Meet the newsroom: Sarah Watson continues to learn from her fellow reporters CONNOR WOOD, Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa Sep 15, 2026 8 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save City government reporter Sarah Watson has been with the Quad-City Times five years but she still finds new things to learn from her fellow reporters.kAm(2ED@? 6?565 FA :? ;@FC?2=:D> E9C@F89 96C =@G6 @7 C625:?8[ HC:E:?8 2?5 C6D62C49:?8[ E9@F89 :E 2=D@ 96=A65 E92E 96C >@> H@C<65 :? ;@FC?2=:D> 2D H6==] (2ED@? 8C6H FA :? s6(:EE 2?5[ 27E6C 8C25F2E:?8 7C@> E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 x@H2[ ;@:?65 E96 "F25\r:EJ %:>6D[ H96C6 D96 4@G6CD A@=:E:4D 2?5 4:EJ 8@G6C?>6?E :? E96 x@H2 "F25\r:E:6D]k^AmkAm$96 DA@<6 H:E9 7@C>6C |2?28:?8 t5:E@C r@??@C (@@5 :? pF8FDE 23@FE 96C ;@3 2?5 =:76 :? 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Josh Turek calls for lifting income cap on Social Security to sustain program Former Social Security Administration Commissioner Martin O’Malley, left, Social Security Works PAC President Jon Bauman and Rep. Josh Turek s…
