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Oh boy, is this old grandma mad enough to chew nails.

Having a yard sale where people come by just to donate for the food bank and I never take a nickel of their money. Then there are those who come from out of state pick up something and walk off with it. I tell them it’s free with a small donation to the food bank. They said, “We have our own state food bank.” Shame on you. Shame on you. You just stole $2 worth from someone’s table. Shame on you, you dumb people.

I read the article by Michael Grady, “Attack of the Shadow People,” (February 2014) about his wife getting hit twice in one year by people texting or talking on the phone.

I got hit by someone talking on the phone. He actually said, “Oh, I’m sorry.

I dropped my phone.” It’s been like six months and his insurance company is saying that there are conflicting stories.

He got a ticket. I got rear ended. It’s very, very frustrating. Somebody’s talking on the phone. They get a ticket,

but the insurance company doesn’t want to pay? I feel a sense of simpatico with Michael Grady. That article was really good.

altitudes at the end of the runway and over neighborhoods. They will approve it because of dollars generated. Be ready for more noise.

Oh boy, if the same group of Washington experts are the ones who fix the security system—or supposed to fix the security system—were the ones who set up the medical system, oh God, we’re really in trouble. Get rid of all the hungry millionaires and bring back the grandpas who had a little common sense for a few years anyway.

I live in Wilmette, Ill. I am just vacationing in Tucson. I read one of the Sound Off opinions saying that Drew Alexander should be fired or investigated. I think it’s very ironic that when I’m reading Drew Alexander’s little article he sounds so intelligent and so right on about everything. He’s saying in his article about “1984” that if liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell

Thanks for including The Curmudgeon in your newspaper insert. He reminds me of what I never want to become: a bitter, narrow, finger pointing old white guy who wallows in his own hatred.

Yes we get it—he hates change, hates President Obama and all Democrats, and longs for the happier times of Dwight Eisenhower. The Curmudgeon Award for writing in an echo chamber: Drew Alexander. Hey, Lovin’ Life After 50, how about some fresh ideas?

I was an airline pilot for 34 years. Scottsdale’s request for more fuel for departing aircraft means longer take-off rolls, lower

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t’s not often that I visit New York City. But on those few past occasions, it was always a special experience because culturally and historically, there’s no metropolis like it. In a January radio interview, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said I was now persona non grata in his state.

Independent conservatives like me who believe in the sanctity of life in and out of the womb, define marriage as a union between a man and a woman, and support the intent of the Second Amendment, are, in the governor’s view, “extremists” and “have no place in the state of New York, because that’s not who New Yorkers are.”

The newly elected mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, was of the same mind, saying, “I agree with

Governor Cuomo’s remarks onehundred percent. He is absolutely right to say what he said.”

This same mayor bluntly told a group of real estate developers that he does not believe in the free enterprise system, and said, “I believe in the heavy hand of government.”

I took my first bite of the Big Apple at age fifteen when I sailed from the Port of New York on a relatively small ocean liner bound for Europe.

On the second day out, the ship was in the thick of a fierce Atlantic storm that nearly claimed the vessel and me with it. Four months later, the return trip was much calmer. As the ship approached American shores, I recall still the joyful sight of Lady Liberty welcoming me to New York, to all of America, and back to my home.

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people what they don’t want to hear.

Drew Alexander should be writing a national, syndicated column.

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If I were today to see the famed inscription by Emma Lazarus on the pedestal on which the Statue of Liberty stands, I would be reading a different version, something like this: “Don’t give me your politically incorrect, those with whom I disagree, Those huddled masses of conservatives who yearn for everyone to be free, The wretched extremists who dare to step on my sacred liberal shore, Don’t send the pro-lifers, the Constitutionloving right-wingers to me, I lift my hand up high to stop them at my discriminatory door.

What Cuomo and de Blasio are telling me, and all conservatives, is that any variance to their left-wing political philosophies will not be tolerated, and that the First Amendment only applies to them and other Democratic Party New Yorkers.

The previous NYC mayor, Michael Bloomberg, who appears to be more

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knowledgeable than my cardiologist, dictated the amount of salt I could have in my meals when in his town, that I could only drink soft drinks of a certain volume, and that he was policing the amount of trans-fats in my food.

The Big Apple used to be such an enriching and fun environment to visit—Radio City Music Hall, the museums, Carnegie Hall, the Broadway shows, Battery and Central parks, the Empire State and Chrysler buildings, all iconic American treasures.

Thanks for the memories, New York, and farewell. I won’t be back.

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The Up Side Birds: A Reality Show : : by Michael Grady

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orgive me if I seem distracted as I write this. I’m following a developing story.

The Spotted Towhees that inhabit the brush are running roughshod over the wooded hill behind our house. Upon arrival, these intense black-and-scarlet creatures use their superior size to scatter the tiny Mountain Chickadees currently pecking the ground beneath our feeders. It’s a turf war, fought in preening and ground-scraping—not unlike what one sees on the ABC series, “The Bachelor,” but with less sniping and more pooping on the ground.

I never thought I’d be a birdwatcher.

I grew up thinking of birdwatchers as weirdoes with pith helmets, binoculars, khaki accessories and jargon like, “Ooh! Did you see that? A Scissorbellied Flycatcher!” But like many of the stereotypes I learned from “Gilligan’s Island” reruns, this turned out to be untrue.

“I never said, ‘I’m going to be a birdwatcher,’” a Canadian gent once told me. “One day, you notice a bird behaving oddly in your yard. You think, ‘what is that bird?’ So you buy a pair of binoculars to get a closer look.

Then you buy a book because you’re still not sure. Before you know it, you’re up to your eyeballs in binoculars and books and camping out at day break because it’s Brown Thrasher season.”

Bird watching seems an unlikely hobby in the Age of the Satellite Dish.

Why, you might ask, with a thousand cable channels at our disposal, and streaming video that makes the latest adventures of “House Hunters” or “Big Brother” contestants, “Laker Wives” and “Real Housewives of Orange County” available on our big screens, our flat screens and our handheld devices, would I want to focus on the open-ended doings of speechless creatures outside my kitchen window?

I think you’ve answered your own question.

OK, hang on. The sunflower seeds my wife scattered out there have upped the backyard ante. A Spotted Towhee has run down to eat but the Chickadees have pricked up their little black-and-white Mohawks and are NOT surrendering the field. I don’t know if they’re counting on superior numbers or just crazyhigh from Sunflower seed oil.

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I do this to avoid reality shows. Like most of the country, I enjoyed the heck out of reality programs in the early 2000s, when a plucky and thenunknown Kelly Clarkson won the first “American Idol,” and that shifty naked guy won the first “Survivor.” In those days, reality programming was a true phenomenon. I think it was the openended story structure. Audiences were sick of these formulaic narratives, where everybody learned a valuable lesson and the main characters always wound up pretty much the same as when they started. Early reality shows defied easy endings and neat narratives and their unscripted nature meant things could go off the rails at any time.

That’s what made them so captivating.

An aspirant television writer at the time, I moved out in L.A. specifically to write scripted programming. “Worst possible time to come out,” another writer told me. “It’s all reality shows, now. And even when they’re not good, they’re cheap to produce and people watch. So they’ll be around a long time.”

OK, the Spotted Towhee is throwing some pretty aggressive head tilts at the Chickadees, who are all: “Ooh! You’ve got cranky red eyes—but look! There are nine of us!” Then they hop around in a way that can only be seen as sarcastic. The Towhee storms off. This is not over!

It’s cool to dump on reality programs these days. But some had some actual merit. PBS tried the genre on with “The 1900 House,” a kind of improvised “Downton Abbey” where modern folk were recruited to live in a turn-of-the-century estate as either titled aristocracy or the downstairs staff that served them. And even though the participants had the benefit of historical hindsight, it was interesting to watch how the upstairs folk gradually developed a sense of personal entitlement while the servants developed burn marks and a desire to kill everyone upstairs. (Agatha Christie didn’t invent “The butler did it”— that’s rooted in Edwardian society.) My wife and I tried “The Amazing Race” on CBS. But after an hour of watching teams sprint through foreign cities and

scale the walls of Incan Temples, it became hard to explain why it took me all weekend to change a sprinkler head.

As reality programs began flooding the grids of our cable guides, their premises became increasingly contrived (“Let’s lock 12 people in a house 24/7” or “Let’s make a bunch of women fight over a guy holding a rose”) and the people in them less genuine and more craven for attention. About this time I noticed quails in our backyard.

Quails are absurdly overdressed birds—the males, especially, with their white collars, black faces and cowlick feather on top—and they had airs to match. The male, whom we called Mr. Fitzgerald, would descend the branch of our tree like the grand staircase at Versailles. He’d approach the birdfeeder and be shocked— shocked!—at the common sparrows and house finches who dined there.

He’d then peck at the ground, like he was looking for a cuff link, while his wife (Zelda) paced atop our block wall until the riff-raff had gone.

With network and cable programs growing increasing “real” and increasingly unwatchable, my wife and I began assigning narratives to the

birds out back: the blue-black Grackles, fiendishly hogging the birdbath; the surly Towhees, scraping the ground like angry bulls; the yellow-smudged Verdins who can seperate a flower from its nectar like a fool from his money.

And the dull brown female House Finches, who’d spend spring mornings dropping seed into the mouths of children twice their size. “Push them out of the nest!” We’d shout at them over our coffee. “Get those fat kids a job!” That’s when we realized that we were hooked on our yard and the remarkable programming it offers.

And so, I’d like to thank the reality TV genre. Not for the quality of its programming. Reality TV “jumped the shark” several years ago. (You’ll probably see that on the Discovery Channel next week: A man literally jumping on a shark.) But for creating entertainment odious enough to drive us back to nature.

OK, the Towhee is back—this time, with friends. The Chickadees have closed ranks a bit, but they’re still eating … and flinging millet defiantly. I gotta go. This is ON! Michael Grady is a Valley-based freelance writer, reporter and playwright.

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... from page 6 the truth. No one in Washington ever “She is battling breast cancer” I have instructed my daughter to never use will. in my obit as I have learned to “live Hi, Terry. I just finished reading daily” with breast cancer. It’s not my your article on hating pink and friend but it’s not my enemy, either, I couldn’t agree more. I am a because I try to keep negativity out of breast cancer victim three times now! my body, soul and spirit. I never give I started writing a book entitled “Don’t advice to victims other than knowledge Let Cancer Get the Breast of You” but is power but you already know that I’m every time I try to finish it, I find I have sure. Stay strong, and know there are to add another chapter. I said I got others like you that are disgusted with breast cancer because pink has always the pink ribbon crap, just find a cure or been my favorite color but like you, I better yet the cause is my fervent hope. hate the ribbons, the month of October I will keep you in my prayers.—Patricia and Komen. I have written scathing Strong letters to drug companies telling them just because their drug takes away side First to the editors. You say effects doesn’t mean cancer treatment limit messages to 100 words. is a picnic like their ads depict. It is A writer that was bloviating just a big commercial enterprise now about the Koch brothers went on and and everyone makes money except the on in a diatribe for around 330 words. victim. I would like to know why more Enough is enough. Next to the writer women have breast cancer today with of the message on the Kochs: Two more money being spent on research words—George Soros. You probably than ever before and yet there is never don’t know this because you are the an answer as to what is causing so many typical leftist loon that only knows what more cases of this rotten disease. I am MSNBC says, but Soros backs at least sorry you are going through this. The one very left websites for the left. He words they use “She lost her battle” or also made 40 or 50 visits to the White

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House in Obama’s first year, I think.

And then, strangely enough, he invests a bunch of money in an oil company in Brazil. Funny how three months later Obama decides to loan Brazil and that company $2 billion to explore and drill off-shore wells. You know, the ones that he won’t let the U.S. drill. Another tidbit on Soros. He also spent $700,000 to advertise and promote medical marijuana in Arizona.

The poet Joyce Kilmer tells us, “Only God can make a tree.” Rosemont Copper, a Canadian corporation, is planning on destroying 500,000 trees as they ravage the countryside along scenic Route 83. If they are successful, the beautiful rolling hills will be replaced by another desolate eyesore like the area off of I-19 at Sahuarita. Jobs? How many, how long will they last? How many workers will be imported from Chile and elsewhere?

How many top brass will be U.S. citizens? This mine will dramatically impact air and light quality and water accessibility, not to mention the effect on wildlife and habitat. My message to Rosemont, “Dig up your own back yard.

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doesn’t need you!” Don’t let the forest service and government sell out to big bucks. A few charitable donations by Rosemont will not compensate for the destruction the mine will cause.—Gwen Niemi, Tucson Any election, Mr. or Mrs. Public, if any politicians can be blindsided by their own staff, imagine what Washington and leaders of other countries might do if they were chosen for any higher office.

Celebrate the doubters who question everything. Question yourself before you vote.

Enough. Unfortunately everyone is now seeing results of the hippy revolution that rebelled against good manners and had only do-it-yourself education and then raised their own to be just as careless in public and now on TV with more and more cheap displays of nudity, ignorance and foul language. Thanks for nothing, Woodstock survivors. Back to the drawing board, kiddies. You made a bad start but there’s still time to correct it. ...continues on page 10

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homework consisted of reading the latest research on different radiation techniques and their outcomes. Each doctor listed reasons why their method would work the best and what was likely to occur if I decided to try another option. Some of the doctors I interviewed were more like car salesmen than physicians. They would call me on my cell phone once or twice a week wanting to know what I decided. The problem was and still is they criticized each other’s method with scare tactics; telling me I could develop scar tissue, permanent markings, infections and other nasty side effects.

I postponed the lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy for six weeks after my initial diagnosis. My friends would say, “Why don’t you just have it done? Don’t wait. If it were me, I’d do anything to get rid of the cancer.”

These were typical remarks from good friends, people I’d known for years— girlfriends who began to think, “What if this happened to me?”

Cancer in your breast doesn’t kill you.

It’s when the disease metastasizes and spreads to other organs or the bones that it becomes deadly. Early detection is based on the theory that the disease progresses consistently, beginning with a single rogue cell, growing sequentially and at some invariable point making a lethal leap. Curing it, then, assumes to be a matter of finding and cutting out a tumor before the metastasizing happens.

This isn’t necessarily the course of events. There is no evidence that the size of a tumor predicts whether or not the cancer has spread. My tumor is small and the sentinel node pathology report states: one lymph node with micrometastic carcinoma (1 mm), which, according to my surgeon, is considered negative and something to celebrate. I don’t find the word “metastatic” to be worthy of any kind of celebration.

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My diagnosis of Invasive Ductal Carcinoma was followed by a regiment of procedures. The first test, an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of both breasts, was performed a week after my initial surgery. I was instructed to lie belly down on the table placing both breasts in a small boxed area for about 35 minutes. My head rested uncomfortably on a hospital pillow. Not only did this position seem awkward, but uncomfortable for my neck and spine. I managed to survive the procedure without any premedication by concentrating on positive thoughts.

The surgeon called me the next day with the results—no additional nodules or inconsistencies in the breast tissue. I jumped up and down and clapped my hands.

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... from page 8 Oh where have all the been started over the unlawful acts by intelligent Republicans I this arrogant president? once knew gone? Gone to the boneyard with the rest of the dogs that Memo to all those people who will not give up? criticize and condemn the Tea Party: Please explain what is Dear Terry, I just finished wrong with holding our government reading your column in the accountable. Please explain what Widow’s Column of Lovin’ Life is wrong with wanting smaller after 50. Finally, there’s another nurse government and wanting all the waste who sees the other side of the “pink and fraud discovered and eliminated. ribbon” campaign. I once heard an Also, have Americans not been “taxed employee of the Komen Foundation enough?” Please, someone, explain who was fired for speaking up regarding why there is so much anger and hatred some of their questionable funding. of ordinary, country-loving Americans This made me a bit leery, but regardless who are fighting to save America. of that fact it is my opinion that we should all be concerned about cancer as How confident can one a broad disease and not simply focus on candidate be? Throw your one aspect of the problem. Although, I hat in the ring for governor have not recently looked at the cancer one day and the next day say you’ll stats, at one point lung cancer was the win. Campaigning in the Republican leading cause of all cancer deaths, and primary start already? I don’t think so. rarely do we hear much about prostate cancer which, although very treatable Oh the push for college takes many lives each year and some of education is a wonderful those lives are young fathers. I also feel advantage. How many will the “pink ribbon” campaign probably replace the lost 10- to- 12-hour has some feminist origins which also minimum wage workers in road gives me pause. So, again thanks for construction, carpentry, plumbing, your bravery in speaking up.—Idris electricians, brick layers, sales clerk, Smith landscaping, bus drivers, etc. Go to the political civic service and guarantee Republicans are so mean. They these people will be paid a living wage, shut down the government acknowledge reality please professor. costing over $50 billion. Now We need all workers educated. The they stop employment costing millions diploma doesn’t buy a thing unless more. In every case these things ruin you’re stupid to use it on other the economy. Do you see a plan here? advantage abilities. Wake up professor, Tear down the economy and then wake up. blame President Obama. What sickos!

Thank you for carrying The Curmudgeon column by Drew All we know about Benghazi Alexander. It’s the first thing I is we didn’t have enough spies there. All we don’t know about turn to when I get to your paper. This “Bridgegate” is who is lying. Figure it man speaks common sense, which is lacking in this nation. out.

Think about the Republicans when you vote. It would be good to see new life in the Republican Party and please vote Republican.

President Obama signed Obamacare into law without reading it. Now he has changed it over 12 times. He acts like a dictator changing laws and issuing executive orders at his whim. Why have impeachment proceedings not

There was quite a long Sound Off in the January issue. This person condemned the Koch brothers for funding conservative causes. Funny, they don’t seem to think twice about George Soros, the billionaire who has spent millions upon millions to support liberal causes.

Here are a few of the ideas which could greatly reduce the budget. (1) Get rid of the Energy Department. It was established

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to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Our consumption of foreign oil has increased not reduced. (2) Get rid of the Department of Commerce.

It has had no function since trucking was deregulated in 1980; 34 years ago. (3) Get rid of the Department of Education. Their net result is the dumbing down of our children.

(4) Get rid of the Department of Agriculture. Most farming is done by giant corporations who have better crop rotation plans than the feds.

They don’t need subsidies. (5) Get rid of the National Space Agency. Mars is too cold to live on. Why go there?

(6) Bring our 100,000-plus troops back from overseas. The Constitution says they are to protect the United States, not other nations. (7) Combine the FBI, CIA and Secret Service. Why have three competing agencies? (8) Combine the Army and Marines. They have similar functions. (9) Combine the Navy and Coast Guard. (10) Eliminate extraneous recruiting offices. Have one recruiting office for all the armed services instead of one for each. (11) Eliminate all federal, state, county and city retirement programs. Put everyone on Social Security and Medicare. (12) Eliminate the IRS regulations. Tax all people, companies and corporations 10 percent of income. (13) Eliminate twoyear elections. Make terms of office for representatives, four years with threeterm limit. Six years for senators with two-term limits. (14) Set up a board of private citizens to eliminate pork and waste in government with authority to do so.—Pete Davies, Sun City

here? Shame on the Spanish speakers.

Learn English or else we’re gonna have to translate for the whole world. By the way, the whole world is learning English every single day. Wise up, you Spanish speakers. Are you that dumb that you can’t learn English?

So where are all the politician geniuses who can move all that surplus to the dry California southwest area? Sort of like a countrywide CAP canal. It only took Arizona 50 years to get their share.

Maybe we can work it out again. They built a national highway. They can build a national waterway.

Aren’t the Sunday morning TV pundits amazing? They all rudely talk over each other at once I think listeners are learning what to do as voters. They don’t want you to know what they know or they’d be jobless. Joke’s on us.

For those seniors who think Obamacare will not affect them, they need to realize Obamacare will take $1 trillion out of Medicare to help pay for this destructive plan forced down Americans’ throats by the Democrats.

So John McCain is going to get censured. That should have been done when J.D. (Hayworth) threw his hat in the ring.

Was everyone sleeping?

Why must everything be translated in Spanish? Why not German, Italian, Gaelic or Norwegian? Have they no pride at all in learning English when they get

Drew Alexander remains the solitary smudge on your fine newspaper. The area his column occupies could be put to better use, empty space comes to mind. We know Drew is a staunch Republican Tea Party apologist. He parrots talking points (almost word for word) from the laughable mess known as Fox “News.”

It is odd how many letter writers to this publication sound the same alarms...

Benghazi, Benghazi, Obamacare, Benghazi! You are merely preaching to the choir, Drew. If you want to make a real contribution to this publication, get out of your right-wing echo chamber and post some original content. Last I heard, Curmudgeons are still allowed to think.—J. Wilson, Tucson Hello. This is a message for Betty Jean Parker. I’m just wondering what planet this woman lives on. She thinks President Barack Obama gave us free insurance.

This great man is giving cheap medical insurance to millions of deserving people? She thinks Barack Obama is opening his wallet and giving this out. Betty Jean, I have a word for you.

Our taxpayers are paying this. You and I and everyone else, what are you thinking? Where are you from?

For the 2016 presidential election, two of the candidates talked about are Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush. I think America has had enough of the Clintons and the Bushes. ...continues on page 25

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The Great Western Cookout Adventure, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., MacDonald’s Ranch, 26540 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, $46 (senior rate), (480) 361-6498, www. gppaaz.org. The ranch will be alive with family fun, food, wildlife, music, championship hoop dancing, and Western games for folks of all ages.

Caps for the Cure, 2 p.m., repeats March 17 and March 31, Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707.

March 4 Tuesday MS Disease Treatment Discussion, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Tuesdays in March, Helen Foundation, 105 S. Delaware Dr., Suite 8, Apache Junction, free but reservations required, (480) 389-5431, ernestogallegos01@gmail.com.

Mardi Gras Party, 2 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707.

March 5 Wednesday

Myron Sommerfeld and His Orchestra, 7 p.m., Sunland Springs Village Auditorium, 11214 E. Laguna Azul, Mesa, $6, (480) 354-9385, www.nbea.com/mso. htm, www.bonniesommerfeld.com.

Fibromyalgia Treatment Discussion, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Wednesdays in March, Helen Foundation, 105 S. Delaware Dr., Suite 8, Apache Junction, free but reservations required, (480) 389-5431, ernestogallegos01@gmail.com.

“Lover’s Leap,” 7 p.m., repeats March 2, Superstition Center in MountainBrook Village, 5674 S. Marble Dr., Gold Canyon, $10, (480) 983-5555. A comedy in three acts by Bill Daily.

Country Gals Concert, 7 p.m., Sunland Village Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Ave., Mesa, $12 to $18, (480) 832-9003.

Arizona Renaissance Festival, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays through March 30, 12601 E. U.S. Highway 60, Gold Canyon, $19 seniors, (520) 463-2600, www.royalfaires.com.

March 2 Sunday Chordial-Aires, 7 p.m., Good Life RV, 3403 E. Main St., Mesa, donations accepted, (480) 985-2556. The four-part a cappella women’s show chorus performs.

The North Valley Chorale, 3 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, 15649 N. Seventh St., Phoenix, $25 to $25, (602) 464-4100, www.northvalleychorale.org. The chorale presents an all-Mozart concert that includes Coronation Mass, Laudate Dominum, Ave Verum, Eine Kleine Nachtmusic and a special musical surprise.

March 3 Monday Parkinson’s Disease Treatment Discussion, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Mondays in March, Helen Foundation, 105 S. Delaware Dr., Suite 8, Apache Junction, free but reservations required, (480) 389-5431, ernestogallegos01@gmail.com.

Caregivers Support Group, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Desert Palms Presbyterian Church, 13459 W. Stardust Blvd., Sun City West, free, (623) 584-4602, ext. 208.

Healthy Cooking Demo, 10 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707.

“Straight from the Horse’s Mouth,” various times through March 9, San Tan Ballroom, Cottonwood Country Club, 25630 Brentwood Dr., Sun Lakes, $15 to $35, (602) 329-1975, www.slctinfo.com. The rapid-paced farce presented by Sun Lakes Community Theater proves truth is stranger than fiction.

March 6 Thursday Chronic Pain Treatment Discussion, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Thursdays in March, Helen Foundation, 105 S. Delaware Dr., Suite 8, Apache Junction, free but reservations required, (480) 389-5431, ernestogallegos01@gmail.com.

Bringing Diabetes and Vision into Focus, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Juniper Branch Library, 1825 W. Union Hills Dr., Phoenix, free, (623) 930-3868, www. midwestern.edu/azhealthlectures. Presented by Dr. Kevin Helmuth, clinical assistant professor, Midwestern University Eye Institute and the Arizona College of Optometry.

Movie Day with “Age of Champions,” Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707.

March 7 Friday The Engineers Club of the West Valley, 11:30 a.m., Briarwood Country Club, 20800 N. 135th Ave., Sun City West, $18, (623) 544-0942, www.engineersaz.com.

The luncheon will be followed by a lecture by Rolf Halden, of the Center for Environmental Security at Arizona State University’s Bio-design Institute.

Sun City Grand Music Club: Classical Music and Art Exhibit, 6 p.m., Sonoran Plaza, Sun City Grand, 19753 N. Remington, surprise, $10, www. scgrandmusicclub.com. Listen to Mozart, Vivaldi and other favorites presented by clarinets, flutes, oboes, strings, trumpets, piano and voice.

Arthritis/Neuropathy Treatment Discussion, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Fridays in March, Helen Foundation, 105 S. Delaware Dr., Suite 8, Apache Junction, free but reservations required, (480) 389-5431, ernestogallegos01@gmail.com.

Pianist Michelle Cann, 7:30 p.m., Gold Canyon United Methodist Church, 6640 S. Kings Ranch Rd., Gold Canyon, $20 to $25 for adults, $5 students, www.gcac1.com/cynsnds. html. Michelle Cann has performed with the renowned Itzhak Perlman at his Chamber Music Festival, and played Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” with the New Jersey Symphony.

March 8 Saturday Fun Fair, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fairway Recreation Center, 10600 W. Peoria Ave., Sun City, free, (623) 876-3044.

Showcases the 30-plus Fairway activity clubs.

The Phoenix Elks Lodge No. 335 Vendor Fair, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lodge parking lot, 14424 N. 32nd St., Phoenix, free, (602) 810-2639, (480) 329-3957. Event features food trucks, vendors, a DJ and door prizes.

Myron Sommerfeld and His Music of the Stars, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Las Palmas Grand, 2550 S. Ellsworth Rd., Mesa, $8, (480) 357-1148, www.nbea.com/mso. htm, www.bonniesommerfeld.com.

Pancake Breakfast, 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Sunland Village Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Ave., Mesa, $3.50, (480) 832-9003.

Sonoran Desert Chorale’s “Voices of Freedom,” 7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 15 E. First Ave., Mesa, $15 seniors, (480) 305-4538, www. sonorandesertchorale.org.

March 9 Sunday Mesa East Amazing Arts and Quilts Show, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mesa East Community Clubhouse, 225 S. 74th St., Mesa, free, (480) 836-0632. Features rock and gem show, quilt display, pencils and pigment arts.

Sonoran Desert Chorale’s “Voice of Freedom,” 3 p.m., Valley Presbyterian Church, 6947 E. McDonald Dr., Paradise Valley, $15 seniors, (480) 305-4538, www. sonorandesertchorale.org.

March 10 Monday Sun City Choraliers, 10 a.m., Olive Branch Senior Center, 11250 N. 107th Ave., Sun City, free, www. suncitychoraliers.com. Led by choral director Jane Brambilla, the group will perform 13 pieces which will span six decades.

Sun Lakes Democratic Club Meeting, 7 p.m., Sun Lakes Country Club’s Navajo Room, 35601 N. Sun Lakes Blvd., Sun Lakes, bring nonperishable food items, (480) 895-1378, (480) 895-1162. Mario Diaz, Maricopa County Community College District Governing Board candidate, and Jonathan Alanis, outreach/development coordinator for the Arizona Advocacy Network, will speak.

Colorectal Cancer Doc Talk, 10 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., free, (480) 325-4707.

Quilting Group, 1 p.m., repeats March 24, Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., free, (480) 325-4707.

March 11 Tuesday “Color Me Free” Brunch, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Superstition Springs Golf Club, 6542 E. Baseline Rd., Mesa, $13, (480) 357-7538. Presented by Mesa Women’s Connection, the brunch features Nancy Rittgers explaining her passion for “color draping” for men and women. Guest speaker is Lonnie McClung, a retired USN carrier-based fighter pilot.

March 12 Wednesday Chordial-Aires, 1 p.m., Our Savior Epiphany Lutheran Church, 1050 W. Superstition Blvd., Apache Junction, donations accepted, (480) 982-1569. The four-part a cappella women’s show chorus performs.

East Valley Michigan Club, 2 p.m., Golden Corral, 1868 N. Power Rd., Mesa, charge for meals, (480) 9867085, (480) 610-9864 or jilanctot@cox.net. The club meets at 2 p.m. the second Wednesday for lunch, and at 9 a.m. the fourth Wednesday for breakfast.

Will Your Will Be Known Workshop, 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Rd., Scottsdale, free, (602) 274-5022, www.duetaz. org. Will Your Will Be Known Workshop presented by Duet Professional Advisory Committee member Susan B. Court.

Spring Jazz Concert, 6:30 p.m., Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Rd., Scottsdale, free, (480) 312-1700. Experience a rich range of music with outstanding local talent.

Plan Refresher: Q&A Session, 10:30 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707.

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... from page 13 March 13 Thursday Sunland Village Communitywide Garage Sale, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Broadway and Greenfield roads, Mesa, Monthly Line Dance at Sun City Grand, 6:30 (480) 832-9003. More than 100 homes will participate p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Cimarron Center’s Gila Room, 17100 throughout the neighborhood.

W. Clearview Blvd., Sun City Grand, $5, (623) 5467449, www.grandinfo.com. Come out and enjoy Brenda Thomason as she leads dancers in a lively evening of line dancing from beginners through intermediate dances.

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Will Your Will Be Known Workshop, 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 10815 N. 84th St., Scottsdale, free, (602) 274-5022, www.duetaz. org. Will Your Will Be Known Workshop presented by Duet Professional Advisory Committee member Emily B. Kile.

Sun Lakes Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America meeting, 12:45 p.m. Ed Robson Branch Library’s Lecky Center, 9330 E. Riggs Rd., Sun Lakes, free, reggiefaith@gmail.com, halib72@gmail. com. Dr. Ingrid McBride of the ASU Speech and Hearing Clinic will discuss “Hearing Aids and Your Wallet: How to Make Hearing Aids Affordable for All.”

Quilters of Trilogy Power Ranch Quilt Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Trilogy Clubhouse, 4369 E. Village Pkwy., Gilbert, free, (480) 410-4262.

Laser Wellness PMA Seminar on Low Level Laser Therapy, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Scottsdale, exact location revealed when reservations are made, (800) 303-6923, code 6883.

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Laser Wellness PMA Seminar on Low Level Laser Therapy, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., in Glendale and Gilbert, exact locations revealed when reservations are made, (800) 303-6923, code 6883.

Myron Sommerfeld and His Music of the Stars, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Venture Out, 5001 E. Main St., Mesa, $8, (480) 832-9000, www.nbea.com/mso.htm, www. bonniesommerfeld.com.

Birthday Party Ice Cream Social, 12:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707.

March 15 Saturday Sun City West Dance for the Health of It Club’s “Boogie Nights St. Patrick’s Day Dance,” 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Palm Ridge Summit Hall, 13800 W. Deer Valley Dr., Sun City West, $5 members, $8 guests, (602) 679-4220, www.scwdanceforhealth.com. Singles and couples will enjoy great rock music from the past decades with host and DJ Kort Kurdi.

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Spirit of Phoenix Chorus Spring Show: “Best of Barbershop...Viva Las Vegas,” 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Mesa Arts Center’s Ikeda Theater, One E. Main St., Mesa, $32 adults, $27 seniors, $17 students, (480) 644-6500, www.sopchorus.org.

Society for the Arts Social, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., L’Amore Italian Restaurant, 3159 Lincoln Dr., Phoenix, $2 hospitality fee, (602) 381-3159. Charming Italian restaurant featuring traditional favorites and more at $5 happy hour food prices.

Discounts on wine, cocktails and beer.

Spring Concert, 7 p.m., repeats March 15, Superstition Center in MountainBrook Village, 5674 S. Marble Dr., Gold Canyon, $6, (480) 983-5555. Celebrates music from “Far Away Places.”

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Taste of Sunrise and Classic Car Show, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., Sunrise of Gilbert, 580 S. Gilbert Rd., Gilbert, free but reservations required, (480) 632-9400. Take a trip down memory lane at this classic car show. Stroll the facility’s grounds and courtyard while sampling nutritious and delicious gourmet grilling creations.

Hillcrest Dance and Social Club of Sun City West’s St. Patrick’s Day Dance, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., RH Johnson Social Hall, 19803 RH Johnson Blvd., Sun City West, $4 members, $6 nonmembers, (623) 546-6845.

Music provided by Michael Lawrence Carollo. A tango lesson at 6:15 p.m. and desserts during intermission are included with admission. Dress is casual (no shorts, T-shirts or tank tops).

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March 17 Monday Happy St. Patrick’s Day from all of us at Lovin’ Life After 50!

March 18 Tuesday Southwest Surfers Concert, 7 p.m., Sunland Village, 4601 E. Dolphin Ave., Mesa, $10, (480) 832-9003.

Staying a Step Ahead of Heel Pain, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Foothills Branch Library, 19055 N. 57th Ave., Glendale, free, (623) 930-3868, www.midwestern.edu/ azhealthlectures. Presented by Kelley Gillroy, D.P.M., clinical assistant professor, Midwestern University Foot and Ankle Services and Arizona School of Podiatric Medicine.

March 19 Wednesday National Active and Retired Federal Employee Association (NARFE) Chapter 1395, 11 a.m., Brothers Family Restaurant, 8466 W. Peoria Ave., Peoria, charge for meal, (623) 935-4681, deb.at.NARFE@gmail.com. All current and retired federal employees and spouses are invited.

East Valley Michigan Club Picnic, 12 p.m., Red Mountain Park, 7745 E. Brown Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 986-7085, (480) 610-9864 or jilanctot@cox.net. The club sends off snowbirds with a chicken luncheon for which guests are asked to bring a dish to share.

March 20 Thursday “Moon Over Buffalo,” various time through March 23, Vistas Recreation Center, 18825 N. Country Club Pkwy., Peoria, $12 in advance, $13 at the door, $30 for Friday dinner theater, (623) 566-6178, www.

WestbrookVillagePlayers.org. Westbrook Village Players celebrate its 10th season with a play by Ken Ludwig.

Sun City Choraliers, 10 a.m., United Church of Sun City, 11250 N. 107th Ave., Sun City, free, www. suncitychoraliers.com. Under the expert guidance of choral director Jane Brambilla, the group will perform 13 pieces which will span six decades of great American music history.

Movie Day with “Captain Phillips,” 2 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707.

March 21 Friday Myron Sommerfeld Orchestra, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Sunland Village Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Ave., Mesa, $7, (480) 832-9003.

March 22 Saturday “Cowgirls Up!,” 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Mammoth Saloon, Goldfield Ghost Town, 4650 N. Mammoth Mine Rd., Apache Junction, $40, $300 for table of 10, (480) 694-3816, www.SoroptimistGC.org. Western or saloon attire suggested for this fundraiser.

Ms. Senior Arizona Pageant, 6 p.m., Valley Vista Performing Arts Center, 15550 N. Parkview Pl., Surprise, $15 to $25, (602) 788-9556. All proceeds from the 25th annual event go to victims of domestic violence. Group discounts available.

March 23 Sunday Chordial-Aires, 3 p.m., Apache Villa, 1235 S. Ocotillo Dr., Apache Junction, $6, (480) 671-3613. The four-part a cappella women’s show chorus performs.

March 24 Monday The Sun Cities Saddle Club, 9:30 a.m., Wooddale Village Retirement Community, 18616 N. 99th Ave., Sun City, free, (623) 584-5696, suncitiessaddleclub@gmail. com, www.saddle.scwclubs.com. Open to all residents of Sun City, Sun City West, Sun City Grand and Corte Bella.

March 25 Tuesday MS Disease Treatment Discussion, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Tuesdays in March, Helen Foundation, 105 S. Delaware Dr., Suite 8, Apache Junction, free but reservations required, (480) 389-5431, ernestogallegos01@gmail.com.

March 26 Wednesday East Valley Michigan Club, 9 a.m., Golden Corral, 1868 N. Power Rd., Mesa, charge for meals, (480) 9867085, (480) 610-9864 or jilanctot@cox.net. The club meets on the second Wednesday at 2 p.m. for lunch and the fourth Wednesday at 9 a.m. for breakfast.

March 27 Thursday Society for the Arts Social, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Hotel Valley Ho’s Zuzu Lounge, 6850 E. Main St., Scottsdale, $2 hospitality fee, (480) 421-7997. Newly remodeled mid-century hotel offers a beautiful view of the pool and its lush foliage.

Movie Day with “Last Vegas,” 2 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707.

March 28 Friday The Side Street Strutters and Meloney Collins, 7:30 p.m., Gold Canyon United Methodist Church, 6640 S. Kings Ranch Rd., Gold Canyon, $20 to $25 for adults, $5 students, www.gcac1.com/cynsnds.html. This Dixieland and jazz group have been entertaining U.S. and international audiences for 30 years.

March 29 Saturday Goodyear Lakeside Music Fest at Estrella, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., Estrella Lakeside Amphitheater, 10300 S. Estrella Pkwy., Goodyear, free, (623) 935-6384, www. westvalleyarts.org.

Chordial-Aires, 7 p.m., Mountain View Lutheran Church, 2122 S. Goldfield Rd., Apache Junction, donations accepted, (480) 982-8266. The four-part a cappella women’s show chorus performs.

Sun Lakes Lions Breakfast Club’s Spaghetti Dinner, 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Sun Lakes Country Club’s Arizona Room, 25601 N. Sun Lakes Blvd., Sun Lakes, $10 in advance, $11 at the door, (480) 242-4356, sunlakesbreakfastlionsclub@hotmail.com. The group honors veterans with its “famous” spaghetti dinner.

The Valley of the Sun Active 20-30 Club 20th Annual VIVA Charity Event, 7 p.m., Scottsdale Waterfront SouthBridge, Old Town Scottsdale, $100 to $125, www.vos2030az.com/VIVA. The swanky event will feature cuisine from some of the Valley’s top restaurants, a number of open bars, live entertainment, boardwalk-style games, a silent auction and raffle.

March 30 Sunday Check, Please! Arizona Festival, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., CityScape, 1 E. Washington St., Phoenix, $59, (480) 657-7333, www.azpbs.org/CheckPlease/.

March 31 Monday Parkinson’s Disease Treatment Discussion, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Mondays in March, Helen Foundation, 105 S. Delaware Dr., Suite 8, Apache Junction, free but reservations required, (480) 389-5431, ernestogallegos01@gmail.com.

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uring a recent interview with this publication, Latin singer Julio Iglesias jokes that he’s not quite suited for a feature in Lovin’ Life After 50.

After all, the 70-year-old legend known for his hits like “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before,” and father of pop star Enrique Iglesias, feels much younger than the paper’s demographic.

“I don’t know what to say about the living after 50,” Iglesias says in his thick Spanish accent. “When I’m on the stage, I think I can be 20 years old, 25 sometimes, 30, the most. At this moment, for example, I can feel like 49, 50.”

Iglesias handles interviews with a sense of humor, at times using the reporter as the butt of his jokes. But it’s all in good fun for the Spaniard, who comes to Talking Stick Resort’s Salt River Grand Ballroom in Scottsdale at 8 p.m. Friday, March 28.

“I’ve been in Arizona before you was born,” he says with a laugh. “I like the place. I like the people. It’s a place where basically you feel very good. There’s not humidity. It’s just beautiful.”

Legendary Singer Iglesias has set two Guinness World Records: the first of them in 1983, for having sold the most records in the most languages in history, and the second in 2013, for being the best-selling Latin artist in history. On April 1, 2013, in Beijing, he received another historic award: “First and Most Popular Artist of All Time in China.” Success is not formulaic, he explains.

“I think success is not logical. There is not two and two is four; four and four is eight; eight and eight is 16. ... I think

success is a situation of thousands and thousands of little things that come together one day and people accept it.”

Those people, he says, include his puppies, who wag their tails in appreciation of their master.

But now he’s at a point where he needs to impress more than his dogs; he wants to honor his fans.

“What I’m trying to do is tell people ‘thank you very much for giving me the most beautiful opportunity that I ever dreamed to have,’” Iglesias explains.

In his 45-year career, Iglesias has received 2,600 platinum and gold records. He has performed more than 5,000 concerts in 600 cities around the world, and more than 60 million people have seen him perform live.

He says there’s no bigger compliment than returning to a city with a sold-out house.

“When I come back to the places, it’s because the people still care,” he says.

“Going back to the places is the biggest situation for an artist. I would be very happy to play in Arizona again.

“I would be very happy to put people together and to go home and make love like crazy, which is what it’s all about. To put passion in the concert, which is all I have. I’m singing because my passion is singing, that’s why I don’t belong in this magazine. When I go on the stage, I’m 35. Believe me. My body, my heart pump. My passion flows like the river goes to the ocean—perfect.”

Iglesias’ set list could include a sampling of his many hits, including “All of You,” “Nathalie,” “Crazy,” “Hey!” “La Cumparsita,” “When You Tell Me That You Love Me” and “Abrázame.”

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WHEN: Sat., March 1, at 8 p.m.

WHERE: Wild Horse Pass’ Ovations Live! Showroom, 5040 W. Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler COST: $10 INFO: (800) 946-4452 or www.wingilariver.com Rusty Evans pays tribute to the man in black.

“‘56: 1950s Rock ‘n’ Roll Revue” The date at Talking Stick is part of a never-ending world tour for Iglesias.

This year, he will bounce between Mexico, Venezuela, the United States, The Netherlands, England, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Spain.

“I don’t stop touring,” Iglesias says. “I don’t have anything else to do. What do you want me to do? Go to fish?

“Touring is comfortable for me. I fly the most contemporary plane in the world with the most beautiful people who take care of me, my family, and then we have fun.”

Iglesias’ personal life has been one for tabloid fodder. The singer, who is planning a live album this year, has been married a couple of times and has even more children. He acknowledges this like he does many topics during an interview—with a laugh.

“I have 27 wives,” he says. Greeted with a reporter’s boisterous laugh, Iglesias says “I love it. I love it. I talk to everyone from Finland to China.

Imagine if I don’t have a sense of humor? The only way to survive is I would like to have the life of the 40s or the 50s. I just became 70. When I look in the mirror—I don’t look very often; once every two months—the mirror said to me, ‘You look young, Julio.’ I take that mirror, I put a number and I say I will keep you in my life.”

Julio Iglesias performs at 8 p.m. Friday, March 28, at Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E. Indian Bend Rd., Scottsdale. Tickets are $35 to $125.

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WHEN: Sun., March 2, at 3 p.m.

WHERE: Wild Horse Pass’ Ovations Live! Showroom, 5040 W. Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler COST: $10 INFO: (800) 946-4452 or www.wingilariver.com Four musicians, individually accomplished in other genres, come together to ask this question: What if all those legends from Sun Records and the Louisiana Hayride never went to Hollywood, never made TV shows and movies, but were still just playin’?

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WHEN: Thursdays in March WHERE: Sunland Village Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Ave., Mesa COST: Varies INFO: (480) 832-9003 Auditorium doors open at 4:30 p.m., cards are sold at 6 p.m. and play begins at 7 p.m. There’s a $900 progressive pot.

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WHEN: Fridays from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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WHEN: Mondays at 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

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WHEN: Sat., March 15, at 8 p.m.

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The Long Run—Experience the Eagles

WHEN: Sat., March 8, at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

WHERE: The Showroom at Casino Arizona, 101 and McKellips Road, Scottsdale COST: $12 INFO: (480) 850-7734, (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com Celebrating classic rock heroes the Eagles, The Long Run sets out to win over audiences across the country.

Surfin’ Safari: Tribute to Beach Music

WHEN: Sun., March 9, at 3 p.m.

WHERE: Wild Horse Pass’ Ovations Live! Showroom, 5040 W. Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler COST: $10 INFO: (800) 946-4452 or www.wingilariver.com Surfin’ Safari creates a memorable tribute show featuring the Beach Boys’ fan favorites and radio hits over the years.

California Transit Authority featuring Danny Seraphine and Bill Champlin formerly of Chicago WHEN: Fri., March 14, at 8 p.m.

WHERE: Talking Stick Resort Showroom, 9800 E. Indian Bend Rd., Scottsdale COST: $25 to $45 INFO: (480) 850-7777, www.ticketmaster.com or www.talkingstickresort.com Original Chicago drummer Danny Seraphine has joined up with former bandmate Bill Champlin, guitarist Marc Bonilla and keyboardist Ed Roth to create the California Transit Authority.

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WHEN: Sat., March 15, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

WHERE: Fort McDowell Casino Ballroom, 10438 N. Fort McDowell Rd., Fort McDowell COST: $30 INFO: (800) 745-3000, www.fortmcdowellcasino.com or www.ticketmaster.com The casino presents the legendary band playing its top hits including “Cool Change” and “Reminiscing.”

“Sedaka Legacy:” Tribute to the Music of Neil Sedaka

WHEN: Sun., March 16, at 3 p.m.

WHERE: Wild Horse Pass’ Ovations Live! Showroom, 5040 W. Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler COST: $10 INFO: (800) 946-4452 or www.wingilariver.com A memorable, hit filled tribute to the timeless music of Neil Sedaka performed by Terry Davies and his band.

Magical History Tour

WHEN: Fri., March 21, at 8 p.m.

WHERE: Wild Horse Pass’ Ovations Live! Showroom, 5040 W. Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler COST: $18 and $28 INFO: (800) 946-4452 or www.wingilariver.com A 90-minute multimedia spectacular by the only Paul McCartney-approved Beatles tribute band.

Fortunate Son

WHEN: Fri., March 21, and Sat., March 22, at 7:30 p.m.

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The Other Side of Leonard Nimoy : : by Nick Thomas

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s “Star Trek”’s Mr. Spock, Leonard Nimoy created one of the most iconic characters in television history.

But for the past two decades, Nimoy has transported his career to the other side of the camera and is now regarded as a leading contemporary American photographer.

Early in his acting career, he recognized photography could be more than just snapshots on location.

“I carried a camera with me wherever I went and began to realize I was missing the place I was in because my eye was behind the camera so much,” Nimoy recalled from his home in Los Angeles. “I had the photographs, but I hadn’t had the experience. So I began using the camera when I was on a specific thematic quest.”

The photography bug eventually bit him hard at the pinnacle of his career.

“I had finished three seasons of ‘Star Trek’ and two seasons of ‘Mission: Impossible,’ and I actually considered changing careers,” Nimoy explained. “I went to school at UCLA to study photography under master art photography Robert Heineken and became very excited about the prospect.”

But with no enthusiasm for commercial photography, he realized a career in fine art photography would be difficult at the time. “So I decided to stay with my acting and directing, although I continued to study photography and work at it.”

Around 1994, he became a fulltime photographer (while continuing to tackle some film and TV projects of interest), producing work that was largely concept driven—themes that told a story, rather than random, individual photos. His diverse subjects include hands, eggs, landscapes, nudes and dancers, all shot with black and white film cameras. “I have two darkrooms and do my own printing up to a 16-inch by 20-inch image. I like to be in touch with the whole process.”

His provocative Full Body project, published in book form in 2007, featured mostly naked full-figured

women. “My original idea was to replicate some rather famous images shot by other photographers who had used fashion models, and to use these women in those same poses.”

More recently, for his Secret Selves project—his first shot in color—he photographed 100 people from all walks of life, each acting out a fantasy identity.

Nimoy, who is represented by R. Michelson Galleries in Northampton, Mass., will have three concurrent exhibitions in the Boston area beginning in late March—when the artist turns 83 (see www.RMichelson.com). “The exhibits cover about 20 years of my career, so it’s quite comprehensive.”

Although Nimoy’s works can be pricey (up to $18,000), more affordable images with a Spock theme (e.g., the Vulcan hand salute) are sold through

a site managed by his granddaughter altitudes. We’ve had a house in Lake Tahoe for 20 years, which is a beautiful (www.shopllap.com).

“She’s quite the entrepreneur and retreat. But at 6,000 feet, I just can’t go operates it like a classy boutique,” there anymore. Other than that, I’m Nimoy said. “There are T-shirts, still very active and not ready to cash tote bags and photographs signed it in yet!”

Despite rumors throughout his acting by me. The things we do for our career that he resented grandchildren!” being typecast as Spock, In February, reports Nimoy says he regards the surfaced that Nimoy was character with fondness. suffering from Chronic “I’ve always been proud to Obstructive Pulmonary be identified with Spock.”

Disease (COPD), a lung And what if J.J. Abrams, ailment that affects some the producer/director 13 million Americans of the new “Star Trek” according to the Centers for Disease Control and films, approached him for Prevention, and caused another film role? primarily by smoking.

“I’d take his call, but Leonard Nimoy is shown “Before I stopped with William Shatner on the doubt I’d do any acting,” smoking 30 years ago, set of the iconic 1960s show he said. “I don’t want to I was deeply addicted,” “Star Trek.” go off on location again. he said. “I had to go through various I’m enjoying life with my family too programs before I quit. But by then, the much.” damage was done. In my late 70s and early 80s, I recognized that I did not Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn have great breathing capacity, so wasn’t University at Montgomery, Ala. His features surprised by the COPD diagnosis. and columns have appeared in more than “I use medication daily and give 400 newspapers and magazines and can be myself a jolt of oxygen when I need reached at his blog: http://getnickt.blogspot. it,” he said. “The main difficulty is high com

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WHEN: Sat., March 22, at 8 p.m.

WHERE: Wild Horse Pass’ Ovations Live! Showroom, 5040 W. Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler COST: $29 to $69 INFO: (800) 946-4452 or www.wingilariver.com According to Billboard Magazine, Bobby Vinton is “the most successful love singer of the rock era.” His classic love songs include “Roses are Red” and “Blue Velvet.”

Michael McDonald

WHEN: Sat., March 22, at 8 p.m.

WHERE: Salt River Grand Ballroom at Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E. Indian Bend Rd., Scottsdale COST: $25 to $125 INFO: (480) 850-7777, www.ticketmaster.com or www.talkingstickresort.com With a career that has seen innumerable chart successes, Michael McDonald has maintained consistent popularity and earned numerous accolades—including the Song of the Year Grammy for “What a Fool Believes.”

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Kenny Rogers

WHEN: Sun., March 23, at 8 p.m.

WHERE: Wild Horse Pass’ Ovations Live! Showroom, 5040 W. Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler COST: $29 to $69 INFO: (800) 946-4452 or www.wingilariver.com “The Gambler,” “Islands in the Stream,” “Lady” and “The Gambler” are just a sample of the many classics that have turned Kenny Rogers into one of country music’s most famous names.

Nashville Gold: The History of Country Music

WHEN: Sun., March 30, at 3 p.m.

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Allergies: The Ear Connection How Seasonal Allergies Can Wreak Havoc on Hearing Health ::by The Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the

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atery eyes, sneezing and runny noses—these are all symptoms of allergies, but can a change in your ability to hear also be a symptom of allergies? Or is it something else?

More than 40 million people in the United States are affected every year by allergies, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

With the symptoms so similar, knowing how to diagnose your condition can be confusing. When the immune system reacts to an allergen, it produces antibodies that release histamine. This then causes an increased amount of mucus production, creating problems in your ears. As a result, sinus congestion and stuffiness can affect the pressure in your ears.

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Treating sinus congestion may help

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overall discomfort and pain from that pressure. Health experts recommend individuals pay attention more to their ears during allergy season. It is important to know that an ear consists of three parts; the outer ear, the middle ear and the inner ear. It’s also possible for allergies to impact the function of one, two or all three parts of the ear resulting in a hearing loss.

Some of the ear-related symptoms of allergies include: • Chronic itching of the outer ear canal • Feeling of fullness or pressure in the ear • Frequent infections of the middle ear • Dizziness, ear fullness and pressure, tinnitus and hearing loss Hearing loss that is the result of seasonal allergies can sometimes only be temporary. However, if not decision. I was fortunate I didn’t have to have chemo or radiation therapy. I refused to take a pill and am doing fine after one and a half years. I want you to know I’ll pray for the Lord to take away your fears and to be with you.

Just ask Him to be near you each and every day and it will make you strong throughout this trying time in your life.

I know from experiencing this ordeal.

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monitored, the effects on the ear can cause permanent damage.

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Treating allergies is important to preventing ear problems and longterm hearing loss. If you suffer from seasonal allergies, take the following steps to help maintain your ears: Blow Your Nose Gently Believe it or not, simply blowing your nose can help alleviate some sinus pressure. Try blocking one nostril while blowing through the other.

Clean Your Hearing Aids Health experts recommend if you use hearing aids, make sure to watch for build-up of allergens in the microphone ports. If this happens, replace the covers of microphone ports. It is easy to do and will help maintain the cleanliness of your device while ensuring debris won’t keep you from hearing what you need to.

See Your Doctor If you find that the hearing problems are still occurring or getting worse, you may want to consider seeing a doctor for further treatment. The doctor may recommend you use over-the-counter antihistamines or decongestants to

help alleviate some of the congestion and pain from sinuses.

While hearing loss associated with allergies can occur, it’s not often that it will result in permanent hearing loss. If you continue to experience ringing in the ears (tinnitus) or vertigo (dizziness, or a feeling that things are dizzily turning around you) or if you or someone you know are experiencing a hearing loss, do make sure to make an appointment with the doctor to rule out any other diagnosis.

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3 pounds raw shrimp (16 count) in shell 1 1/2 quarts water 4 onions, 2 of them quartered, the rest diced 4 bay leaves 3/4 cup vegetable oil 1 cup all-purpose flour 5 tablespoons margarine or butter 2 green bell peppers, seeded and minced 4 celery stalks, minced 1 1/2 pounds Andouille sausage, cut into 1/2-inch slices 3 cups fresh okra, cut into 1/2-inch slices (may substitute frozen) 3 garlic cloves, crushed 1/2 teaspoon fresh or dried thyme leaves 2 teaspoons salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/2 teaspoon white pepper 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 cup hot pepper sauce (adjust to taste optional) 2 cups chopped, peeled fresh or canned plum tomatoes (I prefer canned) 1 pound fresh crabmeat Boiled rice, to serve Crusty bread for dunking 1. Peel and de-vein the shrimp; reserve the heads and shells. Cover and chill the shrimp while you make the sauce.

2. Place the shrimp heads and shells in a saucepan with the water, 2 quartered onions, and 1 of the bay leaves and bring to a boil. Partly cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Strain and set aside.

3. To make a Cajun roux, heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed skillet. When the oil is hot, add the flour, a little at a time, and blend to a smooth paste.

4. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly for 25 to 40 minutes until the roux reaches the color of peanut butter. Remove the pan from the heat and continue stirring until the roux cools and stops cooking.

5. Melt the margarine or butter in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan or flameproof casserole. Finely chop the remaining onions and add to the pan with the peppers and celery.

Cook over medium-low heat for 6 to 8 minutes, until the onions are soft, stirring occasionally.

6. Add the sausage, stir well, and cook for 5 minutes longer. Add the okra and garlic, stir, and cook until the okra stops producing white “threads.”

7. Add the remaining bay leaves, the thyme, salt, black and white peppers, cayenne pepper, and hot-pepper sauce to-taste, if using. Stir well then stir in 1 1/2 quarts of the shrimp stock and the plum tomatoes. Bring to a boil, partly cover the pan, lower the heat, and simmer for about 20 minutes.

8. Whisk in the Cajun roux. Raise the heat and bring to a boil, whisking well. Lower the heat again and simmer, uncovered, for 40 to 45 minutes longer, stirring occasionally.

9. Stir in the shrimp and crabmeat.

Cook for at least 3 to 4 minutes or until the shrimp turn pink.

To serve, put a mound of hot, boiled rice in each serving bowl and ladle the gumbo over, making sure each person gets some prawns and some crabmeat.

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‘Help, my doctor I dropped me!’

What getting that dreaded notice about your doctor dropping Medicare really says about health reform—and about your doctor.

By Jimmy Magahern

n late 2012, Dr. Natasha Deonarain, a family practitioner who at the time was operating a small urgent care clinic in Prescott, issued a bold announcement to her patients: she had decided to opt out of Medicare.

Her reason? Reimbursements from the government to cover the cost of treating Medicare patients, always tight, were now being cut to amounts roughly half of what doctors normally charge for services.

“Our billing company keeps telling me that Medicare is cutting back, again,” she wrote, in a column published on KevinMD.com, a prominent health care blog for members of the medical profession. “They tell me Medicare won’t pay for this, or that.”

Although Deonarain said it pained her to turn away elderly patients depending on Medicare for new crutches or important meds, it also pained her to know she’d be paying for most of those supplies out of her own pocket, given the steeper cuts.

“It’s the hardest thing as a doctor, a humanitarian, a human being to watch others hobble in for help that you could

give, clutching their plastic bags and know that you can’t give them what they need,” she wrote, leaving new doctors with this sage bit of advice: “Providing what they need would lead to your own financial demise, and the lights in the building would go out.”

It’s hard to tell exactly where Deonarain stands politically. On the one hand, if she ever did favor the Affordable Care Act, she’s clearly soured on all the hope-and-change Kool-Aid. “What is it now, six years after 2008?” she says, with a hearty laugh. “I think the collective mindset is, ‘Oh wow, I guess these outside parties aren’t going to fix it for us. So maybe I should start looking at myself and stop blaming everybody else!’”

On the other hand, she still has hope.

Deonarain studied medicine at the University of Alberta, and started her first practice in rural Canada, where she acknowledges there’s a whole different mindset about universal healthcare.

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Deonarain, who now lives and practices in Chandler. “Not what does the individual want. Because we’ve been playing the individual game for decades, and this is where it’s got us.

Until everybody here says, ‘This is what we want for all Americans,’ maybe we’ll get there. But right now it’s all about me—‘I’ve got health insurance, I’m fine.’ When ‘Me! Me! Me first!’ is at the forefront of a health care delivery system, you’ve got a problem.”

Deonarain is more of a new apolitical breed of doctor: the indie doc, running her own cash-only concierge clinic, blogging and authoring books on health care (her newest, “The 7 Principles of Health: Your Call to Health Consciousness,” is on Amazon now), and founding her own Health Conscious Movement, which emphasizes alternative, holistic and natural treatments over the “disease management” model of traditional healthcare.

Most importantly, she’s doing it without all the layers of bureaucracy— billing companies, insurance companies, government entities—that

can impede simply treating people.

“Just doctor and patient, with no one else in between,” she says. “I only take private clients, and work with them for profound change—in a capacity that works to change their entire life, not play games with Medicare or health insurance companies.”

Granted, it’s “membership medicine,” as critics of concierge health care call it, where physicians care for the smaller population able to pay upfront rather than go through insurance. But Deonarain says she’d rather help a small group of patients well than have to turn away the droves of new Medicare beneficiaries signing on since January 1st.

“I can’t save the masses,” she says.

“This is a train wreck that is going to come. So I’ve chosen, on an individual level, to save the one person I can. To really help the one person I can.”

New Status Quo Deonarain isn’t the first Arizona doctor to drop Medicare, only one of the most vocal. Other doctors who’ve made the decision to opt out of the

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system have tried to do so quietly, in the anti-health reform spin, stressing the form of a confidential letter sent to that the “trial” opt-out applied to patients informing them of the change. only five of its roughly 375 physicians That’s how the Mayo Clinic Family at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, and that Medicine Arrowhead in Glendale overall, Mayo and Medicare were still did it in 2009, sending out a notice to buddies.

“Mayo Clinic has a the 3,000 patients in long history of serving the system informing Medicare patients them that Medicare across the country insurance would no and will continue longer be accepted to do so now and for primary care into the future,” says physician services by Michael Yardley, chair the five doctors at of the company’s that one small clinic. public affairs division.

Conservative pundits “In fact, across were quick to pounce the organization, on the news, however, more than half making for headlinegrabbing sound bites. Dr. Natasha Deonarian is not the patients Mayo “The Mayo Clinic, the first Arizona doctor to stop sees are Medicare praised by President accepting Medicare but is one beneficiaries, making Barack Obama as a of the most vocal about why Mayo one of the she made this decision. largest Medicare national model for efficient health care, will stop accepting providers in the country.”

UnitedHealth Group also made Medicare patients as of tomorrow at one of its primary-care clinics in the news when, last November, the Arizona, saying the U.S. government company sent termination letters to pays too little,” ran the story in Hot Air, doctors in 10 states who were part of its Medicare Advantage network, the a leading conservative blog.

But Mayo was equally quick to derail premium, private insurer-run option

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Providers complain that Medicare’s current SGR makes it impossible for doctors to charge a fair price for their services, requiring them to make up the difference in volume (and hence, provide less personal attention to patients). But Spencer says the ACA does provide incentives for doctors who meet all the metrics of what it considers quality care.

“It is generally more difficult for primary care physicians to make a buck than it is for specialists,” he allows. “The ACA did recognize that and put in some additional reimbursement opportunities for primary care physicians working in the Medicare system, to the degree they are emphasizing preventive health care and evaluating their patients for different conditions early so that they can be treated early, at a lower cost.”

“Part of the quality measurement is that the providers are evaluated to see if they are doing these screenings,” says Patricia Stradleigh, a clinic manager with the Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS), a health care safety net that facilitates access to quality medical care for residents at every income level.

“As part of the Medicare program, you also have to be transparent with your practice. Providers have to have an electronic medical records system set up for that. The coverage doctors can offer under Medicare is outstanding, but you do have to have a methodology within your practice to identify how well you’re measuring up to these standards. If you’re not, that’s going to be out there for the public to see.”

Critics warn that the tighter standards, heightened transparencies and lower reimbursements may cause more doctors to opt out of Medicare or even medicine entirely, leaving behind a dangerous shortage of physicians to care for the increased numbers of seniors signing up for the coverage on Healthcare.gov. Not necessarily, counters Spencer.

“...nationwide, 91 percent of physicians accept Medicare. That means that only 9 percent of physicians don’t!”

Of those 9 percent, many appear to be older doctors who find the changes in health care reform too daunting to learn.

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“All of the medical students who are graduating from medical school today and starting their practices, this will just be status quo for them,” he says.

“This is just the way it is, as far as they’re concerned. At some level, this is just the nature of systems changing.”

“Legacy Moment” In December 2011, Banner Health Network was selected as one of only 32 health care organizations in the country to test the new Medicare model, as one of the program’s “pioneer” Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). By the end of

its first year, BHN managed to save over $19 million by better coordinating care, eliminating unnecessary or redundant testing and utilizing advanced technology.

Overall, Banner, which has hospitals and clinics throughout Arizona and six other western states, wound up ranking as one of the top two performing ACOs in the U.S. With such a stellar early track record, Dr. Robert Groves, BHN’s chief medical officer, has little patience for physicians who claim there’s no way to survive under the new Medicare ...continues on page 34 NOW A CCEPTING M EDISUN, SCAN, AVESIS EYEMED, UNITED HEALTH CARE, B LUE CROSS B LUE SHIELD, A ETNA, H EALTHNET AND MANY MORE.

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of the Medicare program that’s being targeted most in the funding cuts. Even with the layoffs, though, UnitedHealth issued a statement reassuring patients that its Medicare Advantage network was forecasted to shrink by no more than 10 to 15 percent by the end of 2014.

In fact, the percentage of doctors opting out of Medicare actually remains relatively small, according to Glen Spencer, who oversees the State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) for Maricopa County, a federally funded health benefits counseling service for Medicare beneficiaries mandated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

“Yes, the statistics that I have seen of late do definitely indicate that a greater percentage of physicians than in past years are choosing not to accept Medicare— and those numbers are growing,” Spencer says. “That being said, nationwide, 91 percent of physicians accept Medicare. That means that only 9 percent of physicians don’t!”

Of those 9 percent, Spencer says many appear to be older doctors who find the changes in health care reform too daunting to learn. “I was at a presentation yesterday in Sun City, and I heard from a lot of older doctors who are just kind of getting out of medicine altogether,” he says. “People who’ve been practicing their whole lives, they’re in their 60s or 70s, and some of them are saying they’re stopping because with health care reform, they just don’t want to learn anything new. They’re sort of choosing to say, ‘Okay, I just don’t want to do this anymore. It’s too different from when I started practicing.’ And it is. Make no mistake, health care is changing.”

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“I don’t blame some of the doctors for throwing up their hands in despair,” he says. “Change is always difficult, and to some extent, all of us resist change. Historically, doctors have had a high degree of independence and autonomy, and we have been compensated, by comparison to other professions in society, relatively well.

“But it has to change, the fees have to come down,” Groves adds. “It’s very clear to everyone that our current Medicare system is not sustainable if we stay on the same path. Some look at that and say, ‘It’s time to hang up my shingle and get out of this.’ I take the view that as members of this profession, we have a responsibility to fix this system, and to make health care available to everyone who needs it.”

Groves believes the way to do that is to follow the lead of BHN and the other pioneer ACOs, who’ve already demonstrated success by eliminating wasteful practices and better coordinating care throughout the system.

“I’d say 50 percent of what we do in health care today is wasted effort,” he says. “We’re spending time doing a lot of tests that have already been done, asking questions that have already been answered, and, most importantly, doing things that the evidence no longer supports are even necessary. In some cases it doesn’t help patients to do an extra CT scan or MRI, and in some cases it actually hurts patients.

“The good news is, there’s a huge opportunity for us to actually get control of costs and do it while improving both quality and service,” Groves adds. “Docs don’t have to leave the field, they just have to change their mindset to coordinate care as part of a team and deliver highly coordinated and effective care to the right patient at the right time, every time. That drops costs dramatically.”

Whether doctors can get behind Medicare’s increased penny-pinching is another matter—and some, like Deonarain, express some level of indignation in even being asked to devalue their services.

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This is complex stuff, and this is why physicians need to get paid. The country has to decide: does it want physicians to be around to provide care, and is it willing to place a fair economic value on that? Or do people just want to continue to complain that physicians are too well compensated for the work they provide? The dissatisfaction rate among doctors today is incredible. I can hear it in their tone. And it’s not good when your doctor’s depressed!”

Groves, on the other hand, maintains that making Medicare work under the new system provides doctors a oncein-a-lifetime chance to take part in something uniquely rewarding.

“This is a legacy moment in health care,” he says. “This is the first opportunity we’ve had in 100 years to really make a dent in all of the problems that all of us, on both sides of the political aisle, are aware exist in health care. So that doctors really can do what they signed up to do, which is to be in relationships with patients and participate in care paradigms that actually do serve their needs.

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or 26 years, a little village off of U.S. Highway 60 has housed raucous revelry, esteemed ladies, courtly gents, ethereal fairies, gallant knights, a cornucopia of unique shopping experiences and, yes, massive turkey legs.

It’s time again for the annual Arizona Renaissance Festival, which runs Saturdays and Sundays through March 30.

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Starting at least a month in advance of the event, the queen, her court and the many cast members partake in classes and training to get everyone on the same page, with many putting in well over 40 hours a week. Rubinstein creates her breathtaking costume by herself.

‘Oh, the children. It’s always the children,” says the queen of her favorite aspect of the Arizona Renaissance Festival. “They warm your heart in so many different ways. They come up with me with their little hearts and they grab on to me and give me great big hugs.”

The queen notes that the entire cast is like an extended family.

“I cannot speak as much for the food handlers, but for the cast alone, we do have a sort of community,” she says.

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’m perched atop a bench of hay, for packaging. A few miles down the which in turn, is sitting atop a road we see them crate the packages flatbed wagon. Our guide, Chris Bunn, for distribution. They move quickly as owner of The Farm, hitches a tractor the greens must reach their destination to the wagon, and we begin our ride before the lettuce wilts or the artichoke along dirt roads bordered by fields of leaves brown. romaine lettuce on one side and rows Oakes explains that the Salinas of strawberries on the other. This is the Valley is lucky. Much of the Salinas fertile landscape of central California’s River, which runs north-northwest Salinas Valley. through the valley, flows underground, In this area, just two hours south thus providing abundant water to of San Francisco, farmers grow an area that gets less than an inch of the majority of the nation’s greens, rainfall between May and September. including 80 percent of the lettuce The river empties into a spot near and most of the spinach, broccoli and Monterey Bay, a few miles north of artichokes. During the next several Salinas, and it’s here, where the fresh days, as we wander through the water of the river meets the salt water fields, roadside stands and farmers of the bay, that we begin our ride markets, I salivate through Elkhorn over gargantuan Slough. Capt. Yohn heads of lettuce, Gideon greets us as delicate bunches we board the 27of broccolini and foot pontoon and artichokes that explains that we’re range from oneabout to embark pound jumbos to on a dual mission. two-ounce minis.

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a variety of birds. We’ve been out less all the farms and the ranches in the than five minutes when Laura, the on- wilder hills...I would like to do it so that board naturalist, spies an otter. Click. it would be the valley of the world.”

A minute later we see an entire raft of To see how Steinbeck achieved his the creatures lounging on a rock. Click, goal, we visit the National Steinbeck click, click, click.

Center, where a variety of exhibits At the end of our tour, he reads our explore the relationship between the totals. In less than two hours we’ve author’s life and writings. One of his seen 68 otters, 24 sea lions, 181 harbor books, the Pulitzer Prize-winning seals and hundreds of birds, including “Grapes of Wrath,” depicts the loons, herons, pelicans, cormorants plight of migrant farmers who, like and shorebirds galore. “Good job,” the grandparents of many of today’s says Gideon, and I puff with pride. most successful producers, came to Now I can add “research scientist” to California in the 1930s. Another, my resume.

“East of Eden,” was written for his We’re equally fortunate the next sons, partly to teach them about good day when we go on a whale watching and evil but also to show them the land expedition. By the time our 45-foot in which their father grew up. It is, he boat is 10 miles from shore, we’re said, “a sort of autobiography of the surrounded—literally surrounded— Salinas Valley.” by whales that are as long as, or even The valley has come a long way since longer than, our boat.

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Finally, back on dry land, we delve into the history of Salinas Valley, a place that’s been well documented, albeit in a “novel” way, by renowned author John Steinbeck. Steinbeck, who was born and grew up in the area, told a friend that his goal was Ana Melissa, owner of The Bakery Station, makes it “to write the story of this whole a point to buy strawberries and other produce from local valley, of all the little towns and farmers.

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Bear Market Report What are the Odds? : : by Teresa Bear

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s a recent empty nester, my husband and I are entering a new era of our marriage. Our “project” this year was to watch the American Film Institute’s top 100 movies of all time.

Last night we watched No. 56 on the list—“Jaws.” I was never one for horror movies, and I remember watching it in the summer of 1975. It was terrifying!

One of the interesting things about the “Jaws” phenomenon was the irrational fear of being eaten by a shark that invaded popular culture.

I lived in Kansas at the time, so the fear was really irrational. However, the interesting thing about the world that we live in is that we have phobias and fears of things that are unlikely to harm us—and ignore real dangers that have a good chance of occurring.

In contrast to the 1 in 3.700.000 chance of dying from a shark attack (according to natgeotv.com), in last month’s column I focused on the odds that (according to longtermcare.gov), a 65-year-old retiree has a 70 percent chance of needing long-term care at some point in their lives!

Those who don’t have family members who will care for them and are not poor enough to qualify for government assistance need to either set aside funds to pay for their potential care—or purchase insurance to cover the risk.

Long-term care insurance is a relatively new phenomenon. One hundred years ago there was no need for long-term care insurance.

Life expectancies were shorter and family members cared for their elders.

When we started living longer—and moved away from multigenerational households—the insurance industry recognized the need to insure against disability and created traditional longterm care insurance policies.

There are some positives with traditional long-term care policies.

They generally cannot be cancelled (except for nonpayment of premiums) and many provide a fairly nice benefit in relationship to the annual premium.

However, there is one big downside to the policies. Many retirees purchase these policies in their 50s and early 60s

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and all of a sudden when they are in their 80s face an increase in premiums.

They pay, and pay, and pay and then can’t afford the coverage 20 years later when they need the insurance. I compare this to buying car insurance for a toddler.

Recently there have been some new ways to insure against long-term care costs without buying a “use it or lose it” traditional long-term care policy. One of those is to purchase an annuity with a long-term care benefits attached.

These are often packaged as an income rider. In one of the most popular plans available, the insurance company pays an income payment for life and doubles that income for a period of time if the insured becomes disabled.

There are two wonderful benefits to these types of annuities. The first is that unless you are already disabled, you can be covered under this plan with no medical underwriting process.

The second advantage is that unlike traditional long-term care policies, either you or your heirs will most likely receive all of your original investment back.

The final alternative is purchasing life insurance with a chronic illness benefit.

Life insurance is often overlooked as a funding mechanism for disability costs because of prejudices about life insurance. In the past, (in my opinion) there were many poor life insurance policies sold. But policies today are not your father’s life insurance policies.

The insurance industry has done an excellent job at developing what I call a Swiss Army Knife life insurance policy.

Depending upon the type you buy and when you buy it, a well-designed life insurance policy can provide the following: • Tax-free retirement income • Tax-free long-term care benefit and • A tax-free death benefit to your heirs.

As a CPA, I get really excited about the tax-free growth inside of a life insurance policy. Of course, the bad news about life insurance is that, unlike the annuity solution, there is usually a medical underwriting process. However, assuming a normal

life expectancy for a healthy retiree, the rate of return inside of a life insurance policy often is often greater than any comparable conservative investment. It should be an option that you consider when planning for a potential disability.

You probably will never be eaten by a shark, but disability can take a huge bite out of the money that you worked a lifetime to earn. Planning will make it “safe to go back into the water.”

Teresa Bear, CFP, CPA (www.TeresaBear. com), specializes in retirement planning and asset preservation for retirees and those about to retire. Bear is the author of the new book “She Retired Happily Ever After.” Send questions to TBear@JCGrason.com.

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T HE F INISH L INE Arizona’s Leader in Senior Fitness 30th Annual Arizona Senior Olympics Kicks Off 2014 Sponsors “What a beautiful day!” were words enjoying our great weather.” heard time and again at the opening weekend of the 2014 Arizona Senior Olympic Games. Mother Nature blessed the weekend with sunshine and temperature in the 80s.

“It’s days like this that inspire people from all over the country to come to Arizona for our games” said Irene Stillwell, ASO executive director.

“I spoke with a couple from Michigan who were really happy to be

Pistol, high power and small bore rifle, track and field and swimming were held over the weekend. These events can be very uncomfortable for competition when the weather is really cold. Many athletes said that they were expecting to do well in this year’s games due to the comfortable temperatures.

“Maybe we should give a gold medal to Mother Nature!” one athlete commented.

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The Tale of Ali Baba Children around the world remember the story of Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves. The thieves’ treasure was hidden in a huge cave, but it was only to be entered by those who knew the password. Ali Baba had to know and remember the password in order to win his freedom. What was that ancient password? It was “Open sesame!”

Today, passwords are used as a part of daily life in a technological world. We use passwords to get into our computers, access our email and enter many websites. It can be very confusing for those who grew up in the pre-computer time.

There are people who simply refuse to be a part of our computerdriven society. They remember—and prefer—a simpler time and have no intention of using the technology that dominates the daily lives of Americans. Others would like to get on the bandwagon and use the Internet to keep in touch with family and friends, keep their health records, organize photos and research their ancestry.

In an effort to find a multisport software that would be user friendly

for athletes, Arizona Senior Olympics contracted with an Australian company called FuseSports to adapt for ASO program used by the NSGA for the nationals. The program contains the database of anyone who, in the last several years, has qualified for the national games. This is why many of the athletes registering for the Arizona Senior Olympics found that their name and password were already in the program.

This could have proved to be a great asset to athletes already in the program—except for one thing: Many people tried to register but could not remember their passwords. They couldn’t just whisper “open sesame” and get into the program. Of course they had no way of knowing that FuseSports would be used by ASO this year.

Perhaps the lesson to be learned is that a password can be a valuable thing. There may not be a treasure in a cave to win, but there is work and frustration to be avoided by having a password in a place that can be accessed easily. Here’s an idea: Put your password in your wallet with your other valuables.

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Minneapolis Representative Visits Arizona Games Bill Lester is not new to sports, having spent his career working with major sports teams. Since he retired, he has been with the Minneapolis Local Organizing Committee to promote the 2015 National Senior Games to be held in Minnesota in the summer of 2015. Minneapolis, St. Paul and Bloomington will host events during the games.

The National Games are set for July 3, 2015, to July 15, 2015, Minnesota has selected them to “Stay Golden.”

As a part of his visit here, Lester handed out yellow wrist bands emblazoned with that theme.

The Arizona Senior Olympics 2014 Games are the state qualifier for those training to compete in the 2015 National Games. During the first weekend, many senior athletes qualified to represent Arizona at the games. Athletes will continue to be added to the team throughout the four weeks of the Arizona Senior Olympics.

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Prophylactic Cleaning & Limited Exam

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Drop Dead Gorgeous Dentures

FREE EXAM

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