Q. What do I do if my child is being harassed by a bully at school? A. Arizona has a new law that requires schools to have policies on bullying, harassment and intimidation. The message is clear: create an environment where bullying is not tolerated. Each school is required to have a procedure for students, parents and teachers to confidentially report bullying behavior to a school official to trigger investigation, punishment and prevention of further bullying behavior. See A.R.S. §15-341. If the bullying acts threaten or actually cause injury to a person or property, then more severe penal

As this Memorial Day weekend approaches, we are reminded of our freedoms, and of the fallen heroes that have given us cause to celebrate. This is also a weekend following graduations. It is definitely a time to commemorate our accomplishments. But precautions should be made before going out to celebrate. According to the 2010 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), Arizona is ranked #9 in the country for total traffic deaths related to DUIs (with 1 being the lowest percentage). Driving while intoxicated is illegal, and is extremely dangerous. It is also completely avoidable. Designate a so

More and more Arizona bicyclists are putting add-on gas or electric motors that allow their bikes to reach legal speeds of up to 20 mph on city streets. The appeal behind these bikes are that riders don't need a license, registration or insurance to operate a motorized scooter, and building this type of bike is significantly cheaper than operating a car (gas, insurance, registration, etc.) or even riding the bus. In 2011, there were 89,000 premanufactured electric bikes sold in the United States, according to Pike Research, a clean-technology market-research firm in Boulder, Colo. That was u

The ‘no texting while driving’ ordinance went into effect in Tucson on April 1, 2012, but we have seen people continuing to text while driving on a daily basis. Studies have shown that text messaging on cell phones and other hand-held devices are comparable to driving while drunk. AAA recently conducted a test to determine just how distracted people can be.

Each year, approximately 11,000 new spinal cord injuries occur, resulting in paraplegia or quadriplegia. Spinal cord injuries are most commonly caused by: motor vehicle crashes (37%), violence (28%), falls (21%), sports-related (6%), other (8%). Advances in science and technology are making it a little easier for victims of spinal cord injuries to be more independent. A professor at a Swiss university recently unveiled a robot that can be controlled by the brainwaves of a paraplegic person wearing an electrode-fitted cap, news agency ATS reported. A paralyzed man at a hospital demonstrated th