Challenging Child Becomes A Marine Handling Challenges
By Brenda Evers Marine Cpl. Patricia Coria is back home in Fruita on a 30-day leave after a one-year tour in Japan. It is a challenge for her to visit all family or friends she hasn’t seen for a year-and-half during the limited time before she moves on to San Diego for her next tour [...]
Choosing Our Leaders Wisely
By Lloyd J. Thomas, Ph.D. The election campaigns have begun. From now until November, we will be bombarded with political opinions, facts, lies, attacks, “spins,” and supportive affirmations. During this time, how are we to make intelligent choices about our governmental leadership? What criteria do we use to decide? I hope what follows will assist [...]
Create high-quality relationships
By Lloyd J. Thomas, Ph.D. Boy meets girl. Woman meets man. You know the scenario. They fall in love. They enjoy each other’s company. They miss one another when they’re apart. They decide to live together or get married. And that’s it! The fairytale ends. What I call, “the reality of the relationship” sets in. [...]
Where heroes meet angels
Submitted by Melinda Roberts, Medical Foster Home Program Coordinator The veterans Medical Foster Home program finds caregivers in the community who are willing to take a veteran into their home and provide each veteran with room and board in a home environment, 24 hour-a-day supervision, and assistance with daily personal and medical care. Currently the [...]