Posts Tagged Hot Weather

  • In and Out of the Quad-Cities: We’re Getting Cranky In and Out of the Quad-Cities: We’re Getting Cranky

    Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall We’re Getting Cranky – Homemade Ice Cream’s Impact on Global Piece (of Pie) You folks have no idea of the painstaking process we use in planning out these Pulitzer Prize-less bits of Journalistic puttering. To give you an idea, this month we her...

  • Everything is Relative! Everything is Relative!

    By Mary Schricker Gemberling Our lawn is brown and brittle; my garden plants puny and wilted; the pond seven feet shallow and the heat oppressive! I find myself, in the middle of July, wishing for the chilly feel of autumn and the briskness of winter!!! “Mercury soars to 104 F; Farm outl...

  • Get Quenched with Nature’s Sports Drink Get Quenched with Nature’s Sports Drink

    By Stacy Mitchell, R.D., L.D. Hy-Vee Registered Dietician 2900 Devils Glen Road, Bettendorf, IA 332-8496 Recently, coconut water has emerged into mainstream supermarkets, and can be found in juice-box-style packages in an array of flavors, such as peach-mango and tangerine. Did you know tha...

  • NEWS FOR YOU…. from the Iowa Department of Transportation

    Hot Weather Driving Tips By Debra Carney Driver’s License Supervisor Driver’s License Services office Davenport, IA Summertime is the most heavily traveled time of the year, with months when temperatures strain not only you but your vehicle. You can reduce the risk of breakdowns a...

  • Ask the Audiologist Ask the Audiologist

    By Margaret Christiansen, AU.D, CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. Despite my best effort, my hearing aids always break down in the summer months! What can I do differently? Those hot, muggy Mid-west summer days are just around the corner. Inevitably, we always see more hearing aids breaking d...