Archive for February, 2012

  • Max’s Musings Max’s Musings

    By Max Molleston One of the things that stays with me, so far, is the arithmetic I learned in primary school. Add, subtract, multiply and divide. Fractions came later, percent came later than that, as I recall. This column on poetry and some other things begins its eighth year. That amounts to 84...

  • Announcing Memories in the Making 2012 Announcing Memories in the Making 2012

    By Kirsten Adams Lighthouse Homecare Many of you may remember that our first ever Quad-Cities Memories in the Making® was held at our Lighthouse Homecare's office building in Rock Island last June. Traditionally, most first year events often start out slow and take years to gain momentum. This...

  • Your Advocacy Connection Your Advocacy Connection

    Your Advocacy Connection Offering Comprehensive Care and Financial Advocacy How can an advocate help you? The professional team at GolderCare Solutions works diligently at keeping current with long-term care issues and how they may impact seniors or those that are disabled. An issue that h...

  • February Dates and Facts February Dates and Facts

    By Eloise Graham HAPPY LEAP YEAR 2012 Birthstone – Amethyst Flower – Primrose February, with only 28 days, is the shortest of our months, but every four years there is a 29th day. This year, February boasts of 29 days. Do you remember what they taught us in sc...

  • Remember Well Remember Well

    By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home I think about all my grandparents more often than most, I imagine. And I’m grateful to them – and for them. It was late in February, 1988. We were in college. As mid-term exams were pressing on my schedule, I received a phone call fr...

  • In and Out of the Quad Cities - What We Learned In and Out of the Quad Cities – What We Learned

    Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall What We Learned Learning is a critical component of life. Lifestyle gurus tell us; folks with a plan for continuous intellectual growth occupy the ranks of the happiest and healthiest folks on the planet. Furthermore, those who share this psychological...

  • A Word on Developmental Psychology and Self-Esteem A Word on Developmental Psychology and Self-Esteem

    By Ashton Brunn Augustana College Student Intern Child Abuse Council It is commonly stated that self-esteem is the greatest gift that a parent can give to a child, and considering how society is today, this has never been more true. To truly succeed in a world where only the best students get ...

  • National Sweet Potato Month National Sweet Potato Month

    By Janet Macon MS, RD, LD Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (563) 324-9948 jmacon@hy-vee.com February marks National Sweet Potato Month; enjoy these super spud ideas from your Hy-Vee dietitians. Select and store sweet potatoes • For the best flavor, choose sweet potatoes that are firm and do ...