Apr 7 Coconino College Teen Job Fair Coconino Community College Lone Tree Campus, 2800 S. Lone Tree Road, 3 to 6 p.m. Area teens are encouraged to come and meet with local businesses and learn about available job opportunities. They’ll also learn how to design a resume, complete a job application and how to interview successfully. Some business will even be interviewing for currently available jobs in the Flagstaff area. Learn more at coconino. edu http://coconino.edu. Sponsored by: NAIPTA, … [Read more...] about Teen Job Fair
Getting Started–Building an Energy Star Home
Throughout the next series of articles, we will be chronicling the steps to build an energy efficient home based on a current project here in Flagstaff. We are building a house for a professor just north of NAU who is prioritizing energy efficiency. This first article covers the basics of getting started, and the next few months will dive deeper into the details. To earn the ENERGY STAR label, a home must meet strict guidelines for energy efficiency set by the U.S. Environmental Protection … [Read more...] about Getting Started–Building an Energy Star Home
School Funding Discussion
Coconino County Superintendent of Schools Robert Kelty is presenting a community discussion on the state’s fiscal crisis and its impact on local schools. The meeting this Thursday at 6:30 will be held at the Coconino Center for the Arts, at 2300 N. Ft. Valley Road. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. The meeting will feature Dr. Chuck Essigs of the Arizona Association of School Business Officials, Janice Palmer of the Arizona School Board Association and Dr. Debra Duvall of the … [Read more...] about School Funding Discussion
Service Begins at the Top
One of the objections we hear about trying to improve customer service is that much of the workforce is transient – young employees who do not have a commitment to stay. We hear some other harsh assumptions made about this particular workforce; for example, they act as though they are doing the employer a favor by working there, they don’t value customer service as important, and they just don’t have the same work ethic. This drove us to talk to some twenty-somethings who are in our local … [Read more...] about Service Begins at the Top
Senator McCain on U.S. Role in Libya
(UPDATED: From today's Wall Street Journal and shared with FBN by John McCain.) President Obama made a compelling case for our intervention in Libya on Monday evening, and U.S. actions there deserve bipartisan support in Congress. As the president rightly noted, failure to intervene militarily would have resulted in a humanitarian and strategic disaster. Because of our actions, the Gadhafi regime has been prevented from brutally crushing its opposition. The … [Read more...] about Senator McCain on U.S. Role in Libya
Preventing Weight Gain in Children
The United States is experiencing an epidemic of obesity. Two thirds of American adults are either overweight or obese, and this epidemic also affects children. One third of all children ages two to 19 are overweight or obese. The risk of developing obesity-related diseases such as diabetes increases greatly as children do not exercise or are not exposed to proper nutritional diets. Not only do these children face constant health problems and restrictions as adults, but it is estimated that an … [Read more...] about Preventing Weight Gain in Children
Analysis of AZ Income Tax Reform
Revised Rates Would Be Lowest of Any State with an Income Tax, says Tax Foundation analysts. (An Arizona Senate committee has voted for a 'flat tax' . The Senate Finance committee voted 4-2 this week to pass the income tax reform which would eliminate some deductions including those for mortgage interest, charitable donations and those for dependents. The house has already passed a similar version of the bill. Analysis shows nearly nine out of 10 Arizonans would pay higher taxes under the … [Read more...] about Analysis of AZ Income Tax Reform
Physician of the Year
Cindy Martin, M.D., has been named Flagstaff Medical Center’s 2011 Physician of the Year. Dr. Martin will receive FMC’s 18th annual Healing Excellence and Leadership (HEAL) award at a ceremony on Thursday, March 31, as part of FMC’s celebration of National Doctors’ Day. Each year, FMC presents the HEAL award to a physician on its active staff who exemplifies the mission, vision and values of FMC by working in partnership with the hospital to provide excellent healthcare services to patients … [Read more...] about Physician of the Year
Reclaiming the American Dream
In generations past, home ownership was a goal sought after by most families. Owning your own home with a yard, a picket fence, maybe a front porch is a cornerstone of the American dream. And building equity provided a path to the middle class, a way to finance college for the kids and build a nest egg for retirement. A home would be the single biggest investment we'd probably make in our lifetimes. One mortgage crisis later and many people's dreams lie shuttered in foreclosure or in … [Read more...] about Reclaiming the American Dream
Workshop For Challenged Mortgage Holders
In response to the continued challenging economy, Wells Fargo will be hosting another Home Preservation Workshop to help customers from across Arizona who may be facing financial hardships. Borrowers will be able to meet face to face with home retention team members in an effort to help them obtain a loan modification or other home preservation options. WHERE: Phoenix Convention Center, West Building, Hall 1 WHEN: Mar. 30 & 31, 2011, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. WHAT: Wells Fargo invites … [Read more...] about Workshop For Challenged Mortgage Holders