06/18/2026
Here's a look at this week's front page.
Childcare workers are short-staffed, underpaid and underestimated — so who's fighting back? Senior Reporter Jennifer DeWitt digs into the state of childcare in the Quad Cities, featuring Marcy Mendenhall of SAL Community Services, who's working to reframe how we think about early childhood education: "We're an economic driver for families so they can go to work."
Also in this issue: Danish recycling artist Thomas Dambo has put Clinton, Iowa on the map with four larger-than-life wooden troll sculptures built from reclaimed materials — and visitors are already making the trip to see them.
Plus — a $1.8M dock upgrade gives the Channel Cat water taxi a fresh start in the Village of East Davenport, and Clinton Engineering reflects on 100 years of shaping its hometown.
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