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  • Ask the Audiologist Ask the Audiologist

    Do I need one or two hearing aids if I have hearing loss in both ears? By Ali Carmichael, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. You just got back from the audiologist and they told you that you have a hearing loss in both ears, now what? The first step to determining what the best treatment plan is f...

  • Social Security and OIG Held 5th Annual National Slam the Scam Day Social Security and OIG Held 5th Annual National Slam the Scam Day

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor The following article appeared in a recent press release by Mark Hinkle, Social Security Press Officer. Considering its appropriateness, I thought it worth republishing here: The Social Security Administration an...

  • The Scale Isn’t Always the Truth The Scale Isn’t Always the Truth

    By Logan Anderson, BA, CPT, CIFT Owner of All Strong Fitness LLC A weight scale can be your best friend, or your worst enemy. One week you are down 3 pounds, and the next week, you’ve gained it all back...What’s going on here? You have seemingly done everything right and it seems like the scal...

  • Kari’s Kitchen Kari’s Kitchen

    Slow Cooker Pulled Pork 1/2 onion, finely chopped (optional) 3/4 cup ketchup 3 tbsp. tomato paste 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 1 tsp. paprika 1 tsp. garlic powder 1 tsp. mustard powder 1 tsp. cumin 1 (3- to 4-lb.) pork shoulder, trimmed of excess fat Buns, for se...

  • APRIL 2024 Clinton and Scott County Meal Site noon meals APRIL 2024 Clinton and Scott County Meal Site noon meals

    All meal inquiries call 1-855-410-6222 Cancellations ONLY call 563-484-3108 Mealsites are now open. Please call for required reservations 1-2 days in advance. Contact your Community Café or call 563-484-3108 Site listings: Cumberland House 332-9339, Edgewater on Third 484-3108, Eldridge 285-...

  • April Is for Diamonds April Is for Diamonds

    By Eloise Graham Diamond is the birthstone The gem diamond is the birthstone for April. Chemically speaking, it is merely a piece of carbon whose atoms are arranged in a diamond cubic. A big chunk of black coal is also chemically carbon but with a different structure to the atoms. Russia mines ...

  • Aging and You Aging and You

    Thrive, not just Survive By Julie Arndt Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village For the most part we have been fortunate to enjoy a relatively mild winter this year, yet the promise of warm rains and the smell of spring keeps many who have been homebound and isolated focused on better days ahe...

  • Ask the Audiologist Ask the Audiologist

    Taking Care of Little Ears: Helping Children with Hearing Loss By Kevin Kock, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. To help a child grow and develop, their ability to hear plays a crucial role in their journey. As parents and grandparents, you care deeply about the well-being and success of your chil...