORT — Funeral services for Louis J. Ladoucer, 76, of Davenport, will be 11:30 a.m. Monday at Cunnick-Collins Mortuary chapel in Davenport. The family will greet friends 10:30 a.m. until service time at the mortuary. Interment will be at Rock Island … Continue reading

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Cory Doctorow: “We’re all sharecroppers in Google’s fields for the rest of …

Artists have traditionally gotten a rotten deal from the entertainment industry, but I think that the rottenness of that deal rises and falls based on the amount of competition there is for our services. If you are in the catbird … Continue reading

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Telecom’s Cat Fight

The only thing more complicated and mysterious than your monthly wireless bill is the industry that created it. After a decade of mergers and acquisitions, the U.S. telecommunications industry has consolidated around four players loaded with $220 billion in net … Continue reading

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5 Tools That Are Transforming STEM Education

Since ancient times, scientifically minded people have tried to figure out the mechanisms behind the physical world. Astronomers observed the movement of the sun and stars, biologists watched humans and animals interact with their environment, engineers noticed the angular similarities … Continue reading

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Museum & Gallery Listings for Nov. 7-13

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UD researchers help locate lost heroes from World War II

2:18 p.m., Nov. 7, 2014–The University of Delaware’s Mark Moline knew that his grandfather, O. Karl Olander, was a Navy chaplain in the Pacific during World War II. But it wasn’t until his mother shared his grandfather’s journal and scrapbook … Continue reading

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Local Student Pilot Takes Career to New Heights

November 6, 2014 – Rachel Borsa is a 21-year-old student at Purdue University, studying aviation. But class for her is not the typical college experience. “My class is to go fly, and I can’t think of a better class than … Continue reading

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