Archive for March, 2016
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Hy-Vee’s One Step Program Gives Back
By Kara Zigament, RD, LD Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (563) 264-2420 kzigament@hy-vee.com The mission of One Step is simple - to offer customers a selection of everyday products and donate a portion of those proceeds to relevant, worthy causes. As part of Hy-Vee’s mission to make live...
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It’s April. Do You Know Where Your Tax Return Is?
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home I think it usually goes something like this: If you expect a refund from the IRS, you file your tax return just as blazing fast as you can possibly once you have all of your W-2s and 1099s and such; and, if you owe money back to the IRS, you...
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Just Saying…
By Q.C. Jones Just the Facts, Ma’am Dumb, de, dumb, dumb… Dumb, de, dumb, dumb…. Dummmmmb. “Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent.” Some things are omnipresent; the sun, the blue sky, the seasons. Omnipres...
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Do You Want to be “Fine”?
By Karen McCoy Marketing Director Ridgecrest Village When someone asks you how you are today, do you reply with the usual answer, “I’m Fine”? That seems to be how most people respond to the question. There is a saying that says: Men, if your wife says she’s “fine” watch out, she...
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Planning With Retirement Assets
By Ryan Denman Duffy Law Office Duffy Law Office is a member of the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys. For many of us, our retirement fund is our largest single asset. It could be an IRA, a 401(k), 403(b), or other qualified plan. Retirement assets require careful considera...
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I Bet You Didn’t Know – Cool Facts About the Human Body
Scientists say the higher your I.Q., the more you dream. The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm. You use 200 muscles to take one step. The average woman is five inches shorter than the average man. Your big toes have two bones each while ...
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Gardening is Good for You!
By Mary Schricker Gemberling I have never questioned why I garden, but I do know that the benefits, both mental and physical, are far reaching. “We come from the earth, we return to the earth, and in between we garden.” As I write this article on a sunny mid-March day, I am ea...
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A Garden For Humanity
– Author Unknown Plant three rows of peas: 1. Peace of mind 2. Peace of heart 3. Peace of soul Plant four rows of squash: 1. Squash gossip 2. Squash indifference 3. Squash grumbling 4. Squash selfishness Plant four rows of lettuce: 1. Lettuce be faithful 2. Lettuce be kind 3. Le...
