Archive for Humor
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Look for the Fun in Life
By Diana Spranger, R.N. Administrator Bettendorf Health Care The month of July has arrived once again, and it’s truly beginning to feel as though summer is here. We had plenty of rain in June, and with lots of warm nights, “can’t you just hear that corn growing?” That’s what my dad ...
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In and Out of the Quad-Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Remember Those Summer Family Reunions First you combine ants (and aunties), uncles, cousins by the dozens and an occasional case of poison ivy with deviled eggs and cold friend chicken. Then you add a dash of sweltering heat and a teaming mess of slobb...
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July Dates and Facts – Taxes, War Dates and Wacky Celebrations
By Eloise Graham Taxes July 1, 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln signed the first income tax bill, levying a 3 percent income tax on annual incomes of $600 - $10,000 and a 5 percent tax on incomes over $10,000. This fact made me inquisitive about the history of taxation in America. The fir...
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In and Out of the Quad Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Join us as we take a little trip. Nope, not a travelogue, it’s a special kind of trip – a trip back in time. Close your eyes – well not really, we want you to keep reading. We are inviting you to join us on a trip in human dimensions – a trip thro...
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In and Out of the Quad-Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Remember True Confessions Magazine? Long before The National Enquirer, People or Us Magazine adorned our checkout stand. Years before tabloid magazines provided us reports of Elvis and Marilyn frolicking on the beaches of Paraguay – True Confessions Mag...
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In and Out of the Quad-Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall A hardy, happy Spring to all of our friends out there in 50-plus land. It’s officially spring based on all the calendars. We have all sprung forward with daylight savings time. As we capture a few words on the season, the flowers are starting to poke t...
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In and Out of the Quad Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Hello Quad-Citians, your 50+ Lifestyles action reporter team Gail and Toni here; we’re doing 2011 in review. The rundown: New Year’s Eve, snow, cold snow, white fluffy snow, frostbite flavored snow, record breaking snow, Martin Luther King Day snow,...
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In and Out of the Quad Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall They say you are what you eat, and after the past few weeks of soaking up a QCA January, we’re feeling like we’ve been on a steady diet of ice cubes and popsicles. We’ve endured snow, sleet, hail, subzero weather and all the nastiness old Mother ...
