Archive for July, 2013
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Having Multiple Wills
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford James and Linda created their first wills when their family was young, primarily naming guardians to care for their children and to make sure their financial assets would provide for their children. Over the years, they updated the document to reflec...
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Grandparenting is Great!
By Bob Morrison and Mary Huebbe Marketing & Development Director Ridgecrest Village If you have grandchildren, or even great-grandchildren, you can relate to my feelings about grandparenting. We have three grandsons who are adorable. I always wondered why seniors carry around pictures of their ...
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Sandwiched, Part 3
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home The previous two articles in this series have ties to the “Sandwich Generation:” those who are sandwiched between caring for a parent (or other relative) and caring for (or financially supporting) their children. As more and more A...
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A “complaint” I thought I would never hear
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes ... But fortunately I have the solution Just when you think you heard it all, you realize you didn’t hear it all. Here’s what I mean. At one of my “Meet the Builder” sessions in Davenport recently, I met a recent buyer of a Dan Dolan home. In fact, she an...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Dan Adams Here we go again, another fantastic July in the Quad- Cities. Many things are happening, and for a great local list, check out our calendar page at 50pluslife.com. This July is something special for me, a certain someone I know turns 50 and can finally pick up our magazine as a ...
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It’s Summer – a “Hot” Time for Lyme Disease
By Julie Suchanek, MBA, MT (ASCP) Metropolitan Medical Laboratory, PLC As you enjoy being outdoors this summer, it may surprise you to know that the blacklegged (deer) tick is well established in Iowa and Illinois. Infected ticks can transmit Lyme disease, as well as many other illnesses, typica...
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Hilltop Campus Village – What’s New in the Neighborhood?
With so many new businesses popping up in the Hilltop Campus Village, we decided to do some introductions to let all of you know what great business have recently joined us. New development such as the Harrison Lofts, as well as preservation of places like The Bishop’s House is the focus of this g...
