Archive for Personal Growth
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Peaks and Valleys
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home British author G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) once noted, “One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.” Not withstanding Chesterton’s prose, mountaintop views can be positively breathtaking; mountaintop ex...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston You may know by now that I put in about 30 years of radio and television broadcasting, reporting farm market prices and situations in agriculture and agribusiness. I continue to listen to radio programs on the farm scene. A very early warmth this year brought, among other topics...
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Meet Roma Taylor
Honorary Survivor Chair for the 2012 Susan G. Komen Quad-Cities Race for the Cure As a nurse and oldest girl from a family of 13 kids, Davenport’s Roma Taylor is the big sister that her siblings turn to when they had troubles. In May of 2003, at the age of 47, Roma went in for her routine...
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In and Out of the Quad-Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Gail and Toni’s Retreat The hustle and bustle of daily life, the constant drone of a TV, quick trips to the store, a cell phone call from the doctor’s office, running the dry cleaning down to Burke’s – the joys of living the Good Life. Whether ...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER: Joining the 50+ Club
By Mike Mickle I have arrived! I am now officially part of the 50+ club. I arrived in March, and my friends were sure to let everyone know. A trio of trouble-makers entered my yard in the dark of night, placing signs that said, “Happy 50th Birthday, Mike” EVERYWHERE. They placed other de...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston In May, many new ideas emerge as Spring takes hold. April showers bring May flowers, a statement on nature we recall and repeat, seasonally. Nature blossoms through May, ending just in time for Memorial Day, or "decoration day" as some of us call visits to our forbearers’ grave...
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We can learn a lot from a tree
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Amid the monuments and the towering mature trees along a pleasant knoll at Oakdale Memorial Gardens, I had the privilege to share a few words with the family at a recent graveside service. The setting was beautiful. Nearby, an age-old...
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In and Out of the Quad-Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall On the Road Again Since Biblical Times, road trips have held significance. Father Abraham saw Ur in the rear view way back in Genesis. Saul had a revelation on the road to Damascus. Bob Hope and Bing Crosby took Dorothy Lamar on seven road trips in t...
