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Physical activity can improve teens’ mental health

Physical activity can improve teens’ mental health

According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), only 15 percent of middle and high school-aged children met the recommended hour of physical activity a day over the past two years. An acute adolescent mental health crisis is now challenging parents, school administrators and health care professionals across the county.
Financial advice: Prepare yourself for a long retirement

Financial advice: Prepare yourself for a long retirement

Hopefully, you will enjoy many years of a healthy, happy retirement. And you can help support this vision by carefully considering your financial moves and making the ones that are right for you.
No more frenzied seller's market in Phoenix metro area

No more frenzied seller's market in Phoenix metro area

As the year progresses I anticipate we will continue toward a balanced market. Buyers will have more homes to choose from and will be able to take more time when making purchasing decisions. Sellers will begin to adjust their expectations regarding pricing and time on the market.
Pet Behavior Solutions: Summertime means pool time in Arizona

Pet Behavior Solutions: Summertime means pool time in Arizona

Pools can be a fun part of your summer life with your family and your dog. Be sure to consider each of these tips in order to safely enjoy Arizona’s pool season.
How to protect pets from scorpions

How to protect pets from scorpions

Taking preventative measures and extra precaution is key to ensuring that a sting doesn’t happen in the first place.
Mom, Interrupted introduces Toddler 101: Everything you wanted to know about grandparents

Mom, Interrupted introduces Toddler 101: Everything you wanted to know about grandparents

Now that you’ve learned how to push every one of your parents’ buttons, it’s time to learn how to handle The Grandparent.
10 Arizona counties, including Maricopa, have high COVID-19 community levels

10 Arizona counties, including Maricopa, have high COVID-19 community levels

Whatever the community level is in your area, we recommend assessing your risk and the risk of those around you when deciding on masks and other steps that reduce the spread. Older people and those who have compromised immune systems are at greater risk of severe outcomes from COVID-19. Keeping hands washed and staying home if you feel sick are other proven ways to reduce the spread. 
Financial advice: Take steps toward financial freedom

Financial advice: Take steps toward financial freedom

It will take a concerted effort to reach your financial independence – but, like all freedoms, it offers immense benefits.
Opinion: We need to look seriously at who wants to run the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office

Opinion: We need to look seriously at who wants to run the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office

The office has been struggling off and on for nearly two decades
Protecting our future in QCUSD

Protecting our future in QCUSD

The district isn’t alone in providing safety and security for students and staff. We partner with Mesa PD and Queen Creek PD to provide school resource officers at high schools and meet with them monthly to discuss needs, issues and upcoming events. Students and staff also receive ALICE training each year to prepare for emergency lockdown events.