John K. Maltby, DC, FICA, of Blythe, California has been honored as the 2007 Chiropractor of the Year by the International Chiropractors Association (ICA). Dr. Maltby was presented the Association’s highest honor at ICA’s 81st Annual Meeting in Washington, DC on April 28, 2007. This award, which was created by ICA’s Founder Dr. BJ Palmer in 1950, is presented annually to one exceptional individual who has distinguished themselves throughout their career through extraordinary service to the ICA and the chiropractic profession.

It’s that time of year when yellow page company marketers and magazine advertisers begin calling chiropractic offices (as well as other local service providers) with their pitches for yellow page advertising. Wondering how well these sites would perform in different states, I decided to review the search logs for planet chiropractic during the months of August through December 2006 to discover which states in the nation would be most likely to get consumer traffic for chiropractic related search terms.

Known locally as the acupuncturist Bill AB 3014, interested parties wanted the bill passed in an effort to define the term “Asian massage” when used in conjunction with the practice of acupuncture. the bill was introduced in February 2006 and was amended several times before it reached the governor’s desk in late September. The bill was last amended in the Senate on August 21, 2006.

According to the governor’s office, the State of California is the 12th largest source of greenhouse gases in the world. Environmentalists for months have been collecting postcards signed by concerned Californians to send to the governor urging him to sign this legislation. The legislation is known as AB-32, the global warming solutions act of 2006. Some environmentalists are calling it a landmark event as the legislation can be adopted by other states and the federal government.

The news is in, American cyclist, Floyd Landis has won this year’s (2006) Tour de France. News from all over the world is saying this is one of the biggest sports achievements in decades. The news of the Tour de France win for Landis came in just hours after it was reported that another well-known American, Tiger Woods, had just one his second British Open. The Landis win alone is enough to get any diehard sports enthusiast excited because the story behind his win is rather incredible. This year’s Tour de France was a thrilling adventure and Landis beat some pretty heavy odds to win this race.