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Restoring Memorial Day Once again Senator Daniel Inouye (DHawaii) has tried to get Memorial Day restored to its original date, May 30. Right after the ﬁrst of the year, he got right on it, as he’s done every single year since 1989. Within days, according to Congressional records, the bill was “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary,” where it still sits. Beginning in 1868, Memorial Day was celebrated on May 30. It was a sacred day when the sole purpose was to put ﬂowers on the graves of those who’d given their lives in battle during the Civil War. After World War I, it was expanded to include all veterans who’d died in war. It was only in 1971 that the date was changed to be the last Monday in May. Easier for government workers, I guess, to get a full three-day weekend off. (If they want a replacement for Memorial Day, why not make Armed Forces Day into a long weekend?) In 2000 we were given “The National Moment

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have osteoarthritis of the hands, and my fingers have bony knobs on the knuckles. They look bad and hurt part of the time. I was a registered nurse and did lots of lifting of patients. Is the arthritis genetic or from the lifting? I go to the gym two to three times a week and have been doing so for two years. Am I making it worse? -- C.S. ANSWER: Osteoarthritis is the most common kind of arthritis. At age 65, one-third of people have evidence of knee osteoarthritis, and close to 100 percent of women have evidence of osteoarthritis of their hands and fingers. Not all these people have symptoms. The tiny bumps on the knuckle below the fingernail are part of the arthritis picture. Genes are involved. Age, misalignment of bones and injury are other contributors. Exercise is not responsible. Continue your exercise program. Strong muscles protect joints, and exercise keeps them limber. Only if an exercise is painful should you stop it. A joint is the place where two bone ends meet. The ends are covered with cartilage, and the entire joint is surrounded by a tough covering called the joint capsule. Cartilage makes it possible for one bone end to move over the other painlessly. Joint fluid, contained in the joint by the joint capsule, oils the joint and also keeps it operating without friction. In osteoarthritis, the joint cartilage begins to fray and crumble, and the joint fluid thins. There is no cure for osteoarthritis; there are treatments. Tylenol is one of the best and safest drugs. Aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (Aleve, Advil, Motrin, etc.) are widely prescribed. They can cause ulcers, so they have to be

used in moderation. Voltaren gel is an anti-inﬂammatory applied to the skin over an affected joint. Less is absorbed this way, so it has fewer side effects. The doctor can inject a bothersome joint with cortisone. Artiﬁcial joints are always worth consideration when arthritis severely limits motion and is quite painful. The joint at the base of the thumb is often bothersome in women. An operation that inserts a small piece of cartilage or other synthetic material can cushion that joint and bring great relief. The arthritis booklet discusses osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 301W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 328536475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada. with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery. *** DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Have clubfeet disappeared? When I was a child, I knew several children who were born with them. Now I never hear about it. I am 92. -- R.T. ANSWER: Clubfeet have not disappeared. It happens to about one in every 1,000 newborns. This is something that happens during fetal development. The foot bones are misaligned. The result is the soles of the feet turn to face each other, like the position of praying hands with palm against palm. Taping, strapping and casting are some of the ways used to treat clubfeet. Some infants require surgery to attain normal foot alignment. *** Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. (c) 2009 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved

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GoinG to the Post office?…noW there is a better alternative! In this edition of “Local Business Matters” we will look at a locally owned and operated business that is an integral part of the Spokane community. If you are anything like me, I rarely look forward to making a trip to my neighborhood post office. The wait is usually a very long one, the staff is sometimes friendly, and they never have all the services I need in one building, so I end up making an additional two or three stops to complete the project I’m working on. Then I discovered and began to give my business to “The UPS Store.” As a small business owner, I have come to appreciate the value-added business services that The UPS Store offers me, as well as all my other personal business needs. I also greatly appreciate the fact that they are locally owned and operated, and I can feel good about supporting their business while operating mine. Late last year, I had the pleasure of meeting the owners of three local UPS Stores, Dave and Dennis Haider. Dave and Dennis started their first store two-years ago in the Valley and then opened an additional two stores in Airway Heights and Indian Trails. This team of brothers have a wealth of experience that help them serve their customers and community very well. Starting with Dave’s Air Force background as an air cargo/packing specialist to Dennis’ background as an Office Depot manager. In addition to Dave and Dennis’ staff and expertise in value-added home/business services, The UPS Store also offers many other services that I find especially valuable. For instance, I can email just about anything I need printed so that when I arrive the prints are done and I am on my way. They also offer notary services, copying, packaging, rubber stamps, public access computer, and best of all mailboxes. Their mailboxes are one of the most convenient services because they allow 24-hour access, they conveniently accept large packages, and they can sign for mail with complete anonymity. I can also call ahead and ask them to check my box for specific mail, and perhaps best of all I can have a personal mailbox, called a “PMB” with a physical address and receive delivery priority from the post office over a typical neighborhood box. I must admit this is especially helpful with the past winters we have had here in Eastern Washington. So, if you are looking for a convenient alternative with a great deal more to offer in value-added services then give one of Dave and Dennis’ UPS Stores a try.

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top of the fence, where presumably it could have toppled into a crowd of fans. As was also the case in Bobby Allison’s 1988 accident here, the fence held and did its job. As was also the case 21 years earlier, luck was involved. The day won’t live in infamy. Edwards’ car didn’t tumble into the grandstands. A few fans suffered broken bones from sharp, flying debris. Suffice it to say that the incident caused shivers to go down the spines of everyone who saw it, even those who were a bit occupied trying to get their race cars across the finish line.

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It will be open season on NASCAR for a while. Men and women who don’t particularly care for automobile racing in the ﬁrst place will treat this almost-disaster as if it were one.

The good news is that what could’ve happened didn’t. Edwards emerged uninjured. A few fans, unlucky to be in the wrong place but lucky not to be hurt worse, suffered broken This was about an hour before the Aaron’s 499 began and bones, welts and lacerations. There was blood on the scene about four and a half before that very fencing would be test- but not in profusion. ed. Whether it kept Carl Edwards’ car out of the grandstands Disaster, far worse than declining attendance and TV ratings, by design or good fortune is debatable. Edwards’ whirling was thankfully averted. Now it’s time for NASCAR ofﬁcials to mass of twisted metal tore holes in it. His car rose above the ensure that, next time, the crucial factor isn’t good luck.

PHOTO: Carl Edwards ﬂies into the catch fence just before the ﬁnish line at the conclusion of the Aaron’s 499 on April 26. (photo: Associated Press)

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