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More states offer choice in long-term care
After Anna G., a 74-year-old New Jersey woman, suffered a stroke, she needed help with bathing, dressing, food shopping, laundry, meal preparation and housekeeping. Her state Medicaid plan covered the... […]
Payout funds can take some guesswork out of retirement
NEW YORK — With legions of baby boomers set to retire in the next few years, mutual fund companies are scrambling to find answers to a critical question: What’s the... […]
Video games help seniors get physical, mental exercise
Rolling bowling balls, clanking pins and an outburst of cheers erupted from a back room at Elderhaus, an adult day care center in Fort Collins, Colo. Seventy-two-year-old Ken Blask had... […]
Art helps dementia patients
Bob Pheatt moves his hand along the smooth metal. Alvina Alvarez knocks on it with her knuckles. “They had to arc weld that from the inside,” Bob says confidently, admiring... […]
Eva Lost Her Head
Eva Dugan, the only woman ever hanged at Florence. When asked about the execution of Eva Dugan, Florence prison warden Lorenzo Wright said he felt capital punishment should not be... […]
Arizona needs to take next step in STEM Education
Where would we be today without cell phones, You-Tube, or the Internet? Advances in science and technology are astounding. And ensuring those innovations happen every day in the U.S. keeps... […]
U.S. needs a better way to select a president
Here we are: The GOP already has its presidential nominee, someone not very well liked by a large segment of Republicans, and the Democrats are down to a political rock... […]
Bonding can be responsible, especially for schools
An open letter to Sen. Linda Gray:I am a constituent and we have met several times. On April 1, I was present in the gallery when you made some remarks... […]
Divided Families: Worth billions, remittances to Mexico are big business
As he has done most every week for eight years, Pedro Cordova Martinez steps into El Paisano Mercado, a convenience store near his home in Tempe, and makes his way... […]
Arizona 9/11 Memorial designers glad flap is over, at least for now
It’s been months of frustration for Eddie Jones and two other artists who designed the Arizona 9/11 Memorial.First, a state commission decided to remove two phrases from the tribute outside... […]
Mesa museum featuring military planes puts history in flight
Like sentinels frozen in time, hulking bombers and sleek fighter jets stand side-by-side in a hangar at Falcon Field in Mesa, reminders of campaigns fading now even for those who... […]
Supporters say good Samaritan defibrillator law will save lives
When someone suffers cardiac arrest, timing is everything. That’s the reasoning behind legislation signed into law in April that will exempt good Samaritans from civil liability when they use automated... […]
