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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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [Read more...] about Hospice Volunteerism

Exchange email servers are a necessity in today’s business world, but they come with many tangible risks. When your email server goes down, it can lead to damaging downtimes and data loss that affects business continuity and can cost a business thousands of dollars. Plus, you have to constantly … [Read more...] about Hosted Exchange vs On-premise Exchange Servers

I keep writing these articles about taxes. It’s not that I have anything against taxes. They are a necessary evil. But I have found that few people know how their tax payments are used. Sales tax is especially easy to ignore because it is usually just a few cents per transaction. But sales tax … [Read more...] about Mayor’s Address