Dear Claire, I have a recurring dream that I would like to understand better. Some things in the dream change, but certain parts never change. First, my brother (who passed away) asks me when I am going to visit him. Then, I am commandeering a boat on a lake, trying to find and rescue my daughter. I am nervous because I don’t know how to drive the...
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I stared at the stack of boxes shoved up against the kitchen island and threw up my hands. “Well, that’s good enough! Time for coffee.” I’d spent the entire morning yanking clothes off hangers and out of drawers that I haven’t worn since fifteen pounds ago, tossing them into boxes with the intensity of flicking a frisbee across the room. As part...
The great enemy of communication, we find, is the illusion of it. We have talked enough; but we have not listened. William H Whyte Some Incorporate Vail Arizona (IVA) committee members have voiced, “some people just won’t listen” about those who question them, eliminating a need for IVA to hear and understand why some people are not in...
The secret is out! According to SmartAsset, Vail is the 35th best suburb in America, the only Arizona suburb in the Top 50, and the top ranked suburb in the western United States! Rounding out Arizona in the Top 100 are Sahuarita (63rd) and Apache Junction (79th). SmartAsset analyzed 13 metrics including jobs, affordability, and livability and...
We cordially invite the Greater Vail Community to join us in celebrating the end of a particularly long, cold, gloomy winter (to Arizonans). Attend The Vail Chorale’s Spring Concert, “Here Comes the Sun!” Two performances are scheduled: on Saturday, April 22nd, at 3:00 pm, at the Arizona Senior Academy, 13715 E. Langtry Lane and on Sunday, April...
For 12 years, The Vail Chorale has been delighting Greater Vail Area audiences with twice-yearly free concerts, and appearances at local events. Its members are non-auditioned singers age eighteen and over, who love to sing with one other and provide beautiful music for its audiences. Over time, Chorale President Julie Dawson and the Chorale...
From helping them understand small chores to life’s everyday challenges like paying bills, the financial knowledge you share can help your children get the upper hand when it comes to building credit. Continue reading for some suggestions on how you can assist your adolescent on their journey to build credit. Teach your teens the basics Start with...
Many patients living with back and neck pain, disease, or injury choose to delay spinal surgery because of concerns about pain, loss of mobility, or a difficult recovery process. However, spinal surgery has come a long way in a short time. A skilled specialist – like Dr. Ejovi Ughwanogho, M.D., a fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon with...
I know this may be a taboo topic, but enough is enough. I believe we should be sexually aware. This may feel like a too sacred or even offensive subject manner for a local community newspaper. I feel it is imperative that it is brought up. All humans have reproductive abilities and drives that we are not always educated on. I feel that sexuality...
The Thanksgiving holiday is the peak day for home cooking fires across the nation. Thanksgiving day has more than three times the daily average for such incidents. Christmas Day and Christmas Eve ranked second and third, having nearly twice the daily average. For many of us, the kitchen is the heart of the home, especially during the holidays...