Archive for December, 2014
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What a home buyer taught me about a Reverse Mortgage for Purchase and saving over $50,000 a year in independent living costs.
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Once again, I learned a lot from a home buyer. Those of you who read my column in this publication may recall that my weekend “Meet the Builder” open houses are a constant source of information for me. It’s my best source of consumer research and has led to som...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston We can wish on the new year, and we can write down what we want to get done in this time. We 50+ers and our cohorts want some things to take place in the years span. We can attempt to make it happen, can hope to shape the future, those futures that concern us. A pastor in Ne...
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Who is the HBA?
The HBA is short for the Hilltop Business Association. The HBA was organized as a 501 C6 organization for the purpose of administering the Self Supported Municipal Improvement District granted by the State of Iowa and City of Davenport. The SSMID was implemented in 1996 after discussions and local...
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Sex – Positive Parenting
Positive Parenting By Sarah Evans Family Support Worker Child Abuse Council “A sex-positive child is safe, protected, and knows about consent and boundaries. They have access to accurate and age-appropriate information about reproductive biology as well as the emotional and social realities...
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Laughter is the Best Medicine – Really, It Is.
By Terry Masek, SPHR Human Resources Officer Metropolitan Medical Laboratory, PLC Humor is infectious. The sound of a good belly laugh is far more contagious than any cough, sniffle or sneeze. Laughter is strong medicine for your mind, as well as your body. Humor and laughter can trigger health...
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Your Advocacy Connection
Offering Comprehensive Long Term Care Solutions and Patient Advocacy By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions New Years Resolutions Each New Year brings another opportunity to start afresh...to resolve to change and improve something in our lives. Most Americans make some form of New Year...
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Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau celebrates 25 marvelous years in 2015
This year marks the 25th anniversary of a regional effort to market the Quad Cities as a single destination when the Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau was officially formed in 1990. The bureau resulted from the merger of the former Davenport Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, t...
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January, the Month of New Beginnings and Transitions
By Eloise Graham Editor-in-Chief January is named after the Roman god, Janus. He is the god of beginnings and transitions. The name itself has its beginnings in Roman mythology. The Latin word for door is janua and January is the door to the year. Some Interesting Firsts or Transi...
