Archive for August, 2013

  • Ask the Audiologist - Do I need new hearing aids? Ask the Audiologist – Do I need new hearing aids?

    By Rachel King, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. The purchase of hearing aids and audiology services is an investment in your ability to hear and communicate with those around you. Like most other electronic devices, hearing aids do eventually wear out and need to be replaced. How do yo...

  • In and Out of the Quad-Cities: We’re Getting Cranky In and Out of the Quad-Cities: We’re Getting Cranky

    Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall We’re Getting Cranky – Homemade Ice Cream’s Impact on Global Piece (of Pie) You folks have no idea of the painstaking process we use in planning out these Pulitzer Prize-less bits of Journalistic puttering. To give you an idea, this month we her...

  • A Hundred Years… A Million Changes A Hundred Years… A Million Changes

    By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home We’ve probably all said something like this at one time or another: “Gosh, I haven’t seen Joe in a hundred years!” Whether you think a hundred years is a long time or merely a blip in the big picture, one thing is certain: a lot...

  • Seniors, you can still take advantage of the Davenport Now tax rebate program.  Seniors, you can still take advantage of the Davenport Now tax rebate program.

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Thanks to Davenport Now, buyers of new homes can still receive $7,000, $9,000 or more in cash to offset the cost of their new home in Davenport. And depending on the price of the home purchased, that amount could even be more than that. You can elect to take the fun...

  • “Affordable” Care Act - A Real Misnomer “Affordable” Care Act – A Real Misnomer

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was initially passed into law in 2010, with various provisions gradually phasing in over the years. January 1, 2014 is an important date for implementation of this...

  • On the Go With Joe Hutter On the Go With Joe Hutter

    Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter The Mississippi Valley Fair is over and Senior Day was a success. It was great to see the members of Plus 60 Club, United Health, Mediacom, CASI, Quad-City Times, S.A.L.T. (Seniors And Law enforcement Together) and other groups that w...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Davenport, Iowa Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Davenport, Iowa Office

    By Linda Clayton-Powell Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND US (BECAUSE WE MAKE IT EASY) If you have read anything about Social Security in recent years, then you probably know that our most convenient office location is wherever you happen to be — than...

  • Max’s Musings Max’s Musings

    By Max Molleston While those of us involved in reading poetry have certain favorites, they may be dead. That’s right, dead! Most of the poetry we are involved with nowadays is done by people within our memory, or within reach of our bookshelves or those at the bookstore or library we frequent....