Archive for News
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Rock Island, Illinois Office
By Christina Vital Manager Rock Island Social Security office MEDICARE PART B DEADLINE APPROACHING If you didn’t sign up for Medicare Part B medical insurance when you first became eligible for Medicare, you now have an opportunity to apply — but time is running out. The deadline for ...
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March Calendar of Events
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association – A new support group is being planned. At the initial meeting the goal was to give everyone a chance to meet one another and to lay the foundation for the group going forward. The long range goal is to give partici...
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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 Driving Retirement At some point in the future, you may decide to hang up your keys. How will you know? Is that one of those things you just decide it’s time? Or will a family member, health care professi...
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The Radio that Reads
Are you, or someone you know, visually impaired or otherwise handicapped, making it difficult to read the newspaper and stay connected to the news of the community? That doesn't need to happen! Contact APRIS, the Augustana Public Radio Information Service, without delay! What is APRIS? APRIS is ...
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Libraries Lend eBooks, too!
Information from Rock Island Public Library With all the news about eBooks, many wonder how digital reading affects libraries. The truth is that libraries are a part of the digital world, offering downloadable books to patrons as an additional choice. eBooks and audio titles join the many great ...
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Calendar of Events – February 2012
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association A new Support Group for dementia care partners – A new support group is being planned. At the initial meeting the goal was to give everyone a chance to meet one another and to lay the foundation for the group going ...
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On the Go With Joe Hutter
Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter It might be a new year, but scams are still with us. We all have to remember that if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Recently Sheriff Dennis Conard released information on a scam about a letter being sent to...
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January is Glaucoma Awareness Month
By Nikhil Wagle Eye Surgeons Associates In the U.S., more than two million individuals are estimated to be living with glaucoma, and that number is expected to increase by 50 percent, to more than three million, by 2020. Glaucoma is an eye disease typically characterized by elevated pressure ...
