Archive for October, 2010

  • It’s a New Day! - PUBLISHER’S CORNER It’s a New Day! – PUBLISHER’S CORNER

    By Mike Mickle Welcome to the newly redesigned 50+ Lifestyles (print edition). We at  50+ Lifestyles hope you like what you see! We are excited about this new venture, and we hope you will continue to offer your input and ideas.    My family and I are just back from a big family celebr...

  • Why Do Hearing Aids Cost So Much? Why Do Hearing Aids Cost So Much?

    By Rachel Flint, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. You know the feeling you get when someone has just quoted you a price that is much higher than you expected? Yeah, that one! When was the last time you had that feeling? Was it a car repair? A home repair? Maybe a service charge on your cell pho...

  • Some Things I Learned from my Father-in-Law Some Things I Learned from my Father-in-Law

    By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Linda and I started dating when I was a senior in high school; she, a junior. It wasn’t too long after we began dating that I learned a few things about her dad. As I brought Linda home rather late one Friday night, he emerged from the...

  • Hearing Tests for Babies Hearing Tests for Babies

    By Dr. Molly Parker Audiologist Don White Hearing Aid Center Seniors have a unique perspective on life because they’ve “been there” and are in a position to provide guidance to others. Thus I think it is worthwhile to write about children from time to time. Hearing loss is not uncommon am...

  • Offering Comprehensive Care and Financial Advocacy Offering Comprehensive Care and Financial Advocacy

    By Jamie Long GolderCare Solutions and Jamieson Long & Associates “I always knew aging could be a pain. I just didn’t know it could be so expensive!” The character Sophia on The Golden Girls sums up the problems that we encounter every day. It is at the heart of coordinated care. ...

  • A New Proposition! A New Proposition!

    By Julie L. Forsythe Talent Pool Director Midwest Intellectual Property Management Institute Retirement! You’ve had plenty of years to dream of the life you’ve wanted to live after you’ve punched out for good. And now it’s here. How closely does your daily life match your expectat...

  • Domestic Violence Awareness Domestic Violence Awareness

    Domestic Violence Awareness By Carolyn Hanzal Child Abuse Council Augustana College Intern As the leaves start to turn and the month of October approaches, as do many events this month, the month of October is a month of domestic violence awareness. Domestic Violence is defined as a “patte...

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

    Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Amber waves of grain, pumpkins, beautifully colored leaves and the pungent smell of leaves burning off in the distance, all remind us it’s fall in the Quad Cities. And, as you read this and nod along – just think, burning leaves is illegal in mos...