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September Is the Sapphire Month
By Eloise Graham The birthstone for September is the gemstone sapphire. Chemically speaking, a sapphire is the mineral corundum which consists of aluminum oxide ( Al2 O3 ) and trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, cobalt, lead, chromium, vanadium, magnesium, boron and silicon. ...
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It’s Tomato Time! Enjoy the Best of Fresh & Canned
By Hannah Anderson MA, RDN, LDN, CLS Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (515) 695-3602 hannah.anderson1@hy-vee.com Tomatoes are the quintessential summer fruit. Yes, in the botanical world, they are fruit (flowers and seeds), but they are commonly known as vegetables. Beyond the identity crisis,...
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Davenport, Iowa Office
By Pam Shaw Social Security District Manager Davenport Social Security Office COMBATING ELDER ABUSE Elder abuse is the intentional mistreatment or harming of an adult over age 60. This abuse can take many forms – physical, emotional, sexual, and financial exploitation, as well as neglect. In...
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Rock Island, Illinois Office
By Cristina Vital Social Security Manager Rock Island Social Security Office HOW WE PROTECT YOU FROM MISLEADING ADVERTISING AND COMMUNICATIONS Social Security works with our Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to protect you from scams that use Social Security as bait. Section 1140 of the So...
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Calendar of Events | AUGUST 2024
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Your Advocacy Connection
We Solve Long Term Care Problems By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Benefits Advocate Is It Time to Simplify Your Life? We have all heard Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time t...
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Shots & Myths: Separating Vaccination Fact from Fiction About Vaccinations
Contributed by NCEA - National Center on Elder Abuse Vaccinations are crucial in safeguarding public health, though prevalent myths and misconceptions cause many elderly people to remain hesitant about getting vaccinated. Let's address some common concerns and separate fact from fiction to empo...
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You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know!
By Sue Fleischman Rector CASI Director of Development I find myself using that odd statement more and more in my life as I continue to be amazed at all of the things I continue to discover that I had not known. I have been associated with CASI since my Mother was involved back in the early 200...
