Archive for History
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Is August the Dog Days of Summer?
By Eloise Graham The Dog Days of Summer “The Dog Days of Summer” definition by Merrimack-Webster says that the “dog days” is a period of time between early/mid-July to early September. This is the time of hot, sultry weather in the Northern Hemisphere. A second definition states a period...
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Calendar of Events | July 2019
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Veterans Experience Action Center July 19 & 20, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. each day. St. Ambrose University, Wellness & Rec. Center, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport. Parking off W. Lombard. The most comprehensive Veteran services event in the region. The Quad C...
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Freedom is Not Free
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.”………Franklin D. Roosevelt I have fond childhood memories of spending on the 4rth of July with my family. My dad loved to barbecue so he would fire up the grill on our patio and usually co...
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Mouth Watering Goodness
By John & Joan Maxwell Cinnamon Ridge Farms Fresh squeaky cheese curds, cheesy lasagna, an ice cream cone—what makes your mouth water? Every day, twice a day, our high-producing milk cows at Cinnamon Ridge Dairy look forward to a delicious banquet of TMR (total mix ration) designed just for ...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston This is July and I am going to dedicate this Muse to the women who are 50 Plusers. This poetry is from that book I neglected for fifteen years, and discovered, and am thankful to have it this month, or subsequent months should I choose. The dedication is about what young girls did ...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Eloise Graham The Quad City Senior Olympics celebrated its 29th Anniversary last month. I participated in the Senior Olympics last month. It was the 29th year for the event here in the Quad Cities. I entered in the literary venue. I do write this column almost every month, but I don’t reall...
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Some July Trivia
By Eloise Graham July is the seventh month of the year. It is the fourth month to have 31 days. The birthstone is the ruby, a brilliant red gemstone. The ruby symbolizes love, passion and energy. Early pagan cultures believed that rubies had power over life. The name is derived from the Latin word...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston In our last contact I said, see if what we come up with in June suits us, always a dangerous suggestion from a writer. This June holds key military decisions that pushed to end WWII. Seventy-five years in our past was a launch, literally, onto points on the French coastline, contro...
