TRANSPARENCY IS A FORGOTTEN WORD, IT SEEMS. THE COUNTY FORMS A COMMITTEE, GROUP, BOARD OR ANYTHING THAT INVOLVES TAXPAYER MONEY AND THE COST INVOLVED. WHEN SUCH GROUPS MEET, THE PUBLIC AND THE PRESS ARE TO BE NOTIFIED AND MINUTES TAKEN. IS THIS BEING DONE? IT WOULD SEEM THAT THERE SHOULD BE A CITIZEN ACADEMY FOR [...]
School is almost out which means family vacations are around the corner! Most parents welcome the days of no homework, projects or the early morning rush! It’s no secret vacations are important to families, but they also can be stressful! A recent survey I read stated that even though “46 percent of U.S. travelers admit [...]
The animal shelter’s spay and neuter program benefits the entire community. From fall of 2012 to March of 2013 the shelter spayed or neutered over 400 animals (cats and dogs) at no charge. The free Spay/Neuter benefit is available at the Rockingham County Animal Shelter if you show proof of government assistance. If you need [...]
This is the first commissioners meeting to be live on RCENO website so if you want to see and hear the commissioners live, go to this website. This is through the courtesy of Roy Sawyer. The first meeting was held at 5:00 pm for a presentation introduced by Ronnie Tate, county public water and sewer [...]
It was good to see the commissioners work so hard to keep the cost down on the Western EMS building. Money (about $800,000.00) was set aside in the budget over a year ago. The bid came at about $1,039,530.00 making a $230,000.00 shortfall. Efforts were made to reduce the cost, but they had to go [...]
OLD UNCLE ARTHUR (That Southern term for osteoarthritis) 5Th Edition Are you tired of the cooler and damp weather which seems to be lingering this year? Do your knees, shoulders, hips, wrists, elbows, or ankles ache, throb, or feel like a toothache? Do you find that applying pressure to these affected joints eases the [...]
GLUCOSAMINE: ARE YOUR JOINTS TRULY GETTING WHAT THEY NEED? 4TH Edition Glucosamine sulfate is a natural chemical found in the human body. It is used by the body to produce a variety of other chemicals that are involved in building tendons, ligaments, cartilage, and the thick fluid that surrounds joints. Researchers think that taking glucosamine [...]
You are an ideal candidate for this type of treatment if you have the following: • Neuropathy (nerve pain) in your arms and legs from diabetes, chemo, radiation • Undergone all forms of conservative radiculopathy treatment for neck related arm OR back related leg pain with short term or no relief • Have undergone surgeries [...]
• Neuropathic pain arises from primary lesions or dysfunction in the nervous system • Persistent irritation of the nervous system leads to abnormal processing of sensation that is felt in the nerves of the head, neck, back, arms, legs, etc. • Resulting pain is accompanied by neurologic symptoms and signs. It primarily involves sensation but we see muscle involvement [...]
