Columns

September is World Alzheimer’s Month. This year’s theme — “Know Dementia, Know Alzheimer’s” — highlights the importance of support for those diagnosed with the...

School is in session and, hopefully, a routine has been established and the children are adjusting well. But there may be concerns that loom...

Every 11 minutes, a person dies by suicide. In 2020, 45,979 individuals took their own life. Almost as many people who live in the...

Defining mental health or its opposite — mental illness — is a daunting task. Mental health includes our emotional state: how we feel, how we...

I recently had a reader ask for information regarding walk-in tubs. My experience with them is limited to a neighbor who purchased one for...

Aging is inevitable. Like other transitions in life, changes can be physical, psychosocial and mental. Understanding the differences between those changes can assist in...

It’s August, and we have not quite given up on summer and are wondering when it will end. The temperatures are consistently in the...

This month, our children will return to school. The concerns we have about safety have been heightened recently by more school shootings by mentally...

Everything I need to know about inflation, I learned in grade school — too much money chasing too few goods and services. Supply and...

If you know the rules of the game, you will win the game. With credit, the rules are not easy to understand because of...

You may have seen the TV commercials, but there is more than meets the eye with chia (Salvia hispanica), the iconic seed of the...

Here’s a simple explanation of inflation: a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money. Inflation corresponds to a reduction...

In January 2016, I began this education column with two purposes. First, provide readers with new ideas about teaching and learning through the lens...

June has baked us to a crisp and July isn’t going to be any better with temperatures in the triple digits. As bad as...

Historically speaking, foreclosures have played a role in Maricopa’s housing prices. A foreclosure, in a nutshell, is when a homeowner falls behind on their payments...

Getting others to understand our needs and ideas can be complex. The desired outcome is understanding, but how do we get there? What is...

Plant sunflowers for a garden that will make you smile! Find a sunny place with well-drained soil and plant seeds in early spring or fall,...

Earlier this year, the Arizona Legislature considered House Bill 2278, which would end one requirement — Algebra 2 — that causes problems for some...

The price of housing is on the rise. In and of itself, that statement is nothing new these days. A severe shortage of housing inventory...

Last month, AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins wrote in the group’s bulletin “the system for helping people who can no longer care for themselves...

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated many of the issues faced by Social Security, which provides at least 70% of income for about one in six...

June is Men’s Health Month, a national observance which began in 1994 to raise awareness about health care for men and encourage boys, men...

Of an estimated 21,000 existing houses in the city limits of Maricopa, nearly 8,000 of them are at least 15 years old. At that age,...

It has been a few months since my last column on how the Maricopa Police Department is policing your community. In that column, I discussed...

I love plants. They helped save my life in their own special and unique way. They have also introduced me to some of the...

I’ve had a bunch of interesting tidbits running through my mind the last few weeks. InMaricopa magazine’s focus last month on volunteerism struck a nerve...

Most everyone knows what an athletic coach does, yet many are ignorant about the duties of an academic coach. By next school year, all Maricopa...

Not many like it, but, eventually, it happens to all of us, whether we like it or not. We get older. The aging process is long....

Here in Arizona, we are all exposed to desert dust every time the wind blows. This can lead to lung problems such as Valley...

Last week, I was helping my wife install a home key box for a Province resident when she asked me what I knew about...