Thanksgiving came late this year, so the month of December is already here and that means we are all scrambling to put up our tree, decorate the halls, string the lights, put out the inflated decorations, get the cards written and sent if you still do that, do the shopping, whether on line or ...
The high cost of prescription drugs isn't just a financial burden. It’s a threat to public health. For under-served and under-resourced families, many of whom are people of color, this threat is magnified. Healthcare policy experts at the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 61% percent of ...
Open enrollment is the yearly period during which people can enroll in, renew or change their health insurance coverage for the upcoming year. There are several ways to enroll for health insurance in the coming months: Open Enrollment for health insurance on the Affordable Care Act ...
The year of 2024 was the entry of the 125th year of service to American’s veterans by the VFW. The legacy has been celebrated all year long and is honoring the impacts and achievements which will continue to positively influence the lives of all future generations of veterans. The VFW was ...
Next week Thursday is a day of Thanksgiving and as always, it is a time when we find there’s more traffic on the roads, the stores are more crowded, turkeys and hams prices go down a bit cranberries pop up everywhere, yams abound and the shelves empty faster. Thanksgiving is not only a day ...
On Sunday, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention invites area residents to “walk with us to prevent suicide.” The Community Walk is one of hundreds that have been held throughout the country as part of the organization’s efforts to bring mental health conditions “Out of the ...
The United States celebrated Veterans Day on Nov. 11. It is a day dedicated to American veterans of wars. It became a federal holiday in our country on Nov. 11th, 1938, called Armistice Day. In the aftermath of World War II and the Korean War it became known as Veterans Day. As we honor our ...
As we near the end of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, it is important to acknowledge how invaluable natural systems, including mangrove forests, are along our coasts. Mangroves are a type of “nature-based solution” for abating severe weather events and longer-term impacts associated ...
Nov. 11 was a day to remember, for many different reasons. One is to thank all Veterans for their service, another is to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice and also to remember the ones who are serving in countries other than ours. Many different ceremonies were held all over the ...
If you’re a beef lover and are wanting to find a place that serves it at a most reasonable price these days, well you will have to look no farther than the VFW Post 4174 in Lehigh Acres! Granted, an Arby’s has more varieties of the meat, but we have volunteer cooks who really put their ...
