Category: Features

Robson Resident, Nancy Friedman, Wins National Award

Nancy (right) presenting a donation to Valley Humane Society.

Alan Friedman Nancy Friedman, a Robson Ranch resident, has received the Carl Goldberg Vital People award from the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), recognizing her work on behalf of the Casa Grande Remote Control (RC) Flyers, an Arizona non-profit corporation. The award honors members who go above and beyond to support model aviation, their clubs, and…

Dollars and Sense: What Is the Maximum Loan Amount?

Melanie Sedam A maximum loan amount describes the total amount that an applicant is authorized to borrow. Maximum loan amounts are used for standard loans, credit cards, and line-of-credit accounts. Key Takeaways * A maximum loan amount describes the total sum that one is authorized to borrow on a line of credit, credit card, personal…

Word of the Month: Cool

David Zapatka After reading last month’s WOTM “groovy,” sister and reader, Debbie Zapatka, wrote, “That was cool, man! Does ‘cool’ have the same sort of history as groovy? A friend at work uses the word groovy all the time.” Sister and reader Judy Haberstroh wrote, “Interesting. The only person I know who still occasionally uses…

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Ross Dunfee Japan became an aggressor nation near the turn of the 20th century by attacking and winning two wars with China (1894-95 and the Russo-Japanese war 1904-05). Its successful participation in World War I (1914-18) and other military successes helped to fuel its aggressive ambitions. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, Japan invaded…