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  This is a new topic in the world of hearing aids. You will now see hearing aids sold online and even offered through your insurance company. This new process for obtaining hearing aids is not without its own set of problems. You need to make certain you do not have a hearing loss that needs medical attention. Also, as I mentioned in a previous article, it is important to have a good relationship with your audiologist so that you can have the settings in the hearing aids adjusted a few … [Read more...] about Buying Hearing Aids Online

Most of us get a checkup from our doctor at least once a year, and many people visit a dentist twice a year. We generally accept that medical professionals use regular checkups to identify and diagnose non-symptomatic or underlying conditions that can be treated to prevent more serious health problems. Like medical conditions, many legal problems can be avoided or minimized if they are identified and “treated” early. Unfortunately, many business owners do not meet with their attorney … [Read more...] about Importance of a Legal Checkup

Investors today face a number of challenges as they look to position their portfolios to accomplish their goals. Those looking for income are being forced into increasingly riskier asset classes, including high-yield bonds, with the hopes of generating income greater than what they are earning in money market funds, CDs and savings accounts. With this increased yield, of course, comes increased risk, and those same investors have to decide if they can handle the volatility, or potential capital … [Read more...] about Investing – Challenging Times

“Recessions can hurt, but austerity kills.” That’s the message of authors David Stuckler and Sanjay Basu in The Body Economic: Why Austerity Kills. Contrary to what many economists have claimed in the past, battling recession by cutting back does more harm than good, especially in terms of human health and lives. Drawing on both historical and contemporary data, they compare different nations’ responses to recession – in particular, the most recent one – to show that the strict austerity … [Read more...] about Health Tips for the Economy

  DNA-People’s Legal Services and North Country HealthCare have combined forces to operate Flagstaff’s first Medical Legal Partnership. The Medical Legal Partnership provides an important resource for medical providers and gives lawyers a chance to expand the ways in which they are serving the people. Legal issues can make a person sick or hurt their chances of recovery. What factors can contribute to illness? Take, for example, being homeless in Flagstaff during the winter. A better … [Read more...] about Innovative Legal Partnership

We’ve all experienced it: a team that just can’t get anything done. Team members disagree constantly, they argue, things get personal. Lots of meetings, endless disagreement, hurt feelings and no results. Conflict is a fact of life. Here’s the thing about conflict: it’s not always bad. In fact, the right type and amount of conflict actually improves performance. To understand why, we need to understand the difference between two types of conflict. Cognitive conflict, sometimes called task … [Read more...] about Understanding Conflict

“My eight-year-old just fell out of a tree and is holding his arm! He appears to be in a lot of pain.” “I was hiking up Mt. Humphreys and fell, cutting my arm and injuring my left ankle. Can you help me?” “My husband was working in his shop and cut his finger badly.” “I am from out of town and have a horrible sore throat and fever!” “My elderly neighbor says he thinks he has a boil on his back which is really hurting him!” “There is something in my eye and it is red and … [Read more...] about Reasons for Choosing Urgent Care

  Three years have passed since flames tore across the eastern face of Flagstaff’s San Francisco Peaks and while the blaze has long been squelched, the impact of the 2010 Schultz Fire continues. In the summer of 2010, the fire soon gave way to monsoon floods, which posed a threat to lives and greatly impacted properties, homes, utilities and critical roadways. But in their wake came learning hard lessons, pursuing funding and, now, investing millions of dollars by Coconino County and … [Read more...] about Mitigating Floods

Indoor art displays titled “Then and Now” have been installed at City Hall, the Aquaplex, Pulliam Airport and the Adult Center depicting historic photographs contrasted with current photographs from the same spot. On display at City Hall and the Pulliam Airport, Dr. Ronald S. Gooding donated two Clyde Ross Morgan bronze sculptures depicting John Wesley Powell traversing the Sockdolager Rapids in the Grand Canyon. And, Mural Mice is installing a new mural on the Phoenix Avenue side of the … [Read more...] about What is Your Vision of Flagstaff?

The term "volunteer" may evoke several different images in one's mind.  Our unique group of volunteers assist the organization in a vast array of roles, from beautifying and maintaining  the Olivia White Hospice Home  garden, to leading community-based support groups. Our volunteers also have the special role of supporting the concept of hospice, and help people understand what hospice is and is also what it is not. Becoming a volunteer, in any capacity, not only serves your community but offers … [Read more...] about Hospice Volunteerism