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...
Rainfall for September was generally average for the Vail area. I recorded 1.67” of rain, which is about ¼” below my 12-year average of 1.91.” Rainfall in the Vail readership area ranged from about 1.5” to just over 3.” Mescal reported the higher rain amounts. The Tucson airport recorded 0.81” which is below its 30-year average of 1.32.” Rainfall...
Mastodons! Imagine a world when giant sloths, saber-toothed tigers, vampire bats, horses, camels, tapirs, and pachyderms roamed the earth. This may sound like a Hollywood movie set but, in reality, it was Vail, Arizona about 11,000 years ago. Remains and fossilized evidence of each of these species have been found in nearby caves and archaeology...
“Debt is the slavery of the free.” -Publilius Syru Many of us have student loans. Many Americans with education debt apply for discharge relief and a new income-driven payment plan. The US Department of Education proposes a new income-driven repayment plan that caps monthly payments for undergraduate loans at 5% of a borrower’s...
Over 600 members of Beyond Textbook partners, from 67 partnerships, traveled to Mica Mountain High School in the Vail School District from across the United States to attend the 2022 Beyond Textbooks Super Conference. Some flew, some like the partnership from the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona, drove six hours to attend the conference. Mica...
A Story of Survival As we transition from our hot summer to a glorious Fall season here in Arizona you may notice that the number of flying pests (I’m not speaking about visiting out-of-state relatives here) are diminishing with the seasonal change. It seems like we had an overabundance of mosquitoes this year. More than 40 species of mosquitoes...
Oct 31 – Dec 11 / During Business Hours. Arby’s Fundraiser for Vail Food Bank. 10115 E Old Vail Rd. ResourcesVail.org Nov 1 – Dec 31 / During Business Hours. Safeway Fundraiser for Holiday Meals Program. 13380 E. Mary Ann Cleveland Way. orReSourcesVail.org Wednesday, November 2, 2:30 p.m. Arizona Senior Academy — Lecture by Docent Larry Allen...
Health tip: What’s the best way to quit sugar? Just to be clear, there’s no need to eliminate all sugars. The natural sugars found in whole fruit and dairy are fine. So is the occasional sweet treat. That said, try not to go overboard. Know that beverages are the leading source of sugars. Instead, try naturally flavored sparkling...
