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Bettendorf.com is an independent, locally owned online news and information source serving the Bettendorf community and surrounding area since 1999. Bettendorf.com is not affiliated with the city of Bettendorf. The Iowa Department of Education has 220 staff members and a budget of more than $10 million. But it has zero independence or political power. That's why school legislation in Iowa is driven by the political agenda of the governor, Republican Party leaders and this year, by the Americans... more Lee Enterprises, Inc. owner of the Quad City Times and Dispatch/Argus reported first quarter net income of $16.4 million, thanks in part to a $23.8-million gain "associated with elimination of retiree medical benefits." Total advertising revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 27 fell to $... more Owners of the troubled and now closed Cricket Hollow Zoo are again in court. This time the owners of the roadside zoo near Manchester are facing charges they disobeyed the district court's December 2019 order that required them to turn over hundreds of animals for relocation by... more Lee posts $1.3 million loss in 4th quarter and fiscal year; huge debt continues to dog financial results If only Lee Enterprises, owner of the Quad City Times and Dispatch/Argus, wasn't $538 million in debt. It would have had $47 million more in income during the past fiscal year to invest back into its 77 newspapers and news web site markets. And in the fourth quarter ended Sept. 27... more