Dealing with dementia presents challenges. In her “Dear Bessie” column, Mary Hamway, Director of Elder Care Concierge (an RLG affiliate), answers a reader’s question with advice on how to handle social situations involving a friend who is suffering from dementia — including what one should never do in such circumstances. (NOTE: The “Dear Bessie” column is named after Mary Hamway’s maternal grandmother, Bessie Hicks Davis, who lived to be 104.) Daily News-Sun. http://bit.ly/2JiiACo
The high and low points of seniors’ health in Arizona. The state “ranked 31st out of 50 states in the health and well-being of seniors…” HOWEVER: Arizona finished “No. 10 in nursing-home quality, with four stars and five stars for facilities.” Other high and low findings from America’s Health Rankings Senior Report, in Arizona Daily Star. http://bit.ly/2IUAT13
AG Brnovich asks AZ Supreme Court to end Tempe’s improper tax scheme. Attorney General Mark Brnovich: “The City of Tempe needs to be held accountable for not following state law… Deals like this unfairly shift the tax burden to other hardworking taxpayers. I am asking the Supreme Court to act to prohibit future illegal use of these old tax rates that were rejected by our legislature 8 years ago.” Read the full AG news release in Rose Law Group Reporter. http://bit.ly/2L2MxU6
Ducey says lessons on evolution to remain in public schools. “Gov. Doug Ducey said Monday he believes evolution should remain part of the science standards for public high schools, despite what is being proposed by [‘Diane Douglas, the state superintendent of public instruction’]… Ducey said he does not see religion and evolution as mutually exclusive.” Capitol Media Services/Howard Fischer/Arizona Cap Times. http://bit.ly/2H187Ww
Lasting effect of grassroots movements at Capitol questioned. “It was the year of the protests at the Arizona Capitol, but lawmakers and a professor disagree on whether the political movements that took hold this year will have a lasting effect.” Arizona Capitol Times. http://bit.ly/2xoS19G
School districts, lawmakers clash over teacher pay. “For nearly four decades, Arizona legislators have mostly avoided meddling in the affairs of local school districts, where governing boards, superintendents and principals are given autonomy to spend the funding they receive from the state as they see fit.” But Arizona Capitol Times reports that, lately, “some Republicans have expressed an interest in taking a more active role in dictating how dollars are spent in school districts.” http://bit.ly/2sfUQ80
Partisanship plays no part in support for sports wagering, survey shows.“The survey comes less than a month after the U.S. Supreme Court voided a federal law that required most states to forbid such wagering. That, in turn, opens the door for Gov. Doug Ducey and state legislators to decide whether to alter Arizona to permit that kind of gaming…” A Capitol Media Services/Howard Fischer report in The Daily Courier. http://bit.ly/2xlW5aA
How mended relationship between Cardinals, Glendale helped return Super Bowl to Arizona. “When [then Glendale city-manager candidate] Kevin Phelps met with Arizona Cardinals President Michael Bidwill in November 2015, all was not well in Glendale.” CUT TO present day: “Once-burned bridges have been rebuilt, thousands of parking spaces are under construction and, most of all, the Super Bowl is coming back to Arizona.” Story on the rekindling in Cronkite News. http://bit.ly/2shi6mh
Pinal has become hub for Canadian ropers. “About 450 Canadians participated in the Maple Leaf Classic, a team roping event held Thursday during Cowboys Days & O’Odham Tash… Dick Powell, a Casa Grande city councilman and organizer of the Maple Leaf Classic, said the event was created several years ago as a way to highlight the contribution Canadian visitors make to the county’s economy.” PinalCentral. http://bit.ly/2J1bY85
Baseball players need Gillette: From the Rose Law Group Reporter Growlery. It’s baseball season and MLB players’ beards have Senior Reporter/Writer Phil Riske’s whiskers in a twist.—> http://bit.ly/2sllonD
How Arizona members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending May 25. HOUSE: Military Budget, Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons, Gun Sales Background Checks, Federal Penal System Changes, Banking Rules Relaxation, Experimental Drug Access. SENATE: Veterans’ Health Care, Consumer Product Regulator. The full rundown in Rose Law Group Reporter. http://bit.ly/2xoY125