Richard Dinges I’m like you. I miss my grandchildren. The two of them. Girls, both. Grades four and one. Big problem: they live near Seattle. And again, like you, my wife and I can’t just drive up to see them. For this 81–year-old granddad flying is a frightening event, especially just the thought of SeaTac…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg They are always out there—cutting the fairways and the greens, trimming trees and bushes, smoothing sand traps, placing various signs on fairways and making sure that the tee boxes are tended to. These remarkable men—the golf course maintenance crew, happen to be the unsung heroes of our golf courses. We frequently…
Leah Kari, local licensed insurance agent, and retired pharmaceutical representative Your Medicare health insurance plan coverage is not something to “set and forget.” If you haven’t reviewed your plan in months or years, it can be tempting to think, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” Medicare plans can change yearly, and your health, prescriptions,…
David Zapatka In the Quest magazine article titled “The Lotus-Born of Ancient Egypt, A Legacy for Enlightenment in Egypt’s Megalithic Sites,” author Foteini Fotoula Adrimi used an epigraph to introduce her article. The epigraph read: O Atum-Beetle! You become high as the hill; You rose as the benben In the Benben Compound In Heliopolis. (Allen,…
Tim Gaule I am a member of the SaddleBrooke Hearing Discussion Group. It is not unusual for a resident attending one of our monthly meetings to ask for a recommendation as to where to go to get their hearing evaluated. While as a group we don’t make recommendations for audiologists in the Tucson area, individual…
Irina Zlatogorova Author of Our Indigenous Native Americans, Winner of the Booky Award in the History Category History is often shaped by the stories we choose to tell, and just as importantly, by the stories that were left untold. In Our Indigenous Native Americans, Booky Award-winning author John Stuart Watkins invites readers to look beyond…
Randall Dighton Randall Dighton, husband, father, grandfather, and dear friend passed away on June 30 after a short illness, while a resident at Heritage Manor in hospice care. His life is a testament to an exceptional man who brought extraordinary light into this world. Randall was born on May 29, 1946, in Los Angeles, and…
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart When you eat ice cream, does your mind drift into a mix of taste, texture, and emotional memories? The smooth or chunky texture can trigger sensory recall. l remember bicycling to the nearby drug store fountain for a bowl of my favorite flavor, sitting on the deck with my parents having an…
Emma, a little white dog who lives in SaddleBrooke Hello SaddleBrooke Progress friends. I’m Emma, your cheerful little white dog in SaddleBrooke. In this column, I share a dog’s-eye view on life by answering questions with kindness, gentle humor, and tail-wagging wisdom. Follow my adventures and photos on my blog, Life With Emma in the…
Dr. Rose Bricker Anxiety is typically internal. It is our reaction to stress and fear. Anxiety usually has feelings of apprehension, fear, overthinking, and dread. Symptoms of anxiety can be: excessive worry, headaches, difficulty sleeping, irritability, stomachaches, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, and feeling overwhelmed. I would estimate about 80% of the people who come into my…