HILLSDALE, MICHIGAN (October 11, 2022) — Hillsdale College will host a hometown Luncheon and Lecture series at The River Center in Davenport, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 18, at 12PM. Roger Butters, Associate Professor of Economics at Hillsdale College and the Walter E Williams chair in free-market economics, will give a talk titled, “Socialism Isn’t the Solution.”

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MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 11, 2022) — Gilda’s Club is hosting a FREE educational workshop entitled “Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Making Treatment Decisions” for anyone impacted by cancer on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, 6-7:30PM, at Gilda’s Club Quad Cities Moline Clubhouse located at 600 John Deere Road, Moline, Illinois, 61265.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 11, 2022) — Junior Achievement of the Heartland is partnering with GROW Clinton to provide JA learning experiences to K-12th-grade students. Thanks to this $7,500 donation from GROW Clinton, JA curriculum will impact almost 1,200 students in the Camanche, Clinton, and Fulton communities during the 2022-2023 school year. These programs are centered on financial literacy and help students gain a strong foundation for healthy money-management skills.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 10, 2022) — SPECTRA Lives! The Quad Cities reading series, c/o The Midwest Writing Center, returns to Rozz-Tox on Thursday, October 20, at 8PM (7PM doors), to celebrate the release of Skylar Alexander’s debut poetry collection Searching for Petco, released earlier this year by the estimable Forklift Books.

FAYETTE, IOWA (October 10, 2022) — Jake Hilmer, from Walker, Iowa, and Kylie Volesky from Alburnett, Iowa, were crowned Upper Iowa University's (UIU) Homecoming King and Queen during UIU's weeklong celebration October 3-8.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 10, 2022) — Iowa Farm Bureau Federation has joined with American Specialty Health Fitness Inc to offer its members access to the 

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FAYETTE, IOWA (October 10, 2022) — Five Upper Iowa University (UIU) graduates were specially honored during the annual Alumni Awards and Honor Class Brunch as part of the University's "Peacocks Take Flight 2022" Homecoming celebration October 3-8. Being recognized for their accomplishments either professionally, as an emerging alum or through service to the University, community, or country were the following award recipients:

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 10, 2022) — Keep Iowa Beautiful and Diamond Vogel Paint are pleased to announce the 2023 Paint Iowa Beautiful program. The program provides free paint to a wide variety of community projects throughout Iowa. Administered through Keep Iowa Beautiful with the paint provided by the Diamond Vogel Paint Company.

PELLA, IOWA (October 10, 2022) — Central College hosted a research poster session for seventeen students who completed summer research.

Layken Bytnar of Bettendorf (52722) is a biology major in the class of 2024.

Lauren Wall of Donahue (52746) is a Biology major in the class of 2024.

Nikolas Zarlatanes of Taylor Ridge (61284) is a Strength and Condition major in the class of 2024.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 10, 2022) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is helping Iowans register to vote ahead of the 2022 general election. His office mailed a postcard to approximately 47,000 Iowans who are eligible to vote, but not registered. The postcard includes instructions on how to register and a QR code the recipient can use to register online.

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