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More stories from: Melissa Coulter
Quadsville bids adieu to longtime member, welcomes new recruit
ARTICLE: This week in Quadsville saw the arrival of a new member of our community and the departure of a longtime co…
Nov 15, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Take time to learn to let go
ARTICLE: "Can we have a reasoned conversation about end-of-life care?"
Sep 25, 2009 | 8:15 pm | Loading…
Applying lipstick like a Marine and other Quadsville meet-up highlights
ARTICLE: Thanks so much to all who stopped by our Quadsville meet-up/tweet-up Tuesday night at Rookie's. We had a blast. Julie Abdel-Fattah, Robbi and I gave a farewell toast to Patrick Swayze with Dirty (Dancing) Martinis. Stephanie De Pasquale a…
Sep 20, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Quadsvillagers debate school speech
ARTICLE: Marismom's post last weekend about the controversy surrounding the president's speech to schoolchildren had broken the 50 comment mark by the time Barack Obama addressed the nation's youth Tuesday morning.
Sep 13, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
First Day of School photo contest worth 1,000 words
ARTICLE: We had 26 entries in our First Day of School photo contest - all of them precious memories.
Aug 30, 2009 | 3:30 am | Loading…
Hysterics hamper discussion of health-care reform
ARTICLE: My first indication that things were going to get ugly in the health care reform debate came on July 24. Naturally, it arrived in my e-mail inbox.
Aug 16, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Looking for the best back-to-school outfits
ARTICLE: I still remember the outfit my mother put me in for the first day of kindergarten. In fact, I still have it (she didn't throw a darn thing out).
Aug 10, 2009 | 10:15 am | Loading…
Clinging to your clunker?
ARTICLE: Reading your comments about the Cash for Clunkers program brought back memories of my first car - a 1976 Oldsmobile Ninety-Ei…
Aug 02, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Hot deals, wheels and coffee
ARTICLE: I spent last Sunday evening poring over all the school supply sale inserts in the Sunday Quad-City Times. I came up with a strategy that would let me get everything for under $20 with trips to only two stores. My second-grader and I went Thursday and the grand total was $18.81. I saved al…
Jul 26, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Road trips, camping and other adventures
ARTICLE: I'm back from vacation and happy to report I survived two 17-hour car rides with my 7-year-old. Turns out she's a good little road-tripper as long as she has the backseat to herself.
Jul 19, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Quadsville pulls together for newcomer dealing with breast cancer
ARTICLE: I'm so proud of our Quadsville community. For a group of mostly virtual friends, they sure do take care of each other - even newcomers.
Jul 02, 2009 | 3:35 pm | Loading…
Deaths bring us together
ARTICLE: They say deaths come in threes, but this celebrity death trifecta came more swiftly than most.
Jun 28, 2009 | 1:00 am | Loading…
Review: 'Hecuba' masks modern themes in classical garb
ARTICLE: Did you know there was an anti-war movement in ancient Greece?
Jun 24, 2009 | 1:55 pm | Loading…
Virtual town hall
ARTICLE: Davenport's two at-large aldermen, Ian Frink and Gene Meeker, took the town hall to our virtual community Thursday and answered constituents' questions during a live chat on www.Quadsville.com. The two fielded questions on everything from sidewalks and infrastructure to new parks and budg…
Jun 21, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…
Getz preaches frugality at Arts Advocacy Awards
ARTICLE: A small crowd braved an early evening storm to attend the Quad-City Presenters' 3rd annual Arts Advocacy Awards on Friday.
Jun 19, 2009 | 10:45 pm | Loading…
Bustin' out the Bix group: Let's keep each other motivated
ARTICLE: It is time, I think, to resurrect our Bix or Bust group on www.Quadsville.com. Everyone is out of school (or almost out), the weather is nice, and people are starting to get serious about their training.
Jun 05, 2009 | 1:25 pm | Loading…
