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Religious Holidays in April
By Eloise Graham April 10 - Mahavir Jayanti which is the celebration of the birth of Lord Jayanti, the 24th Tirthankara in Jainism. Jainism is an ancient Indian non-theism religion. Non-theism means there is not a belief in a god or creator. They believe in reincarnation. April 12 - Memorial of Je...
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Calendar of Events | MARCH 2025
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Beware the Ides of March
By Eloise Graham Julius Caesar was warned about the Ides of March. In 44 BC he was launching a series of political and social reforms. He was assassinated on March 15. This event has been immortalized by William Shakespeare in his play Julius Caesar. Below are some of the other events that happene...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
Random Thoughts and Comments By Eloise Graham The other day I heard someone mention she had the common cold. Is there an uncommon cold? Just wondering. So I looked up common cold. Johns Hopkins medicine says that the common cold may include a stuffy, runny nose, scratchy, tickly throat, watery eye...
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How Much Annual Income Can Your Retirement Portfolio Provide?
By Craig Schillig, FSCP, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Your retirement lifestyle will depend not only on your assets and investment choices, but also on how quickly you draw down your retirement portfolio. The annual percentage that you take out of your portfolio, whether from ...
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Plan Now for How to Use Your Tax Refund
By Barb Wollan Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Health and Human Sciences Specialist Iowans who are expecting a sizable income tax refund have choices about how to use that money, says Barb Wollan, a human sciences specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. “Keep...
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Your Advocacy Connection
We Solve Long-Term Care Problems What Is Your Plan B? By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Benefits Advocate Most older individuals and their families have a Plan A. What happens when Plan A does not work out as you had hoped? How fast can you pivot to a Plan B if Plan A no lon...
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Just Saying…
Born of the Storm: Maybe QC Jones has been Struck By Q.C. Jones March marks the beginning of spring for our beloved Quad-Cities. When I think of Spring I am magically, perhaps even magnetically attracted to the power of the weather events punctuating the launch of summer. Spring and summer thunder...
