Category: Features

Eatin’ a Peanut Butter and Honey Sandwich

Stuart Watkins Eatin’ a peanut butter and honey sandwich With a glass of chardonnay, not the expensive kind, ya know Bachelor man you probably guessed, been holed up in Tucson Jobs are scarce and far in between, can’t speak Spanish, Never took the time, lotta jobs require that it seems Trailer spaces for rent need…

Dollars & Sense: Medicare’s Required Scope of Appointment Form

Leah Kari, Retired Pharmaceutical Representative and Licensed Insurance Agent Medicare’s marketing rules protect you, the consumer. One of the responsibilities of CMS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the federal agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is to administer the Medicare program. CMS annually approves all Medicare Advantage and Prescription…

Taking Action to Support Older Adults

R.O.S.E., Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), observed annually in June, highlights the critical issue of elder abuse and the importance of safeguarding the dignity and rights of older adults. As global demographics shift toward an aging population, addressing and preventing elder abuse becomes increasingly urgent. One of the most…

In Passing – August 2024

Liz Baty Mary “Liz” Baty, aged 81, passed away on June 28, 2024, in Tucson, Ariz. Mary Liz was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and devoted friend who will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Mary Liz was born on Nov. 11, 1942, to Fred and Alice Miles. She grew up in Rapid City, S.D., lived in…

Word of the Month: Wanly

David Zapatka Reader Bob Mack, commenting on the June WOTM column wrote, “I enjoyed your Chimichurri article, Thanks. Quite the background for such a great tasting meat sauce. I like the old Spanish dictionary definition, confusion. LOL. I recently took some Trader Joe’s Chimichurri sauce, from their deli section, and blended it with some hard-boiled egg yolks,…

A License to Laugh

Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg Okay, get ready for some clever, imaginative, innovative, ingenious, artful, and intelligent saying/word references on license plates. CHAOTIC: Seen on a late model, bright red Cadillac. But why? In reference to the state of our world? WOWCWGL: Holy cow! And EEE-HAH! Seen on a flatbed truck driven by a horse woman.…