The One Ingredient Label You Have Never Read… And Should!
You Probably Know What’s In Your Kids’ Peanut Butter, But Do YouKnow What’s In Their Toothpaste?
Most parents are careful about learning what’s in the stuff their kids eat and drink. They avoid artificial dyes, preservatives, chemicals, and sweeteners. Yet ask just about any of those same folks if they have ever looked at what is in their toothpaste and you’ll likely get blank stares.
Considering the fact that children – and adult...
New Ground Announces “Sudden Theatre”
New Ground Theatre’s next production of “Sudden Theatre” will take place at 7 pm on February 18th. In “Sudden Theatre” plays are written a...Distinguished Finalist Honor Bestowed on QC Youth Volunteers
A school fitness and nutrition program. A campaign to make personal care kits for families in transition out of homeless shelters. 25 ha...
QCA Today: February 8, 2012
This feature collects articles published online by the following Quad Cities-area media outlets: Quad-City Times , Rock Island Argus / Moline Dispatch , River Cities' Reader , and WQAD. It also includes items from the Des Moines Register 's "Iowa Politics Insider" and the State Journal-Register 's "The Dome."
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How Public-Safety Pensions Are Increasing Your Taxes
State public-employee pension systems are grossly underfunded in general and are financial time bombs for most states. According to the 2010 paper “Are State Public Pensions Sustainable?”, 31 state pension systems will run out of money by 2030 at current benefit and funding levels. (Illinois top...
“Get Outdoors” Day Planned
On Saturday, February 18 from 1:00 - 4:00 P.M. Scott County Park (Whispering Pines Shelter) will be hosting a “Get Outdoors” Day. Come join Wapsi River Center naturalists to explore and enjoy a few healthy, winter recreational activities like cross-country skiing, snowshoeing (please bring wi...
White Rose play at GAHC
Davenport- The reader’s theater play “The White Rose: A True Story of Freedom in Nazi Germany” by Josephine Cripps will be performed on Saturday February 11th at 1:30pm with a second performance at 3:00pm. The play is directed by Nathan Porteshawver and has a cast of local actors who tell the ...
