The best advice and smartest move for anyone who potentially could benefit from individual health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to investigate options before March 31. If an individual or family likes what is online at www.healthcare.gov, they will need to lock in by that date or miss the 2014 boat. Fourteen states have their own exchanges and 36 – including Arizona – utilize the national “Marketplace” on the website. On April 1, enrollment in the ACA health care … [Read more...] about Health Care Window Closing March 31
Upcoming Basic Computer Skills Workshops
This weekly series of hands-on workshops will give participants a basic grounding in computer use in four of the most commonly requested areas. Each topic will build on the one previously presented. Workshops will be on Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. in the upper level Training Room. Class size is limited to ten people per session but the series will repeat every month so if you miss the February series, there will be another one next month. Register online, at the Ask a … [Read more...] about Upcoming Basic Computer Skills Workshops
Yarnell Fire District Receiving Grant
Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) issued the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) notified him that the Yarnell Fire District will receive resources under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant program, for which Rep. Gosar strongly advocated: “Although we’re still mourning the terrible losses suffered during the tragic Yarnell Hill Fire, our community must rebuild. This rebuilding process necessitates … [Read more...] about Yarnell Fire District Receiving Grant
YRMC Launching CareConnect
If you’ve ever been hospitalized at Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC), you’re eligible to subscribe to CareConnect, a secure, confidential and convenient way to access your health records online. “With CareConnect, YRMC is giving you access to your health information anywhere you have an Internet connection,” said Dee Betts, YRMC’s director of health information management (HIM). “If you’re traveling and have a medical emergency, CareConnect gives you access to your health record. If you … [Read more...] about YRMC Launching CareConnect
Help for Project Planning
Have you ever had a painting project that doesn’t turn out the way you think it should? You put lots of work into it, but the project just doesn’t look like it should; peeling paint, visible brush marks, paint bleed through and other kinds of problems. This article is for you, to give you the painting tips and advice to make your paint project look like a million dollars. One of the most important parts of your painting project is the preparation. Surface preparation, or lack thereof, is … [Read more...] about Help for Project Planning
Arizona’s Power Future Announced
Governor Jan Brewer is moving forward with Master Energy Plan to help lead Arizona into a prosperous and reliable energy future. The Plan – titled emPOWER Arizona: Executive Energy Assessment and Pathways – was a collaborative effort by the Governor’s Office of Energy Policy, Arizona Commerce Authority, Arizona Legislature, Arizona Corporation Commission and leading industry partners. It reflects a key priority of Governor Brewer’s “Four Cornerstones of Reform” policy agenda and … [Read more...] about Arizona’s Power Future Announced
Holistic Healing at Highgate
The basis of American medicine is diagnosis and treatment. The basis of holistic healing is prevention and cure. We at Highgate happen to believe in both traditional medicine as well as alternative approaches to living each day to the fullest – mentally, physically and emotionally. For the purposes of this article, though, we are going to focus on the holistic aspect of our care, which basically involves getting to know each individual as a whole, and then finding ways we can help that person … [Read more...] about Holistic Healing at Highgate
Groundbreaking in Yarnell Recovery Saturday
Roy and Stacy Pizzirusso are celebrating the reconstruction of their home with a housewarming on Saturday, Feb. 22, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Pizzirussos’ home was the first site-built home to break ground after the Yarnell Hill Fire, which destroyed 127 homes—about a quarter of the homes in the small, unincorporated community. Farm Bureau Financial Services, the Pizzirussos’ insurer, and agent Jill Steigleman will be hosting the event, which is open to the Pizzirussos friends in Yarnell and … [Read more...] about Groundbreaking in Yarnell Recovery Saturday
City of Prescott Registering More Group Homes
The number of community residences, or group homes, that have registered with the City of Prescott have increased by 181 percent from 43 in November 2013 to 121 in February 2014. In September 2013, the City Council adopted Land Development Code amendments pertaining to “community residences” that included a voluntary registration program for existing community residences. Community residences are a form of shared living arrangements for a group of people who do not meet the … [Read more...] about City of Prescott Registering More Group Homes
Why Solar Energy Now
Reports published by The Guardian the first week of February 2014 describe how the process of drilling 40,000 natural gas and new oil wells in the United States has consumed 92 billion gallons of water since 2011. An Olympic-sized swimming pool holds 648,000 gallons of water. Ninety-two billion gallons of water would fill 145,061 Olympic sized pools. Several sources, including the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, are reporting there are nearly 30 towns in West Texas that could be … [Read more...] about Why Solar Energy Now