Archive for Community

  • Speaking Out - How Much is Enough? Speaking Out – How Much is Enough?

    By Pam Brammann, R. N. I was raised in Iowa, a city girl and an American. I have always been proud to be an American. That’s why it scares me when I see a possibility of America’s demise not too far off into the future, especially if we do not change our current path of greed and selfish ...

  • Marching to his own drumbeat Marching to his own drumbeat

    By Gary Metivier Ken Martin—An Everyday Hero I'll never forget hosting my first Festival of Trees Holiday Parade more than a dozen years ago for KWQC-TV6. It was heart-warming to see the huge crowds of families, the marching bands, the handmade floats, and of course the helium balloons, but ...

  • Preserving those Precious Memories Preserving those Precious Memories

    By Harry G. Coin Industrial/Systems Software Architect CEO, Quiet Fountain LLC 563-332-4970 • hcoin@quietfountain.com So, there I was: just under 50 years old, looking at about 100 boxes of photographs on slides taken from the 1950s through the 1980s, holding all the memories of our pare...

  • Scouting Corner - 100th year of Scouting Scouting Corner – 100th year of Scouting

    PICS: bloodmobile.eps boyscouts100yr.eps past-present-scout.eps By Thomas McDermott Scout Executive, Illowa Council Boy Scouts of America As we at Illowa Council celebrate the 100th year of Scouting, I want to share some of the activities that our council will be doing. ...

  • Ever Wonder? Ever Wonder?

    By Kathryn Graver Community Education Coordinator Child Abuse Council Ever wonder what your children and grandchildren are doing on their cell phone or computer for hours? If you have never texted or looked at a Facebook page, take some time with someone who has and let them help you be...

  • Race for the Cure®

    Susan G. Komen Quad Cities One out of every eight women will get breast cancer over a lifetime. But if it’s detected early, the 5-year survival rate is 98 percent. The Susan G. Komen Quad Cities Race for the Cure® needs your help to raise money towards the early detection of breast...

  • NEWS FOR YOU…. from the Iowa D.O.T.

    Safe Driving Tips By Debra Carney Driver’s License Supervisor, Driver’s License Services office Davenport, IA The following tips and suggestions may help you remain safely on the road for many years. Don’t speed. Drive according to road and weather conditions and at a speed that...

  • Summer Camp is an adventure at the Putnam!

    By Lori Arguello, Director of Marketing Putnam Museum and IMAX Theatre, Davenport That do American Girl, dragons, Harry Potter, ocean creatures and outer space all have in common? They are just some of the amazing adventures kids can have this year at Putnam Summer Camp! Both weeklong and “d...

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