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Ed’s Up On City Council Issues… Journey To City Hall – Outside Looking In, To Inside Looking Out – The View May Have Changed But Values Remain Steadfast

Issue 4.16

As many of you know my journey to City Hall has taken a dozen years to complete. I’d like to share with you some of my initial experiences since being elected. It is my hope that over the course of the next four years you will journey with me as I share my […]

Genealogy Corner… FamilySearch

Issue 4.16

Here are 12 new FamilySearch.org changes and additions patrons can expect to see in 2016. The free Family Tree, used for building and collaborating on your family history, will be more robust and dramatically faster. Hooray! Patrons will receive quick record hints from FamilySearch’s billions of online records when records containing an ancestor […]

Getting A Hearing Test May Be Good For Your Memory

Issue 4.16

If you want to help your memory and cognitive performance, you may want to get a hearing test and treat hearing loss, says the Better Hearing Institute (BHI) in response to a growing body of research that shows a link between unaddressed hearing loss and cognitive function. BHI is encouraging people to visit […]

Is Inflammation Behind Your Pain?

Issue 4.16

Have you heard the old adage, “What came first, “The Chicken or the Egg?” Ever wonder the same thing about Pain or Inflammation? Well, what came first, “Inflammation or Pain?”

Inflammation just might be the leading culprit behind the pain you are experiencing. Sound

Wave Therapy, featuring the Medsonix Therapy System offers a […]

January Is Glaucoma Awareness Month… So What Is Glaucoma Anyway?

Issue 4.16

Glaucoma is a disease that damages your eye’s optic nerve. It usually happens when fluid builds up in the front part of your eye. That extra fluid increases the pressure in your eye, damaging the optic nerve.

It is estimated that three million Americans have glaucoma, but only about half of them know […]

Principles of Freedom – The Oregon Standoff

Issue 4.16

A lot of people have been commenting on the conflict in Oregon between government officials and a rancher. On some levels this seems a lot like the recent conflict in Nevada. However, there are some very specific differences that should be taken into account when considering what side should receive support and which […]

Widows and Widowers… Maybe We Can Help

Issue 4.16

Sometimes the death of a spouse comes unexpectedly like a thief in the night – an accident or devastating medical illness. Sometimes it comes slowly, after months or years of physical or mental decline. Either way, when you have shared 20, 40 or even 60 years of your life with another person, and […]

Genealogy Corner… FamilySearch 2015 Highlights – Part 3

Issue 3.16

Part 3

Jennifer Kerns Davis, a manager in FamilySearch’s Records Division, said, “We republished England Wales censuses with more fields and family groupings that will make them more easily searchable. It was a huge undertaking that took a lot of resources. We also have begun similar improvements on the US censuses that we […]

Be Prepared

Issue 3.16

In the Scouting program, boys and girls are taught to be prepared in all areas of their lives – socially, physically, emotionally, financially, spiritually, and intellectually. Preparation generally begins when we are young and continues through old age. As senior citizens, it is never too late to consider our lives and the areas […]

New Laser Procedure Available To Treat Eye Floaters

Issue 3.16

A new laser procedure to treat eye floaters is now available in southern Utah. The procedure is being performed by the Dixie Ophthalmic Specialists at Zion Eye Institute.

Jason Ahee, MD is the Executive Medical Director for Zion Eye Institute. “Eye floaters are a very common problem. They usually appear as obstructions in […]