JoAnne Gaudioso The foundation of the Wellness Lifestyle Pyramid is good nutrition habits. The next step on the pyramid is exercise. This time of the year when we reset our goals, exercise is usually top of the mind for most people. Over the holidays, not only do we lose sight of healthy nutritional habits,…
Linda Harvey Arizona taxpayers can receive a tax credit on their Arizona income tax for certain cash donations to public schools and nonprofits in the state. A list of current organizations that are approved by the Arizona Department of Revenue to take these funds can be found on: azdor.gov/tax-credits/contributions-qcos-and-qfcos. A yearly maximum dollar amount is…
Ross Dunfee “Soldier, put those bodies in the graves and get them buried.” “Sargent, what names should I put on each of the grave markers?” “I don’t know. For now, just mark it Unknown.” This conversation has occurred throughout many wars around the world. Identifying and repatriating the deceased is a logistical nightmare. It is…
David Zapatka Reader, friend, and fellow pickleball player Janie Blake-Zunino writes, “While reading Dancing with the Muse in Old Age by Priscilla Long, I read the word abecedarian and found it interesting.” Abecedarian abe·ce·dar·i·an noun a person who is just learning; a novice adjective 1. arranged alphabetically 2. rudimentary; elementary Origin and Etymology—abecedary “alphabet book, primer” (going back to…
David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, “The lob is a lofted shot hit off a bounce that can be either offensive or defensive in nature. The object of lobbing is to force your opponents, who are in a strong position at the non-volley…
Bob Simpson Some things change, some don’t. SaddleBrooke drivers exiting via SaddleBrooke Blvd. see a new landmark on the great valley landscape below the Tortolita Mountains. Appearing, depending on the light, as a dark gray or shiny silver slash embedded in the desert floor, the Chirreon solar photovoltaic power plant’s 90 acres should power about 3,000…