Marsha Foresman March activities for the Jewish Friendship Group (JFG) continued to provide interesting and fun events for all members. On March 6 the members of the Institute for Jewish Studies and Services and the Jewish Friendship Group celebrated the joyous holiday of Purim. This holiday commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from annihilation…
Stuart Watkins I dedicate this poem to you, Don Sheldon, Noel Wein, Dick Reeve, Bruce Kennedy, Ron Cosgrave, charters of Alaska skies, and to Nick Begich, Ernest Gruening, Bob Bartlett, and Tony Knowles, a few Alaska leaders who shaped Alaska’s future. I dedicate this poem to Dean Keim, and Everad and Helga Horton, who helped…
Heidi Overman, Licensed Massage Therapist, #MT-24997 Stress. Anxiety. Fatigue. Words that have become too frequent in our daily lives. Words that describe what we are going through, yet managing these words can feel insurmountable. Stress can overtake your life, without your even knowing. It can start feeling like “the norm” until one day you look around…
Fred and Sidonia St. Germaine, of Tucson, received their BaccaLOOPerate degree from America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association (AGLCA). The degree is given in recognition of completing one of the world’s most unique adventures, America’s Great Loop. Boaters doing the Great Loop are on a 6,000-mile journey that circumnavigates the eastern part of the U.S. and…
Craig Brue, D.C. This month I want to tell you the story of John’s experience with severe back and leg pain. This story is important because it exemplifies the common mistakes that many patients make in their choices for the treatment of back and neck pain. Like most individuals who experience severe back pain and leg…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg “Music is the medicine of the soul.” —Plato In 2020 the Harvard Health blog published an AARP study about the various ways in which music can affect one’s life. It comes as no surprise, of course, that music can affect all aspects of your life, including your well-being, cognitive function, quality of…