Archive for March, 2010
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On The Go With Joe Hutter
Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter March is here. Daylight Savings Time is March 14th and Spring begins on March 20th. Then comes April showers and income tax is due. The IRS (Internal Revenue Service) has some tips for us if we don’t do our own taxes. It is ...
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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...
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Incentives for Buying New Homes
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Seniors may not be taking full advantage of $11,000-plus incentives for buying their new homes. And the benefits of one-time down-payment reverse mortgages for purchase are still not well known. The level of activity at my weekend open houses has been picking up...
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How to Avoid Estate Planning Minefields: You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford Some things seem like they should be easy--and they are easy. However, some things simply appear easy--even when they are very difficult. The problem with some complex responsibilities is that they may seem simple on the surface, yet they may be very diffi...
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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...
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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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To Move or Not to Move…That is the Question?
By Mary Schricker, SRES Realtor Ruhl&Ruhl Real Estate Throughout our lives, moving from one home to another is often prompted by major life events such as the birth of a child, a job transfer, or a change in economic status. For older adults there are primarily three types of moves: Th...
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Your Social Security
by Randoe Dice Social Security District Manager, Davenport Iowa SOCIAL SECURITY SHOWCASES HISTORY IN 75TH YEAR What you may not have realized when you rang in 2010 was that you also were ringing in the 75th anniversary of Social Security. On August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ...
