Archive for April, 2011

  • Max’s Musings Max’s Musings

    By Max Molleston A couple of things this column will work with. Number one, it is Poetry Month. Another fact, not quite as unnoticed, and worthy is that the U.S. Civil War began 150 years in our past. Years ago I was challenged to produce a poem from letters produced from a lockbox in a Muscatine...

  • Who Commits to Working Out and Sticking with It? Who Commits to Working Out and Sticking with It?

    By Ray Porter Owner and Head Fitness Consultant Workout With Ray LLC On any given day, I am in and out of the locker room many times. As one might imagine, there is always a great deal of banter back and forth between the regulars…some would call it “trash talk.” There are many days...

  • Recognizing and Preventing Child Abuse Recognizing and Preventing Child Abuse

    By Rondi Doyle Director of Community Relations Child Abuse Council April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Despite the high levels of awareness of child abuse and neglect, many people are still unaware of what they can do to prevent it. With the end of the winter slump, April offer...

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

    By Christina Vital Manager Rock Island Social Security office ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS ARE A MUST For years, Social Security has stressed the convenience, security, and safety of getting benefit payments electronically. Soon, direct deposit (or Direct Express) will not only be the be...

  • The Whys and Wherefores of Estate Planning The Whys and Wherefores of Estate Planning

    By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford Making an estate plan is one of those things that people tend to put off until there’s an urgent need. There are those few who manage to have a plan in place and update it regularly, whether there’s a crisis on the horizon or not. For most of us thou...

  • Bettendorf Health Care Center Provides Quality Care Bettendorf Health Care Center Provides Quality Care

    By Diana Spranger, R.N. Administrator Bettendorf Health Care This month I will celebrate 13 years here in Bettendorf at the Care Center. I can’t even begin to tell you of all the dramatic changes that have gone on in that period of time. We have had two complete decorative face lifts in th...

  • In and Out of the Quad-Cities In and Out of the Quad-Cities

    Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall A hardy, happy Spring to all of our friends out there in 50-plus land. It’s officially spring based on all the calendars. We have all sprung forward with daylight savings time. As we capture a few words on the season, the flowers are starting to poke t...

  • Kick Some Tires Kick Some Tires

    By Nancy Stockwell Marketing Consultant Ridgecrest Village In life when we are faced with a new situation or challenge, it can seem scary and overwhelming. It’s easier to manage when we compare it to something we are familiar with. We all find security in things that we know. An analogy...