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Successful MVC Young hero can still tournament is a hear victims’ voices A3 win for Q-C A3 Mosque shooter wanted revenge, attention A6, A9 MOLINE, ILLINOIS Saturday, March 16, 2019 | QCOnline.com | $2.00 Acri: Gridlock could be a problem wa-bound traffic But she believes the plan makes day in Springfield — is to allow portation and the Federal High- Moline mayor to leave the inter- two assumptions that don’t accu- Iowa-bound traffic to stay on the way Administration could not be state at 19th Street, rately reflect the city’s true traf- interstate, but move it over to one reached Friday for comment on offers alternate traveling 19th to fic pattern, and this could lead to lane of the Illinois-bound side. Acri’s plan. River Drive in the gridlock, particularly at mid-day. In other words, make the Illi- I-74 detour plan downtown and First, the calculations don’t take nois-bound interstate a two-way WHY IS ALL THIS then making its into account that sometimes Iowa between the bridge and Avenue HAPPENING ANYWAY? ALMA GAUL way through three Interstate Railroad trains actually of the Cities. [email protected] stoplights to get Acri stop and, second, the calculations Traffic over the bridge itself The reason for the detour is onto the bridge to discount additional traffic from would remain two lanes Illi- that, in order to speed up bridge Moline will do everything it can Iowa. Illinois-bound traffic would the Taxslayer Center when there nois-bound, while the Iowa-bound construction to a 3½-year time to keep traffic moving as smoothly be unaffected. are daytime events that can put an would be reduced to one, the same frame, workers need to begin now as possible on Monday when the Delays of up to 30 minutes and a additional 500 cars or more into as with the current plan. in building the Iowa-bound lanes detour for the Interstate 74 bridge backup of 317 vehicles (1.5 miles) the downtown, Acri said. Acri’s plan would avoid train between Avenue of the Cities and construction begins, but Mayor are considered acceptable accord- What Acri is proposing instead delays entirely. the bridge. Stephanie Acri is worried. ing to plans by the Federal High- — and argued before transporta- Representatives of the Illinois The current plan calls for Io- way Administration, she said. tion officials in a meeting Tues- and Iowa departments of trans- See GRIDLOCK, Page A2 Bustos tops GOP’s list of targets SARAH HAYDEN [email protected] WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Moline, is at the top of the Republicans’ wish list for seats they’d like to capture in the 2020 election. The National Republican Con- gressional Com- mittee (NRCC) released its tar- get list of 55 Dem- ocratic House Bustos seats, naming Bustos as one of the most vul- nerable members. Bustos was elected chair of the Democratic Congressional Cam- paign Committee (DCCC) shortly after winning re-election over her Republican opponent Bill Fawell, of Galena, by nearly 62 percent of the vote. GARY KRAMBECK / [email protected] The NRCC and DCCC are the committees tasked with recruit- “American Idol” winner Maddie Poppe, left, visits Terry Heldreth, oncology nurse navigator, and Donna Bandy of Davenport, a cancer patient, at ing candidates and fundraising the Genesis Cancer Care Institute Friday at Genesis Medical Center in Davenport. on their behalf for their respec- tive parties. Of the 55 Democratic seats being targeted by the NRCC, 31 ‘Idol’ winner back home in Iowa are in districts won by President Trump in 2016. ation treatment five days a week charitable causes. “My family About 850 people were to at- NRCC Regional Director Carly Poppe to help and chemotherapy once a week. has been so blessed and we’ve tend Friday night, including 114 Atchison said Republicans are “I can’t explain her loyalty and never had to go through some- for the early “meet-and-greet” confident they can win Bustos’ Gilda’s Club devotion. It’s fantastic.” thing like this, so it’s important dinner ($125 per person). That’s seat in 2020. The 74-year-old woman also to give back. I feel like it’s my 200 more than they’ve ever had “It’s still early; we are aggres- fundraiser was thrilled to see 2018 “Ameri- calling to be giving back.” An for a benefit (the next biggest sively recruiting candidates. We can Idol” winner Maddie Poppe, affiliate of a national group, Gil- was dog whisperer Cesar Milan put (Bustos) at the top when we JONATHAN TURNER who was in town to perform Fri- da’s Club Quad Cities provides in 2013), Gilda’s Club executive sent out our target list. She’s go- [email protected] day night at the Gilda’s Club 10th free support, education and hope director Joy McKeekan said. ing to have a problem defending annual “Intimate Conversations” to all people affected by cancer. “We look to these events not her seat in a Trump district,” DAVENPORT — Though she fundraiser at Rhythm City Ca- “It’s very cool. We have a very just to raise money, but to raise Atchison said. has throat and tongue cancer, sino Resort, which sold out. big audience (Friday night), so awareness,” she said. “We try to “The first place to look is at Donna Bandy on Friday sang Poppe signed her photo for that’s very exciting,” Poppe said. get something to appeal to differ- districts that Trump won, in- the praises of her oncology nurse Bandy, and told her: “It’s nice to “I’m excited just to play live. It’s ent types of people every time we cluding Bustos. Those districts and a special visitor she received meet you. I hope you have a great very cool, just by them support- have it, so we can create more have shown they are ready to be at the Genesis Cancer Care Insti- day.” ing me, we can help something awareness.” Republican.” tute. “That’s beautiful; you’re beau- like this. It’s a really great cause “We provide the medicine or Atchison said Bustos won by “You have no idea how much tiful,” the patient told the 21-year- and I’m happy to be part of it.” the care for patients, and they 20 points and spent $3.1 million hope she has been to me and my old native of Clarksville, Iowa, a “It’s cool to see this concert do the holistic part, programs “when she was essentially unop- husband,” Bandy said of Terry tiny town northwest of Waterloo. benefiting Gilda’s Club, and it’s from yoga to counseling groups, posed.” Heldreth, her oncology nurse “I try to help out any way I cool to see who that’s benefiting navigator, who oversees her radi- can,” Poppe said of supporting here at Genesis,” she said. See POPPE, Page A2 See BUSTOS, Page A2 Keep up with the news INDEX WEATHER Business B6 Daily Record A7 Obituaries A4 High: 45 Low: 29 Classified C2-10 Dear Abby B9 Sports B1-5 Partly sunny, chilly. 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