The past few years have seen American cinema look backwards—producers and writers are drawing inspiration from the great films of the past, in an effort to revitalize and re-energize the current film economy. While this offers an opportunity for older filmgoers to revisit the movies that formed their pop culture sensibilities, and goes to a...
Pima County has more than 1,200 miles of roads that have been rated poor or failed – that’s 2/3 of all the roads. This comes directly from statistics provided by the Pima County Department of Transportation. And they are getting even worse with each passing day. Clearly, something has to be done – and done now. I personally feel addressing our...
Zachary Facemire, a 16 year old from Vail, Arizona was the 3rd place overall winner in the 27th Annual Bisbee 1000. He was also the fastest finisher in his age group (15-19 year olds). The race was held on Saturday, October 21, 2017. The Bisbee 1000 is an award winning event that goes up nine staircases (over 1000 steps) and down the roadways for...
One of Vail Parent Network’s advocacy priorities has been the full restoration of funding previously provided by the state for classroom furniture and supplies, facility repairs, and, especially important to a growing community like Vail, new schools. While the state continues to fail to meet these funding obligations, our local legislators were...
The smiling fourth-grade student said, “There were two big hurricanes and lots of people need our help, and more hurricanes are coming!” Nadine, and her friend Karla, wanted to do something to help our neighbors who have lost so much due to the recent hurricanes in Texas and Florida. The Vail Serves Vail Committee, a sub-committee of the...
Houghton Road at I-10 Traffic Signals The traffic signals have been activated and are now in full effect. Use caution in the area as everyone gets used to the new signals. All barricades have been removed. There still may be some minor adjustments to the timing as ADOT evaluates the signals. Thank you for your patience. I-10/Craycroft Traffic has...
Look for the helpers. That’s what I tell my three little ones when they are discouraged by all the events taking place around us. At 2, 4, and 6, their access to television is still pretty limited. But, as we navigate throughout our community, it’s shocking how much they hear and see. My response? Taken right from an episode of Mr. Rogers...
Here are stories of people who braved difficult circumstances and fears, in their journey for justice. As we near the celebration of Veterans and those who have served America, try this mixed collection of children’s books that show appreciation for all our warriors of freedoms. Rolling Thunder by Kate Messner Good Night Captain Mama/Buenas Noches...
A century ago, Anglos first heard about a magnificent natural bridge shaped like a rainbow and larger than the Capitol Dome. In 1909, through serendipity, an archaeology Professor and a government surveyor, contacted southwest explorer, John Wetherill to lead an expedition to find the bridge. With the aid of native guides, the Cummins-Douglas...
Questions for you: How old were you when you first started writing? My writing generally came first from academic papers for postgraduate degree programs. Years later, I also wrote monthly columns for a local newspaper and a college newspaper. As I understand it, there are different kinds of writing to include novels, poetry, plays, screenplays...
