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  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Rock Island, Illinois Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Rock Island, Illinois Office

    By Cristina Vital Social Security Manager Rock Island Social Security Office SUPPORTING OUR WOUNDED WARRIORS Every Veterans Day, the nation honors the brave men and women who risk their lives to protect our country and the freedoms we cherish. Social Security honors veterans and active duty memb...

  • RSVP: Lead With Experience RSVP: Lead With Experience

    By Bill Sedlacek Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Eastern Iowa and Western Illnois Steven Shearer: Protecting His Peers Through SHIP and SMP Well, it’s that time of the year again. No, I don’t mean Halloween, Thanksgiving or the joy (or anxiety--depending on your mindset and past exper...

  • BIX Bistro - Davenport's Dining Room BIX Bistro – Davenport’s Dining Room

    By Cathie Lienen Director of Sales & Marketing Hotel Blackhawk Fall brings beautiful colors, cooler temperatures, football, hockey and pumpkin spice everything! A unique time of year that’s gone way too fast for many of us. Bix Bistro (located inside Hotel Blackhawk) is offering more choi...

  • PUBLISHER’S CORNER PUBLISHER’S CORNER

    By Eloise Graham Election Day My first presidential election in which I was eligible to vote was 1968. I lived in Michigan at the time. To become registered, my husband and I went to this little farmhouse out in the country and showed our drivers licenses. We then voted. That was sure different t...

  • October Calendar of Events October Calendar of Events

    Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association – Are you or someone you know a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s? Get support from our 24/7 Helpline, www.alz.org/greateriowa 1-800-272-3900, or local address and phone: 2208 E. 52nd St., Ste. B, Davenport, IA...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY - Rock Island, Illinois Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY – Rock Island, Illinois Office

    By Cristina Vital Social Security Manager Rock Island Social Security Office DISCOVER A WHOLE WORLD OF RETIREMENT POSSIBILITIES Christopher Columbus might be one of the most famous explorers in America. He is credited with discovering the New World, though Native Americans were here long before ...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY - Davenport, Iowa Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY – Davenport, Iowa Office

    By Linda Clayton-Powell Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa DON’T BE A SKEPTIC, SOCIAL SECURITY IS HERE TO STAY It is healthy to be skeptical in a world of uncertainties. Major news networks sometimes broadcast conflicting facts that require a bit of research to verify. There is e...

  • State of the Art Care State of the Art Care

    By J. D. Welander, M.D. Davenport Surgical Group, PC October is breast cancer awareness month. The average woman has a 12 percent chance of developing breast cancer. We have made great progress in our diagnosis and treatment of the disease. It was initially thought that a more radical surgery in...