New Year’s Eve is a time to look back on the memories we’ve made in the past twelve months and think about what the year ahead will hold. As we prepare to ring in 2016, it’s so important that we take the steps necessary to make sure we stay safe while celebrating.
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, an estimated 5.3 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease. Of the 5.3 million Americans with Alzheimer’s, an estimated 5.1 million people are age 65 and older and approximately 200,000 individuals are under age 65. Research shows that almost two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s are women. Sadly, because it is a degenerative disease the symptoms usually worsen over time and it becomes harder for people to function independently.
From making sure they are fed properly to ensuring they get sufficient exercise, being a pet owner comes with a long list of responsibilities. One of the most important things a pet owner is charged with is making sure that your animal stays safe, and that includes protecting them from deadly diseases, like rabies.
At the beginning of the year, New York state’s minimum wage will increase to $9 an hour. Many, particularly left-leaning organizations from NYC, argue that $9 isn’t enough and NY should raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour, a position with which Governor Cuomo agrees.
It’s often said that in giving, we actually receive. That couldn’t be truer during the holiday season, a time when we have so many opportunities to go out of our way to do something special for someone else. Just recently, people from across Central and Northern New York joined with me to share the spirit of the season with our active duty troops and veterans.
To understand the significance of this situation and how it happened, it’s important to remember that Sheldon Silver dominated the Assembly for more than 20 years and his power was not structurally limited. He solely controlled the way ethics investigations were run, he determined which bills made it to the floor of the house, and he determined what resources and staff individual Assembly members received.
For most people, nothing says Christmas like the smell of a fresh-cut evergreen tree. From Balsam Fir to Blue Spruce, the many varieties of Christmas trees in New York State aren’t just a tradition during the holidays, they’re also a major industry that has a $14.7 million impact on our state’s economy annually.
Giving people can be found all around us, and especially during the holidays when many organizations pair their campaigns to raise awareness about the needs around us with the holiday season. Many rise to the call for help throughout our region and band together to make sure those around us have a happy holiday season.
Whether they are entrepreneurs who are running successful businesses, volunteers who contribute countless hours to nonprofit organizations, women in medicine who devote their lives to keeping us healthy or young girls who are reaching new heights in athletics or personal achievements, we can all learn something from the people who are paving the way for others who will follow in their footsteps.
The old cliché “there is no such thing as a free lunch” sadly rang true when it was announced that Health Republic of New York, one of the most popular insurance choices on NY’s health exchange, was being forced to shut down due to substantial financial losses.
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