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...
It is my honor to introduce you, dear readers, this month to my latest book, “Clipper, Cosmos, and Children: Finding the Eureka moment.” It is a book specially designed to inspire young people to enjoy the night sky. Whether you are physically young, or even just young at heart, this new book is meant to inspire you to reach for the stars. This...
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...
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...
