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Serving Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois
April 2018
Publisher: Mike Mickle
Editor: Karen Mickle
Copy Editor: Mark McLaughlin
Magazine Design: Jessie Smith
Photographers: Kevin Walker
Nick Benhart • Ashley Hempel
Videographer: Harry Walker
Contributing Editors
William Benevento
Michael Carton
Evin Ersan
Joshua Greer
Lisa Z. Killinger
Dawn Leon
Mark McLaughlin
Mike Mickle
Emily Steffel
Shannon Swanson
Steve Van Dinter
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A Goldendoodle
Joins The Family
An Early Start Is
The Best Start!
The Little
Yellow Shovel
Parenting in the
Digital Age
MetroLINK Brings
Battery-Electric
Buses to QC
Keys to
Aging Well
How Long Do
Hearing Aids Last?
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About the Front Cover: Andrew & Gina Lehman, Ethan and Ellie.
Photographer - Shared Light Photography - Jessica Sheridan
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