Archive for Featured
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Tales by Triplett – A Farewell to Autumn
By Patrick Triplett “We at 50+ are pleased to welcome Patrick Triplett to our literary contributors. Triplett has lived in Iowa his entire life. He was born in Clinton, moved to Bettendorf, and now resides with his wife in Davenport. He is the father of three sons and has three grandchildren....
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2009 Quad City Arts Festival of Trees
"SPARKLE" Downtown Davenport will be aglow for Quad City Arts Festival of Trees, November 20-29th. Under the direction of Co-Directors, Joni Parish-Doane and Joscelyn Welshons, the goal of this year’s fundraiser is to attract more visitors and raise awareness to the programming of Quad City A...
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Memories of an Honor Flight
David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home It was meant to honor them. Their service. Their valor. Their sacrifice. And the freedom they fought to protect. Nearly 200 of us – both veterans and guardians – boarded a chartered 737 jet early Saturday morning, October 10, 2009 at the...
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What an AG-Xperience!
By Gary Metivier Many of us drive by corn and soybean fields everyday—but in our busy world we don’t always have the chance to talk to our children about it. That is where ag in the classroom comes in. The brakes of the buses grinding to a halt were the first sounds. The swoosh sound that...
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A real-life article from WWII
By Russ Myers United States 2nd Armored Division World War II Circa 1942-45 Private Heber L. McFall, Rock Island, IL (This article is about a Private in the Army during WWII. Heber was with General Patton’s 2nd Armored Division serving with his group as a Radio Operator. These are some of th...
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Online Scams and How They Work
Con artists have gone high-tech, using the Internet to defraud consumers. Information provided by the Federal Trade Commission at www.FTC.gov By Chris Cournoyer e-mail: webmaster@ccx.net Domain: www.ccx.net Surf’s Up – Internet News .... dedicated to providing i...
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Genesis Fights Flu…
...With Protection, Prevention And Information Genesis will provide protection, prevention and information throughout the 2009-2010 flu season. Protection against seasonal influenza and pneumonia will be available at more than 40 public flu clinics in the region beginning Oct. 2. Protection agai...
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Remembering a Community Career Volunteer
By Marti Clyde Director, Quad Cities Graduate Study Center Jim Graham served on the Governing Board of the Quad Cities Graduate Study Center (GradCenter) for nearly 10 years, the last five as Chair. He was our boss, our cheerleader, our mentor, and our friend, and we miss him terribly. [capt...
