Archive for News
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The Marketplace
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor This is the name “The Marketplace” given to the state insurance exchanges mandated by the Health Care Reform Act passed into law in 2010. Provisions of the Affordable Care law require states to establish In...
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Rock Island, Illinois Office
By Cristina Vital Manager Rock Island Social Security office ON COLUMBUS DAY, DISCOVER NEW SOCIAL SECURITY SERVICES ONLINE In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That may be a rhyme you remember from grade school when learning about Christopher Columbus and his vo...
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On the Go With Joe Hutter
Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter September was a busy month for seniors. Many of you went to the Senior Voice Program at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds and the Senior Expo at the Waterfront Convention Center. There are many good programs for seniors throughout t...
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A Landscape Oddity
By Mary Schricker Gemberling As I sit on my screened porch on this crisp fall evening and gaze at the field to the West, I am reminded of the dichotomy of the scenery. The land, resplendent with vibrant black eyed susans bordering acres of corn and soybeans is shadowed by towering wind mills. ...
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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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NEWS FOR YOU… from the Iowa Department of Transportation
By Debra Carney Driver License Supervisor, Office of Driver Services Davenport, Iowa The Iowa Department of Transportation is offering many of its services on line. In addition to obtaining information about what you need to get a license or where to go for a license, there are also a number ...
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What’s New with Whooping Cough (Pertussis)?
By Julie Suchanek, MBA, MT (ASCP) Metropolitan Medical Laboratory, PLC Whooping cough – also called pertussis – is a highly contagious and very serious respiratory infection caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis or Bordetella parapertussis. What’s new with whooping cough? In 2...
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Rock Island, Illinois Office
By Cristina Vital Manager Rock Island Social Security office (WE DON’T NEED TO) SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER Summertime is over, and it is time to face the fall. Hopefully, your family has enjoyed a nice vacation, and you have had your share of fun in the sun. You may even reminisce about the ...
