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This is Roald Tweet on Rock Island.Are you one of those who feels the world is going by your window too fast, blurred like a video on fast-forward? Before…

This is Roald Tweet on Rock Island.Rock Island Lines is permitted two commercials a year. This is one of them.I won't mince words. If you have any small…

This episode features Annika O'melia of The Rock Island Line, Her Voice Media Founder Jasmine Babers-Gunn, and Rock Island teen Kyla Nephew for an inspiring conversation about storytelling, civic engagement, and speaking up to create change in your community.

This is Roald Tweet on Rock Island.Once upon a time near Rock Island, there was a hardware store that did not take American Express. It didn’t take Visa…

This is Roald Tweet on Rock Island.Everywhere along our valley, the front porch is an endangered species. The new suburban homes in the better…

This is Roald Tweet on Rock Island.In patches of virgin Illinois woods near Rock Island, one can still find remnants of the Sauk Indian Trail at least two…

This is Roald Tweet on Rock Island.The next time you turn on your IBM or Macintosh to e-mail a daughter or figure your income tax, take a moment as the…

This is Roald Tweet on Rock Island.Someone once remarked that there is no zeal like a convert's—an apt description of the Germans from Schleswig-Holstein…

This is Roald Tweet on Rock Island.As the winds of change blew down the Mississippi River and through the halls of higher learning in the 1960s, more than…