Archive for September, 2012

  • PUBLISHER’S CORNER - Optimism: Should We Complain or Be Grateful? PUBLISHER’S CORNER – Optimism: Should We Complain or Be Grateful?

    By Eloise Graham Next month is a big election. According to the polls, one half of the country will be happy about the outcome, and the other half will not. But we, as individuals and as a country, must keep moving forward. We can be grateful that we are allowed to go to the polls to plac...

  • Tackling Difficult Topics with Your Children Tackling Difficult Topics with Your Children

    By Amy Alvarez, MSW Program Manager Mississippi Valley Child Protection Center Child Abuse Council As a parent and/or role model in the life of a child, it is our responsibility to teach our children right from wrong, not to talk to strangers and to look before crossing the street. We teach...

  • Max’s Musings Max’s Musings

    By Max Molleston Although I do not focus on lifestyle, lives and styles of poetry and poets have been subject to more scrutiny than their poems over time. I want to reflect on our lifestyles some, for your October column of Max’s Musings. Late summer, I was in a bookstore to search out and pur...

  • Your Advocacy Connection – How the Red Flags Can Bond a Family Your Advocacy Connection – How the Red Flags Can Bond a Family

    By Julie Arndt GolderCare Solutions Offering Comprehensive Long Term Care Solutions and Patient Advocacy I am the youngest of six. For those of you who endure this lovely place in the family line, you know your voice is often not heard. I have multiple healthcare professionals in my family, ...

  • Ask the Audiologist - Why do hearing aids cost so much? Ask the Audiologist – Why do hearing aids cost so much?

    By Margaret Christiansen, AU.D, CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. Why do hearing aids cost so much? Getting hearing aids is a big decision. Not only do they have a big effect on your enjoyment of life and your relationships with others, they are also a substantial purchase. There are a numbe...

  • The Empty Chair... and Hearing Loss The Empty Chair… and Hearing Loss

    By Dr. Molly Parker Audiologist Parker Audiology, PC Much has been made of the Empty Chair Speech by Clint Eastwood recently. People with hearing loss sometimes feel like an empty chair…they are there but not really there. We all have days where we feel like circumstances drive us, and we no...

  • October – The Days are Getting Shorter October – The Days are Getting Shorter

    By Eloise Graham As we enter into the last quarter of the year, our hours of sunlight decrease. Sunrise on October 1 is 7 a.m. and sunset, 6:43 p.m. That gives us 11 hours and 43 minutes of sunlight. But, by October 31, we only have 10 hours and 23 minutes. On that day, sunrise is at 7:34 a.m. a...

  • Gold Star Families Help Honor Flight! Gold Star Families Help Honor Flight!

    By Bob Morrison Development Director of Ridgecrest Village The 20th Honor Flight of the Quad-Cities was on September 20, 2012. More than 1,900 WWII Veterans have benefited from this free trip to see their memorial. Earlier this year, the board decided Korean War-time Veterans are also invited t...