10 Places to See Wildflowers in the West

With the arrival of spring, there’s a silver, or really, a multicolored lining to the extreme weather that has battered the west all winter: the promise of wildflower-filled weeks and months ahead, particularly in Southern and Central California and Arizona’s Sonoran Desert. “We are anticipating a good to better-than-average wildflower bloom,” said Jorge Moreno, an…

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How Federal Judge’s Ruling on Obamacare Could Change Health Insurance

On Thursday, a federal judge in Texas struck down a crucial Affordable Care Act policy: the mandate that private health insurers fully cover preventive care services at no cost to patients. The ruling took effect immediately and applies nationwide. It affects dozens of potentially lifesaving preventive health care services that the federal government recommends, including…

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