Archive for March, 2011
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Tech Matters – Buying a New PC
Information from Computer Revolutions Moline, Illinois Looking to buy a new computer system, for some people, can be about as fun as getting a root canal. With all of the "Dual-Core" this and the "Gigabyte" that, the technical babble can simply tie your brain in knots if you don’t know what it...
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You’re Invited to Exercise your WILL POWER!
Most people just never get around to making a will because they don't exercise their WILL POWER. In fact, according to the most recent NCPG Survey, 42 percent of Americans die without a will! WILL POWER is what motivates you to ignore all the reasons that you come up with not to write a will. ...
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Elderly couple at open house told me they were serious…but could I help?
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes The woman greeted me first and indicated they wanted to downsize their living space with everything on one floor to eliminate stairs. They also now wanted to find housing that would not require a monthly outlay of cash except for the usual taxes, utilities, insuran...
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Metropolitan Medical Laboratory: Nearing a Century of Service to the Quad City Medical Community
Submited By Kathryn Graham Metropolitan Medical Laboratory The year was 1914. World War I began with an assassination in Europe. The Panama Canal opened after 10 years of incredible human effort. Charlie Chaplin’s film career was just beginning. Woodrow Wilson was President. The cost of a fi...
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Change is the Law of Life
By Mary Schricker Realtor - Ruhl & Ruhl Real Estate “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, or the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change.” As a Seniors Real Estate Specialist I often discuss with clients the pros and cons of downsizing. The fear of the ...
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Helping Your Parents Age Gracefully
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford Watching your parents grow older can be a difficult thing. You’ve spent a lifetime looking to them for guidance and leaning on their advice, and now your mom and dad seem to need your help in more and more areas. The roles start to reverse, and you ...
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Ask the ISU Extension Garden Experts
Pruning red raspberries Q. What is the proper way to prune ‘Latham’ red raspberries in late winter? A. ‘Latham’ is a summer-bearing variety of red raspberry. Other popular summer-bearing red raspberry varieties include ‘Boyne,’ ‘Killarney,’ and ‘Newburgh.’ All summer-bea...
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Get to Know Us at Bettendorf Health Care!!
By Diana Spranger, R.N. Administrator Bettendorf Health Care As I gave you a little history last month on Bettendorf Health Care, I hope that each reader actually learned at least one thing about the facility that they did not know. I have been here nearly 13 years, and I still have people com...
