Archive for April, 2012
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IRA Contribution Amounts
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor The maximum amount you can contribute to a traditional IRA or Roth IRA in 2012 remains at $5,000 (or 100 percent of your earned income, if less), unchanged from 2011. The maximum catch-up contribution for those...
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The Ration Stamp – PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Dee Deuth, CSA Weerts Funeral Home SPRING! It’s the time of renewal and the rebirth of nature. A time for warm breezes, the smell of newly turned earth, rain and the first brave flowers peeking through to greet the sunshine and you. I recall the story my mother’s friend told of her e...
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On the Go With Joe Hutter
Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter Whenever people are having financial problems, especially with the home foreclosures that we see today, there is always a scam somewhere. After a tornado, flood, or hurricane, people come to help. The help is not always true help. Ma...
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April Dates and Facts
By Eloise Graham April - a month in spring! This year, we have had spring-like weather in February. I hope April will not disappoint us. April is a new beginning, a chance to look forward to more leisure time. But, April is also a busy time, preparing yards, gardens, decks, maybe summer cabins,...
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Seniors can live in their “dream home” without expensive monthly fees…a moderate one-time down payment does it
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes The need for more senior housing in the Quad-Cities and across the nation continues unabated. Nationally, some 10,000 seniors join the retirement pool daily, and for many that means a beginning or ongoing search for a change in housing that meets their new lifestyle...
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Parenting, Again
By Pam Haumann Director of Programs Child Abuse Council When parents are unable to raise their own children, grandparents often times step up and assume that responsibility. You might ask, why? Grandparents assume the role of parent in an effort to keep their family together and their gra...
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Health Minute With CASI – Hypertension
Blood pressure is expressed by two different numbers. The higher number represents Systolic blood pressure, which is the pressure in the arteries when the heart actively pumps blood. The second value is for diastolic pressure, which is the artery pressure when the heart is relaxed. Normal systolic b...
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PACT (Parenting All Children Together)
By Marissa Bloom Iowa State University Extension Scott County On April 3, Iowa State University Extension of Scott County, Lutheran Social Services of Iowa and Genesis Bright Beginnings will sponsor the parenting support and education program PACT (Parenting All Children Together) for an eight ...
