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MASK's Dad Dialed In: Matt Williams
Check back each week for MASK's Dad Dialed In and Minute with Mom series.
Sports are fun and should always be fun. It really is that simple.
My experiences as a father, a professional athlete and now as a coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks have affirmed that belief. Along those same lines, my parents always encouraged me to “do what you love and love...
Phoenix Christmas Tree Lightings
The Valley is celebrating the best part of the season with its own take on tree lighting ceremonies, from Santa Claus visits to tumbleweed trees to free cookies and cocoa. Don’t just limit yourself to one ceremony this season, but check out our entire roundup of the best Valley tree lightings.
5th Annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony
The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
Nov. 20; 5:30-10 p.m.
Get in the holiday spirit with delicious spiced cider and cookies, strolling carolers and, of course, a four-story, musically animated...
Is Breast Augmentation for You? 5 FAQ With Dr. Marc Malek
Dr. Marc Malek has been practicing for more than 12 years in the Valley of the Sun as a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon. Dr. Malek and his team at Dr. Marc Malek Plastic Surgery follows the motto, “In Every Body there is a Work of Art.” As a top plastic surgeon, Dr. Malek works with each patient to achieve enhanced results that complement his or her natural features. It’s no wonder he’s the best doctor for breast augmentation and breast implant revision in the Valley.
Walk On! Celebrates 10 Years of Fighting Childhood Obesity in Arizona
The rock wall at Kerr Elementary was purchased with the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Walk On! Challenge grant money that the school won earlier this year. Photo courtesy of Lisa Keeslar, Physical Education teacher at Kerr.
Over the last decade, childhood obesity has become a serious issue across the country. In Arizona alone, 19.8 percent of youth were considered obese as opposed to the United States average of 15.7 percent, according to a recent study.
Ten years ago, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona started The Walk On! Challenge to...
Drugs Are Killing Our Youth: When to Call For a Clinical Family Intervention
According to top rehabilitation facility research, the percentage of high school seniors who admitted to using Vicodin and Oxycontin at least once in the last year was 9.6 percent and 5.2 percent, respectively. It is common for opiate abuse to begin with these two substances.
Most of these young adults don’t have their use detected while on prescription drugs; yet, because of increased unavailability and exorbitant price (as much as $50 per pill), the natural segue is to move on to street heroin. This is an even uglier descent down the addiction ladder. We now have an epidemic of deaths linked to Fentynol-laced street...
