Archive for July, 2012
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Ask the Audiologist – What should you do if you have sudden hearing loss?
By Janet Liddicoat, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. Many people with sudden hearing loss realize it when they wake up. It may occur in one ear or both but it is more common in one ear. There is not always a known cause to why your hearing suddenly disappeared. There are two different t...
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Is this a good time to put my home on the market, or should I wait for a better time?
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes The questions that I get from potential home buyers at my weekend open houses are an outstanding barometer of what’s on the mind of consumers relative to their home buying outlook and intentions. Sometimes the questions relate to financing. Or to construction tren...
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On the Go With Joe Hutter
Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter Welcome to summer, even though we never had a winter! I’m going to bounce around this month in this article. Many of us live alone, and we have or have started to think of having that small dog or cat for company. The Attorney ...
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Ella’s Kitchen
Summertime, a great time for family picnics and family reunions. It made me get nostalgic for some of the old homestyle recipes. I ran across a cookbook of my mother’s with recipes from a Mom ‘n Pop eatery in Wichita, Kansas back in the early 1960s. Hope you enjoy the selection…and maybe some ...
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Davenport, Iowa Office
By Karen Cole Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa GET YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY STATEMENT ONLINE If you would like to get a Social Security Statement, which provides estimates of your future benefits, it is now available online at www.socialsecurity.gov. “Our new online Soci...
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Health Minute with CASI – The Amazing Brain – Part 3
This month we continue a discussion of the Central Nervous System which we began in our May issue. The Central Nervous System includes the brain and spinal cord. Corticospinal or Pyramidal The area has been named “pyramidal” since it crosses through the medulla. Nerve fibers originate in ...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER – Lessons from Seussical
By Dan Adams Lessons from Seussical I have to admit, when I dropped my daughter off at the Center for Living Arts, I thought "what on earth can these 24 kids accomplish in only 10 days of the summer?" As I finished my short drive to our office, three blocks away in downtown Rock Island, I al...
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July Dates and Facts
By Eloise Graham July’s birthstone is the ruby, so named because of its red color. The word “ruby” is derived from the Latin word “ruber” meaning red. The ruby is considered one of the four precious stones, together with the sapphire, the emerald, and the diamond. July’s flow...
