Archive for July, 2012

  • Walk This Way Party Kick Off Bix 7

    Information from Genesis Health System The Quad-City Times Bix 7 is more than a grueling road race that attracts runners from all over the world. The Bix is also one of the best parties of the summer, starting with the Walk This Way event on Thursday night before the Bix. Walk This Way is set fo...

  • Your Advocacy Connection Your Advocacy Connection

    By Julie Arndt GolderCare Solutions Offering Comprehensive Care and Financial Advocacy Advocacy is an act or process supporting a cause or proposal, according to Webster’s Dictionary. Some people think of political advocates when they think of advocacy. Others think in terms of a patient a...

  • Fear and Greed Index Fear and Greed Index

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Really – what makes today’s stock and mutual fund markets so volatile? We hear about lots of influences that cause the stock market to bounce all over the place. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial A...

  • Remembering Well Remembering Well

    By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home As a young teenager, I longed for the freedom to drive the car. Growing up in a small town, there wasn’t always a lot to do; by the time I turned 16 and had my driver’s license, I was certain that there was a whole new world to explore....

  • Be Sun-Sensible This Summer

    Information from Genesis Health System Genesis Cancer Care Institute suggests a simple routine to protect your skin and limit your risk of skin cancer during the sunny summer season. "Slip! Slop! Slap! ... and Wrap" It may not be practical or fun to avoid the sunlight entirely, but there...

  • Intouch Adult Day Veterans share stories and experiences

    By Pam Berenger Community Liaison Intouch Adult Day and Home Care Services The sights of a cloudless night sky dotted with men on gliders floating off course and of bodies floating off one of Normandy’s beaches, killed not by an enemy bullet, but by the weight of their waterlogged and over...

  • It’s Motorcycle Season

    By Debra Carney Driver License Supervisor Office of Driver Services Davenport, Iowa NEWS FOR YOU.... from the Iowa Iowa Department of Transportation Motorcycles have been a part of transportation for a very long time. They were once a more prevalent form of transportation, until autom...

  • How About Those Over-The-Counter Readers? How About Those Over-The-Counter Readers?

    By Lisa Brothers Arbisser, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates The eye is capable of changing its refraction (the ability to bend light to focus an image). When light enters the eye, the crystalline lens behind the pupil is partially responsible for focusing light on the retina, the layer of nerve cel...