Archive for Featured
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SO YOU WANT TO LIVE FOREVER! – Health Minute with CASI
Health Minute with CASI SO YOU WANT TO LIVE FOREVER! Apple Cider vinegar contains the healthy goodness of apples, concentrated into a teaspoon of golden liquid. It is packed with essential amino acids and healthful enzymes. And so it comes as no surprise that some individuals have claimed thi...
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A Time for Thanksgiving
By Eloise Graham In all things be thankful. I remember my parents instilling that idea in me when I was little. It comes from The Good Book, 1 Thessalonians 5:18 to be exact. I had to look it up! I thought about the early settlers of our country. They gave thanks for all things, and they did...
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Calendar of Events – November 2011
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association Please call Jerry Schroeder at (563) 324-1022 or 800-272-3900 for more information about programs. QC Breast Cancer Support Group (Iowa): First Tuesday of each month, from noon to 1 pm, Trinity at Terrace Park, 450...
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Yard and Garden: Planting Spring-Flowering Bulbs
By Richard Jauron Iowa State University Extension Scott County To enjoy tulips, daffodils and other spring-flowering bulbs, gardeners must plant them in the fall. The reward for proper planting, once varieties have been selected (there are several thousand daffodil varieties) and bulbs purchase...
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In and Out of the Quad-Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Mitch Miller, Karaoke and the Quad-Cities It was a crisp fall Thursday night back in 1961. The whole family was gathered around the big console TV in the living room. We were already dressed in our PJ’s and washed up ready for bed. It’s a schoo...
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Calendar of Events – October 2011
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association Please call Jerry Schroeder at (563) 324-1022 or 800-272-3900 for more information about programs. Aphasic Support Group Genesis The Aphasic Support Group meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 2 to 3 p.m. at Gen...
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The Iowa Straw Poll: Top-Flight Candidates, Serious Journalism and Us
In and Out of the Quad-Cities Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall A couple of weekends ago, Iowa enjoyed the international news spotlight. It didn’t matter what channel you tuned into – it was all Iowa all the time. Somehow, the people of Iowa have positioned themselves as the bellweth...
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Remembering 9/11
By Dee Deuth, CSA Weerts Funeral Home As we pause and reflect upon Patriot Day this year, we do so on the 10th anniversary of that awful day that forever altered American - indeed, world - history. In 2008, I took my family to New York to “pay our respects,” if you will, at Ground Zero. Fol...
