Archive for May, 2011

  • Summer’s Just Around the Corner Summer’s Just Around the Corner

    By Tiffany Stott Augustana College Student Intern Child Abuse Council Now that those April showers are behind us, the onset of warmer weather, more sunshine, and blooming flowers has everyone itching to get outside. Whether it’s a bike ride along the river, a trip to the park, or just playi...

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

    Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Remember True Confessions Magazine? Long before The National Enquirer, People or Us Magazine adorned our checkout stand. Years before tabloid magazines provided us reports of Elvis and Marilyn frolicking on the beaches of Paraguay – True Confessions Mag...

  • On Spreading Light On Spreading Light

    By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home “There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” Edith Wharton (1862-1937), That we would more often allow ourselves to be one or the other. Candle or mirror. Most often, it seems, neith...

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

    By Christina Vital Manager Rock Island Social Security office George Takei and Patty Duke Join Forces to Tell Americans to Boldly Go to www.socialsecurity.gov Using Social Security’s Online Services Are So Easy “Even Kirk Could Do It” Cyberspace: the final frontier. T...

  • Max’s Musings Max’s Musings

    By Max Molleston April showers bring May flowers. That is true, but what else is true is that pretty perennials push into the sun and fade, many by May. Trips to the garden centers at big boxes. Those standing on their own over decades of plant life and good service are backups. At our homes, now...

  • May is Better Speech and Hearing Month May is Better Speech and Hearing Month

    By Dr. Molly Parker Audiologist Parker Audiology, PC Fourteen years ago when I began working as an audiologist in the QCA, I saw many factory retirees finishing their employment with tremendous hearing losses. Back in 1997, many factory workers were employed for 30+ years and did not have the ...

  • Try a Memory Builder Try a Memory Builder

    By Bob Morrison Development Director of Ridgecrest Village The secret to successful aging is ongoing mental stimulation. Every 71 seconds, another senior is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, says Dan Michel, CEO of Dakim, the Brain Fitness Company. As a result, dementia represents the mo...

  • Dieting is NOT the Answer Dieting is NOT the Answer

    By Robert Scranton, D.C. Fibromyalgia Centers of America Cleansing is the process of detoxifying the body. A body cleanse rids the body of accumulated harmful substances including toxins. Cleansing can lead to improved health because a detoxified body is able to heal from a variety of common he...