Celebrating Over 30 Years Serving the Tucson Community!
We all feel lonely at times. It was on the rise before COVID with social networks giving a false sense of connection. But the pandemic threw everyone into years of isolation and minimal contact to the point loneliness has become a public health crisis. The U.S. surgeon general’s office recently reported that social disconnection is as dangerous… Continue reading Loneliness and Social Isolation Are a Risk to Your Health
When I grew up, doors were never locked. Whether it was our homes or cars, people came and went all the time. I never thought about that until I lived in my own home decades later and found myself not only locking the doors but putting bars on the windows and years later, installing alarm… Continue reading Lockdown Generation
We need to be the speed bump that makes us slow down and look at where we are, before blundering forward.Too often we rush in without thinking.In some cases, the consequences are minor- an outfit that didn’t pan out. But other decisions- work, relationships, or education can change our future in ways we never anticipated. We… Continue reading Be Your Own Speed Bump
In 2009, Desiree Jennings was thrown into the national spotlight when she believed a seasonal flu shot given ten days earlier caused erratic movements, body aches, poor memory and slurred speech.At the time she was a communication manager and cheerleader for a Washington NFL team. Her claims of post flu shot issues caught the attention… Continue reading The Flu Shot Cheerleader Recants
It’s happening all over the United States. In Florida, they’re actually forcing schools to teach, “slavery benefitted people because it taught them skills”. All reference to color has been scrubbed from Florida textbooks when they discuss Rosa Park's famous stand on a bus in 1955 when she refused to give up her seat to a white… Continue reading Not a Commemoration, a Continuation