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Stem cells: Helping veterans fight lung disease ::by David Ebner

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s soldiers stormed Omaha Beach in Normandy, they weren’t thinking about their health. When they enlisted, they weren’t looking for a job; they were answering a call.

Holidays like Memorial Day and the Fourth of July are designed to remember those who answered this call.

These sacrifices are well-known among military families. The hope is that veterans, who made such great sacrifices, receive a high level of care when they return home.

However, many are seeing their health decline faster than their medical care can keep up. Among the health conditions affecting veterans, lung diseases like COPD are very prominent.

A study conducted by the Veterans Administration found that COPD is more prevalent with veterans than civilians. Those who served recently were regularly subjected to air pollution from burn pits and exploded IEDs. Others, like those who served during Vietnam, faced airborne chemical pollutants like Agent Orange. Given the limited resources available to veterans, many have elected to receive alternative treatment options outside of their VA coverage for their lung disease.

Some veterans have found that the best option may lie in a new elective treatment in stem cell therapy.

Stem cells that are present in all of our bodies, functioning as our body’s repair system. They naturally respond to injury or illness; however, stem cells don’t move quickly, hence our bodies don’t instantly heal when we get sick.

Stem cell therapy can expedite this natural healing process.

A clinic in the United States offers such a treatment. The Lung Institute (www.lunginstitute.com) claims to have performed more than 800 treatments since its inception two years ago. Its physicians extract stem cells through a minimally invasive procedure, process them and reintroduce them to the lungs. The result is healthier tissue growing in place of damaged tissue.

Although this doesn’t cure the disease, it slows lung degeneration and brings a normal life back within reach.

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opinion Sound Off

Americans are going crazy. So Bruce Jenner went public with a private problem. So what? The newshounds all go crazy. Which ones are the nutty ones? I have sympathy for one and disgust for the other and it wasn’t Bruce Jenner. We don’t need to know these kinds of things. It’s none of our business. Newshounds are eating it up like it’s free food.

I’m calling regarding the $815 million bond issue. I have been in Tucson since ’70 and watched the City Council promise what the money will be used for. A lot is wasted on things that aren’t really important, like our deteriorating roads. They didn’t need to spend all this money on the street cars that cause the University of Arizona students who ride bikes to school to get injured when their bikes are caught in the tracks. The street cars have not benefited all of Tucson—just the City Council’s desire for their grand downtown restoration. I, for one, will not vote for it, as I’ve been seeing what’s been happening since the ‘70s. I hope people in general

wake up regarding this boondoggle of a City Council.

Where is the National Guard if the thugs are taking over certain cities? Are you going to let these stupid people burn and wreck the entire community or is the National Guard going to take control?

There is no justice because of press collaboration with Democrats similar to the political situations in most banana republics. Objective “journalists” should be placed on the endangered species list. I read staff reporters’ articles in the Wall Street Journal regularly and toady journalism applies to the majority of them.

It’s happening again. The thugs in Baltimore are rioting, attacking police and looting businesses. What else can you expect when the black mayor states they are giving space to those who wish to destroy? Policemen just stood by not stopping the looters. She denies saying it, but you cannot deny what is on video.

The liberal left keeps bashing the Koch brothers for supporting the conservative candidates.

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:: by Drew Alexander

ou’ve seen the horrific images— the shooting, decapitating and burning alive of men, women and children because they are Christians. The slaughter as well as the dispossessing of Christians by the barbarians of the Islamic State (ISIS) goes on unabated.

Virtually ignored by the media was the appearance before Congress on May 13 of an Iraqi nun, Sister Diana Momek, who told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the brutal ISIS plan is to “evacuate the land of Christians and wipe the earth clean of any evidence that we ever existed.”

The nun described how ISIS forces in Iraq overran city after city, telling Christians to convert to Islam, pay a tribute to them, or leave their homes and communities with only their clothes.

She added that since 2014 “more that 120,000 people found themselves displaced and homeless in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.”

Ironically, in the Middle East, where Jesus was born and where numerous sacred Christian sites are located, Christians are in the minority and targets of persecution not only in Iraq, but in such countries as Egypt, Syria, Libya, Lebanon and Nigeria. “The world is witnessing a slow-motion genocide of Christians in the Middle East,” says Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina.

In Egypt alone, where Coptic Christians constitute 10 percent of the total population of 85 million, the Muslim Brotherhood has kidnapped or raped countless women and young girls,

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George Soros has been supporting liberal left-wing candidates for years. What is the difference?

Although he may not be aware of it, when Gov. Ducey vetoed Senate Bill 1200 he enabled the Arizona Historical Society to continue defying Arizona law. When the AHS was given control of the state mineral museum to prepare for the centennial celebration, Arizona Revised Statutes Title 41.827 established a clear responsibility to continue operating the mineral museum and education programs in a

portion of the building. The subsequent failure of their centennial project did not relieve them of the responsibility to continue operating the mineral museum. However, in knowing defiance of the statute, they locked the doors in April 2011 as students were still arriving for school field trips. Then, even though they were funded to operate the museum every year since, they emptied the building, scattering its contents across the state. In an attempt to correct the situation, the Legislature passed SB 1200 (mineral museum restoration) with a ...continues on page 9

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killed or maimed hundreds of men, looted and destroyed more than 80 churches, and raided an untold number of Christian-owned businesses.

But the ill-treatment of Christians is nothing new. Longtime U.S. government ally Turkey, which is 99 percent Muslim, has a sordid and rarely discussed record of anti-Christian behavior as a matter of national policy.

The Eastern Orthodox Church, which has an unbroken succession of its bishops dating back to the apostles, has its patriarchate—the equivalent of the Roman Catholic Vatican—in Istanbul, the former Constantinople.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox faithful worldwide “We (Orthodox Christians) are treated as second-class citizens,” said the patriarch, during a CBS “60 Minutes” interview in 2009. He noted that the Orthodox Church was founded in Constantinople long before the country of Turkey came into existence. “We feel that our mission is here, as it has been for 17 centuries.”

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The Turkish government has arbitrarily confiscated Orthodox churches, schools, monasteries, and other properties—squeezing down the patriarchate to a complex of nine buildings within less than 1 acre of land.

Closer to home, the antipathy toward Christians in America is growing. In a survey by the Family Research Council and Liberty Institute in 2013, there were 1,200 cases of open hostility toward Christians, such as a Texas federal judge who threatened to jail a high school valedictorian if she did not remove references to Jesus from her graduation speech.

It’s increasingly tougher everywhere being a Christian of any denomination. President Obama’s reaction and that of other politicians, and far too many religious leaders as well, is a collective ho-hum.

Drew Alexander, also known as “The Curmudgeon,” is a monthly columnist writing about political issues. Send comments to drewalexander@cox.net or to Drew Alexander, in care of Lovin’ Life After 50, 3200 N. Hayden Road, Suite 210, Scottsdale, AZ 85251.

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The Up Side Yes, you can have too many friends

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:: by Michael Grady

t starts innocently enough.

You click on a television show— maybe it’s a show people are raving about at work. Or a series you remember from way-back-when. You’re curious or nostalgic. You watch an episode.

Gosh, what fun!

What’s this? Another episode!

Tucked in smartly behind the credits of the first, and eager to please. You revel in the convenience of modern television: spring-loaded to entertain you for as long as you want to be entertained.

A third episode? Don’t mind if I do!

This is the slippery slope that will leave you a wrinkled, bleary-eyed catch-all of cracker crusts and beverage stains, craning around the dog who grazes on your shirt to see if Don Draper can score a third time in a single “Mad Men” episode.

Binge watching has been a thing for a while, now. Netflix and websites like Hulu have made it possible to watch every episode of your favorite series, free from commercial interruption, back-to-back-to-back-to-back until the end of time.

Addictive stories are not new. Long before announcers ever said, “Tune in next week...” Charles Dickens’ fans would clamor on the docks of Boston and New York for the latest monthly installment of “David Copperfield.”

Binging was more dignified then.

People had geographic barriers, illiteracy, social injustice, the Industrial Revolution and the occasional epidemic to pass the time between installments.

Now, we can get our favorite entertainment, as much as we want, whenever we want it. It’s a horrible thing.

Episodic television never was meant to be consumed this way. A television series is meant to be like a dessert: a periodic treat, thickened with commercials so it isn’t too sweet, offered every seven days or so. Netflix weaponizes television. It cuts out the commercials, cooks down each episode to 20- or 40-minute hits, then fires them at you, one after another. It’s like throwing you into a vat of chocolate mousse and shouting: “consume responsibly.”

This was not supposed to happen to

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us. When we took cable television out of our home, we thought of ourselves as kind of modern-day hippies. And I expected it would usher in a new era of personal creativity, tie-dyeing and whittling and such. I was going to be a Boomer-era Grizzly Adams. (If you don’t know who Grizzly Adams is, I think it’s on Netflix.)

But television, like love or trouble, always finds a way. In our case, it was over the wireless router. I’m home alone.

Nothing to do. All of a sudden, Netflix is offering me every episode of “The Walking Dead.” I had never seen “The Walking Dead.” The title intrigued me: They’re walking, yet they’re dead.

I thought that only happened at work.

A critical component of bingewatching is the passive aggressive transitioning mechanism. Each episode ends with a preview panel of the next episode and the clock already counting down from 20. Saying, in effect, “Would you like to watch the next one?

Or will you leave Rick cornered under a tank by zombies for an indefinite period of time?”

I didn’t think it was a problem at first. My wife doesn’t like “The Walking Dead”—she frowns, for some reason, on programs where guest stars are eaten—but with us working different shifts, and all those episodes available, I became kind of co-dependent.

Wife: (Entering) I’m home.

Me: Hi. Wife: What happened? What’s wrong?

Me: “The Walking Dead” was kind of sad tonight.

Wife: Michael, it’s called “The Walking Dead.” They’re all going to be sad. Are you waiting for a Christmas episode?

In the end, it wasn’t fair to my marriage to binge-watch like that. So, we decided to binge-watch as a couple.

(Marriage is wonderful that way: you always have someone to blame.) We learned, pretty quickly, not to bingewatch “The X-Files.” Some of those episodes are brilliant television, rife with conspiracies, subterfuge and extraterrestrial intrigue. But many feature people whose skulls explode right

before the opening credits, leaving you and your spaghetti marinara in an awkward position.

Binge-watching is actually preferable to traditional television, which has become a sprawling yard sale of reality shows. It insulates you from reality TV’s tacky extroverts, who crowd the camera lens with catty gossip or half-baked thoughts to share. We started re-watching “Friends,” which was a funny show, and because it takes place in the ‘90s, it makes us feel 20 years younger. And it strengthens a marriage when you have common interests to discuss in the morning: Wife: Can you pick up dog food on the way home? Because we’re out.

Me: Yes. Is Ross starting to annoy you?

Wife: Yes! Oh my God, what is wrong with him?

The problem, of course, is balance.

If you’re doing two or three episodes at a pop, “Friends” kind of become “relatives,” with all the obligations and grating quirks of family. Suddenly, I’m trading “be patient” glances with my wife whenever Monica goes into a controlling rant or cat-calling Chandler for his inexplicable weight gain between

seasons six and seven. Eventually, it becomes preferable to return to your flesh-and-blood friends—who are also charming, grating and quirky—though their lines are less quippy and they pay no heed to the mute button.

My wife and I have developed ground rules, now: a two episode per sitting cap; never neglect real friends for scripted ones; never duck phone calls for a “Friends” episode—unless the call is a telemarketer, or the episode features Joey at an audition.

The experience has been a lot of fun, but we’ll be glad when the series concludes and we can finally show our “Friends” the door. They’re nice people, but they seem perpetually trapped in their 20s, and I can’t keep watching them cycle through doomed relationships while my yard is slowly strangled by unpulled weeds.

And that theme song, played over and over, can really make you want to hurt someone.

Michael Grady is a Valley-based writer. His eBook, “Death Calls a Meeting,” is available on Amazon.

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The cassette tape uses magnetic tape to record.

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:: by Bill Straus

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nce upon a time, Arizona was awash with hysteria over illegal immigration.

Actually, it was only five years ago.

And the repercussions from that time are still resounding, primarily in the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Murray Snow. That’s where Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the last of the folks who led our state into that hysteria who’s still standing, appears to be meeting his Armageddon. It might be a good time to review the scorecard of the others who led us through that embarrassing, damaging period: Russell Pearce, former president of the Arizona Senate and author of the now-eviscerated SB 1070, was the first state senator ever recalled. His efforts to re-enter politics failed dismally.

Andrew Thomas, who was elected in 2004 and narrowly in 2008 as Maricopa County attorney, was subsequently disbarred in 2012 from practicing law for ethical misconduct.

Chris Simcox, founder of the Minutemen, is awaiting trial on multiple charges of child molestation of two 8-year-old girls. The Minutemen no longer exist.

J.T. Ready, a neo-Nazi activist and founder of the Arizona Border Guard, shot and killed four people (including a 5-month-old) before turning the gun on himself. Ready was a friend and accomplice of Pearce, a former Republican precinct committeeman and ran for Mesa City Council and Pinal County sheriff.

Tom Horne, former Arizona attorney general, was defeated in his effort to hold onto his office. At the time of his defeat, he was embroiled in several scandals.

SB 1070 was all but defanged in a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court a mere two years after its passage.

And now we have Arpaio, along with his top deputy Jerry Sheridan, facing

civil contempt charges. Poor, pathetic Joe, who has already admitted his failure to follow the judge’s court order in the Melendres racial profiling case in an apparent effort to avoid further charges of criminal contempt, which could indeed land the County’s top law enforcement official in the hoosegow. And the irony of his predicament is that the prosecutors have depended mightily on Joe’s own words in making their case against him.

Keep in mind, Joe is the same guy who once, when asked by a reporter at one of his numerous press conferences how his deputies knew who to stop, responded, “We look for people who look like or sound like they came from Mexico.” Now, that’s pretty compelling language for one who has been charged with racial profiling, don’t you think? In fact, I was debating Jerry Sheridan on TV one evening and I referenced that line. Sheridan immediately challenged me, noting I was “taking that quote out of context.” I responded that I have viewed the entire press conference and that line was totally in context to the proceedings. I couldn’t then, nor can I now, think of a context in which that quote would be appropriate.

I don’t know how this case is going to conclude. I do know, however, that Joe Arpaio has cost our county tens of millions of dollars in lawsuits and settlements (and still counting), has abused the power of his office through unprecedented attacks on those who have stood up to him and has deeply scarred the public image of Arizona.

And I also know he is just about through.

Bill Straus is a retired native Phoenician.

He spent 21 years in the radio business and the last 13 years of his career as the Arizona director of the Anti-Defamation League. He can be reached at strausplace@cox.net.

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... from page 6 nearly unanimous vote. All mineral mu- Baltimore is a city with the majority of seum assets would have been transferred blacks and is run by blacks. They drove to the Arizona Geological Survey, a state most of the white people out like they agency willing and able to restore and did in Detroit. operate the minerals museum. Unfortunately, the governor’s veto enables the A 25-year-old police officer in AHS to continue its unethical and illegal New York City is shot in the face pursuits. Their lobbyists are promoting by a black thug. Where is the conversion of the building into a recep- outrage? Where is Al Sharpton? Hey Al: tion and event center for politicians and Police lives matter, too—not just black lobbyists. The AHS, a state agency, is ac- lives. tually supporting the interests of lobbyists over the interests of children.—Dick Attorney General Loretta Zimmerman, Tempe Lynch went to Baltimore to visit the family of Freddie Gray. Will President Obama sent three she now go to New York City to grieve representatives from the White with the family of the white, 25-year-old House for Freddie Gray’s fu- police officer who was shot and killed? neral. Freddie Gray was a criminal. Did Obama send any representatives for Again, an activist judge has American hero Chris Kyle or to Margagranted rights to illegals. Why ret Thatcher’s funeral? No, only if you’re should dreamers get in-state tua black criminal will Obama send rep- ition when children of American citizens resentatives. I resent my taxpayer money from other states have to pay out-of-state going to honor criminals. tuition? When will this insanity stop?

What is going on in Baltimore is the result of 50 years of Democratic policies and leadership.

To happy 62-year-old Robert: Good for you, Robert. I’m glad you’re happy. However, you are

not rich: you are merely wealthy. I am not: I’m rich, however. When they put each of us in that box, neither of us will be wealthy, but my life will have been richer than yours. If you are satisfied with your life only to accumulate money, lay in the sun, never marry or date, then you are really quite poor. “Get a life,” you say? How would you know anything about that? You sure don’t have much of one.—Bill Stollar Question: Which has killed more people? The measles or measles vaccines. If you answered “Vaccines” you’re right. If you doubt this, check the CDC statistics online.

It’s happened again. Two Mississippi police officers have been murdered by black thugs.

Where’s the march led by Al Sharpton?

Where’s the investigation from the Justice Department by Loretta Lynch? Only when a black is murdered is there outrage. What is going on in this country?

Regarding my letter about “Notch Babies” (Sound Off April 2015) and Lee Heck’s response (Sound Off May 2015): Unfortu-

nately, the date (Oct. 12, 2044) which was intended to show the reader that the letter was fanciful, was not printed in Sound Off April 2015. Consequently, Lee Heck and probably some other readers did not detect the irony in statements like my age (124) and (there are only 17 “Notch Babies” still alive) which we intended to offer further clues to the irony of the letter.

In plain English, the purpose of my letter was to bring attention to the solution offered by Congress to solve the “Notch Baby” problem which is to wait until all the “Notch Babies” are dead before passing the bill.—Pete Davies How can you tell when Hillary Clinton is lying? Her lips are moving.

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:: by Gayle M. Lagman-Creswick

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ear Gabby Gayle: Last month you had a letter from “Perplexed,” who was ready and wanting to move into a retirement community. If only her kids would realize what a favor she is doing for herself and her children. For one thing, the house and many unnecessary belongings will be taken care of. Do those kids realize what a job it is to do that after the loved one dies? The other thing, and probably the main thing, is that their mom will be in a place where she can make new friends, take up new hobbies, have someone around if she falls or becomes ill. I do not think those kids have any idea what great retirement communities are available. I do, because I live in one! My kids love visiting me here, and they love the food as much as I do. Enjoy your column. Keep it up. Signed, Satisfied

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ear Only Showers: Like you said, it was funny at first! What you experienced was something that happens frequently. According to the CDC, two thirds of all falls with injuries happen in the tub or shower. I spoke to a friend of mine who is an EMT, he said they get bathtub calls routinely.

Better keep some clothes handy too!

Your advice about keeping emergency aids within reach is good advice for all of us! Thank you. Signed, GG

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ear Satisfied: Thank you for writing. I received several good letters like yours. They were from people living in communities and also from children who were pleased their parents were happily settled in one.

Retirement communities should do a better job of educating younger people about their services! Signed, GG ear Gabby Gayle: Last month I went to my doctor complaining of achy muscles. They were so painful I was having trouble sleeping.

The doctor thought I would benefit from taking a tepid bath before bed. I scheduled a nice bath with bubbles and all. It felt so good, I wondered why I had not thought of it myself. After 45 minutes of soaking I was getting sleepy and decided to get out and go to bed.

Alas! I could not get out of that darned tub. I am not a small person, and as I struggled I kept sliding around. I felt like a beached whale. At first it was a bit funny. After a while it became serious. I had no phone. No way to call for help (I live alone). I had to figure this out. I let the water out so I would not drown. I grabbed every bath towel I could reach and finally was able to turn over and get up on my knees and get out. Luckily I did not fall. I am writ-

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ing for two reasons: 1. If any doctors are reading this, please do not tell your older patients to take a soaker bath. 2.

To your readers, please think twice before getting in that tub, and if you do, take emergency precautions. Signed, Only Showers for Me

ear Gabby Gayle: I think I have finally figured out that my granddaughter is gay. I’m sure her parents have known this, but have never actually told me. Don’t you think they should share this information with grandparents? I feel left out of the loop. I hope I have not said anything inappropriate that might have hurt my granddaughter’s feelings. Signed, Last to Know ear Last: I imagine your children have had their own challenges finding out their daughter was gay, if she is. Some families share everything, and some families keep their stuff to themselves. I do not believe this news should change anything between you and your children or between you and granddaughter. She is the same granddaughter you have always known and loved. Her sexual preference should not matter to you. Remember to accept what you cannot change, change the things you can, and know the difference between the two. You cannot change this. Be supportive. Good luck, Signed, GG

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The Widow’s Corner Homage to my father

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:: by Terry Ratner, RN, MFA

he last time I wished my father dead, I meant it. I was on a plane home to Phoenix after visiting him in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, where he was in his final stage of life.

As a nurse, I knew when I first saw him and noticed his left facial droop and partially closed eye that he had suffered several minor strokes. I tended to be kept out of the loop, as far as getting information about his medical needs. His wife, Sue, 35 years his junior who he married shortly after my mother’s death, didn’t like to share him with his children.

Father sat on a couch staring into space while Sue watched a golf tournament on a large-screen TV, using terms like “backspin and bananaball,” cheering for the golfers as if she knew each one personally. I sat uneasy next to father, touching him gently, wondering if this might be the last time I’d ever see him. His eyes looked empty as though he was looking through me. His behavior wasn’t entirely new, because he had treated me in a distant manner for years. But this separation between us was no longer intentional—it was due to aging. Father had just turned 98.

I asked Sue, “What’s the update on father’s health?”

“Just fine,” she said.

“Has he recently seen a doctor?”

“Yes,” she answered.

In less than two years, father had gone from being a tall and lanky, selfmade man who in his prime resembled Richard Deacon (Lumpy’s dad on “Leave It to Beaver”), and an entertainer with the dry humor of Bob Hope, to a shut-eyed, unresponsive, forgetful man with fingers now balled in arthritic pain.

He knew who I was, but couldn’t carry on a discussion without long silences between words and then giving up before he finished a thought.

There wasn’t much dialogue during my visit, except for the sports announcer on TV and Sue interjecting “good shot” now and then.

This wasn’t surprising because I had talked with him weekly, sometimes twice a week. The one positive

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to surface during his decline lay in our closing conversations—words I seldom heard from him. “I love you.”

Father used to be a man of energy.

He practiced law for 54 years, stayed in the military reserves for 40 years, until he became a lieutenant colonel.

He played golf on weekends, bridge on Tuesdays, poker on Thursdays, and read two newspapers on Sunday.

His intense love for me as a young child was like a wool blanket in July; he wanted me to be his little brown pigtailed girl forever.

“If only I could keep you at age 4 or 5.” He’d been saying that since I was 6.

I never lived up to his high expectations. I felt he set me up for failure with his demanding perfection. But when I didn’t act like his idealized image of me, the eruption of his wrath could cause after-shocks in an otherwise peaceful home. So over the years I tried to shove those other versions of me—creative writer, dreamer, poet, Democrat, free spirit—out of sight to make sure I’d never lose his love, which was my first addiction. My second was writing.

After graduate school, father asked me in his usual teasing manner, “Just what is creative nonfiction? Is it made-up, a kind of fiction, or the real thing?” I tried to explain it on many occasions, but he’d just laugh and say, “I don’t get it.

It wasn’t until I hugged him goodbye after my last visit, and he clamped my forearm in a vise grip, that I realized how much he loved me and how he didn’t want me to leave him. I think he knew it might be the last time we’d see each other.

Father died on Christmas Day, “peacefully in his sleep,” is the way Sue announced it two days later on Dec. 27. Father’s military funeral was set for Jan. 15. I wondered why it wasn’t immediate, but I never did find out.

I was wrong about his death. It didn’t set me free of his love. I’ll never be, nor do I want to be. But his death liberated me—it gave me license to write about our relationship, to look

at it, gain new perspectives, and understand and accept it for all it represents.

Terry J. Ratner, RN, MFA is a health educator at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center. Visit her website at www.terryratner. com. Send comments to info@terryratner.com.

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... from page 9 usual Wall Street rip off. Do not get out- September 2013. Drew then goes on to of-state insurance for anything you’re do- skewer Hillary over Benghazi despite 12 Senate hearings, the last of which Reing in Arizona today. publicans on the committee stated all the Obama has weakened our mili- facts are in and there is nothing more to tary. He has weakened our fleet be discovered. Sadly, Benghazi has been forces putting all Americans in a political witch hunt dishonoring the grave danger. Is it any wonder Americans four Americans we lost there. How about are arming themselves at an accelerated showing some compassion for the 4,700 we lost during the horribly mistaken war rate? We are afraid. in Iraq? Drew, do you find it difficult to do Again, Obama was criticizing some research prior to writing your false Fox News. Does this man not re- columns that mislead the readers? alize how he has cheapened the presidency? Every time he brings up Fox President Obama has asked News, he looks so juvenile, thin skinned, churches to focus on poverty, not cheap. He has changed the presidency to focus on abortion. The audacdrastically. Never has a president done ity of this man is believable. This man more to destroy this country than any does not even go to church. He criticizes other president. To be intimidated by a Christians. He defends Muslims. This channel that is fair and balanced, he’s try- man is unbelievable. ing to shut down freedom of speech.

The jury made a bad mistake in death for the boy Boston maraI see the Curmudgeon continues thon killer. Now he’ll become a to feed readers both false and martyr. misleading information as he does month, after month, after month.

In the April issue he states IRS official The Baltimore riots caused milLois Lerner has not had to account for lions in damage and put small her arrogance. She resigned in disgrace, business owners out of business.

When are we going to find out how many of these violent lawbreakers who caused all this damage? How many are going to be arrested and charged? Waiting.

Oh boy, Grandma just found out that if you’re being intimidated by relatives of your doctor concerning your Medicare or supplemental income, do not put up with it. Report it immediately to the attorney general’s office, the office of whatever insurance company including AARP and the government. There’s no need for these people to (rag) on you and say you must do such and such. It’s against the law for relatives of doctors to tell you what to do with your health care service.

If Mr. Cur“mud”geon wanted to hold people liable for crimes committed, he could look no further than the biggest criminal in our land, George W. Bush, who along with his cronies, lied, deceived and attacked an innocent country. The most recent reports state that over a million lives were lost or affected by these warlords. The flagdraped caskets, our crippled and maimed soldiers, the Iraqi women and children who suffered and died leave a picture of the heinous crimes of murder and pillage.

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When are these ego maniacs in Washington going to get over themselves and the past and start dealing with the future? You poor dummies. You’re living in the past and it won’t make you any more infamous than you are.

During the commencement address at the Coast Guard Academy, President Obama told the graduates that climate change is a serious threat to global security. This man is living on another planet. ISIS is in nine countries. They’re taking over more and more countries. They are here in the United States. Obama puts all of us in danger.

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Ask the Expert

How to recognize caregiver stress : : by Anne Morrison

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aring for an ailing family member or close friend is one of the most rewarding experiences you can have. The gift of your time, freedom and compassion helps ensure the safety and well-being of loved ones who can’t tend to themselves.

Caregiving is so rewarding—to be able to give back to someone who cared for you—but it can also be one of the hardest things you ever do and one of the biggest responsibilities. Illnesses can claim many victims, and not just the person experiencing the direct effect. Often, caregivers are so intent on providing care for their loved ones, that they neglect their own health. Consequently, there are many stories about caregivers passing away before their loved ones.

Managing the ups and downs of the day-to-day tending of needs requires support, patience and, perhaps most of all, a recognition that caring for your own physical and emotional health is imperative.

Here are some telltale signs of caregiver stress: Irritability and anger: Everyone experiences mood changes under stress. But caregivers are susceptible to this when they feel they’re being pulled in too many directions. They may also be resentful when other family members aren’t doing as much or providing enough support. If you find yourself increasingly lashing out, feeling that others don’t understand or that you’re at your “wit’s end,” it’s time to seek assistance.

Lack of focus: If you are overwhelmed with trying to balance many tasks, it’s easy to feel you can’t keep up with the demands. If you find yourself unable to concentrate, ask for support from close family members or friends.

Sleeplessness and exhaustion: Some loved ones require around-theclock vigilance, particularly if they are disoriented and wandering at night.

Sleep is critical to your health. If you find yourself too exhausted to complete daily tasks, seek help, including talking to your physician.

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Hopelessness and depression: It’s natural to grieve the loss of your loved ones’ former self, and maybe even mourn the loss of the self you were, particularly when you had more freedom. It can be hard to accept that there is no cure that will make everything right again. If you find yourself sobbing, cutting off outside social connections or disinterested in life, it’s important to seek assistance.

Physical pain: Caregiving, particularly for those with limited mobility who need a great deal of physical assistance, can take a toll on your physical health. Back pain, muscle aches and frequent headaches all are clues that you may be exceeding your own physical limitations.

It’s important to recognize you are only one person. It may take a team to care for a loved one, so don’t feel bad about turning to professional caregivers for support, or recruiting other family members to help.

Make sure your health care provider understands your role, and consider talking to a mental health professional, joining a support group and seeking out community-based respite care where available. It’s also critical that you learn self-relaxation techniques and that you carve out time for exercise, which can help you maintain strength and prevent chronic conditions.

Caregiver resources through Tucson Medical Center may be accessed by calling 324-1960. The Pima Council on Aging offers extensive resources as well. For help and information, call 790-7262.

Anne Morrison, MPA, coordinator for TMC’s Senior Services, was director of education at the University of Arizona Center on Aging for 20 years, providing statewide education on aging for professionals. She joined TMC three years ago so she could be involved in providing this vital health information to older adults themselves. Morrison lost both parents to Alzheimer’s disease and, knowing caregiving from a personal perspective, she is always happy to assist others who are on this path.

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et’s suppose you’re starting to need some help to continue living in your home. Maybe you need help getting in and out of bed, or help with hygiene, or with taking medications on time, or with shopping or errands. Maybe it’s time to consider home care.

You have two choices. You can hire a caregiver yourself, or you can hire a homecare agency. The choice isn’t always easy and cost can be a major consideration.

Actually, there is some overlap between what you might pay an agency and a private-hire caregiver. Depending on what you want the caregiver to do and the skills required, you might pay anywhere from $12 to $20 an hour for someone you hire yourself. Typically, you’ll pay an agency between $18 and $24 an hour.

Going the private-hire route seems like a quick way to save lots of money—up to $12 an hour.

As usual, you get what you pay for. There is no way to make an honest comparison between private-hire and agency caregivers. There are many differences, the biggest of which is risk. You’ve probably worked long and hard to build your assets.

How much of that time and effort—not to mention your health and safety—can you afford to gamble on cheap caregiver services?

When you hire a caregiver yourself, you become that person’s employer. You take on many legal obligations. Not only must you pay the caregiver; you must also pay payroll taxes and handle all the other administrative duties of any employer. Is becoming a bookkeeper part of your retirement plan?

Of course you could pay the caregiver in cash, under the table and off the books. But that’s not very smart—not only is it a violation of labor and tax laws, but a disgruntled caregiver who complains to the Department of Economic Security can cost you many thousands of dollars in fines.

When you hire an agency, the headaches go away.

The agency recruits, screens, trains and supervises its workers. The agency handles taxes, insurance, workers compensation and all the other administrative details.

If your caregiver has to miss a shift, the agency sends another qualified worker. Agency personnel are trained to spot changes in your health or capabilities. Most agencies have supervisors or nurses do regular home checks to

make sure things are going okay.

But if private-hire is your only option, please do a careful search before you hire someone. Get recommendations from people you trust—friends, neighbors, perhaps a member of the clergy—and do what you can to screen candidates. Along with training and supervision, screening prospective caregivers is one of an agency’s most important functions. Agencies know how to weed out felons and predators, because they do it every day.

Limiting risk is one reason people consider home care in the first place. How you obtain services can greatly reduce the risk of living at home, or actually make the risk greater.

The choice is yours; please make it wisely.

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Celebrating Tucson One person...Six questions : : by Barbara Russek

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ne person...Six questions” is the first in a series of columns about Tucson-area residents who have made an impact on the community. This month, we celebrate Father’s Day with Jose “Eddie” Alvarez, the branch manager at Wells Fargo Bank in Campbell Plaza.

The holiday is an espe- Jose “Eddie” Alvarez and his wife, Anais, plan on cially exciting time for Al- welcoming their first-born son, Liam, the first week varez and his wife, Anais. of June.

The first-time parents are expecting the birth of son, Liam, the How are you and your wife going to divide duties on baby patrol? first week of June.

I get to play with the baby and my When he isn’t working his usual 50hour week, Alvarez enjoys hanging wife does the rest—just kidding! We out with his wife and “chunky” Eng- plan on taking turns, whatever that lish bulldog, Zeus. He counts hiking means. We’ll work it all out when the and snowboarding at Sunrise among baby gets here. his favorite pastimes.

What are your hopes and Even with such a busy schedule, Aldreams for little Liam? varez makes time for volunteer work My wife and I hope and dream for and serves on the board of directors our Liam to be a nonconformist—to of Big Brothers Big Sisters.

His goals include moving up to change the mold in this world.

Wells Fargo district manager. Having achieved so much in his 27 years, he What fun times are you and your wife looking forward to with is well on his way.

Alvarez took the time to speak with Liam?

We are looking forward to playing Lovin’ Life After 50 about the hopes in the rain—weather permitting—his and dreams for his son. first step and, most importantly, the Lovin’ Life After 50: When you first moment we lay eyes on him and found out you were going to be get to hold him while he wraps his tiny a father for the first time, what hand to squeeze our finger. were your thoughts?

I was shocked—speechless and What milestones in his life will shocked. I can’t put into words how mean the most to you?

Each new thing Liam learns will be happy I was. significant, including the day he takes What does this Father’s Day his first step. We will celebrate every mean to you and how do you goal he reaches, knowing how much effort it took. plan to celebrate?

This year, the first Father’s Day for Barbara Russek, a Tucson freelance writer, me, is more than a celebration. It also has been in love with language since the age includes the implications, responsiof 2.

She has been asking questions since she bilities and commitments that come with this wonderful day. I plan to became a French teacher at age 22. She is spend it with family, friends and good fascinated with people and their lives. Russek welcomes comments at babette2@comcast.net. food.

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Maybe you have seen him interviewed on CBS by Steve Ochoa or during the Dr Oz show, maybe you saw him on NBC. He has brought this new treatment to persons suffering from neuropathy in Tucson. He uses two kinds of Light to stimulate the nerves to function better. He uses pulsed infrared technology that helps reduce the pain, and FDA approved cold lasers that help the cells function better. He offers his consultation for FREE. He looks at the interview time as a time for him to see if you have the type of neuropathy that he treats but more importantly, for you to interview him and see if he is someone that you would like to work with. His clinic is certified with the Neuropathy Treatment Centers of America and he has received advanced training in the treatment of neuropathy. There are fewer than 100 doctors in America that have received this advanced training in this type of therapy. Dr T looks at neuropathy as a thief that comes to your life and starts to steal from you. If you allow neuropathy to continue, it will steal your independence (driving, walking, balance) As Dr T says “Everyday we are having more success relieving neuropathy pain, WHY NOT YOU?” Give his office a call and schedule the FREE consultation and see if you qualify for this new therapy 520-445-6784.

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How Medicare beneficiaries can save on prescription medications

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here are some 10,000 Americans turning 65 each day, with many joining the growing pool of Medicare enrollees trying to control their health care costs. And among the worries is how best to afford and manage what for some can be a not-so-simple prescription drug regimen.

When you consider that a recent survey showed more than one-third of Medicare beneficiaries surveyed are concerned about prescription drug costs, and one in five say they’ve made sacrifices, such as delaying filling a prescription or skipping doses to help manage medication costs, the importance of seniors knowing how to manage prescription drug costs can be critical to managing their health.

and participates in the preferred networks of nine of the largest national Part D sponsors.

These networks are specifically designed to offer ways to save on medications, and pharmacists can review potential cost-saving options for customers, which could include

identifying a lower-cost generic medication option instead of brand name medications.

Walgreens pharmacists can also offer advice on medications and help identify any potential harmful drug interactions. Community pharmacists also provide a wide range of important, preventive health care services, including immunizations, health testing, and helping patients manage their prescription drug regimen—and are working more closely

with physicians and other providers than ever before.

A Convenient (And Cost-Effective) Option All this can be done under one roof at your local pharmacy; all seniors need to do is stop by. Online resources such as Walgreens.com/Medicare offer additional information on specific cost savings that may be available to Medicare beneficiaries concerned about prescription drug costs.

Not Too Late To Save Being able to make ends meet doesn’t have to conflict with taking medications correctly and on schedule. What many seniors with Medicare may not know is that, depending on how their insurance plan is designed, something as simple as where their prescriptions are filled can have a significant impact on how much they pay. In fact, some are able to identify savings of hundreds of dollars in co-pays by filling their prescriptions at a pharmacy that’s within their plan’s preferred pharmacy network.

In addition, some seniors may think that with the Medicare open enrollment period over, the opportunity to save on prescription drug costs is over, too—but that’s not the case.

Medicare beneficiaries can switch pharmacies at any time to access lower-cost medications; they just have to know where to start.

Ask A Pharmacist The quickest and easiest way to explore cost savings is for seniors to ask their local pharmacist to provide prescription drug cost estimates based on their selected plan. Walgreens, for example, is in the network of hundreds of Medicare prescription drug plans

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EVEN EXCHANGE by Donna Pettman Each numbered row contains two clues and two answers. The two answers differ from each other by only one letter, which has already been inserted. For example, if you exchange the A from MASTER for an I, you get MISTER. Do not change the order of the letters.

SUDOKU TIME Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each small 9-box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine.

Across 1. Prius’ plus?

4. It may be next to a swing 9. Yacht staff 13. Irving Berlin’s “___ Be Surprised” 15. All in Spanish 16. Buddy, the drummer 17. Soup pasta 18. Frost 19. White as a sheet 20. Noted Phoenix Italian restaurant 23. Sound 24. ‘’Lords a-leaping’’ number 25. Something to be defied 26. Loathe 30. Dotted-line user 35. Author’s credit 37. Eternity 38. First lifestyle center in Arizona 43. Former official name of Ireland 44. Fringed carriage of song 45. Pilot’s route 48. Shot follower 49. Hot tub 52. Singer Henley 54. Pacific Rim countries org.

56. Tucson botanical garden 62. Kind of chop 63. Allocates, with out 64. Gone wrong?

65. Loosen 66. Get used to it!

67. Gender 68. Try 69. Orchestra section 70. Thus far Down 1. Optometrist’s concern 2. Examining closely, with “over” 3. Chug-a-lug 4. Toss 5. Places

DIFFICULTY THIS MONTH H H Moderate HH Challenging HHH HOO BOY! HHHH Put on your helmet!

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Unscramble the letters within each rectangle to form four ordinary words. Then rearrange the boxed letters to form the mystery word, which will complete the gag!

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CROSSWORD by Myles Mellor

6. What’s the big __?

7. Question 8. Glimpses 9. __berry 10. Computer architecture acronym 11. Sound rebound 12. Question word 14. Snooze 21. ___ alcohol 22. Request to Sajak 27. Menu phrase 28. Containers 29. Finally do 31. Like the flavor of venison 32. Colonial or classical prefix 33. Vast time frame 34. One-striper: Abbr.

35. Moonshine 36. Eggshell shade

38. NZ parrot 39. Roman three 40. “To __ is human”......

41. Morsel 42. Gold or silver 46. Hubbub 47. Over there 49. Ocean liner’s route 50. Liberate from jail 51. Short sock 53. #1 Alicia Keys hit of 2007 55. Sandwich filler 56. Whistler’s whistle 57. 15 and 23, e.g.

58. Cry of derision 59. This is one 60. Zebra clan 61. Functions 62. Stick (out)

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June 3 Wednesday Nuts About Nature Preschool Hour, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Pima County Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Rd., free, 615-7855, eeducation@pima.gov. Bring the grandkids and learn about nature through stories, crafts and games. For children ages 3 through 5.

June 4 Thursday Art Walk, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays, Madaras Gallery Skyline, 3001 E. Skyline Dr., free, 615-3001. Join the gallery for its weekly wine and cheese party. Schedule permitting, Diana Madaras may join. June 4 also marks the beginning of the summer art auction which runs through June 18.

June 5 Friday IONS Tucson Presents Jay Dee Kramer, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Unity of Tucson, 3617 N. Camino Blanco, $5 suggested donation, 577-1478, www.ionstucson.org.

Jay Dee Kramer will discuss “EFT: An Expression of Energy Psychology.” Kramer will be demonstrating EFT during his presentation. According to a press release, his storytelling and humor help put audiences at ease, so they can concentrate on their own issues and reach a healing state.

Lizards of Aqua Caliente Park, 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., Pima County Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Rd, free, 615-7855, eeducation@pima.gov. Join the group as they search for whiptail, spiny, ornate tree and other lizards that roam Agua Caliente Park.

June 6 Saturday Tour of Hacienda de la Canoa, 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. Interstate 19 Frontage Rd., Green Valley, free, 724-5520, canoaranch@ pima.gov. Join a walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters to gain insights into the fascinating stories of the people who lived and worked on the ranch.

June 7 Sunday “Cerro de Trincheras Archaeological Site,” through Sept. 30, Tubac Presidio State Historic Park,

1 Burruel St., Tubac, included in park admission of $5 adults, $2 youth, 398-2252. Take a journey through the history of Trincheras, from the first settlers to the current protection of the first archaeological site in the State of Sonora. This 20-panel international display was produced and installed by the Sonoran division of the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH, National Institute of Anthropology and History), a Mexican federal government bureau established in 1939 to guarantee the research, preservation, protection and promotion of the prehistoric, archaeological, anthropological, historical and paleontological heritage of Mexico.

June 8 Monday The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Association, Chapter 55 Meeting, 11 a.m., Golden Corral, 4380 E. 22nd St., charge for lunch, 444-6970. Current and retired federal employees, their spouses, guests and visitors are welcome.

Tucson Community Stroke Support Group, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Banner-University Medical Center Tucson, Cafeteria Dining Room C, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., free, reservations, 626-2901. Facilitated by Leslie Ritter, PhD, RN, and supported by Banner-University Medical Center, University of Arizona College of Nursing and Sarver Heart Center. For stroke survivors and caregivers to learn more about stroke, to find positive solutions to shared concerns and to unite in support of each other.

June 9 Tuesday History Talk with Sue Ward, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., The Forum at Tucson, 2500 N. Rosemont, free, reservations required, 325-4800. Sue Ward, international relations specialist, will lead a discussion about the United States and Africa.

June 10 Wednesday Wednesday Sonoran Desert Weedwackers, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., Pima County Tucson Mountain Park, 2020 N. Kinney Rd., free, reservations required, 6157855, eeducation@pima.gov. Join the Sonoran Desert Weedwackers to eradicate buffelgrass and fountain grass in Tucson Mountain Park.

June 11 Thursday Green Valley Stroke Support Group, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Zuni Room, La Perla at La Posada, 635 S. Park Center Ave., free, reservations required, 626-2901.

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... from page 17 June 16 Tuesday survivors and caregivers to learn more about stroke, to find positive solutions to shared concerns and to unite in Butterflies of Agua Caliente Park, 8 a.m. to 10 support of each other. a.m., Pima County Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Art Walk, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays, Madaras Gallery Skyline, 3001 E. Skyline Dr., free, 615-3001. Join the gallery for its weekly wine and cheese party. Schedule permitting, Diana Madaras may join.

June 12 Friday A Night with the Stars, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Tucson Mountain Park Ironwood Picnic Area, 1548 S. Kinney Rd., free, t615-7855, eeducation@pima.gov. Explore the wonder and unfold the mysteries of the night sky.

Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association volunteers provide an introduction to the night sky and set up telescopes for celestial viewing.

June 13 Saturday Living History: Foods of the Spanish Colonial Period, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. repeats June 27, Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, included in admission $5 adults, $2 youth, 398-2252. The summer months will focus on the native and imported fruits of New Spain, and how Mexico has developed and enhanced the notion of dessert.

June 14 Sunday Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., repeats June 20 and June 28, Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, included in admission of $5 adults, $2 youth, 398-2252. Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859 and answers questions about hand press printing, typesetting, and other aspects of this marvel of industrial engineering.

Southern Arizona Author Series, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Unity of Tucson, 3617 N. Camino Blanco, Classroom 3, donations accepted, 322-0832, www.unitytucson.com/calendar/. Hawkeye Richardson, author and executive director of the nonprofit Tell Me a Good Story, shares concepts from communicating and connecting with conscious intention and leads a conversation about its timely message.

June 15 Monday International Bible Conference, through June 19, various conference centers throughout Tucson, www. thedoorcfc.com. This year’s conference theme is “The Church: God’s Magnificent Endeavor.”

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Rd., free, 615-7855, eeducation@pima.gov. Discover the world of butterflies at Agua Caliente Park. Take a guided walk with naturalist Jeff Babson to look for butterflies, caterpillars and their food plants.

June 17 Wednesday Nuts about Nature Preschool Hour, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Pima County Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Rd., free, 615-7855, eeducation@pima.gov. Bring the grandkids for this child-friendly fun as participants learn about nature through stories, crafts and games.

June 18 Thursday Art Walk, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays, Madaras Gallery Skyline, 3001 E. Skyline Dr., free, 615-3001. Join the gallery for its weekly wine and cheese party. Schedule permitting, Diana Madaras may join.

Ice Cream Social Event and Open House, 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., The Forum at Tucson, 2500 N. Rosemont, free, reservations required, 325-4800. Take time to cool off and join the facility for an afternoon of fun. Tour the community and meet its team.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Xtreme, various times through June 21, Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., $20 to $65, (800) 745-3000. Guided by Ringmaster David Shipman, Circus XTREME pushes the limits of excitement to feature artists who redefine the word “extreme” in everything they do.

June 19 Friday Living History: Medicine of the Spanish Colonial Period, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, included in admission of $5 adult, $2 youth, 398-2252. This living history program features a display of medicinal herbs and plants, and knowledgeable commentary by an herbalist who will tell visitors how these plants were used by “curanderas” (healers) to treat illness and injuries.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Xtreme, various times through June 21, Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., $20 to $65, (800) 745-3000. Guided by Ringmaster David Shipman, Circus XTREME pushes the limits of excitement to feature artists who redefine the word “extreme” in everything they do.

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Xtreme, various times through June 21, Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., $20 to $65, (800) 745-3000. Guided by Ringmaster David Shipman, Circus XTREME pushes the limits of excitement to feature artists who redefine the word “extreme” in everything they do.

Many Hands Artist Cooperative’s Third Anniversary Party, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Many Hands Courtyard, 3054 N. First Ave., free admission, 331-2908, mhartistCoop@gmail.com. This month’s third Saturday is Many Hands Artist Cooperative’s third anniversary party.

Art vendors in the courtyard and neat shops are open.

There will be music, beverages and food.

June 21 Sunday Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Xtreme, various times through June 21, Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., $20 to $65, (800) 745-3000. Guided by Ringmaster David Shipman, Circus XTREME pushes the limits of excitement to feature artists who redefine the word “extreme” in everything they do.

June 22 Monday Read Lovin’ Life After 50.

June 23 Tuesday Lifestyle 360: Attitude of Gratitude with Steve Ochoa, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., The Forum at Tucson, 2500 N. Rosemont, free, reservations required, 325-4800. Steve will share and discuss memorable tips that demonstrate how the attitude of gratitude will lead to more happiness and mental sharpness.

Monsoon Mysteries, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Joyner-Green Valley Library, 601 N. La Canada Dr., free, 615-7855, eeducation@pima.gov. Experts will discuss the monsoon outlook for the summer of 2015 and explore how toads, tarantulas and other desert wildlife spring into action during this much-anticipate time of year.

June 24 Wednesday Wednesday Sonoran Desert Weedwackers, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., Pima County Tucson Mountain Park, 2020 N. Kinney Rd., free, reservations required, 6157855, eeducation@pima.gov. Join the Sonoran Desert Weedwackers to eradicate buffelgrass and fountain grass in Tucson Mountain Park.

Heritage Area Structures Rehabilitation Tour, 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. Interstate 19 Frontage Rd., Green Valley, free, reservations required, 724-5520, canoaranch@pima.gov.

June 25 Thursday Art Walk, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays, Madaras Gallery Skyline, 3001 E. Skyline Dr., free, 615-3001. Join the gallery for its weekly wine and cheese party. Schedule permitting, Diana Madaras may join.

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June 27 Saturday Friends of the Pima County Public Library’s Book Sale, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., through June 28, Book Barn on 2230 N. Country Club, free admission, www. pimafriends.com. Check out thousands of great used books and DVDs at great prices. Gift certificates and memberships are available for the teacher or avid reader in your circle. The Friends of the Pima County Public Library is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that redistributes recently discarded library books and gently used donated books to provide funding for Tucson library projects.

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June 29 Monday Better Breathers’ Club, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., The Forum at Tucson, 2500 N. Rosemont, free, reservations required, 325-4800. Anyone with breathing issues will benefit from this support group.

June 30 Tuesday Dragons and Damsels of Agua Caliente Park, 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Pima County Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Rd., free, 615-7855, eeducation@pima. gov. Explore the world of dragonflies and damselflies at Agua Caliente Park. Join naturalist Jeff Babson for a closeup look at these insects and learn about their identification, biology and conservation.

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REO Speedwagon caters to fans’ every whim EO Speedwagon vocalist Kevin Cronin knows his band is “required” to play certain songs during its set or else the musicians are bound to meet an angry mob outside of their tour bus.

But 1980s hits like “Take It on the Run,” “Keep on Loving You” and “Can’t Fight This Feeling” aren’t exactly tough for REO Speedwagon to jam on stage.

“Luckily for us, the most popular songs are songs we like to play,” said the 63-year-old Cronin, calling from his California home.

“We’re really fortunate that we’re a ‘writer band,’” Cronin elaborated.

“We don’t do covers or outside songs that someone wrote for us and we have to play. These are all songs that one of us wrote.”

That’s a pretty big selection. Forming in the late 1960s, REO Speedwagon built its following throughout the 1970s, but found gold in “Hi Infidelity,” which spawned four U.S. Top 40 hits. The collection sold more than 10 million copies. To date, Cronin and Co. have moved over 50 million records and charted 13 Top 40 hits.

Even still, REO Speedwagon has a personal connection with all of the songs. It’s just a bonus, Cronin said, that they were hits.

“It’s much more than playing a big hit,” he said. “It’s playing a song that happens to become a big hit. For me, it’s a song that’s extremely personal and a time in my life that’s very emotional.

“I get to relive that emotion on stage, and relive it from a different perspective as my life goes on. I consider that a privilege. I enjoy sharing those new perspectives on the song with the audience every night.”

Cronin explains that it’s touching to hear and see so many of his fans singing REO Speedwagon songs nightly.

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These fans have taken REO Speedwagon’s songs into their lives and made them a part of their lives.

“It’s a pretty awesome experience to be the guy up there doing it,” he said. “I feel there’s a real communal spirit between the band and the audience. I try as a frontman, I work to make that bond stronger.”

To further entice and entertain his fans, Cronin jokes between songs or tells the crowd what inspired the songs.

That’s something he’s relied on since the band was formed.

“A lot of people say they had their first kiss to that song or it was in their wedding,” he said. “Whatever it is that brings the people into the theater we want to exceed their expectations and it’s really fun. We see it happen every night.”

When asked how he keeps the songs fresh, he’s quick to compare his songs to his children.

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“When you see your children grow up, you don’t get sick of them growing up,” he said matter of fact. “My daughter just turned 18 and is a senior in high school. When she’s walking into the kitchen all dressed up—she’s a beautiful young girl—I see the little baby I used to hold in my arms and cuddle. I see the totality of her life.

“It’s the way I look at these songs as well.”

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er father commanded a spaceship the money to get the store started.” in a popular 1960s television se“She was always the kid wearing ries. Two decades later, in 1988, Mela- smart clothes,” recalled Bill Shatner, nie Shatner was featured from his home in Stualongside her dad in an dio City. “She just knew Oldsmobile TV comabout style. Her sisters mercial revealing her own and all the other kids desire to zoom around in used to ask her for fashsomething “space age.” ion advice.”

But it wouldn’t be the last Although growing up time father and daughter with a busy, famous faacted together. ther had its drawbacks, The pair shared some Melanie gives her dad on-screen time the folhigh marks as a parent. lowing year when “Star “Ever since I was born Trek V: The Final Fronhe’s been on television tier” was released. Di- Melanie and Bill Shatner on and his office was a movrected by her father, Wil- Star Trek V The Final Frontier. ie or television set. When liam Shatner, also known we were younger, he’d as Capt. Kirk on “Star Trek,” Melanie take one sister at a time away on locacan be seen wandering the Enterprise’s tion for a whole week. We all have such bridge throughout the film. great memories of getting to hang out “I actually auditioned for another with him and watching him work.” part, but was completely wrong for Shatner and his first wife were diit,” recalled Melanie—now Melanie vorced in 1969, but Melanie said she Shatner Gretsch after marrying actor and her two older sisters—Lisbeth and Joel Gretsch in 1999. “My dad called Leslie—remained close with their faand said I didn’t get the part but there ther. was another small role for the captain’s “We spent the weekdays with my yeoman if I wanted it, and I said, ‘of mother and the weekends with him. He course.’” would do whatever it took to get home to It launched her somewhat short adult see us, even if it meant driving all night. acting career, which included two doz- I think that illustrates what a wonderful, en movie and TV roles over the next committed father he was and is.”

10 years.

“All divorces are traumatic,” added “I didn’t fully enjoy acting,” she ad- Shatner. “But the girls have turned out mitted. “I made a living acting for a to be wonderful, smart women. Each is while, but wanted to be successful in talented in some area—Melanie with other ways.”

Dari’s, Lisabeth is a lawyer, and Leslie That success was soon seen on Ven- works in advertising. We get together oftura Boulevard, in Studio City, Cali- ten as a family.” fornia, in the form of Dari Boutique The Shatner clan expanded in 2005 (see www.shopdari.com) which Mela- when Andy Clement married Melanie opened 16 years ago. Stocked with nie’s sister, Lisabeth, and said he was cutting-edge fashions, Dari quickly be- a little surprised when told who her facame a popular destination for trendy ther was. shoppers.

“But the first time I had dinner with Melanie said her dad wasn’t too dis- them all, he welcomed me into the appointed when she abandoned a ca- family even though Liz and I hadn’t reer in entertainment for retail sales. been dating long,” recalled Andy, who “He was probably relieved because founded Creative Character Engineeracting can be a brutal profession. But ing in Van Nuys (see www.creativecharreally, anything I wanted to do was OK acter.com). “It was incredible to see by him. He even helped by loaning me someone so attached to his kids.”

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Top: Screenshot of Bill and Melanie Shatner for a 1988 Oldsmobile commercial.

Right: Melanie Shatner and father William Shatner at Dari Boutique in the early 2000s.

Clement, whose recent movie work includes special effects for “Interstellar,” saids he is also amazed by his father-inlaw’s inventive, restless mind.

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Caring for aging boomers can be more like playing the role of a roommate—just don’t call them caregivers.

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To ease the client into the relationship, sometimes the caregiver will initially appear in a kind of disguise.

More than friends Stacey Goulet of Tucson’s Senior Helpers said her agency has its own way of introducing caregivers.

“Our caregivers don’t wear scrubs,” she said. “They just wear regular clothes. So that way when they’re visiting, they don’t look like medical professionals, there’s not that stigma attached of having a caregiver.”

Lately, some aging adults have been opting for an arrangement that looks even less like traditional caregiving.

Called “homesharing,” “aging in community” or simply “retired with a roommate,” more than 1 million older Americans are living in shared housing with nonrelatives, according to a recent AARP report—most times with one or more persons similar in age. This arrangement is most popular with women, the research said, who are desiring a kind of “Golden Girls” (or at least “Hot in Cleveland”) situation of older

gal-pals all taking care of each other. Goulet said, is that eventually all of the There’s even an online matching site, older roommates may need physical launched last June, called the Golden assistance they can’t provide each other, and then they may Girls Network, primarneed an entourage of ily designed for older qualified caregivers in women looking for the home to take care roommates close in age. of all those well-pastBut men, too—parcollege roomies. ticularly the first wave “There are a lot of Baby Boomers, who of things that go into came of age during the caregiving that you era when communal don’t think about unliving was embraced by less you’ve experienced the counterculture— it,” she said. “You are accepting the senior have to know how to roommates concept take blood pressure, almost as wholeheartyou have to know how edly, if only to save on to transfer somebody the cost of aging in from a bed to a wheelplace without moving Stacey Goulet of Tucson’s Senior chair and vice-versa. to a smaller house or Helpers said there is a lot more to You have to know how assisted living commucaregiving than most people realize, to change a bed with nity. In homesharing, including transferring patients from somebody still in it, aging Baby Boomers a bed to a wheelchair and bathing and how to properly pay rent to co-house tothem properly. bathe people.” gether, sharing cooking Poker-Yount said the aging boomer and cleaning duties and taking care of population has been the most stubborn each other when one is sick.

The problem with this arrangement, about admitting it needs help. “People

are wanting to stay in their homes longer, but they can’t get past the idea that they need help,” she said. “As a result, people are waiting longer to get help.

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We’re going into much more serious situations, where we’re doing much more care for people. It’s still nonmedical care, but the clients are more medically infirm.”

Changing the job Because of this, industry observers said, we’re heading into a crisis situation where there may not be enough caregivers to service the glut of Baby Boomers heading into old age.

“There’s a very interesting AARP study that looks at what it calls ‘The Aging of the Baby Boom and the Growing Care Gap,’” said Michael Sumner, CEO of the Mesa-based Beech Home Care and member of the board of directors for the Arizona In-Home Care Association (AZNHA), which sets credentialing standards for the state’s caregiver industry. “And what it said

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Here they are sporting red noses in a lighter moment. is that for every person in the United States who needs care today, there are seven potential caregivers. They’ve been tracking trends and they say that by 2050, that 7-to-1 ratio is going to drop to 3-to-1. So what we’re going to see is this massive flattening of the labor force that will accelerate over the next decades.”

Fundamentally, caregiving needs to become a more attractive field, said Sumner. Fortunately a couple of recent legislative developments have helped to that end. Sumner points to a recent Arizona bill, SB1401, signed into law by Gov. Doug Ducey in March and set to go into effect on July 15, that requires all businesses that provide in-home care services in the state to disclose more information about who they hire, including whether or not employees have had criminal background checks performed and a description of any mandatory training they’ve received. “We see this as a massive win for the consumer and also for the industry,” he said, “because it allows the industry to move those bad apples out of the bunch.”

An even bigger, national win for the caregiver industry has been the repeal of the so-called “companionship exemption,” which basically exempted what the Fair Labor Standards Act called “companionship services” to the elderly or disabled from the federal minimum wage and overtime protections.

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They’ll soon need to find a way. In December 2011 the Obama administration proposed a regulation amending the companionship exemption that would grant minimum wage and overtime protections to home care workers, and in September 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor adopted it, putting it into effect this past January. The issue has since gone into appeals and a final ruling is expected in June, but if the amendment stands, Sumner said, it may result in companies hiring more workers to minimize overtime and offering fairer living wages for caregivers.

“We need to move away from selling care by the hour and providing care by a case-management model — looking at somebody’s whole needs as opposed to how many hours of care can we sell them,” he said. “And I think we’ll move away from packages where the caregiver is with the client for four or five hours straight to maybe much shorter-term visits spread out over the day — maybe drop in a half hour in the morning, a half hour at lunchtime and a half hour in the evening.

“The thing is, that will impact the socialization aspect,” Sumner said. “And maybe not in a positive way. That relationship that you build up with your caregiver will definitely change.”

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Summer hearing health: Recognizing hearing loss ::by The Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing and Arizona Relay Service

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The southwest coast of Wales reveals its splendor.

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Walk in the footsteps of Dylan Thomas country on the southwest coast of Wales :: by Ed Boitano |Photos by Deb Roskamp

“Though they sink through the sea they shall rise again; Though lovers be lost love shall not And death shall have no dominion” —Dylan Thomas

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ales loves its artists. That’s easy to say with the likes of actors Richard Burton, Anthony Hopkins and Michael Sheen all hailing from the southwest coast of Wales, near Swansea. No artist, however, commands a deeper place in a Welsh’s heart than poet and writer, Dylan Thomas.

Thomas was born in a middle-class home in Swansea on Oct. 27, 1914. His father, a failed poet and school teacher, insisted that the family only speak English around the house and that Thomas have access to his grand library.

Thus his education began. Adolescent Thomas wrote prolifically, and enjoyed early success with his first poem published in his school magazine.

Visitors can get entrenched in the experience by touring the circa 1914 middle-class Welsh home.

Thomas moved often in his young life, with his work conveying a unique bond with the people and places on the southwest coast of Wales. Swansea, Ceredigion, and Carmarthenshire were among the places he lived, as well as the converted boathouse in Laugharne,

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It was in Laugharne where he wrote his famous play for voices, “Under Milk Wood.” Dylan’s most popular poems include “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night”—a prelude to his own father’s death—and “Death Shall Have No Dominion,” “Fern Hill,” “The Hunchback in the Park” and “Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog.” His work took many forms, including scripts for radio broadcasts and plays, short stories and films—although he is clearly best known for poetry. Unlike most poets, Thomas was internationally famous in his own lifetime. This led to speaking engagements—four in New York—with the readings of his works and of others.

Many recordings of these readings still exist, where you can quite literally hear the sounds of the hills, valleys and shorelines of southwest Wales in his voice. Hordes of female admirers would send invitations to meet him.

To avoid their disappointment upon seeing him, the 5 foot 4 inch Thomas felt it necessary to reply back, explaining his unique appearance. The letters would often state: “I am 5 foot 6 and...”

There has been much speculation about his private life. Was he a drunk-

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The theater is located in the heart of the Maritime Cultural Quarter. Look for his statue in the adjacent plaza.

Laugharne: Thomas’ boathouse and adjacent cliff-side writing shed overlooks the picturesque River Taf Estuary, where he penned many of his Thomas was buried in this simple plot in Swansea. major works. Stop for a ard, a hopeless debtor, an undiagnosed pint at the Browns Hotel and Public diabetic or an eternal adolescent, who House. Dylan did once a day. relied on the support of friends, family The Dylan Thomas Trail: Spread and strangers? He still remains an enig- across Southwest Wales, the Wales ma. Dylan collapsed outside the White Coast Path showcases quaint small Horse Tavern in New York after he towns, and the remarkable land and completed a reading across the street. seascapes that inspired Dylan. The He had 18 glasses of whiskey. He died Gower Peninsula features the fishing shortly after at a local hospital on Nov. village of Mumbles and the stunning 9, 1953. His death was mourned by beach of Rhossili, where Dylan would the world’s literary community. His fi- camp and often walk the Gower cliffs. nal resting place is marked by a simple Two of his best loved short stories, “Exwhite cross in Laugharne’s cemetery. traordinary Little Cough” and “Who Years later when Richard Burton died, Do You Wish Was With Us?” are set in he was buried with a copy of Thomas’ ethereal Rhossili. If you’d like to hike farther, the 870-mile Wales Coast Path “Collected Poems” on his chest. spans the length of the Welsh coastline.

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y bread starter is 8 years old this month. It’s been sitting on my kitchen counter—loved, stirred and fed every five days since June 24, 2007.

From this sweet, delicious and unique starter, I have made and given away hundreds of loaves of Amish Friendship Bread, the most well-known and beloved recipe for sweet bread starters. But for eight years, I have also made indescribably delicious bread starter pancakes every Sunday as well as coffee cakes, scones and cobblers for snacking.

Many people have bread starters, either sweet or sourdough, and some have been passed along for 100 years or more! I hope to pass along mine, too, because it’s very, very special.

I created this bread starter in honor of my sweet brother who passed away eight years ago. My family cherished the idea that we could not only have a living reminder of our loved one, but that we could do what my brother, Johnny, loved to do—make people smile by making something with love and then giving it away. It was his gift.

This starter needs no refrigeration, just a daily stir and a lot of love.

If you ever decide to create a bread starter of your own, here is your feeding schedule and recipe for the most incredible Amish Friendship Bread ever!

Starter: Day 1: Mix together: 1 cup of flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk (Use glass or plastic bowl and wooden spoon.

No metals.)

Day 2: Stir for about 15 seconds and cover loosely with parchment and kitchen towel.

Day 3: Stir and cover.

Day 4: Stir and cover.

Day 5: Add 1 cup each of flour, sugar and milk. Stir until blended.

Day 6: Stir and cover.

Day 7: Stir and cover.

Day 8: Stir and cover.

Day 9: Stir and cover.

Day 10: Add 1 cup each flour, sugar and milk. Stir and remove 1 cup for yourself to start again. Use the remaining starter to make bread, freeze or give away in 1-cup increments. Begin process over again. note: After a few years, I cut the milk, flour and sugar in half, which makes one loaf instead of two.

JOHNNY’S SWEET FRIENDSHIP BREAD This bread starter was born on June 24, 2007, in honor of John Anthony D’Atri. His sweet friendship touched countless lives in his short time on earth. This starter now lives in the kitchens of those who loved John, in the places we gather to break bread together and honor those who have gone before us. Please pass it along and enjoy the starter with those you love!

Ingredients: 1 cup starter 1 cup vegetable oil 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup milk 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 2 cups flour

3 eggs 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 box instant vanilla pudding 3 tablespoons sugar and 1 tablespoon cinnamon, mixed together (for coating pan and topping) Butter for coating Mix together all ingredients except butter and sugar/cinnamon mixture for topping.

Grease two bread loaf pans and dust with sugar and cinnamon. Pour batter into loaves and coat with butter and remaining sugar and cinnamon.

Bake at 325 degrees for 60 to 70 minutes or until golden brown.

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That doesn’t mean other forms of activity don’t help build balance, but swimming appeared to be significantly more effective, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “Health Benefits of Water-based Exercise.”

“Swimmers are required to create their own base of support and...produce a coordinated movement of both upper and lower extremities,” study author Dafna Merom told The Washington Post.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF SWIMMING: If you recently have fallen Improve balance or have a fear of falling, swimDecrease pain from osteoarthritis ming can be a great way to Improve cardio endurance build balance without the risk Increase muscle strength of injury, Healthways reports.

Improve bone and joint health Swimming doesn’t force your

Improve your mood Decrease anxiety and depression You should always talk to your doctor before starting any exercise program.

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Fly the flag on June 14 Dedicated to every veteran of every American war

Hats off!

Along the street there comes A blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums, A flash of color beneath the sky: Hats off!

The flag is passing by!

But more than the flag is passing by.

Sea-fights and land-fights, grim and great, Fought to make and to save the State: Weary marches and sinking ships; Cheers of victory on dying lips; Days of plenty and years of peace; March of a strong land’s swift increase; Equal justice, right and law, Stately honor and reverend awe;

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Blue and crimson and white it shines, Over the steel-tipped, ordered lines.

Hats off!

The colors before us fly;

The meaning of medals

Sign of a nation, great and strong To ward her people from foreign wrong: Pride and glory and honor—all Live in the colors to stand or fall.

Hats off!

Along the street there comes A blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums; And loyal hearts are beating high: Hats off!

The flag is passing by!

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n athletic events, there are many kinds of awards—trophies, plaques, ribbons, money, rings and others. In the Olympics, the chosen award has always been the medal.

Since its founding in 1982, the Arizona Senior Olympics has presented medals to the winners of the various events in every sport. They are given in five-year age increments so that the competition is fair.

The goal has always been to present the medals in a ceremonious way that would have meaning to the athletes. If they have trained and practiced their sport for a year and then succeeded in winning their competition, their effort and achievement is worthy of true recognition and reward.

The way the athletes receive their medals and the value they put upon it is often in direct proportion to the effort that they have put into winning it.

Too often there are athletes at events who do not respect and value the efforts of their fellow athletes.

Ideally, athletes who have not won their competition will stay for the

awards ceremony out of respect for their fellow athletes who will receive medals. It is sad that in Senior Olympics that is not always the case. Many athletes leave before there is time to calculate the results, knowing they have not won. Even some winners leave before the medals presentation and often ask that their award simply be handed to them.

Could you imagine that happening at the International Olympic Games?

There are people who don’t take the Senior Olympic Games seriously.

They believe it’s just “fun and games” for seniors.

As director of ASO for 33 years, I find that opinion disappointing because I have known so many athletes who work hard at their sport and take their competition very seriously. These are the true Senior Olympians.

I would like to call upon every person who participates in the Arizona Senior Olympics to become a true Olympian and show respect for the Games, the awards, the ceremonies and their fellow athletes.

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etabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions—increased blood pressure, a high blood sugar level, excess body fat around the waist and abnormal cholesterol levels—that occur together, and increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

Don’t know if you have it? Here are the indicators: • Waist size 40-plus inch waist for men, or 35-plus for women • Triglycerides 150 or higher • HDL (good) 50 or less in women, or 40 or less in men • Blood pressure 130/85 or higher • Blood sugar 110 or more.

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Panel suggests that you might try these five ideas to decrease your risks: 1. A daily glass of wine or beer lowers triglycerides, raises HDLs. 2. Fifteen-minute bath in Epsom salts raises magnesium levels.

3. Make sure your multivitamin has 200 mcg of chromium and 400 mg of folic acid.

4. Get seven and a half to eight hours of sleep every night.

5. Walk for an hour three times a week.

These behaviors can cut your risk of metabolic syndrome by 35 percent to 66 percent and lessens the possibility of diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

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