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covingtonedu.bsky.social
15 Iowa school boards have passed a
resolution demanding adequate public school funding & phasing out vouchers. Just one district, Bettendorf, has rejected the resolution when brought to a vote. Wild to elect school board members who are against public schools.

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Bettendorf becomes first Iowa district to reject school funding resolution
Debate over school funding, vouchers and public education split the Bettendorf School Board and community members. Read the details here.
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May 28, 2026 at 3:58 PM
intothejunction.bsky.social
This Bears team is DIFFERENT and on Monday Kevin Warren will announce they are exploring options for a new stadium in Bettendorf, Iowa
whetmoser.com whet moser @whetmoser.com · Dec 21
i cannot believe they went for a goddamn touchdown
December 21, 2025 at 4:37 AM
alech.bsky.social
moline, rock island, davenport, bettendorf, east moline
August 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
ariaa.bsky.social
Lillian makes a new dress every day at her home in Bettendorf, Iowa, to benefit Little Dresses for Africa, a nonprofit that sends dresses overseas to impoverished girls in Africa. Each dress takes four hours. To date, that has amounted to over 1,000 dresses. She is 99 years young!
November 14, 2024 at 12:03 PM
tenebrouspress.bsky.social
TRVE CVLT author Michael Bettendorf, recreating.
September 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
theguardian.com
The Republican anti-tax coalition is beginning to disintegrate | David Sirota, Arjun Singh, Ariella Markowitz and Natalie Bettendorf
The Republican anti-tax coalition is beginning to disintegrate | David Sirota, Arjun Singh, Ariella Markowitz and Natalie Bettendorf
For half a century, the GOP has embraced tax cuts for the rich. But as Americans turn against the idea, the party is divided
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April 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
sbworkersunited.org
How's ANOTHER union win for the day?!

CONGRATULATIONS to Starbucks workers at the Kimberly & Middle Rd store in Bettendorf, IA (right outside Davenport)! They just won their UNION!!!!!
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Three SBWU members pose outside their recently unionized store!
February 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
realkachelmann.bsky.social
In Bettendorf/LUX ist mit 75 mm in zwei Stunden eine übliche Monatsmenge gefallen

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Niederschlagssumme, 1std, Messwerte Grevenmacher vom 08.09.2025, 22:00 Uhr
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September 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
mzierath.bsky.social
In Bettendorf this week for meetings at the corporate offices of Lynco Products. Been an informative and productive day so far.
September 29, 2026 at 5:33 PM
bencollins.bsky.social
oh come on
The Quad Cities is a region of five cities in the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois: Davenport and Bettendorf in southeastern Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline in northwestern Illinois.[2][3][4][5] These cities are the center of the Quad Cities metropolitan area, a region within the Mississippi River Valley, which as of 2023, had a population estimate of 467,817 and a Combined Statistical Area (CSA) population of 474,019, making it the 90th-largest CSA in the nation.[6][7][8]
June 21, 2026 at 6:19 PM
wajali.bsky.social
70% of Republicans want to tax the rich.

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The Republican anti-tax coalition is beginning to disintegrate | David Sirota, Arjun Singh, Ariella Markowitz and Natalie Bettendorf
For half a century, the GOP has embraced tax cuts for the rich. But as Americans turn against the idea, the party is divided
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
tenebrouspress.bsky.social
Round 5 - Michael Bettendorf - @beardedbetts.bsky.social
April 10, 2024 at 10:57 PM
bubbaprog.xyz
All the Republicans lining up to claim "Donald Trump has never doodled" when he was an eager contributor over nine years to a celebrity doodle auction for a Quad Cities-area public library is just wild
2000: Celebs donate drawings By John Marx Staff writer When not tending to his financial empire, Donald Trump doodles. Self-portraits and an occasional Trump Towers sketch are examples of "The Donald's" free time. Not surprisingly, the billionaire is not alone when it comes to celebrity doodling; big name comedians, politicians, writers and cartoonists also are spare-time sketchers. Thanks to the Bettendorf Public Library, the opportunity to purchase a celebrity doodle is at hand. Over 120 personal renderings of the famous highlight the second Celebrity Doodle Day from 6 to 8:30 tonight at the Bettendorf Library, 2950 Learning Campus Drive. Tonight's silent auction begins at 6 and the live auction starts at 7:15. Funds from this year's Celebrity Doodle Day auction will go to help the library and to upgrade technology throughout the building. "It's a project we feel great about," says Carolyn Keck, foundation coordinator for the library. The first auction was held in 1998 and is on track to be an every other year fundraiser. "We feel the night will play a big part in raising funds and awareness for the library. It should be a light-hearted and entertaining night and people will get the chance to see a unique talent of some unique people. Sending out less than 400 letters (to the celebrities) and receiving 120 responses is fantastic.' Highlighting the list of celebrity doodles will be works from comedian-actors Bill Cosby, Bob Hope, Jim Carrey and Steve Martin. Cartoonist Gary Trudeau, actress Whoopi Goldberg, authors Ray Bradbury and Norman Mailer and Vice-President Al Gore will have doodles on display and for auction. Golfing star Greg Norman and Olympic legend Bruce Jenner also have sent doodles. 2006: CELEBRITY SKETCHES RAISE MONEY La fume CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS Doodles by celebrities, clockwise from left: Lee lacocca, Mario Andretti, Frank Bielec, Whoopi Goldberg and Al Pacino. Doodles mean dollars for Bettendorf library By David Heitz QUAD-CITY TIMES If an elementary school student is caught doodling in class, it might earn a chiding from the teacher. However, if a celebrity takes pencil to paper and begins to scribble, the creation could be worth thousands of dollars. That's what organizers of the Bettendorf Public Library's fifth author and celebrity Doodle Day are hoping for. Saturday's event, held every other year, will feature more than 100 doodles up for auction by big names, including Donald Trump, Barbra Streisand, Geraldine Ferraro, Dr. Phil McGraw, Lee Iacocca, Martin Sheen and more. "It's amazing who you get," said Terri Russell, co-chairwoman of the Bettendorf Public Library Foundation's Doodle Day committee. "We've got some big names. On the other hand, we sent a request to everyone on (the ABC hit television show) 'Grey's Anatomy' and heard nothing. "You can't get Oprah at all. We've sent requests to her numerous times." At the last doodle auction two years ago, Trump's drawing fetched $3,000. This year, IF YOU GO What: Author and Celebrity Doodle Day When: 6-9 p.m. Saturday Where: Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus Drive. Details: Doodles by authors, politicians, sports figures and celebrities will be up for bid with silent and live auctions. Entertainment will be provided by John Gere and Friends. Hors d'oeuvres will be served. Cost: Free Trump drew an apple bearing the phrase "Love from the Big Apple" and his signature. Other doodles include Ferraro's sketch of the U.S. Capitol building and the message "Win with Women" and Bob Barker's stick figure of a cat with his famous line "Have your pet spayed or neutered." Others include a creation by newsman Hugh Downs depicting an eye, the word "insight" and mathematical formulas; a doodle by Iacocca of an American flag and a full-color drawing by Henry Winkler, a fishing fan, of a rainbow trout. Some celebrities localized their doodles to make them more appealing to Iowans. Actor Tom Arnold's contribution simply says "Go Hawks!" while Sheen's shows someone reading a book titled "Life on the Mississippi." "Martin Sheen takes a lot of time with this and writes a nice letter each year and is very personal with his response," said Todd Klein, executive director of the Bettendorf Library Foundation. "One person in particular who calls me himself, every year, is Frank Bielec from 'Trading Spaces.' He calls personally and talks with me about what he's going to do and is always excited about participating. "This year one of the doodles that he drew was a picture of his dog, which just recently passed away." Members of the doodle committee wrote letters to more than 1,500 celebrities requesting doodle submissions. "We write a personal note on each one," Russell said. "We tell them 'You have a lot of fans here, your last concert here was really popular' and so on." In 2004, the doodles brought in $27,000 for the foundation. Committee members hope to make at least $33,000 this time. Charles and Marilyn Buel paid $65 for a Sheen doodle in 2004. The sketch shows red and gold squiggles with "Read, reach and realize" written in the middle. "We're a big fan of 'The West Wing,' and I love what the doodle said because I love my library," Marilyn Buel said. The Buels sent Sheen a thank-you note for the doodle and a couple of weeks later received a big envelope from the script department at NBC. "He sent us a script from 'The West Wing' that had to do with the primaries in Iowa, and ethanol was an issue," Marilyn Buel said. "He thought since we lived in Iowa, we would enjoy seeing this. He sent us an autographed picture and a nice letter." The Buels have their doodle proudly displayed in their home office. "We have really enjoyed having the doodle," Marilyn Buel said. "It's a conversation piece." - OCTOBER 14, 2008 QUAD-CITY TIMES IF YOU GO Donald Trump can do more with his What: Sixth pen than just sign big checks. Doodle Day, a The entrepreneur and "Apprentice" fundraiser for the master raised more than $6,000 for the Bettendorf Public Bettendorf Public Library during its Library Foundation biennial Doodle Day fundraiser in 2004. When: 6-8:30 When one Trump doodle of the Manhat- p.m. Thursday, Oct. tan skyline brought $3,250 for the library 16 foundation, The Donald was contacted Where: Bettenand asked whether he would do an identi- dorf Public Library, cal one for the runner -up. 2950 Learning He obliged. Campus Drive Mount Everest navigator Sir Edmund How much: Free Hillary, who died earlier this year, also Information: reached a peak of more than $3,000 with bettendorflibrary his doodle in 2002. com/doodleday Those are some of the anecdotes that 2008.htm on the Web DOODLES | Saturday, October 21, 2006 vy Bettendorf Public Library Foundation Author and Celebrity Doodle Day Saturday, October 21 - 6 p.m. at the Bettendorf Public Library Enjoy feed food and fantastic live music as you bid on doodles by your favorite author or celebrity. Assist the Library Foundation inraising irs Bod support, enhance and preserve Bettendorf Library programs and services. Admission is FREE! Sponsored in part by: Gallagher, Millage & Gallagher PLC, Greenspace Associates Inc., Lindquist Ford Inc., Olsten Staffing Services and Scholtz-Gowey-Gere-Marolf Architects For complete event information and to view all the doodles visit ‘www.bettendorflibrary.com/doodleday.htm and a doodle by donald trump of an apple
July 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
wolvendaughter.bsky.social
I'm really high and about to start @beardedbetts.bsky.social 's black metal choose your own adventure novel 🫡
Trve Cvlt by Michael Bettendorf
March 13, 2026 at 6:36 PM
davidsirota.com
🚨NEWS: @levernews.com is expanding

- American Prospect's Luke Goldstein, Pushkin’s Ariella Markowitz & WaPo’s Natalie Bettendorf joining our newsroom

- Lever Time joining the national PRX network

- Ronnie Riccobene launching Lever Daily — our new newsletter

- Master Plan’s new seasons

Details👇
March 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
skizzenbildner.bsky.social
Zu Ehren des kämpferischen Spätsommers 2026 heute erneut ins Landesinnere von #Luxemburg gefahren und den Éislek Pad Bettendorf unter die Schuhe genommen. Schöne Rundtour mit knapp 13 km Länge, die vor allem durch weitschweifende Einsichten in die umliegenden Täler besticht. :) #Wandern
Blick ins Tal der Sauer und den Ort Bettendorf in Luxemburg im September 2026 von Osten nach Westen.
September 27, 2026 at 4:52 PM
educativ.bsky.social
Breakfast Cook - Bettendorf, Devil's Glen Road, Bettendorf, IA Job educativ.net/jobs/job/66075...
September 28, 2026 at 8:18 PM
sageforiowa.bsky.social
In the past month, our movement to rebuild the Democrats as a working-class party came to Ames, Bettendorf, Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Knoxville, Iowa City, Parkersburg, Sioux City, and Storm Lake.

Over 1000 Iowans.

It's happening.
June 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
karidru.bsky.social
Puppy chow, the chex snack, is tasty but it is freaking surreal that it's from Bettendorf.
douglasmack.bsky.social Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · Jan 3
my friends: [innocently mention a nice snack snack they made]

me: i must research this at once!

[It sure looks like Puppy Chow, as a recipe by that name, only goes back to the late 1980s; this is the earliest reference I can find so far, from 1987]
January 3, 2025 at 6:24 AM
rodger.bsky.social
The out of touch coastal elites on this app may not realize it, but a big issue for hard-working everyday Americans is letting tech billionaires do crimes. At the Hy-Vee in Bettendorf, Iowa, they're not talking about "pronouns" or "wokeness"—they want the richest people on earth to do more scams.
February 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
educativ.bsky.social
Meat Clerk - Bettendorf, Devil's Glen Road, Bettendorf, IA Job educativ.net/jobs/job/66074...
September 28, 2026 at 8:06 PM
quadcitypat.bsky.social
Davenport, Moline, Bettendorf
kristoncapps.bsky.social ◥◤Kriston Capps 250 @kristoncapps.bsky.social · Apr 30
DC, Maryland, Virginia
May 1, 2026 at 6:59 PM
jessicacalarco.com
Growing up, I thought being on the travel team sounded so cool and sophisticated. But apparently it just means spending your weekends in Bettendorf, Iowa, at an overpriced Holiday Inn.
August 30, 2024 at 2:02 PM
circuitwriter.org
Christmas Eve was a blast last night at Asbury UMC in Bettendorf, Iowa! #BeUMC
December 25, 2024 at 9:32 PM
beardedbetts.bsky.social
Find my experimental black metal horror gamebook published by @tenebrouspress.bsky.social as well as my other links here:
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Michael Bettendorf Author | Linktree
Writer. Eater of Books. Lover of Comics. Library Tech. Drummer. Burrito slut.
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November 7, 2024 at 1:24 AM