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Sunny Isles Beach Adult Programs: Bring Out Your Fun Side The Sunny Isles Beach Cultural & Community Services Department offers a variety of Adult & Senior activities to bring our your fun side. Each season’s programs, including dates and
prices, are listed in the latest edition of Sunny Isles Beach Living Magazine. You can also view current program offerings at the online registration portal, activities.sibfl.net. If you prefer
not to register online, you can register in-person at Pelican Community Park, 18115 North Bay Road or the Sunny Isles Beach Government Center, 18070 Collins Avenue.
If you have already participated in a Sunny Isles Beach Cultural & Community Services programs before, and have a valid City-issued SIB (Sunny Isles Beach) Resident ID Card or a
PCP (Pelican Community Park) membership, you are already in their system. If you haven’t registered for programs and activity Programs, Page 3A
Giving Back To Our Community By Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Adams
choice stated, “we should build on Obamacare … adding a Medicare option in that plan, and not make people choose.” Of course, Obamacare caused a rise in premiums, a decrease in choice of insurance coverage, and like any large governmentrun program was prone to mismanagement and waste. Possible financing mechanisms were screaming for a deep dive. One analysis concluded that most Americans would suffer financially if M4A were implemented as proposed. An analysis by a bipartisan think tank estimated a 32 per cent increase in
I am very proud to be part of this wonderful City that continuously gives back to our community. The holiday season is the time to show gratitude and to come together as one to ensure that we all have a great holiday celebration. During the last few weeks, I have witnessed selfless acts of kindness of many people which I am very grateful for. From businesses within our City to residents and City employees, many individuals have contributed to ensuring that our community had an enjoyable Thanksgiving. The week of Thanksgiving was a week filled to giving back to our community and helping our residents. On Tuesday, November 26, Commissioner Limb-Taub gave out an early Thanksgiving dinner to an afterschool tutor program, which I was delighted to witness. The following day November 27,
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Medicare for All Facelift: The Ugly Is Still There By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD
Medicare for All (M4A) retained its prominent place on the stage at the latest Democratic debate. In its purest Bernie Sanders form, concurrent with abolishing private health insurance, U.S. residents would be enrolled in “Medicare.” The program would pay for unlimited “medically necessary” health expenses, including pharmaceuticals, mental health and substance abuse treatment, vision, dental, and hearing services, and long-term care with no out-ofpocket costs. Some supporters were scared off by the $32 trillion over 10 years price tag. Not to be outdone, Elizabeth Warren’s
“I’m with Bernie” plan comes with a $52 trillion over 10 years price tag including up to $34 trillion in new government spending. Our country’s entire yearly budget is a mere $3.5 trillion. For perspective, if your salary is $40,000 per year it would take 25 million years to earn 1 trillion dollars. As M4A’s dark side emerged, the candidates distanced themselves from Berniecare. Elimination of private insurance? Whoa, Nellie! Over 156 million Americans - half the country - are covered by employer-sponsored health insurance plans and another 23 million have private individual
policies. And most of these folks like that arrangement. Then there was pushback from some unions who had excellent health insurance policies for which they had bargained and given up other perks. In the June debate the candidates raised their hands indicating they would abolish private health insurance. Now Mayor Buttigieg wants to “unify the American people around, creating a version of Medicare, making it available to anybody who wants it, but without the divisive step of ordering people onto it whether they want to or not.” Vice president Biden, noting his desire to keep patient
MOLD SICKNESS, WHAT ARE THE SIGNS? 1st Priority Restoration Keeps it Under Control, (1-800-617-1112) Exposure to damp and moldy environments may cause a variety of health effects. Some people are sensitive to molds. For these people, molds can cause nasal stuffiness, throat irritation, coughing or wheezing, eye irritation, or, in some cases, skin irritation. People with mold allergies may have more severe reactions. People with chronic lung illnesses may get serious infections in their lungs when they are exposed to mold. Ever wonder why you wake up coughing and sneezing on a regular basis? The CDC may have the answer. According to the CDC (Centers For Disease Control) in 2004 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) found there was
tation of the skin and airways in susceptible individuals. Sometimes, people may develop severe reactions to mold exposure. Symptoms of severe reactions, which are uncommon, include fever and difficulty breathing.
sufficient evidence to link indoor exposure to mold with upper respiratory tract symptoms, coughing, and wheezing in otherwise healthy people and in individuals susceptible with compromised
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immune conditions. Mold or mold spores may cause asthma attacks in people who have asthma and are allergic to mold. Even in some nonallergic individuals, mold can cause symp-
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toms of irritation in the eyes, skin, and airways. For example, the “black mold” Stachybotrys, along with some other types of mold, produces toxins known as mycotoxins that can cause irri-
MOLD AND YOUR HOME Mold is found both indoors and outdoors. Mold can enter your home through open doorways, windows, vents, and heating and air conditioning systems. Mold in the air outside can also attach itself to clothing, shoes, bags, and pets can and be carried indoors. Mold will grow in Mold, Page 4B
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