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opinion Sound Off One of the really great things about our country is that folks can express their opinions and share them with anyone who will listen.

If one works for or has access to public media, that media usually has some type of obligation to cover opinions in some sort of even balance. Thus, for every “pro” opinion, one might expect to see an “anti” opinion. Even Fox News is aware of this concept by declaring its news to be “fair and balanced,” even though it most certainly isn’t very balanced. My point? Drew Alexander writes under the heading of “Curmudgeon.” Well, I guess that he can call himself whatever he wants, but to me he is nothing but a shill for the reactionary politicians of the far right.

And that is his right! However, it would seem that Lovin’ Life has an obligation to see that an opposite side is also presented. Thus, I suggest that you scour the hinterlands for some Marxist/ Leninist and give some forum for those views. Only then would there be some political balance to Lovin’ Life. Other

than the above, (it’s a) great publication, (and) look forward to it monthly.—Gene Rigotti Is that all you people do is complain about President Obama and credit card callers?

Can’t we talk about something else?

“If it feels good, do it” is the culture of America today. Hey parents and grandparents— young and elderly! Get off the phone, computer and television for hours on end! You’re probably chatting with someone you would be better off without anyway! What about spending quality time together as a family?

Things are replaceable; people are not.

Have a hard time prioritizing? Why not try putting God first? In Him your life will be found and nothing else! Seek Him with your whole heart! He loves you! Let Him lead you and guide you into all truth!

No kidding, Donald. The middle class is disappearing because there are billionaires like you who won’t share enough. They leave town to pay their taxes to another country or not at all to America.

The Curmudgeon

The ruling class doesn’t get it :: by Drew Alexander

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his far along in the presidential election process, what the entrenched ruling class—often referred to as the “establishment”—still fails to comprehend is that informed, serious American voters are weary and leery of political dynasties.

Jeb Bush seems perplexed that his campaign to win the White House is gaining little traction. By most accounts, Bush was a capable Florida governor, with a record of positive accomplishments. He touts that record, but it falls mostly on deaf ears.

He just doesn’t get it. His name is Bush. This is enough to turn voters away from him, no matter what he did as a governor. A third member from the same family occupying the White House is too much, too regal.

Hillary Clinton has more baggage than just her name. It’s the email scandal stemming from her term as secretary of state, and a possible criminal indictment. It’s the lack of candor over the deadly Benghazi affair. It’s the highly questionable multimillion-dollar speaking fees and campaign donations. And it’s her offputting personality and arrogantly dismissive attitude when answering questions she doesn’t like.

Less than a year ago, her party’s nomination was expected by Democrats to be a shoo-in, followed by a general election coronation in which Her Highness Hillary would assume her rightful throne in the Oval Office.

Now, though, indications are that most voters will reject a Clinton monarchy.

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Well, gee, all of the commercials are so thoughtful of adults and their football games. They only run their streamers across the bottom of the TV so as not to disturb the games.

Why can’t the dummies do that for the children when they show the parades and stop interrupting them all the time?

Hey thank you for printing grandma’s complaints about the annoying phone calls. It was finally heard by the right person who can do something about it. Thank you so much for making more people

aware of these annoying so-called robo calls. I’m going to keep on complaining as long as they keep on calling.

Surprise, surprise. Russian President Vladimir Putin approves of Donald Trump being president of the United States.

What does that tell anyone with a brain?

The country’s going to the dogs and the dogs are ready to eat everyone else up.

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Nevertheless, Madam Secretary just doesn’t get it. But in my view, Mr. President does. As badly flawed as Bill Clinton’s character is, he’s a perceptive politician who knows that his wife’s presidential campaign is rapidly heading for history’s junkyard— accelerated by that crusty flaming leftist senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders.

While Sanders’ vision of transforming America into a socialist utopia is a proven formula for catastrophic failure, you just have to appreciate that he honestly believes what he believes and raise your glass of Metamucil in a toast to him.

Although no Kennedys are on the current political stage, they and all other dynastic political families and career office-holders are anathema to the American concept of government. The current, growing anti-establishment rebellion applies not only to presidential candidates, but clear across the spectrum of federal offices, including bureaucracies.

The year 2016 is the real-life

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incarnation of a scene from “Network,” the movie of 40 years ago in which the distraught television news anchorman urged his viewers to stick their heads out the window and yell, “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore.”

But the ruling class inside the Beltway and their media sycophants, just don’t get it. They don’t get it that this nation is really mad as hell and fed up with broken promises, with lies and cover-ups, with inaction to secure our borders, with reckless spending, waste and corruption. They don’t get it that this nation is fed up with office squatters, those same decade-afterdecade faces who are self-serving rather than public serving.

No, they just don’t get it.

But by the end of 2016, they will.

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

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The Up Side

Skeletons in the Boo Radley closet :: by Michael Grady

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bout 10 years ago, we moved my parents to a one-bedroom apartment. It required a lot of downsizing. My dad collected everything from Allen wrenches to exercise equipment, and my mom was so sentimental she never threw anything out. Once the kids left home, her clothing collection had spread across our closets like communism across Eastern Europe.

We were still shedding stuff on the day of the move.

“Mom, you have six dustpans...” I fanned them out in front of her. “... which one do you want to keep?”

She looked at them, puzzled and sad. “It’s hard to say, really. Each one has a story.”

Flash forward a decade, and Karma is biting me, big time. We are moving to smaller home, shedding a significant amount of square footage, and I’m having trouble letting go.

There are easy cast-offs: the acidwashed denim overalls my sister gave me were quickly dispatched to a thrift store and will soon appear at an ‘80s theme party near you; my photo albums from the ‘90s—when I ate freely and resembled a talking ham— can frighten gulls at a landfill for all I care. But everything else is a pretty hard sell.

“This is a 32-year-old Detroit Tigers T-shirt,” my wife holds it up.

“Can I toss it?” ‘T-shirt’ is a kind term for it now. It’s so threadbare, it scarcely blocks the light. It is mostly memories and lint.

“Why would I throw that out?” I ask.

“Because you haven’t put it on in 20 years.”

“It’s a little worn.”

“So we should throw it out.”

“You can’t...it is an artifact!” I tell her. “It is the Shroud of Turin, with ‘1984 World Series Champions’ on it.”

I have reasons for keeping everything: I always meant to wear that; I was going to read that book again; someday were going to need those yellowed newspaper clippings,

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those dust-covered floppy disks— or those binder clips big enough to decapitate a squirrel —and then where will we be?

My wife concedes the T-shirt (it will probably disintegrate in the next stiff wind, anyway). “But you still have to downsize the office,” she tells me.

I shudder like someone has walked over my grave.

Our office is the nook-ridden, file-jammed, Boo Radley house of hoarding. And I am my mother’s son: Everything in there has a story.

We all have a few ghosts within our storage: papers, pictures or other items that conjure an unsettled past.

We don’t want to reckon with them, and we don’t feel right discarding them. So we punt: we pile them into closets, basements or storage lockers.

We pretend they don’t exist, while secretly hoping that weevils, elves or arson take the problem out of our hands.

Playing passive-aggressive with inanimate objects isn’t smart. And any dilemma that depends upon arson as a solution isn’t particularly healthy. I understand this. And yet, I can’t commit to the notion that the spec scripts I wrote for “Everybody Loves Raymond” won’t be needed by the world at some point in time.

My wife wants me to read this book, “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,” (or as I call it, “Mike is a Dead Man”) that exalts in the power that comes from personal divestment: throw out all your clothes that do not give you joy, it says; save only five pictures from any occasion, it says. Removing excess baggage will free your spirit. Which sounds great in principle. But when I apply it on a case-by-case basis, it feels like I’m running naked into the street with my car keys in one hand and my birth certificate in the other.

So, I haven’t finished that book yet.

For months, it stared accusingly at me from the coffee table. So I covered it with several books I had already read.

When my wife took them away, I told her. “Don’t toss that downsizing

book, I’ll get back to it one of these days.”

And down the hall, the Boo Radley closet looms.

Most of us realize that hanging on to grudges or past relationships locks us up emotionally and keeps us from moving forward. This is also true when it comes to the paperwork of those relationships. Old contracts, rejection letters, abandoned creative projects and un-followed ideas... filing them is no substitute for facing them. It merely makes them ghosts.

If I didn’t confront them soon, thickhanded movers would be combing through the pages of my past, saying: “Hey Manny, the character development on this unfinished novel is quite thin!”

With that in mind, I finally cast open the doors of the Boo Radley closet. I was certain that purging those long-suppressed documents would offer some kind of epiphany.

It didn’t.

What is surprising, when you confront the dark corners of your closet, is how dull most of it is. A lot of dusty fingertips, a lot of murmured “oh, yeahs.” A lot of handwritten pages headed, “Don’t forget!” and underneath is something you forgot.

There were, as my mom would have said, a lot of stories. Lost friends return—smiling back from forgotten photos, as folders are opened and pages peeled away.

There are a few painful memories,

too. (As a young writer, I had brashly decided to save all my rejection letters so I could mock these people when I won my Pulitzer. Going through those files again was a bit like having dead editors slap me from the grave.)

But you’ll find that most of the things that “haunted” you are long past their sell-by date.

But as I soldiered through the ritual of sort/shed/remember, I realized why I hung onto all this stuff. If you keep the paperwork, or hoard the mementos, it convinces part of you that you can stop time. If this project revives, or this friendship rekindles or this business partner returns, you’ll be ready. (Because you still have the stuff !)

None of those days are coming back, though. Pretending otherwise doesn’t make you any younger, it just makes you a tragic figure with a fear of closure and a closet the size of Iowa. So I learned a little about the virtues of closure. My wife’s damn book is right: if you consign what’s past to the trash can or the shredder, you leave yourself more open and ready to greet the future.

And I’m greeting it with an Arby’s coupon book I found from 1988. So I got that goin’ for me, as well.

Michael Grady is a local playwright, reporter and the author of “Death Calls a Meeting.”

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Home Care

Home Health

• The goal of home care is to assist and empower an individual and their family to remain independent at home • Home care provides assistance with activities of daily living, including meal preparation, transportation, errands, light housekeeping, medication reminders and concierge services • Nonmedical care is provided hourly or per visit • Care recipients are not required to be homebound • No medical eligibility is required • Physician order is not required • Length of service is determined by the individual or their family • Payment options: private pay, longterm care insurance and Medicaid (ALTCS)

• The goal of home health is to treat an illness or injury that will aid in regaining a person’s strength, independence and self-sufficiency • Home health services include physical therapy, occupational therapy, wound care, speech therapy, IV support, injections and the monitoring of serious illnesses • Medical care is provided intermittently as needed • Care recipients must be homebound • Medical eligibility is required • Physician order and physician-signed plan of care are required • Length of service is determined by an individual’s diagnosis and need • Payment options: Medicare and private insurance

the family. Also, those who receive care are not required to be homebound, nor do they need medical eligibility or a physician order.

Medicare is not a payment option for home care. Rather, recipients of home care services have the option of paying privately, through a long-term care insurance policy or through Medicaid, or in Arizona the Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) following a comprehensive application process.

Home health The goal of home health is to treat an illness or injury that will aid in regaining a person’s strength, independence and selfsufficiency. Some of the services home health provides are physical therapy, occupational therapy, wound care, speech therapy, IV support, injections and the monitoring of serious illnesses.

Home health is more medically oriented, where clinicians (nurses, therapists, home health aides) are providing care (nursing, therapies, etc.) for the aging, infirmed and those people that are recovering from injuries, illnesses, or surgery.

Unlike home care, home health requires a physician order and that the care recipient must be homebound. In addition, the length of service for home health is determined by the individual’s diagnosis and need, with visits occurring intermittently as needed. Finally, Medicare is an acceptable payment for home health services, along with private insurance.

Home care and home health working together Home care and home health can also

work together to care for individuals and their families. For instance, one of our clients at Cypress HomeCare Solutions who had been receiving our nonmedical home care services for more than three years began to need additional, medicalrelated care. By introducing home health services, this client was able to avoid moving to a skilled nursing facility. The familiar surroundings of home provide the client, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, the ability to maintain a frame of reference while he is receiving both non-medical and medical care. By joining forces, the home care agency and home health provider can create an environment that promotes comfort and ensures peace of mind.

Bottom line, services provided in the home offer individuals and their families added comfort and reassurance that they and their loved ones can remain in their most comfortable surroundings. Val Halamandaris, president of the National Association of Home Care and Hospice, confirms that “the intervention of services at home makes it possible for people to live out their lives fully.” By understanding that home care and home health are available and knowing the differences in what they provide, it will be that much easier to be prepared for the future.

Bob Roth is the managing partner of Cypress HomeCare Solutions. He and his family have been providing caregiving and caregiving resources to the Maricopa County region since 1994. Roth also hosts a radio show, “Health Futures—Taking Stock in You,” found on KFNN Money Radio 1510 AM and 99.3 FM on Fridays at 12 p.m. He can be reached at bobroth@ cypresshomecare.com or call him at (602) 264-8009.

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Ask Gabby Gayle Advice for the over-50 crowd

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ear Gabby Gayle: ...First, there is a medical distinction between assisted living and independent living...Readers must learn the differences between these licensed facilities and also the third potential option of Skilled Nursing. Signed V

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ear V: I totally agree with you. There are actually many kinds of sheltered living. Everything from independent to inpatient hospice. I actually teach a class with a handout for attendees, which describes the many available first stage, second stage and third stage retirement housing options. I also describe some of the options available when you run out of money for care. Having spent my entire career in these various housing options, I saw a need for educating people on this very thing. Thank you so much for writing.

Signed, GG

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ear Gabby Gayle: Friendship ads don’t fly. A new exchange called “Women Only Friendships” is needed. I’m lonely also. I want a person or persons with the same interests. We will know up front that sex isn’t the No. 1 issue—friendship is. Everyone knows to pay their own way.

Time for something new. Been there, Thank you, D

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ear D: I am getting more and more emails from women who just want some buddies whom they can call for eating out, movie, play, game or other activity. Perhaps we could ask our publisher to have a section of the friendship ads for friendship only, or some such name. You have asked that I connect you with the other lonely woman who wrote in, but I cannot. Good luck, GG

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ear Gabby Gayle: It seems that you have had several readers who are having a hard time “getting on with their life” after a death or divorce. I think your advice was good, and I would like to add a suggestion that they should get

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ear O.G: What a good suggestion.

Our church even has a life coach. I still recommend grief support after the death of a loved one. If people don’t grieve, they often stay stuck in their despair for years. After that a coach would be a great idea. Actually, the process of healing after divorce is very much like getting through a death and these people could probably use the same kind of support. Thank you, GG

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ear Gabby Gayle: Last month you heard from a woman who stated she didn’t like it when a man at first meeting was touching her and talking about cuddling, etc. My letter is to let you know that this is not a “woman only” problem. I have faced the same thing with the tables turned. Women hinting about cuddling and always touching and rubbing my arm at our first meeting. Maybe some men like it, but I don’t. I want to get to know a person first, and then if it is mutual, we will progress in a natural way. Thank you, RB

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ear RB: I had not thought about this being a two-way street...thank you for writing...my readers never cease to surprise and educate me! Signed, GG

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The State Department under John Kerry and previously under Hillary Clinton is the most corrupt, inept agency ever. They appeared at a government hearing and they were asked questions they should have been prepared to answer. They have no control over who they are letting in this country. It is an absolute disgrace, the inept people we have running our government.

Obama keeps insisting that Gitmo be closed because it is a recruiting tool for ISIS. This is a lie. It was a recruiting tool for alQaeda, but ISIS does not use it as such.

I am so sick and tired of this president and his administration lying to the American people.

During the State of the Union address, Obama lied, lied, lied to the American people. No, Mr. President, the economy is not good.

Yes, Mr. President, ISIS is a threat to Americans. They are here. Their security advisers tell you they’re here.

You think they’re not here? Tell that to the families of the victims of Fort Hood, Chattanooga, San Bernardino and Philadelphia (where the policeman was shot by a man in Muslim garb who claimed allegiance to ISIS). How dumb do you think the American people are, Mr. Obama? You are living in a different universe. You are not facing reality and you are putting us all in danger.

If only those generous people toward animal life were as conscious of and as generous to the families of homeless vets, it would be a better world. It would be a better world if you woke up and looked at your neighbors.

It’s been reported that 24 percent of the nation are followers of Trump’s ideas and his trashy garbage comments. That leaves 76 percent to educate them. What are you doing about it?

Everyone with automatic withdrawals for bills to be paid should start paying attention

when they automatically go up and forget to tell you that; that goes for prescription medicine that doubles in cost and automatically comes off your credit card. Oh lucky you. You know you can protest it and have it redone with your doctor’s request. Pay attention.

I am fed up with the establishment Republicans who passed a $1.1 trillion budget giving Obama everything he wanted including funding the refugee resettlement in our country. Is it any wonder that Americans want nothing to do with the establishment Republicans?

It’s time for Washington, D.C., to be cleaned up. I’ve never seen it so corrupt—so much fraud, so much waste. This is not how America is supposed to operate.

Just a word of advice for people who are anti-same-sex marriage: If you’re so against it, don’t marry of the same sex. What business is it of yours who marries who?

Why can’t the National Rifle Association boneheads get it through their boneheads that you can have all the guns you want? You just need a license to buy the ammunition. It’s a simple answer and every bonehead ought to be able to understand it. You need to have a license to buy the ammunition for it then children can stop killing children, and mentally challenged people can’t get a license for it, either. Keep your stupid guns but you need a license for the ammunition.

The Curmudgeon is disgusting.

He gives the Curmuddy Award to Obama and ignores Trump.

Marco Rubio is most likely the Republican nominee and his plan to fight ISIS is no different than Obama’s.

This country may have a high fear level, but we don’t want to put our loved ones back to boots on the ground. There were too many severely wounded and not cared for by Veterans Affairs.

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Regarding Drew Alexander’s derogatory comments about President Obama compared to history, maybe it’s because he is upset because for over 200 years we’ve only had politicians ruling America and so few diplomats. Think about it that way and quit your griping. ...continues on page 12

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Celebrating Tucson One person...Six questions :: by Barbara Russek “One person...six questions” is a continuing series of columns about Tucson-area residents who have made an impact on the community. This month, Lovin’ Life After 50 focuses on Bill Viner, 67, CEO of Pepper Viner Homes, and also co-founder and president of the Tucson Festival of Books, which takes place March 12 and March 13 throughout the UA campus.

Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Viner followed in his father’s footsteps by attending the University of Arizona. He loved the city and college environment and decided to stay.

“Another incentive to remain in the Old Pueblo was that my future wife, Brenda, still had a year left in school,” he said.

The couple married in 1973 and are the parents of two grown children.

After graduation, Viner got his real estate license and sold vacant land. He

later moved on to commercial leasing but remained fascinated by design and construction.

In 1980, Viner met Phil Pepper. That friendship led to their decision in 1985 to go into business together. They decided on the name Pepper Viner after a coin fl ip. The duo started building homes in the early ‘90s, with Mike Whyde joining as a partner soon thereafter.

Being CEO of Pepper Viner homes is a full-time job in itself. Yet the Viners found a way to put even more positive energy into the community, as founders of the Tucson Festival of Books. For more information on the Tucson Festival of Books, visit www.tucsonfestivalofbooks. org

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ovin’ Life After 50: Why is reading important?

Reading develops and expands the mind and imagination. It is also

fundamental to functioning in life. Books can make us laugh, cry, put us in a place we only dreamed of and also give us insights into ourselves.

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ow did the Tucson Festival of Books begin?

We have friends in Los Angeles, who always raved about the LA Times Festival of Books. Brenda and I thought we could make this happen in Tucson. We got together with a few other folks and set the Festival in motion. The University of Arizona and Arizona Daily Star are handson partners for the festival. We could not do it without their support.

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ow many people came in 2009, the first year, and in 2015?

We had 50,000 the first year; 130,000 in 2015. I can remember that first year.

We did not know if anyone would show up. Around 9 a.m., we started hearing police reports that the streets around the UA were jammed. At that point we knew we were on to something.

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hen do you start preparing for each festival?

The festival is a year-round activity.

The event usually takes place in March.

By early April, committees are forming to critique the previous event and then start planning for the next year. Authors are contacted in early summer; this process continues up to February.

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re the authors paid for their talks?

No. As a nonprofit, we assist with some travel and hotels. Authors are very generous with their time. Speaking of pro bono, I want to give a shout out to all the volunteers, who are key to our success.

There is a steering committee of 30 and another 250 members of the festival committee who work year round. During the festival weekend, approximately 1,850 volunteers help out. There is only one paid staff member.

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hat is your vision for the Tucson Festival of Books?

That it continues to inspire people for many years to come.

Barbara Russek, a Tucson freelance writer, has been in love with language since the age of 2 and has been asking questions since she became a French teacher at age 22. She continues to be fascinated by people and their lives. Russek welcomes comments at babette2@comcast.net

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Some distractors of whatever the president has to say are just plain disgusting. If the poor man dropped dead of a heart attack in office, they would complain that he probably did it in the wrong place at the wrong time of day. Just plain disgusting.

As a child of the greatest generation, we were taught you can’t spend what you don’t have. Eating alone is disgraceful and greed is a bottomless pit. Today people are taught to be greedy. You don’t need all that junk you’re buying. You just have to eat and sleep somewhere and pay for what you can afford and do without the other junk you’re told you’re supposed to have when you don’t need it after all. You find that out when you’re on the street—you only keep what’s important.

Just a word of advice for people who are anti-same-sex marriage: If you’re so against it, don’t marry of the same sex. What

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This is Gary in Sun Lakes. I would like to say something about this president. Eight years ago everybody was afraid of the United States. Today, we are afraid of everybody. Why is that? This president did nothing to protect us. Trump will come in, win us back our faith and tell us how strong we are.

During the State of the Union address, Obama lied, lied, lied to the American people. No, Mr. President, the economy is not good. Yes, Mr. President, ISIS is a threat to Americans. They are here.

Their security advisers tell you they’re here. You think they’re not here? Tell that to the families of the victims of Fort Hood, Chattanooga, San Bernardino and Philadelphia (where the policeman was shot by a man in Muslim garb who claimed allegiance to ISIS). How dumb do you think the American people are, Mr. Obama?

You are living in a different universe.

You are not facing reality and you are putting us all in danger.

Now John Kerry admits that Iran will no doubt use some of the billions of dollars we gave to them for terrorist activities. Duh. Millions of Americans would have told him that. We are run by the most incompetent government officials. No common sense. We are funding our enemies and Americans will suffer for it.

Who are these push-thecollege-education dummies, who cannot do anything with a screwdriver, much less know how to pick up a hammer, and are closing the tech schools. Who are these stupid people and why are we allowing them to make vital decisions for the future of Arizona and America. We need the tech schools. Try and get a plumber someday who doesn’t know which end of the wrench to get a hold of. Keep the tech schools, stupid. You don’t know how to work anything, except your little fingers.

We sure hope the taxpayers didn’t buy the sheriff ’s ticket to Iowa to play politicians. Come home, you busy body. Take care of Arizona. Never mind Iowa politics on our money.

During a recent interview, Hillary Clinton stated that she would consider nominating Barack Obama to the U.S. Supreme Court. Obama has disregarded and stomped on our Constitution and the thought of him sitting on the Supreme Court is frightening. That is why it is so important that we get a Republican president because the next president will appoint possibly three Supreme Court judges. Do we really want Hillary there?

Can you imagine 225 sheriffs in Arizona? The added expense and chaos would be out of control. Our education system in Arizona has 225 districts. It is and has been for decades chaotic and very expensive. The constant overrides and property tax increases are just plain absurd. In order to save several hundred million a year, we need to consolidate the purchasing power of the remaining [property]. Liquidate the district property and give teachers a raise and each student equality.

Donald Trump should have just stayed in New York City where people there know him and accept him as he is. Otherwise, the rest of us know him as another ballroom blowhard with a do-nothing temperament. Get off the television.

Forty-seven other states are sick and tired of your blowing.

There are very credible reports that the Obama administration has converted UPS planes and they have been flying in refugees from Middle Eastern countries and resettling them in the United States with the help of Christian or Christian organizations.

This is a travesty. How dare Obama bring in the thousands of Muslim refugees. They aren’t vetted and throwing them on the taxpayer rolls.

This is a travesty. Where are our legislators?

Have you noticed how sad it is that TV has to start teaching the children, their parents and their grandparents under 50 good manners and kindness and thoughtfulness. That’s what happened to America in between wars.

Newspapers are going obsolete to save the trees? More baloney.

Three times more paper than ever is being wasted on computer copies, filling up recycle machines.

Typical ignorance at work. Save the newspapers. Save the post office. Save what used to be America’s best.

According to a recent Rasmussen poll, 81 percent of Americans think the federal government is corrupt. Is it any wonder the outsiders are winning in this political field right now? Washington, D.C., is broken and it’s become worse under Obama. Time for a change.

These are some suggestions that may make it safer and make it better for our environment. Renew the 55 mph speed limit. The benefits are it saves lives.

Revenue derived from law-breaking speeders could be used to improve our school programs. For those individuals who don’t pay their fines within a year, impound their vehicles and charge them for storage or auction them off.

Second, gun control.

Stop manufacturers from selling assault weapons to the general public. Sales only to our military and law enforcement agencies allowed. The benefits? Obvious, however, it will take time to work, but at least it’s a start. For all those gun control liberals who want to disarm the American people, adapt gun control like the Swiss. It has worked for years. Third, landscaping. Eliminate grass lawns, replacing them with stones and only plants native to our desert.

Benefits? Saving water and helping to reduce allergy problems. Finally, drones and lasers, used recklessly, will kill people.

Get them controlled immediately. Restrict their sales. These are not toys and should be treated as a potential hazard to the public.— George Miller

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ave you ever noticed how differently we view the concept of time as we get older? When we’re young, we focus on how much time has passed rather than how much lies ahead. We were so anxious for the passage of time, we measured our age in half years! But then we age and our focus shifts to the time we have left. And at least in my case, that can get a little scary.

What compounds this is the apparent acceleration of time. I simply can’t believe how fast it seems to pass—and this phenomenon only seems to be increasing. Almost a quarter of 2016 is already gone and I’m still filling in the date on checks with “2015”! It’s as if time is shrinking. I don’t even need to ask; I know you experience the same feeling.

But it’s not only time that seems to be shrinking.

Space, too, seems to have “shrunk” over the years. I remember the house in which we lived until I was 10 years old as a large house with an expansive yard. I recently drove by that house and I truly couldn’t believe how tiny it was. And the yard? I could walk across it in less than 10 steps! When I revisit my grade school, Madison Meadows, I am blown away with how much smaller it seems than it did back in 1962. I remember the playground accommodating baseball, dodgeball, track and field and all kinds of other activities and games at the same time!

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There’s a relatively simple explanation for this: With the passage of time, every unit of time we have lived is an increasingly smaller portion of our total life. When we reach the age of 10, each day represents roughly .00027 percent of our life. But today, at age 66, each day is only .00004 percent of our existence. How could time not appear to be moving faster?

And with regard to space, I can only assume that when I was a youngster, my world was a much smaller space than it is today. There was a time when my backyard was the major portion of the world I knew. But then I grew up, I ventured outside my yard and visited new places, my world expanded. And as it grew larger, it is logical that my perception of all the places that made up my “previous” world would seem smaller.

There is an upside to all this. I do appreciate time more than I ever have. I’m in no hurry to get to the future. I’ve actually become more patient. I guess I’ve finally learned the valuable lesson to live in the moment, to experience “the now.” And what better time to learn than now! After all, time flies.

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love the History channel. It is on the History channel I learned about the pawn business, modern-day lumberjacks, truckers driving on icy roads, UFOs— and even some history!

Studying the events of bygone days can prove to be a worthwhile endeavor. As the author Aldous Huxley wrote, “That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.” If we do not pay attention to our teacher, history or learn from the past, we may be doomed to repeat it.

When the year is looked at as a whole, 2015 was a tough one to make money in any investment market. Even during the worst of years there is a shelter somewhere, an asset class that comes riding in with its positive returns and swoops up the faltering account balances and helps provide some stabilization.

But, in 2015 there was nowhere to run.

The best return in any major market as defined by U.S. standard indexes last year still came in below 1 percent and almost all were negative. Yuck! But, before you throw in the towel, take a seat and pull out a history book.

Mark Twain opined, “History doesn’t repeat itself but it rhymes.” We in the industry changed that up a bit. We love to say, “Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.” And this is true.

That said, let’s take a look into the past and see what happened after another challenging time in the history of the stock market. The year is 1937.

Amelia Earhart disappears over the Pacific Ocean and the economy is still lumbering through the Great Depression but is beginning to see a dim light at the end of a long tunnel. By then the stock market has made back much of what was lost between 1929 and 1932. But, 1937 marks the end of that short-term market recovery and goes on to become a terrible year for investors. As turmoil in Europe gathers steam, Japan invades China, and the Hindenburg bursts into flames over New Jersey, I can imagine the investors of yesteryear—still smarting from the crash of 1929—thinking to themselves the world was ending and the stock market would never recover.

But, what would have happened if you went against the herd, gathered your courage and invested anyway? If you had invested $10,000 in a portfolio of 50 percent large cap stocks and 50 percent long-term bonds, your investment could have grown to more than $13,000 in five years, almost doubled in 10 and could be worth as much as nearly $7 million today.

(Source: Ibbotson. Sample portfolio is composed of 50 percent Ibbotson SBBI U.S. Large Stock Index and 50 percent Ibbotson SBBI U.S. Long-Term Government Bond Index. Indexes are unmanaged, do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses and are not available for direct investment.)

With the right state of mind, a good plan and proper execution, significant stock market declines may result in favorable opportunities. Before you make any decisions, however, you need to consider several variables, including your risk tolerance and how soon you will need your money for other activities. You should also discuss any changes to your portfolio or investment strategy in detail with a financial adviser. Stock market volatility can be stressful and nobody likes to see the value of their nest egg decline.

But, if you are a good student of history your portfolio may benefit from better tomorrows.

Chad Winn is a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor and financial adviser with Waddell & Reed Inc. If you have any questions or would like more information, he can be reached at 903-6807 or visit his website at www.chadwinn.wrfa.com.

This article is for informational purposes only and is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the sale of any financial product or service or as a determination that any investment strategy is suitable for a specific investor.

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Ask the Expert Starting a new exercise program :: by Michael Urquhart

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uring a lecture on functional fitness last year, I had just encouraged the audience to start by defining a goal. What would make your life easier? Building strength to more easily lift groceries? Increasing lung capacity to walk longer distances without getting winded?

One man raised his hand and said, “I’m 76 years old. Why should I set any fitness goals?”

I didn’t quite know how to answer that at first. Everyone needs a goal—and that doesn’t change with age. A goal is your motivation. It helps you see what you’re working toward.

The following are a few questions that might be worth addressing for those considering a new exercise program.

Isn’t it too late to start something new?

It’s a myth that you can’t be active in your older years.

As a muscle physiologist by training, I can tell you that although muscle mass begins to decrease with age, the underlying muscle cells are essentially the same, whether you are 20 years old or 80 years old. They respond to stimulus the same way and are comprised of the same components.

I’ve started and quit a number of programs. Is there a trick to being successful?

There are two really important pieces.

The first is to find an exercise you enjoy.

If I tell you to run, and you don’t like to run, you can imagine how long you’ll stick with it.

The second is to find consistency.

Your health has to be a priority, whether that’s doing a little something every day or a little more every other day. Keep in mind there is a minimal amount of exercise you need to see progress toward a goal. I’ve seen the best results with clients who commit to 30 to 45 minutes, four days a week.

Do I really need to do strength training?

Unequivocally yes, and that includes for women, because weight training increases bone mineral density and helps to combat osteoporosis.

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I have chronic illness.

How can exercise help me?

The leading causes of death—heart attack, stroke, obesity, diabetes—are all related to inactivity. If you have a heart problem, of course you’ll want a medical assessment. But in all likelihood, your cardiologist is likely to tell you to get out and exercise, although it’s wise to make sure you are supervised at first.

Two profound experiences with clients convinced me that everyone can benefit.

A gruff Navy veteran came to me in his early 70s with a very pronounced stoop and stutter step. We got him on a stationary bike, then added weightlifting and balance training. He really took to the bike and I half jokingly said he should do El Tour. He said he hadn’t been on a bike for 25 years. No reason you can’t be again, I said.

A few weeks later, his wife told me he pulled the bike out of the garage. And then he started doing landscaping and maintenance on their home and rental properties. By the time he participated in the Tour, and completed the 40-mile leg, he had transformed from someone elderly and debilitated to someone energetic and agile.

Another man came to me in his 70s with a fused upper spine, a crushed wrist and a bad heart. His idea of exercise—a steam room and a hot tub—was different from his doctor’s expectation. We started with very light cardiovascular exercise. He loved it.

He would already be working by the time I arrived for our session. At first tentative about weight training, he doubled the weights he was lifting within four weeks. He started playing tennis. Over the span of four years, he was completely transformed from the tentative and fragile man I first met.

Later in life, it may be harder to get started - but you can always start and there’s no better time than today.

Michael Urquhart has a master’s degree in biology/physiology and has been a wellness instructor for 25 years, starting as a fitness trainer while serving in the U.S. Army. He offers educational training courses at The Core at La Encantada. For more information, visit www.thecoretmc.com.

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Entertainment Calendar of events March 2016

Yanni tells fans to::by‘Chill’ with latest record Alan Sculley Y

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anni suspects he may catch some also an exotic of his fans—especially newer feel to tracks like ones—off guard with his new album, the instrumentals “1001” (a piece “Sensuous Chill.”

Where his recent albums have fea- that first appeared tured a full orchestra with plenty of on his 2008 album, acoustic/organic instrumentation, “Voices”) “Dance “Sensuous Chill” is synthetic, with for Me” and “Desits sound almost entirely built around ert Soul,” as Yanni synthesizers, programmed rhythms mixes in styles of music and rhythms and electronic sounds.

But don’t call this an attempt by from around the Yanni (who has often been catego- world. These songs rized as new age) to go modern with don’t go for the epic his sound. It’s more like coming full sweep or the placid circle for the composer/keyboardist, feel that has charwho released his first album, “Opti- acterized of much of Yanni’s music. mystique,” in 1984.

“When I started my career, I was Instead, they are an electronic musician,” Yanni, 61, more pop-orient- Yanni promises to bring his “best show” to Centennial Hall at said in a late-January phone interview. ed and rhythmi- 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10.

“Like my first album and my second cally assertive, with suous Chill” and the “Pyramids” album only use electronic instruments, moods that are DVD, Yanni is launching a world synthesizers. It’s all electronic, nothing sumptuous and at times even sultry.

“I wanted it to be, obviously, sensu- tour, bringing along his 15-piece oracoustic in there. And back then I was always criticized about ‘What are you ous,” Yanni said, describing some of chestra.

“It’s a revamped concert, comusing synthesizers in the current music his goals for “Sensuous Chill,” which pletely different than anything we did [for]? Those are not real instruments.’ was released on Jan. 29. “I wanted it “Of course, back then when I was to be melodious, but not too melodic, in Egypt for the video and anything starting, the computing power of the not too sweet. I also wanted rhythms, I’ve ever done in the past,” he said. keyboard was very small. Now it’s electronic, a little bit more electronic “I will be playing a few songs from enormous. There is no stopping it, as than normal. And I wanted it to be ‘Sensuous Chill.’ I’m also going to long as people don’t get overwhelmed sexy and I wanted it to last a long be playing a couple of songs that noby the technology and rely on technol- time without interruption. That’s body’s ever heard. I’ve never released why I have 17 songs on it, and 10 of them and they’re a lot of fun. So the ogy only to create music.”

On “Sensuous Chill,” Yanni, of them are brand new, never been re- concert is going to be very unexpected and very surprising for a lot of the course, hasn’t gone EDM. There leased before.”

“Sensuous Chill” isn’t the only fans. It’s long enough to satisfy everyaren’t the huge dance beats and bombastic sonics common in today’s elec- project coming from Yanni this year. one and I will be playing a lot of the tronic music. But he does use sounds In March, PBS will start airing his lat- music they’re familiar with. I think and textures employed in today’s elec- est concert DVD “Yanni: The Dream it’s the best show I’ve ever done.” tronica, giving this album a modern Concert—Live at the Great PyraYanni performs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, mids of Egypt.” edge.

March 10, at Centennial Hall, 1020 E. Along with the PBS broadcasts, Yanni’s ability to craft memorable melodies—a hallmark of his 15- “Live from the Great Pyramids of University Blvd. Tickets are $44 to $89. For plus studio albums—is also apparent Egypt,” will also be released on DVD more information, call (800) 745-3000 or throughout “Sensuous Chill.” There’s and Blu-Ray. To coincide with “Sen- visit www.ticketmaster.com. page 16 : : Lovin’ Life After 50 : : March 2016

March 1 Tuesday Birding at Cienega Creek, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Gabe Zimmerman Davidson Canyon Trailhead at Cienega Creek Natural Preserve, 16000 E. Marsh Station Rd., free with membership, $5 nonmember fee, online registration required, 615-7855, www. pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov. Join Jeff Babson on this guided walk to observe the rich bird life in the diverse habitats of Cienega Creek Natural Preserve. Search for sparrows, raptors and other interesting birds.

March 2 Wednesday Nuts about Nature Preschool Hour, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Pima County Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Rd., free for members, nonmember $5 fee per family, online registration required, 6157855, www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov.

Bring the grandkids so they can learn about nature through stories, crafts and games.

March 3 Thursday The 157th Anniversary of The Weekly Arizonian, 2 p.m., Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $7.50 includes admission to the park, reservations required, 398-2252, www. tubacpresidio.org. Join the celebration and cakecutting to honor the 157th anniversary of Arizona’s first newspaper which was printed in Tubac on March 3, 1859.

March 4 Friday IONS Tucson Presents Steven Halpern, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Unity of Tucson, 3617 N. Camino Blanco, $10, www.ionstucson.org. Grammynominated recording artist Steven Halpern. Experience his music live, and discover how to use sound as a spiritual technology to enhance your meditation, creativity, happiness and optimal well-being. Presented

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Congress and the Vatican agree Stem cell therapy shows promise in curing diseases ::by Maren Auxier

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tem cell therapy is gaining worldwide support from international policymakers, including the U.S. Congress and the Roman Catholic Church. Congress passed the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act on Dec. 16, 2015, securing stem cell industry funding for at least five more years. The Vatican also showed its support for stem cell therapy earlier this year, announcing The Third International Conference on the Progress of Regenerative Medicine and its Cultural Impact to be held within the Vatican from April 28 to April 30.

“It remains one of the best-kept secrets in America that umbilical cord blood stem cells and adult stem cells in general are curing people of a myriad of terrible conditions and diseases in adults as well as children,” said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton, New Jersey).1

The Vatican released a similar statement regarding the benefits of regenerative medicine.

“The new field of regenerative medicine holds great promise to alleviate the pain and suffering for hundreds of millions of people around the world. We must unite to discover and advance such new therapies, and find ways to bring them to all those in need,” said Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture.2 Regenerative medicine provides patients with alternatives to traditional invasive or chemical treatments. It is helping people with multiple sclerosis, blindness, rheumatoid arthritis and lung disease.

Lung disease is the third leading cause of death in the United States, and traditional treatment options have not changed in 30 years. The advent of stem cell therapy represents the greatest

advancement in decades for people suffering from a degenerative lung disease.

The Lung Institute (www. lunginstitute.com) helps fight lung diseases by harvesting International policymakers like the Vatican and U.S. stem cells from a patient’s own Congress are calling for advancement of the field of body in a minimally invasive regenerative medicine after seeing positive outcomes. outpatient procedure. While current stem cell treatments are not revolutionize the health care industry. considered to be a cure for lung disease, If you or a loved one suffer from a they have shown the ability to improve chronic lung disease, the specialists at patients’ quality of life. the Lung Institute may be able to help.

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Walking Tours of Old Tubac, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., starts at Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $10, reservations required, 398-2252, info@ tubacpresidio.org. Guided by Connie Stevens, the tour reveals fascinating facts about the town’s early adobe buildings.

American Association of University Women’s Diversity Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., YWCA, 525 N. Bonita Ave., $20, (619) 339-1036. The Tucson branch’s event features Tucson Odaiko Sonora, a Japanese ensemble drumming group that has served Southern Arizona since May 2002.

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Arizona Renaissance Festival, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekends through March 27, Arizona Renaissance Festival Grounds, 12601 U.S. Highway 60, Gold Canyon, $9 to $24, 463-2600, www.royalfaires. com/Arizona. The Renaissance Festival is a medieval amusement park, a 13-stage theater, a 30-acre circus, an arts and crafts fair, a Jousting Tournament and a feast, all rolled into one nonstop, daylong, family adventure.

Book Event: It’s a (Prairie) Dog’s Life, 2 p.m., Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $7.50 includes admission to the park, reservations

required, 398-2252, www.tubacpresidio.org. Author Theodore Manno’s presentation provides a full overview of what is known about prairie dogs, a species that some may be surprised to learn is threatened by extinction.

Tao: Seventeen Samurai, 2 p.m., 7:30 p.m., Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., $22 to $49, 5473040. Athletic bodies and contemporary costumes meet explosive Taiko drumming and amazing choreography.

March 7 Monday Art Talk with Sandy Cord, 1:30 p.m., The Forum at Tucson, 2500 N. Rosemont, free, reservations required, 325-4800. Sandy Cord will discuss George Wesley Bellows, an American realist painter known for his bold depictions of urban life in New York City.

March 8 Tuesday Health and Wellness Expo, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Doubletree Hotel Reid Park, 445 S. Alvernon, $35 to $45 in advance, $40 to $50 after March 1, www. nawbotucson.org. Hosted by Greater Tucson Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners, the expo features breakout sessions, luncheon and keynote speaker Celestino Fernández, Ph.D., distinguished professor emeritus, University of Arizona.

Great Decisions with Sue Ward, 1:30 p.m., The Forum at Tucson, 2500 N. Rosemont, free, reservations required, 325-4800. Born out of an umbrella organization of al-Qaeda in Iraq, the Island State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) burst onto the international stage after it conquered Fallujah in December 2013. The question remains: What is ISIS and what danger does it pose to U.S. interests?

March 9 Wednesday Peter Frampton Raw: An Acoustic Tour, 7:30 p.m., Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., $45 to $350, 547-3040. This tour features Frampton in an acousticonly set where he is joined by Gordon Kennedy, longtime collaborator and co-producer of Frampton’s Grammy-winning “Fingerprints.” ...continues on page 20

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Don’t let aphasia faze you ::by the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing and Arizona Relay Service

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id you know that the left side of your brain typically controls your language skills and verbal capabilities?

Imagine if that part of your brain was damaged. One side effect of damage to the left part of the brain can cause aphasia. Aphasia is a communication disorder that can cause difficulties in speaking, listening, reading and writing. One misnomer is that aphasia affects intelligence. When individuals have aphasia, their intelligence is still intact, they just can’t properly communicate what their brain is trying to convey. Often aphasia is caused by stroke, but can also be caused by other types of damage to that part of the brain.

How do I know if I have aphasia?

Based on the location of the brain damage, aphasia can manifest in different ways.

Front part of the brain: Speech may be choppy and nonfluent and the

words might not be spoken in a way that makes sense to the listener. Although the speech might be choppy, individuals with aphasia in this frontal area can understand what others say. Posterior regions: Speech typically sounds fluent but the content of the speech can include wrong words.

In addition, it might be difficult for these individuals to understand what is spoken to them. Other signs and symptoms with both can include difficulty producing language, difficulty understanding language and difficulty reading and writing.

What can I do if myself or someone I know is diagnosed with aphasia?

Treatment for aphasia is usually provided by a speech-language pathologist (SLP) in group or individual settings to work on strategies for better communication. The SLP can help individuals plan for the future and de-

velop a game plan to meet their needs.

Individuals with aphasia may also find it difficult to communicate via the telephone. If you or someone you know struggle with the limitations of aphasia, there are free resources available that can help. One available resource is Speech-to-Speech (STS) relay service. STS enables people whose speech is difficult for others to understand and to communicate by telephone. This may be useful for people who have difficulty speaking or being understood on the telephone as the conversation is aided through a specially trained communication assistants (CA). The CAs are familiar with the speech patterns of a wide variety of individuals who have difficulty being understood and serve as the communication facilitator during a telephone relay conversation.

Don’t let aphasia keep you or someone you may know from communicating with friends and family. Utilize the free resources available and keep communication as effortless as possible.

Communicating with aphasia patients How can I better communicate with

someone who has aphasia?

• Talk with the individual one-on-one.

Keep eye contact and remove all distraction from the area.

• Encourage the use of visuals in conversation including hand gestures, drawings and facial expressions.

• Don’t rush through a conversation.

Speak slowly and give the individual ample time to speak without cutting them off or finishing their sentences for them.

• Speak at a normal volume level. It may take the individual longer to process your speech, but the volume level doesn’t enhance the understanding, unless the individual specifically asks you to speak up.

• Encourage your friend or family member with aphasia to take part in normal activities and become independent. Remember, effort is better than perfection.

For more information about STS visit www.azrelay.org/relay-services/speech-tospeech or for more information on other tools to encourage communication, visit www.acdhh.org or www.azrelay.org.

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Calendar of events... from page 18 March 10 Thursday National Association of Retired and Veteran Railroad Employees, 11 a.m., The Golden Corral, 4380 E. 22nd St., $11, 288-8221, 296-4576. The guest speaker is Mathew Schwartz. All veteran railroad employees, retired or still working, are cordially invited.

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

Facilitated by Leslie Ritter, PhD, RN, and supported by Banner-University Medical Center, University of Arizona College of Nursing and Sarver Heart Center. For stroke survivors and caregivers to learn more about stroke, to find positive solutions to shared concerns and to unite in support of each other.

Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival, various times, March 13 through March 20, Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., call for ticket prices, 5773769. The 23rd Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival is anchored by one of today’s finest ensembles, the Pacifica Quartet, and brings together such festival favorites as Cynthia Phelps, Bernadette Harvey, Martin Beaver and Clive Greensmith with exciting festival newcomers Marc-André Hamelin and Yura Lee. March 14 Monday The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Association, Chapter 55, Meeting, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., The Golden Corral, 4380 E. 22nd St., $10, 444-6970. There will be a presentation followed by a business meeting. Current and retired federal employees, as well as their spouses, are welcome.

March 11 Friday To Kill a Mockingbird, 7:30 p.m., Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., $7, 547-3040. Revisit the 1962 American film when it is screened at the Fox Tucson Theatre.

March 12 Saturday Apache Chief Loco—Special Presentation by Jack Lasseter, 2 p.m., Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $15, reservations required, 398-2252, www.tubacpresidio.org. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served during this benefit for the “Save the Presidio” project.

Arizona Renaissance Festival, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekends through March 27, Arizona Renaissance Festival Grounds, 12601 U.S. Highway 60, Gold Canyon, $9 to $24, 463-2600, www.royalfaires.com/Arizona. The Renaissance Festival is a medieval amusement park, a 13-stage theater, a 30-acre circus, an arts and crafts fair, a Jousting Tournament and a feast, all rolled into one nonstop, daylong, family adventure.

Tucson Botanical Gardens’ D.I.Y. Desert Design, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays March 12, March 19, April 2, April 9, April 16 and April 23, Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way, $125, $100 members, 326-9686, ext. 18, https://www.tucsonbotanical.org/class/diydesert-design-spring/. This six-class course, taught by the garden’s knowledgeable docents, will provide students with the information and inspiration they need to plan a successful garden in Arizona’s unique desert environment.

March 13 Sunday Arizona Renaissance Festival, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekends through March 27, Arizona Renaissance Festival Grounds, 12601 U.S. Highway 60, Gold Canyon, $9 to $24, 463-2600, www.royalfaires.com/Arizona. The Renaissance Festival is a medieval amusement park, a 13-stage theater, a 30-acre circus, an arts and crafts fair, a Jousting Tournament and a feast, all rolled into one nonstop, daylong, family adventure.

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Cochlear Implants: When Hearing Aids Aren’t Enough, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Arizona Hearing Specialists, 6969 E. Sunrise Dr., Suite 203, free, reservations required, 742-2845. Companions are encouraged to attend this free educational seminar.

Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival, various times, through March 20, Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., call for ticket prices, 577-3769. The 23rd Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival is anchored by one of today’s finest ensembles, the Pacifica Quartet, and brings together such festival favorites as Cynthia Phelps, Bernadette Harvey, Martin Beaver and Clive Greensmith with exciting festival newcomers Marc-André Hamelin and Yura Lee. March 15 Tuesday Tucson Organic Gardeners Monthly Meeting, 7 p.m., St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church, 3809 E. Third St., free, 749-9429, info@tucsonorganicgardeners.org, www.tucsonorganicgardeners.org. JC Matthews of Cutting Edge Ceramics will present “Low Water Use Methods for the Desert.” Programs are held the third Tuesday of each month, from September to April.

Cochlear Implants: When Hearing Aids Aren’t Enough, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Arizona Hearing Specialists, 7574 N. La Cholla Blvd., free, reservations required, 7422845. Companions are encouraged to attend this free educational seminar.

Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival, various times, through March 20, Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., call for ticket prices, 577-3769. The 23rd Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival is anchored by one of today’s finest ensembles, the Pacifica Quartet, and brings together such festival favorites as Cynthia Phelps, Bernadette Harvey, Martin Beaver and Clive Greensmith with exciting festival newcomers Marc-André Hamelin and Yura Lee.

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Green Valley Genealogical Society, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S. Camino del Sol, Green Valley, free, 396-3701, hanson_24013@msn.com.

JoAnn Herbst and a special guest will discuss crossing the ocean in sailing ships. Susan Burdick will present the short program about early medical terms.

St. Patrick’s Day Open House, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., The Forum at Tucson, 2500 N. Rosemont, free, reservations required, 325-4800. Local senior citizens are invited to join The Forum’s residents during the St. Patrick’s celebration. Join in celebrating the luck of the Irish with Celtic music, pot-of-gold door prizes, refreshments and tantalizing Irish appetizers and desserts.

Understanding Advanced Heart Disease, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Canoa Hills Social Center, 3660 S. Camino del Sol, Green Valley, free, 626-2901. Dr. Elizabeth Juneman, associate professor of medicine and director of outpatient cardiology at the UA Sarver Heart Center, will discuss the risk factors and symptoms of heart failure as well as lifestyle modifications and new therapies available for the treatment of heart failure.

Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival, various times, through March 20, Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., call for ticket prices, 577-3769. The 23rd Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival is anchored by one of today’s finest ensembles, the Pacifica Quartet, and brings together such festival favorites as Cynthia Phelps, Bernadette Harvey, Martin Beaver and Clive Greensmith with exciting festival newcomers Marc-André Hamelin and Yura Lee. March 18 Friday Friends of the Pima County Public Library’s Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., through March 21, Book Barn, 2230 N. Country Club, free admission, 795-3763, www. pimafriends.com. This month’s theme is “Try a Tucson Festival of Books Author.” Seniors (older than 55) receive a 25-percent discount on Saturday. Sunday is half-price day. Monday is a Friends bag day, $10 per bag of books.

Chef’s Demo, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., The Forum at Tucson, 2500 N. Rosemont, free, reservations required, 325-4800. Join The Forum’s executive chef as he surprises and delights with this month’s special cooking demo and sampling. Occurs the third Friday of each month.

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Organic Garden Fair and Plant Sale, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., The Community Gardens at St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church, 3809 E. Third St., free admission, 749-9429, www.tucsonorganicgardeners.org. The sale features organically grown vegetable and herb seedlings and seeds, native flowering plants, compost and organic gardening supplies, composting equipment, wares from numerous local green vendors and a raffle for useful gardening prizes, including a compost bin.

Resident Art Show, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., The Forum at Tucson, 2500 N. Rosemont, free, reservations required, 325-4800. This well-attended event gives the opportunity for creative residents to step outside their studios and present recent works to the community.

Arizona Renaissance Festival, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekends through March 27, Arizona Renaissance Festival Grounds, 12601 U.S. Highway 60, Gold Canyon, $9 to $24, 463-2600, www.royalfaires.com/Arizona. The Renaissance Festival is a medieval amusement park, a 13-stage theater, a 30-acre circus, an arts and crafts fair, a Jousting Tournament and a feast, all rolled into one nonstop, daylong, family adventure.

Society of Military Widows Meeting, 12 p.m., Club Ironwood, formerly named The Mirage Club, 2720 S. Craycroft Rd., charge for meals, reservations required, 574-6628.

Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival, various times, through March 20, Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., call for ticket prices, 577-3769. The 23rd Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival is anchored by one of today’s finest ensembles, the Pacifica Quartet, and brings together such festival favorites as Cynthia Phelps, Bernadette Harvey, Martin Beaver and Clive Greensmith with exciting festival newcomers Marc-André Hamelin and Yura Lee. The Southern Arizona Transportation Museum Presents the 11th Anniversary of the Silver Spike Festival, 10 a.m., Historic Railroad Depot, 414 N. Toole Ave., free, 623-2223, www.tucsonhistoricaldepot.org. The ...continues on page 22

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March 20 Sunday Arizona Renaissance Festival, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekends through March 27, Arizona Renaissance Festival Grounds, 12601 U.S. Highway 60, Gold Canyon, $9 to $24, 463-2600, www.royalfaires.com/Arizona. The Renaissance Festival is a medieval amusement park, a 13-stage theater, a 30-acre circus, an arts and crafts fair, a Jousting Tournament and a feast, all rolled into one nonstop, daylong, family adventure.

Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival, various times, through March 20, Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., call for ticket prices, 577-3769. The 23rd Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival is anchored by one of today’s finest ensembles, the Pacifica Quartet, and brings together such festival favorites as Cynthia Phelps, Bernadette Harvey, Martin Beaver and Clive Greensmith with exciting festival newcomers Marc-André Hamelin and Yura Lee. March 21 Monday

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National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Chapter 1874 Meeting, 11:30 a.m., The Golden Corral, 6865 N. Thornydale Rd., $7.95 senior menu, 400-3456, www.narfe.org/chapter1874. A Red Cross representative will discuss how to prepare for possible disasters.

March 22 Tuesday Tour of Hacienda de la Canoa, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. Interstate 19 Frontage Rd., Green Valley, free, online registration required, 724-5520, www.pima.gov/ nrpr. Join a walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters to gain insights into the fascinating stories of the people who lived and worked on the ranch.

March 23 Wednesday Arizona Theatre Company’s ‘Of Mice and Men,’ 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., through March 26, Temple of Music and Art, Event Location: 330 S. Scott Ave., Tucson, $42 to $36, 622-2823. Arizona Theatre Company presents the emotional and stirring John Steinbeck’s classic, “Of Mice and Men.” March 24 Thursday Spring Fashion Show, 3 p.m., The Forum at Tucson, 2500 N. Rosemont, free, reservations required, 3254800. Join the group for The Forum’s annual fashion show and enjoy light refreshments as Chico’s showcases chic, affordable clothing.

March 25 Friday David Crosby, 7:30 p.m., Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., $32 to $90, 547-3040. Legendary singersongwriter David Crosby will be performing for a very special

evening with only his voice and guitar. The show will feature repertoire spanning Crosby’s entire career, including new songs from his critically-acclaimed 2014 solo album “Croz,” and his 1971 solo debut “If I Could Only Remember My Name”, as well as selections from The Byrds, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

March 26 Saturday Arizona Renaissance Festival, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekends through March 27, Arizona Renaissance Festival Grounds, 12601 U.S. Highway 60, Gold Canyon, $9 to $24, 463-2600, www.royalfaires.com/Arizona. The Renaissance Festival is a medieval amusement park, a 13-stage theater, a 30-acre circus, an arts and crafts fair, a Jousting Tournament and a feast, all rolled into one nonstop, daylong, family adventure.

March 27 Sunday Arizona Renaissance Festival, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekends through March 27, Arizona Renaissance Festival Grounds, 12601 U.S. Highway 60, Gold Canyon, $9 to $24, 463-2600, www.royalfaires.com/Arizona. The Renaissance Festival is a medieval amusement park, a 13-stage theater, a 30-acre circus, an arts and crafts fair, a Jousting Tournament and a feast, all rolled into one nonstop, daylong, family adventure.

March 28 Monday American Lung Association’s Better Breathers’ Club, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., The Forum at Tucson, 2500 N. Rosemont, free, reservations required, 325-4800. Anyone with breathing issues will benefit from this support group at The Forum. The club meets the last Monday of each month.

March 29 Tuesday Tour of Hacienda de la Canoa, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. Interstate 19 Frontage Rd., Green Valley, free, online registration required, 724-5520, www.pima.gov/ nrpr. Join a walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters to gain insights into the fascinating stories of the people who lived and worked on the ranch.

March 30 Wednesday Paint Out in the Parks, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Pima County Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Rd., free, 6157855, www.pima.gov/nrpr. Closing today is the exhibition of plein art works of selected Pima County park locations by the Tucson Plein Air Painters.

March 31 Thursday Wake Up with the Birds, 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Pima County Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Rd., $5, free with membership, online registration required, 615-7855, www.pima.gov/nrpr. Join this guided birding walk in the desert oasis of Agua Caliente Park to spot wetland birds, hummingbirds, songbirds and raptors.

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Audrey Dalton survived a Titanic sinking and a ‘monster’ our decades before James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster “Titanic” made waves at the Academy Awards with 11 wins, Audrey Dalton signed on for Hollywood’s 1953 recreation of the famous 1912 maritime disaster.

“Our version only received one Oscar for writing,” said Dalton, who turned 82 in January, from her home in Saddleback Valley, California. “But the special effects were pretty good for 60 years ago.”

The cast included Barbara Stanwyck and Clifton Webb, who delighted ’40s and ’50s movie audiences with his acerbic, snobbish characters, most notably in three Mr. Belvedere films.

“He was a little bit like that and mostly kept to himself,” recalled Dalton. “But he was very funny with a sharp wit.

“Stanwyck was a dream—the ultimate pro, always prepared and ready to help.”

Dalton recalls the cast welcoming some special guests during Audrey Dalton at shooting.

Festival in 2007.

“A man and a woman who were Titanic survivors visited the set,” said Dalton, whose film character also escapes on a lifeboat.

“They were children when the ship sank, but had memories of the event.

I don’t recall hearing them tell us any specific stories of the sinking other than the general horror of it.”

Irish-born Dalton was 17 when her family moved to London where she studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and was soon noticed by a film executive.

“Paramount brought me over to the U.S. on a seven-year contract beginning with ‘The Girls of Pleasure Island,’” she explained. Set on a South

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Pacific Island toward the end of World War II, the 1953 comedy was actually released while the Korean War was still in progress.

“To promote the film, we were sent to Seoul where it premiered for the troops,” said Dalton. “It’s dated now, but the men enjoyed it. We were driven around in army trucks and dressed up in beautiful Edith Head gowns doing skits for the troops.”

Dalton appeared in just 16 films, including a small role in 1958’s “Separate Tables” with David Niven, Burt Lancaster, Rita Hayworth, Rod Taylor and Deborah Kerr.

“We rehearsed for three weeks and shot it in sequence which was very unusual,” she said. “Niven was a wonderful, funny man, a great raconteur. It was great to just sit quietly in a chair and listen to his wicked sense of humor.”

Since retiring from acting, Dalton has been the Williamsburg a popular guest at film festivals and is scheduled to appear at this year’s Williamsburg Film Festival, Virginia, held March 9-12.

“The sci-fi fans always ask about ‘The Monster that Challenged the World,’” laughed Dalton, about the 1957 B-monster movie classic.

“That monster was enormous!” she added, referring to the 12-foot pneumatically controlled creature she eluded which was curiously called a reptile in the original trailer, but was actually a giant mollusk in the film.

Dalton’s movie career lasted until 1965 during which time she also raised a family.

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Screen shot of Audrey Dalton and Rod Taylor in “Separate Tables”.

“Just as well,” she said. “It can be a difficult business. I did a few very good films and some mediocre ones. I enjoyed every day on the set.”

between 1953-1959. What’s interesting is that many websites today have given me a fifth child,” she chuckled. “He even has a birth date and a name—Adrian.

Needless to say my children have made great fun of it and ask why I never told them about their lost brother!”

As for her actual children, none were drawn to acting.

Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, and has written features, columns and interviews for over 600 magazines and newspapers.

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ust as we celebrate the beheading of St. Valentine by handing out roses and chocolates, we celebrate the Christianization of Ireland by slamming down green beer and raising…uh… heck. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day, the official death date of the selfsame Christian saint, who is said to have driven the snakes from the Emerald Isle in the fifth century, A.D. St. Patrick was not Irish. He was born in Roman Britain after the Roman Empire’s conversion to Christianity.

Captured by pagan Irish pirates at age 16, Patrick was made a slave, but escaped after six years and sailed home to Britain.

He then became a cleric and went back to Ireland with the intent of converting his erstwhile captors.

St. Patrick (a.k.a. Saint Paddy) did not drive out the snakes; the Ice Age had already done that job centuries before.

Making Patrick responsible is probably no more than symbolic of his having driven out the “snake” of paganism.

St. Patrick and his dramatic life story may be a convenient representation of a number of Romano-British missionaries to Ireland.

More than 34 million U.S. residents claim Irish ancestry, a figure some nine times greater than the current population of Ireland. No wonder St. Paddy’s Day is a bigger deal here than anywhere in Ireland!

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Shades of green range from super-light honeydew to blueish teal and nearly yellow spring bud. In total, how many shades or varieties of green are there?

St. Patrick’s Day was not made an official Catholic feast until the 1600s. What year was St. Patrick’s Day first officially celebrated in North America?

St. Patrick supposedly used what native Irish plant to explain the mystery of the Trinity?

Dozens of churches across the country are named after St. Patrick, the most famous of which is St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. There’s a St. Patrick’s Church in Scottsdale. In what other Arizona town or city, not located in the Valley, can you also find a St. Patrick’s Church?

According to U.S. News and World Report, how many million pints of Guinness are consumed worldwide on average every March 17?

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The first golf course in recorded Arizona history was built in 1899 by a group that later started the Phoenix Country Club. The nine-hole dirt layout was built near Central Avenue and Roosevelt Street.

Hole 17 at the TPC Scottsdale was the site of the only ace on a par-4 in PGA Tour history.

Lee Trevino said, “There are only two things you can do with your head down: play golf and pray.”

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The San Marcos Resort in Chandler became the state’s first grass course in 1914.

Expect the unexpected with Suzy Bogguss ::by Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

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ountry singer Suzy Bogguss likes to throw in a little surprise or two when she performs with her acoustic trio.

She’ll impress audiences with songs she rarely plays and she’ll even get fans to laugh when she introduces her musicians.

“My guitar player who I have out on the road with me, he’s an interesting cat,” Bogguss said.

“He’s from the Orkney Islands in Scotland, at the very north point of Scotland. He went to school in Texas.

He dresses like a Texan, but he has a very strong brogue. I like to get him on the microphone because it surprises people.”

Fans can hear this for themselves when Bogguss plays a slew of Arizona shows this month—Tuesday, March 29, and Wednesday, March 30, at the Musical Instrument Museum; Thursday, March 31, at the Old Town Center for the Arts in Cottonwood; and Friday, April 1, at Pioneer Hall in Sonoita.

Besides deep cuts, the setlist will include songs from “Lucky,” a Merle Haggard album that she recorded.

“I had already gotten his blessing,” she said. “I had license to do it the way my band would play the songs.

“We experimented with them and [cut] it down to 14 songs. We gave free cuts to people who helped me with the Kickstarter campaign. Every one of them is such a chestnut. Every time I’m singing them, I feel like I’m in a mini movie.”

She is using what she learned during that process while making her forthcoming album.

“The economy of this guy is just amazing,” she said. “Everything is the true sentiment. Obviously, he marries the melody perfectly to everything.”

Her concert will also feature songs from “American Folk Songbook” and her hit songs from the 1990s.

“That’s for those folks who got drawn in at that time.”

She said she is looking forward to her return to Arizona “One of the things about the MIM

that’s so fabulous is it’s a small venue where you’re able to hear everybody and see everybody. I understand that’s the situation in Sonoita. Then we’re playing Cottonwood, too, in a small community center. I love this because I have access to the audience and they have access to me. You never know where the show is going to go.”

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p.m. Tuesday, March 29, and Wednesday, March 30, at the Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix.

Tickets are $30.50 to $35.50.

For more information, call (480) 478-6000 or visit www.themim. org.

She also plays the Old Town Center for the Arts, 633 N. Fifth St., Cottonwood, at 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 31. Tickets are $30 to $40. For more information, call (928) 634-0940 or visit www.oldtowncenter.org.

Finally, Bogguss performs at 7 p.m. Friday, April 1, at Pioneer Hall, 3142 S. Highway 83, Sonoita. Tickets are $40 to $60. For more information, call (520) 455-5553 or visit www. sonoitafairgrounds.com.

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ON THE TRACKS WITH EURAIL A personal journey of discovery

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he sound of the tracks was calming as my railway car glided effortlessly through central Poland’s breathtaking countryside.

A nation with a history of great turbulence, Poland’s flat landscape and proximity in the middle of Europe—where east meets west— made it a convenient gateway for a seemingly endless array of past conquerors.

From my train window I could see where Hitler’s Nazi Army blitzed into the countryside, and later where Stalin’s Red Army returned the favor as his troops marched toward the defeat of Nazi Germany. Countless invaders arrived before the Germans

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Although they had mined the city for complete destruction, they couldn’t follow through due to a surprise Red Army invasion. Today, Poland’s former capital is the No. 1 tourist destination.

The city lends itself to a stroll on the Royal Way Walk or a coffee at an outdoor café in the main market square with Wawel Castle and Cathedral, the most visited site in Poland, watching over you. Bask in the vibrant ambiance of street merchants, musicians and Krakóvians, commencing in their daily affairs. Poles can be reserved, but don’t be afraid to engage a local in a few words in Polish—broken, in my case— and you’ll usually find a person who is happy to share their knowledge of the city.

Selected sites around Kraków Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla): Poland is considered the most devoutly Catholic country in Europe, and it

An image of Pope John Paul II, Kraków’s favorite son, looks benevolently down from a building window. cannot be overstated the effect that John Paul II, Kraków’s most famous native son, had on the Polish people.

A supporter of the anti-communist Solidarity—an independent selfgoverning trade union—his words to the Polish populace: “Do not be afraid,” gave the Poles courage to stand up to the Soviet Union, which led to Poland’s break from communism and eventual collapse of the Soviet Union. His birthplace is a short drive from the city center, while the John Paul II Center and Sanctuary in Kraków is the most popular destination for pilgrimages.

The horrific slave labor camp at Auschwitz.

Auschwitz (slave labor camp)— Birkenau (extermination): A tour of the world’s most infamous concentration camps is a deeply personal experience that requires no words. More than 1.5 million died.

This included 1.1 million Jews, along with gypsies, the mentally and physical handicapped, political dissenters and homosexuals as a result of Hitler’s demented plan to build a master Aryan race.

Oskar Schindler became world-famous due to the Steven Spielberg film, “Schindler’s List.”

He formed a factory, making pots and pans, using members of Kraków’s Jewish community as cheap laborers. As the war progressed, he was informed that his workers would be transferred to a concentration camp, where many would be rubber stamped for extermination. An assistant devised a list that saved the lives of 1,200 Jewish prisoners, insisting they were essential to the success of his factory.

The workers were later instructed to make war armaments. Mysteriously, many turned out to be defective. The centerpiece of the factory is Schindler’s office. The factory has been expanded to showcase a museum that conveys the horrific period of Nazi occupation in Poland.

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Following a map of dwarfs, strategically placed throughout Wroclaw, is a fun way to see and explore the city.

Wroclaw (Pronounced: Vra-SWOOF) More than 80 percent of Wroclaw was destroyed during the second World War, but this time by Allied bombers because the city was then part of Germany and dubbed Breslau. After the war, the city was given to Poland where the complete replacement of the city’s population gave Wroclaw potential for newcomers to reinvent the city. Today, it is a vibrant, young city with more than 122,000 energydriven students and a forward-thinking city administration. Carefully rebuilt, Wroclaw is the European capital of culture in 2016. A fun way to explore the city is to grab a “dwarf map” which combines sightseeing with the tracking the more than 300 dwarf statues, strategically placed throughout Wroclaw.

out of every three Warsavians. After the war and the later demise of the Soviet Union, the historic city center—the home of the courageous Warsaw and Ghetto uprisings—was painstakingly rebuilt, brick by brick, to its former glory. Today, embracing a surge of postCommunist freedom, Warsaw enjoys a plethora of seemingly endless museums and monuments, revitalized wide boulevards and towering skyscrapers.

On the top of your list should be a trip to the museum, 1,000-Year History of Polish Jews, and an al fresco Chopin concert at Lazienki Park.

Berlin’s Gendarmenarket is often considered the most beautiful square in Germany.

Berlin It is hard to believe that it has been more than 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Known for its remarkable transformations, this enthralling city on the Prussian plains continues to redefine itself as it marches into 2016.

For lovers of history, Berlin has had a greater impact on the 20th century than any other city. The centerpiece of two world wars and the epicenter of the Cold War, Berlin seemed to be the place where everything happened.

After the Berlin Wall fell, artists poured into the former East Lazienki Park, often rendered Royal Baths Park, is the largest park Berlin, while the West in Warsaw. remained an affluent showplace for the world to see.

Warsaw Today, there still seems to be (Pronounced: Var-SHAW-va) somewhat of a cultural divide between While Kraków offers Old World charm and romance, Warsaw is the the cutting edge, artist-driven East and electrifying capital of Poland with a the ultra-hip, modern West, but this population of 1.7 million. Warsaw, the dichotomy is one of the reasons that Polish equivalent of a combination of the city is so alive. Quite simply, it is New York and Washington, D.C., is my favorite city on the globe. Some of where things happen. Hitler brutally my favorite attractions include a visit punished the citizenry by reducing the to the East Side Gallery, which is the city to rubble, destroying 85 percent of longest remaining stretch of the Berlin Warsaw and killing approximately two Wall, decorated by 118 artists from

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21 countries. Cycling the Trail of the Wall, a guided bicycle tour along the path of the Wall with Berlin on Bikes.

The Palace of Tears is a museum at a former border crossing station, which helps visitors understand the border experience and the steps toward reunification. The Wall Museum at Checkpoint Charlie offers an insight into the Cold War, construction of the wall, and the fight for human rights. The Black Box, also located at Checkpoint Charlie, touches on the history of the famous former border crossing point during the Cold War. This is the crossing where American and Soviet tanks faced off for 16 hours in 1961, almost creating a third world war. The Stasi Museum is on the former grounds of the headquarters of the Communist German Democratic Republic.

The Stasi was the GDR’s infamous secret police, modeled after the Soviet’s own KGB. The terrifying former central complex of the Ministry of State Security showcases original offices, as well as the diverse aspects of the political system and the opposition against it. The GDR Museum offers an interactive look of daily life in

the former Communist East before reunification. Visitors can experience bugging equipment of the Stasi, to displays of the Trabant car, the GDR’s answer to West Germany’s Volkswagen. Museum Island is nestled on the original settlement of Berlin on the River Spree, consisting of five epic museums which collectively are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The museums feature everything from classical antiquities to collections belonging to King Frederick William IV of Prussia. What can’t be missed is the Pergamon Museum, which hosts original-size, reconstructed monumental buildings.

Hamburg Are the residents of Hamburg referred to as “Hamburgers” or “Hamburgtonians”? Everyone seems to have a different answer, but it has been confirmed that this booming, northern port town is the actual birthplace of the hamburger. As Germany’s second-largest city, Hamburg is endowed with hundreds of picture-perfect canals that serve as a gateway to both the North and Baltic seas.

After recovering from World War II,

where the city suffered sporadic Allied air raids, devastating 50 percent of its buildings, Hamburg has regained its position as an affluent port city that is both creative and open to innovation. It serves as an important transportation hub, with a strong media industry and financial and industrial center. For Beatles fans, a stroll Endowed with hundreds of canals, Hamburg is on the Reeperbahn, once a Germany’s vibrant port city. seedy sailor’s haunt and redlight district, showcases a number which is considered the birthplace of of venues where the lads played off Heineken beer. My journey ended with and on for two years, perfecting their a tranquil evening canal cruise with the “beat” sound before they became world lights and stars of Amsterdam above famous. me.

Amsterdam Less than 24 hours is never enough time spent in this dynamic city of pristine canals and remarkably preserved merchant and shipping magnate homes, but I could not think of a better way to end the trip. It was a sunny Friday afternoon, and the whole city seemed to be out and about. Dinner was at an iconic Brown Café—a historic venue defined by its wooden interior, blemished by years of tobacco smoke—

When you go The KLM flight over the pond started my journey on the right note, with an adjustable seat that can be conformed to a flat bed, not to mention gourmet meals and an attentive staff. This was one of the few flights where I had to be gently awakened for breakfast—a rarity for someone who never misses a meal.

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La Paz’s bay-front boardwalk, which is popular with locals and tourists for evening strolls.

La Paz is blessed with intriguing statues and monuments.

Once a sleepy fishing village, La Paz is nestled along the protected waters of Southeast Baja Sur.

Finding peace in La Paz

The world’s aquarium on Mexico’s Sea of Cortez :: by Ed Boitano | ::photos by Deb Roskamp

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here was not a hint of litter on the street. Mexican children frolicked on the beach. Los Pacenos (La Paz natives) offered gentle smiles as they jogged past me along the Malecón— La Paz’s bay-front boardwalk that stretches along the historic downtown.

It was hard to take it all in with the glimmering sun reflecting off the Sea of Cortez, which Jacques Cousteau christened “the world’s aquarium,” with one of the planet’s most abundant ecosystems I had it all wrong. U.S. government warnings have repeatedly alerted us to watch our backs in Mexico. Yet La Paz (“The Peace”) experiences only a fraction of the robbery, rape, assault and murder found in most U.S. cities, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. With 10 universities, statistics also indicate that it is the most educated and affluent city per capita in Mexico.

Once a sleepy fishing village nestled along the protected waters of Southeast Baja Sur, La Paz was put on the radar when immortalized by John Steinbeck in his novella, “The Pearl” in 1947.

Sportspeople journeyed from around the globe for the deep sea bounty of marlin, Dorado, roosterfish and yellowtail. This component of tourism is still very much alive today, and so are snorkeling, scuba diving, kayaking and eco-tours. For lovers of sea life, it is the

dream of all dreams. The UNESCOprotected site, Isla Espiritu Santo, features 32 species of reptiles and 89 species of birds.

A daylong boat tour with Fun Baja was an experience that I will never forget. The day was spent snorkeling with sea lions, just off Isla Espiritu Santo, followed by a catered picnic

Jacques Cousteau christened La Paz’s Sea of Cortez “the world’s aquarium,” with one of the planet’s most abundant ecosystems. lunch of local seafood at Espiritu Santo Beach. After an afternoon of kayaking and swimming, we continued on the tour to look at native bird estuaries and historical attractions.

Despite the fact that La Paz is the capital city of Baja California Sur with a population of 220,000, it still maintains the charm of Old Mexico, with quaint shops, museums, galleries, markets

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and restaurants serving indigenous food. But if you want action, there’s a dazzling nightlife with cafes, clubs and bars. Plus, if you desire to take it to a higher party level, Los Cabos on the southern-most tip of Baja Sur, is just a scenic two-hour drive.

I think, though, what I liked best was the openness and gentle spirit of the Los Pacenos. They seem genuinely happy we were enjoying their city and seeing why we chose to visit La Paz. What to eat The Baja is the birthplace of the fish taco, served with fresh seafood caught that very day by local boats. The chocolate clam gets its name from the shell’s brown color, and is eaten alive with a twist of lime. If the clam doesn’t flinch after a lime twist, it’s best to move on to the next one on your plate.

Another treat is the hotdogueros, a La Paz hot dog wrapped in bacon and topped with grilled onions, jalapeno ketchup and peppers. This should be all washed down with a Baja-style cerveza—beer on ice with lime juice and a salt-rimmed glass. The beer of choice? Baja California’s own Tecate.

Where I stayed CostaBaja Resort & Spa redefines luxury. The centerpiece of the 550-acre CostaBaja development, it is the first five-star resort in La Paz. The resort is

just 10 minutes from downtown, set on the Sea of Cortez, overlooking a 250slip double-basin marina and a white sand beach. What was I doing there?

The 115-room hotel offers a selection of ocean, mountain, marina and golf course views. Yes, golf course views.

Mexico’s first Gary Player Signature 18-hole golf course meanders from hilltops to sea level with stunning water views just steps from the resort. Built into the landscape, as opposed to the opposite, this very “green” course only utilizes desalinated water. The resort is also home to Steinbeck´s restaurant and the first spa in La Paz, which features locally inspired treatments.

A dip in one of the three luxurious pools is not a bad way to end a day of activities.

Retirees and real estate By 2020 as many as 2 million foreign retirees will make Mexico their home, according to the Mexican Federal Tourism Ministry. CNN, Money magazine and The New York Times named La Paz one of the top places in the world to retire. Mainland Mexicans, Canadian and U.S. tourists are visiting La Paz in droves, then buying second homes or becoming fulltime residents. For American retirees, a Yankee pension goes a long way in Mexico. Come to think of it, maybe I should consider retiring there, too.

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Bushes may burn, but angels don’t appear from the flames. Flowers are abundant, but they don’t rain from the sky. And although the Tennessee River has less water some years than others, it has never parted to make way for an exodus of 5 million people.

Yet here I was, in northwest Alabama, witnessing the recreation of a miracle that happened more than 125 years ago, and in the next few days, I would witness miracles that have happened here more recently.

While these may not have been messages from a deity, they were at least miracles in an earthly sense.

Amazing grace in Tuscumbia The small, black pump stands in front of a modest clapboard house. A 7-year-old girl reaches out and feels the cool water as it flows into her hands. The audience is absolutely silent.

We’ve all seen “The Miracle Worker,” the play and movie that tell the story of Helen Keller. We know what’s going to happen, but we want to see it portrayed here, on the grounds of Ivy Green, the home where she grew up. The house in the background is the one in which she and her teacher, Annie Sullivan, struggled; the gardens are the ones through which they walked, and the pump is the very same pump that spilled out the water that awakened

Helen’s brain.

With a frenzied cry, the young actress begins to finger-tap into the hand of the woman standing next to her. W…A…T…E…R. Keller has learned to communicate. A miracle has occurred.

For those in the audience, many

Resurrection in Muscle Shoals The word “resurrection” is always tinged with the miraculous, whether it’s used in the biblical sense or simply as a synonym for “restoration,” as when I speak of resurrecting my vintage bathtub from the garbage bin.

But here in Muscle Shoals it’s an entire tradition that is being resurrected.

Back in the ‘60s and ‘70s, Muscle Shoals was a musical mecca, luring the country’s greatest artists to its small production studios. The Allman Brothers, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding and The Rolling Stones were among the many who made pilgrimages to Alabama to record songs that personified America.

But by the 1990s technological advances had nearly decimated the recording business. Music was no longer produced, distributed or listened to in the same way, and Muscle Shoals was in danger of losing its identity as well as its industry.

Then in 2013 a documentary celebrating the town’s musical legacy was released to critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival, and folks began clamoring to see the old sound studio at 3614 Jackson Hwy. The Muscle Shoals Music Foundation has restored it to look like it did during its glory days, and as of spring 2016 it will serve as a museum as well as a studio and gathering place for musicians.

The rebirth of the Muscle Shoals sound as well as the Muscle Shoals town has begun.

Renewal in Florence Tom Hendrix had heard stories about his great-great-grandmother all his life. He knew how she, along with other Indians from the Southeast, had been relocated to Oklahoma in the 1830s, how she was determined to find her way back to nunnushae, the “singing river” that flowed near her Alabama home, and how she walked more than 700 miles to do so, guided only by her dreams.

When he told this story to a tribal elder, her answer changed his life.

“You too will follow your path and sing your song,” she said.

Hendrix set forth on his path more than 30 years ago, and it has resulted in the longest unmortared wall in America, one that winds 1.5 miles through the north Alabama countryside. It contains 8.5 million pounds of stone—all put into place by Hendrix, without help, without heavy machinery and without complaint.

“We shall all pass through this earth.

Only the stones remain,” he said. “We honor our ancestors with stone.”

Part of the wall is straight, as was his great-great-grandmother’s mandatory march along the Trail of Tears. Another part, which represents her return, is full of twists and turns.

In between are stone prayer circles, where visitors can sit, reflect and dream.

Hendrix found his miracle in stones, and through his wall, he has helped countless others find their miracles as well. www.visitflorenceal.com For more on these and other Alabama attractions, go to our companion website, www.traveltizers.com

“The Miracle Worker,” a play that tells the story of Helen Keller’s childhood, is performed every summer on the grounds of her birthplace. who are deaf or blind, the moment is electric. After the play several of them walk over to a life-size statue of Keller and the pump.

A woman looks with her eyes, but asks questions with her hands. Her companion finger taps the answers. A man who sees with his hands runs his fingers over the statue. “I wish I could have met her,” he says.

Keller still serves as an inspiration to

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Killer Potato Salad

Fly Like an ‘Eagle’ ‘Eddie the Eagle’ soars among the great films

:: by Jan D’Atri

::by Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Just check the weather almanacs.

They confirm that Phoenix’s average daily temperature this time of year is between 74 and 82 degrees. You know what that means, don’t you? Pool party, picnics and potato salad weather here we come!

One of the favorite sides for any picnic or buffet is a great homemade potato salad that keeps your palate interested. The potatoes can’t be overcooked, it has to have a crunch

and it has to have a punch. This recipe from reader Steve Rogan has all of that and then some!

His potato salad is simple and savory, with just the right kick from the dill pickles, garlic and red onions. This is a party-size recipe, because if your picnickers don’t finish it off, there will be some leftover for you the next day.

Spice it up, kick it up and then gobble it up—and bring on the Arizona sunshine.

Killer Potato Salad

Place the potatoes in a large pot and fill with enough water to cover.

Bring to a boil, and cook for about 20 minutes, or until easily pierced with a fork but still firm. Drain, cool, peel and dice potatoes into small cubes.

Transfer to a large bowl. Add dill pickles, shredded eggs, garlic, celery, red onions, mayonnaise and mustard. Gently stir to combine.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Refrigerate until ready to serve.

About potatoes (From www. potatogoodness.com) Buying Look for clean, smooth, firmtextured potatoes with no cuts, bruises or discoloration.

Storing Store potatoes in a cool, wellventilated place.

Colder temperatures lower than 50 degrees such as in the refrigerator,

alling from a Manhattan hotel morale up, considering he’s always been room, unlikely Olympic hero Eddie “extremely self-motivated.”

“The Eagle” Edwards is a spokesman for “I don’t know where I get it from,” all things positive. A cheerleader for the he said. “I must get it from my mum underdogs, Edwards fought the odds— and dad, my grandparents, my greatand the doubters—to compete in the grandparents. Despite people all the time 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary as a telling me I can’t do this, I can’t do that, ski jumper. stop doing this, I use that to inspire me to The Englishman’s story is told in the prove them wrong. new film “Eddie the Eagle,” starring “If there’s nothing I liked better, it Taron Egerton in the title role, and was proving people wrong. If someone Hugh Jackman as said, ‘You can’t do it,’ I’d Bronson Peary, a hardthink, ‘Yes, actually I can drinking, chain-smoking and I’ll show you I can.’ I American and former ski used to do that a lot and I jumper who takes Eddie, still like doing that to this very reluctantly at first, day. I like nothing more under his wing. than proving people “I saw the whole wrong.” completed film on Jan. 3 These days, when and I was blown away by Edwards isn’t doing “Eddie the Eagle it,” Edwards said about work”—motivational the film that opened Feb. talks and TV and radio 26. “I thought it was appearances—he works absolutely fantastic and it in construction, following brought tears to my eyes.

But it is very, very surreal Eddie Edwards, left, and Taron in his dad’s footsteps.

“I build houses and to sit there and watch a Egerton, who plays Eddie in extensions. I’m a roofer film that’s been made “Eddie the Eagle.” and a plasterer. It keeps based on my life.”

Edwards added that he was shocked me grounded,” he said. “It keeps me fit. when he saw Egerton dressed and acting It keeps me active. It means I’ll always have a job. I don’t have to rely on doing as him.

“I thought, ‘My God. That is just how I media stuff and PR. I do enjoy it though. looked 28 years ago when I was 24 and I It takes me all over the country, all over was standing at the top of those Olympic the world. But when I go through months without doing any of it, I go back to my ski jumps,’” he recalled.

Although he placed last in both construction work where I’m happy as a his events—the 70-meter jump and Larry.”

His wishes for “Eddie the Eagle” are 90-meter jump—he became a media darling (he was quickly dubbed “The simple.

“I hope that people will enjoy it for Eagle” by the tabloids) and something of a folk hero, famous for his unorthodox 90 minutes, will be entertained by it and be inspired by it,” said Edwards, the style, appearance and will to compete.

So Edwards knows a thing or two divorced father of two daughters, Honey about perseverance. The film, which took and Ottilie.

“Hopefully people will begin to 17 years to make, accurately portrays the stumbling blocks Edwards faced in understand just what it was like for me his climb up the figurative Olympic ski to get to those Olympic Games. Some of the media was, quite, uh, well, how do I jump.

“I was this tiny David of a country say it, ‘unkind’?

“They had a preconceived idea of against these Goliath nations of jumping,” he said. “I came from a country with no what Eddie the Eagle was all about. They snow, no training facilities, no trainer, thought I was a laugh or a joke. They no money, borrowed equipment and yet were taking the Mickey out of all of that.

I still managed to get to those Olympic When they see the film, I’m hoping they games and compete for my country. I see just what it took for me to get to those Olympic games. Me getting there was hope it’ll open people’s eyes.”

Edwards said it was easy to keep his my gold medal.”

LARRY HORRICKS

10 russet potatoes, medium to large 1 1/4 cups dill pickles, diced or chopped fine 3 large or extra large hard-boiled eggs, shredded with cheese grater 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh chopped garlic (not chopped garlic in jar) 2 cups celery, diced small 2 cups red onions, chopped fine 2 cups mayonnaise (Best Foods) 1 tablespoon prepared specialty mustard like stone ground or Dijon Salt and pepper to taste

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causes a potato’s starch to convert to sugar, resulting in a sweet taste but discoloration when cooked. To avoid discoloration, let potatoes warm to room temperature before cooking.

Keep potatoes out of the light.

Avoid areas that reach high temperatures like beneath the sink or near ovens or cooktops.

Perforated plastic bags and paper bags offer the best environment for extending shelf-life.

Don’t wash potatoes before storing.

Fun spud fact Potatoes are the leading vegetable crop in the United States with a total production of 41.3 billion pounds a year—about 1 million acres of potatoes. That’s enough to fill the entire state of Rhode Island with planted potatoes.

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Naturopathic News Reap rewards from activity :: by Crystal Jarvie

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balanced diet is essential for a happy and healthy life. But without regular exercise no amount of kale or kidney beans will make up for a lack of locomotion. Just like certain foods protect us from heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, regular physical activity has its own list of health enhancement.

Without exercise, it’s hard to reach your full physical and mental potential and achieve overall well-being.

Stress, hard work, and lots of thinking create tension in the body, which can lead to chronic aches, tightness, and constipation. Many people try to alleviate these symptoms with alcohol and sugar, which only serve to dampen their unease and anesthetize the body.

Exercise is an ideal way of releasing a build-up of physical tension.

Here’s a list of exercise benefits: • Controls weight • Lowers blood pressure and arterial stiffness • Enhances quality of sleep • Delays loss of muscle mass and strength • Improves balance and coordination • Improves flexibility • Improves digestion transit • Reduces osteoporosis • Reduces joint stress and back pain • Decreases incidence of heart disease • Reduces existing myocardial damage • Decreases inflammation • Improves immune function • Decreases liver steatosis and fatty liver disease • Improves insulin sensitivity and reduced risk of type 2 diabetes • Increases energy and reduces risk of depression, anxiety and stress • Improves cognitive function Developing a regular exercise program to suit your particular body type and lifestyle will have numerous rewards. The challenge is to find the types of exercise you enjoy most, and then build them into your life. It’s important to keep it in mind when it comes to exercise—how much, and which types, will benefit you most?

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gentle, centering exercises, while others require vigorous activity.

Experiment with walking, running, biking, swimming, yoga, Pilates, dancing, and simple strength exercises like planks and squats—your options are endless. When you find what works for you, you’ll be more likely to do it consistently and reap the benefits, including increased energy, improved mental clarity, optimal digestive health, and enhanced mood.

Exercise also produces the feel good hormone serotonin, which has an uplifting effect on your entire body.

Discover what you love, and stick with it.

What’s the secret to a successful and consistent exercise routine?

Accountability! Whether you rely on a friend, family member, trainer, or simply your own willpower to keep you in check, having a goal system to track your progress is crucial. One of the most important components of a successful and consistent exercise routine is accountability.

Keep note of your exercises, and check in with yourself once a week. Keeping track of your exercise routine allows you to start out slowly and make incremental improvements in very small steps. It means you have a plan for your exercise and holding yourself accountable on days when you’re lacking motivation.

Honor your great work with self-care – a massage, long walk, or watching your favorite TV show guilt-free during your rest day.

Acknowledge all the types of exercise you do. Don’t feel like yoga is a workout?

Your body says differently. Feel like you need to run 10 miles to make it count?

Actually, less than a mile in, your endorphins are already soaring. Once you find what works for you, and start noticing all the benefits you’re gaining, exercise will be like second nature and your body will thank you for it.

Be experimental and find a routine you can nourish yourself with on a daily basis.

And remember, physical activity can

take simple and modest forms, like getting off the subway or bus one stop earlier and walking to your destination.

It can be taking the stairs, instead of the elevator, to your office or apartment. It can be taking your dog for a walk or your children to the park. A 30-minute brisk walk every day may be all you need to keep yourself in shape.

What will get you moving?

Crystal Jarvie is certified integrative health coach for HealthStyles 4 You. She focuses not only on nutrition - but also on relationships, physical activity, career and spirituality – and how those five things are connected to your health and vitality. She’ll help you take your health to the next level. For more information, please visit www.healthstyles4you.com.

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Bear Market Report How do bond markets work? : : by Teresa Bear In the past, bonds have been used by conservative investors to generate income in retirement. However, when interest rates are low, bonds can be a risky proposition.

The reason they present a risk is due to the relationship between bond prices and interest rates.

When interest rates drop, the prices of bonds increase.

Conversely, when interest rates rise, bond prices fall. Long-term bonds are riskier in this respect then short-term bonds.

So in this historically low interest rate environment, what strategies can you employ to invest in bonds without taking on huge risks if interest rates rise?

The answer—in my opinion—is to utilize a short-term bond ladder.

To illustrate, let’s assume that you wish to invest $100,000 in a five-year bond ladder with bonds maturing between 2018 and 2022. The interest rates are as follows: 2 percent for 2018 bonds 3 percent for 2019 4 percent for 2020 5 percent for 2021 6 percent for 2022 To build the ladder, you invest $20,000 in each of the rungs.

Assuming none of the bonds are defaulted on and you held them to maturity, you would earn a 4-percent average rate of return on this portfolio.

You may be wondering what happens when the bonds mature in 2018? Well, assuming you don’t need the money, the proceeds would be invested in the next rung of the ladder—bonds maturing in 2023. Naturally, I don’t have a crystal ball and don’t know what interest rates will be at that time. They could be higher or lower. We won’t know till then.

When building this ladder, what are things that you should focus on?

First of all, you need to consider the risk of default. That is the risk that the issuer won’t pay you back when the bonds mature.

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Naturally, most investors would prefer higher-rated companies in their bond portfolio. However, because of this, the interest rates on investment grade bonds are substantially lower than those of high-yield bonds. To increase your rate of return, you need to allocate some percentage of your portfolio to high-yield bonds.

In my opinion, the key to investing in high-yield bonds is diversification.

I personally utilize ETFs—exchange traded funds—to do this. ETFs hold a large basket of different bonds so that in the case of default, your losses are limited.

The other big advantage of using ETFs is liquidity. What if you have an unexpected emergency? What if you need to cash out your bonds prior to maturity? Because ETFs can be bought and sold in a brokerage account like a stock, they can be quickly liquidated.

It goes without saying that every person has different needs. Only you and your financial adviser can determine how to build a customized laddered bond portfolio to help meet your goals.

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 book “She Retired Happily Ever After.” Send questions to Teresa@ TeresaBear.com or call (480) 503-0050.

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Jessica Klebanow, 2015 Ms. Senior Arizona, will be crowning her successor that evening. Twenty-one very talented contestants from 10 Arizona cities will compete for the title of Ms. Senior Arizona 2016.

The new Ms. Senior Arizona will travel to Atlantic City, New Jersey, in October to represent the Grand Canyon State for the Ms. Senior America title. The all-expenses paid trip to Atlantic City is among the gifts she will receive. Other prizes include a gold-custom-designed Ms. Senior Arizona Ring, designed and donated

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The 21 contestants, all 60 years of age and older, compete in four judging categories—philosophy of

life, judges’ interview, evening gown presentation and talent. This year’s talented contestants bring an array of entertainment in singing, dancing, comedy, tai chi and yodeling to the stage.

The Ms. Senior Arizona Pageant is produced by the Cameo Foundation.

Presenting Sponsors for the 2016 Pageant are Times Media, Lovin’ Life After 50 and Easy Grammar Systems.

Other sponsors include Paul Johnson Jewelers, Gartman Technical Services, Dr. Pete Mellas, Catherine Leas, P.C., Senior Directory and Moore Graphics.

Tickets are now available and may be purchased by calling (602) 788-9556.

A 20 percent discount is given to groups of 10 or more. For more information, visit www.msseniorarizona.com.

Linda Allbright Sun City Age: 65

Jacqui Bassett Phoenix Age: 70

Rita Belle Scottsdale Age: 81

Sylvia Cannon Wickenburg Age: 68

Ava Genun Scottsdale Age: 65

Nancy Howe Scottsdale Age: 61

Jeanne Martin Cottonwood Age: 65

Marilyn McClanahan Sun City West Age: 76

Ginger Price Sun City Age: 83

Dixie Roberts Gilbert Age: 68

Gena Soileau Prescott Age:61

Sharon Spencer Scottsdale Age: 68

Lorraine Taylor Phoenix Age: 64

Patricia Travis Phoenix Age: 74

Rosemary Wehbe Tempe Age: 68

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Mary Gray Peoria Age:64

Gale Rogers Peoria Age: 67

Margaret Williams Peoria Age: 65

Carol Hart Surprise Age: 65

Barbara Snyder Sun City Age:76

Faye Wood Phoenix Age:70

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infection clears. Shingles What immunizations themostchickenpox commonly occurs in adults over the of 50. The CDC recommends one am I eligible for? age dose of Zostavax, the vaccine to prevent

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lu season has begun, if you have not done so already, it is not too late for you to receive your flu shot. In addition to the flu vaccine, there are various other immunizations that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends. Below are some of the common vaccines readily available at your local Walgreens.

Pneumococcal Vaccine: Pneumococcal disease can include infections of the lungs, blood and membranes of the brain or spinal cord.

Although antibiotics are available for treatment, in recent years, infection causing bacteria have become more resistant to these medications. Therefore, prevention, as usual, is the best course of action. There are two vaccines, Prevnar and Pneumovax, indicated to prevent pneumococcal disease. Prevnar protects against 13 types of pneumococcal bacteria that cause most of the severe illness in children and adults while Pneumovax protects against 23 types of pneumococcal bacteria. Both Prevnar and Pneumovax should be given to every individual over the age of 65. In addition, both Prevnar and Pneumovax should also be given to adults older than age 19 with immunocompromising conditions and certain medical conditions. Another difference between the two vaccines is that individuals only need to get one dose of Prevnar throughout adulthood; whereas some individuals can get up to three Pneumovax doses. These recommendations may seem confusing and the vaccines cannot be given at the same time so it is always best to check with your doctor or pharmacist to see which pneumococcal vaccine is right for you.

shingles, in people over the age of 60 while the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends it for people over 50 years of age. You only need to get one dose of this immunization during your lifetime. Getting this vaccine will help reduce your chances of getting shingles by 50 percent. The vaccine also decreases the pain that can occur even if one does develop shingles.

Shingles Vaccine: Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a skin condition which presents in the form of a rash, often with blisters, on one side of the face or body. In general, these lesions can last anywhere from two to four weeks and are very painful. In some cases, even after the lesions disappear, an individual can still experience pain and scarring in the area the rash was present.

Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox and anyone who has had chickenpox can develop shingles, as the virus remains in the body after

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Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis Vaccine: Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection. If an adult has pertussis the symptoms are generally milder than those of a child or infant. However, if you are around small children and infants it is important for you to obtain this vaccination to prevent the transmission of pertussis to infants. Tdap, the vaccine to prevent tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis, is recommended in all individuals over the age of 18. Only

one dose is required in adulthood.

Afterward, a Td booster, the vaccine to prevent tetanus and diphtheria, is recommended to be given every 10 years. Becoming immunized with Tdap will not only help protect you, but also any children and infants that you may have contact with on a daily basis.

Many immunizations are readily available at your local Walgreens. You may be wondering which ones are right for you. Talk to your Walgreens pharmacist today regarding which immunization(s) may be of benefit to you.

ON MEDICARE PART B AND HAVE DIABETES?

New Medicare changes may limit where you can get your diabetes testing supplies. The good news is that diabetes testing supplies are available at every Walgreens along with: • Easy, direct billing of Medicare Part B and most supplemental insurance • A wide selection of major national brands • Convenient 90-day supplies

It’s easy to switch!

Visit your local Walgreens or call 888-380-8051.

Walgreens is an accredited Medicare Part B supplier of diabetes testing supplies.

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T HE F INISH L INE Arizona’s Leader in Senior Fitness March 20 deadline set for triathlon

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he Arizona Senior Olympics Triathlon will once again take place in partnership with Tri Family Racing in Goodyear. This year’s competition will be on April 3 and an increase in participation is expected as athletes strive to win qualification for the National Senior Games.

Each year some of the finest senior athletes in Arizona compete for the gold medal by swimming 400 meters, biking 12 miles and running 3 miles.

They train throughout the year and, although they are competing in an intergenerational event, they will have the opportunity of winning in five age groups.

Those who win gold, silver or bronze medals will qualify for the 2017 National Senior Games in Birmingham, Alabama, next year.

To register for this great event, visit www.seniorgames.org.

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eet us at “The Corner” at CityScape, 50 W. Jefferson, Phoenix, on Monday, March 7, for Meet Me Downtown Phoenix. Check in is from 4:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Walk or run 3 to 5 miles—or as far as you’d like. The route guide will be provided.

After your walk or run, join us for the closing ceremonies at 7 p.m. Incentive awards and prizes will be offered.

The route is 3.2 miles, winding through some very interesting and beautiful parts of downtown Phoenix—Heritage and Science Park, ASU Downtown Campus, Phoenix Biomedical Campus, U of A College of Medicine-Phoenix, Arizona Center and Margaret T. Hance Park.

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Arizona Senior Olympics walkers will demonstrate the value and strength of senior walkers. Be a part of this exciting event and see how much downtown Phoenix has changed As for parking, guests can get two hours free with a validation from any CityScape merchant, including the Meet Me Downtown check-in table.

in partnership with the cities of Chandler, Glendale, Mesa, Peoria, Scottsdale, Tempe and the communities of Sun City, Sun City West and Sun City Grand

Arizona Senior Olympics P.O. Box 33278 Phoenix, AZ 85067-3278

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THEY’RE HERE! Our beautiful 35th anniversary shirts!

Don’t miss out on this special shirt celebrating 35 years of Arizona Senior Olympics

A big ‘thank you’

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uring the 2016 Games hundreds of volunteers gave thousands of hours to make the games a success.

They worked in the office or at events, served refreshments, measured distances, put out signs or pitched in

wherever they were needed Thank you to everyone who generously gave their time to bring this great program to the people of Arizona and beyond. There’s no doubt about it—you are marvelous.

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Birmingham calls!

The 2016 Arizona Senior Olympic Games are nearly over and many have qualified during those games for a chance to compete in the National Senior Games of 2017, which will be held in Birmingham, Alabama

Golfers may have an opportunity to play on the Robert Kent Jones Golf Course rated as one of the best in the United States. Located in the beautiful Oxmoor Valley, the course is famous worldwide.

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Send your tax-deductible contribution by check, money order, credit card or go online to www.seniorgames.org.

Amount Enclosed $ I am paying by  Check/Money Order Visa Mastercard Discover American Express. You will be charged by Senior Games Payment Services if paying by credit card. If paying by check, please make it out to the Arizona Lifelong Fitness Foundation.

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