Archive for Featured
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THE TWELVE SITES OF SOCIAL SECURITY
By Cristina Vital Social Security Manager Rock Island Social Security Office Back by popular demand is our holiday favorite, “The Twelve Sites of Social Security.” It’s inspired by the popular traditional holiday song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” a holiday favorite since 1780....
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Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus
Every December 24, millions of people are visited by a short, fat guy in a red suit. Where did he come from, why does he do it, and how does he accomplish this seemingly impossible task? My research reveals that the original St. Nicholas lived in southwestern Turkey in the 4th century. As the bishop...
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November Calendar of Events
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association – Learn about signs and symptoms, stages, diagnosis, treatment and care of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Get support from our 24/7 Helpline, www.alz.org 1-800-272-3900, or local address and phone: 2208 E. 52nd S...
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Busy Moments in the Month of October
By Eloise Graham Oct. 1: 1944 – the Library of Congress displayed tintypes of the first World Series of 1903 Oct. 2: 1908 – Henry Ford introduced the Model T 1924- President James Carter was born in Plains, Georgia 1933 – The five-day workweek was officially sanc...
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Reflections of Autumn
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “It was October again ... a glorious October, all red and gold, with mellow mornings when the alleys were filled with delicate mists as if the spirit of autumn had poured them in for the sun to drain---amethyst, pearl, silver, rose and smoke-blue. The dews were s...
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October Calendar of Events
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association – Learn about signs and symptoms, stages, diagnosis, treatment and care of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Get support from our 24/7 Helpline, www.alz.org 1-800-272-3900, or local address and phone: 2208 E. 52nd ...
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September is National Cholesterol Education Month
Submitted by Terry Masek, SPHR Metropolitan Medical Laboratory, PLC Do you know your cholesterol levels and do you know your risk of developing heart disease? You are often told how to improve your health through advertising, by your doctors, by your family, through articles in health-relate...
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In Honor of Grandparents’ Day
To help celebrate Grandparents’ Day on Sunday, September 7, here are some words of wisdom or little anecdotes. Can you relate to any of these? It’s amazing how grandparents seem so young once you become one. Grandpa is there to help the child get into mischief they haven’t thought of yet...
