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  • Plan Now for How to Use Your Tax Refund 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...

  • Your Advocacy Connection 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...

  • Just Saying... 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...

  • A Pause for Poetry A Pause for Poetry

    By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles.       River of Life On the river of life we all ride, The currents cannot be denied. The water courses by us so fast, We wonder how long we will last. The river draws deep, it draws low, It draws every one of us in i...

  • Cultural Connections with Food Cultural Connections with Food

    By Hannah Anderson MA, RDN, LDN, CLS Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (515) 695-3602     hannah.anderson1@hy-vee.com Food is a connector—it nourishes, brings people together and unites cultures. In March we celebrate National Nutrition Month,  an annual campaign from the Academy of Nutrition and ...

  • Ask the Audiologist Ask the Audiologist

    Apple Airpods and Your Hearing By Laura Schroeder, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. Apple made headlines last fall with the introduction of three new features in their AirPods Pro 2: Hearing Protection, Hearing Test, and Hearing Aids. Hearing Protection helps shield your hearing from sustained n...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Davenport, Iowa Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Davenport, Iowa Office

    By Pam Shaw Social Security District Manager Davenport Social Security Office SOCIAL SECURITY AND SCAM AWARENESS Social Security imposter scams continue to be widespread across the United States. Scammers use tactics to deceive you into providing sensitive information or money. If you receive ...

  • Aging and You Aging and You

    Ladies of Eastridge By Julie Arndt Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village Community is defined in many ways. I have written about the benefits of community and was delighted to see community personified last month when a group of ladies and one gentleman threw a party helping a fellow resident ...