The U.S. Department of the Interior is conducting a review of certain National Monuments designated or expanded since 1996 under the Antiquities Act of 1906 in order to implement Executive Order 13792 of April 26, 2017, and to formulate recommendations for Presidential action or legislative proposals to carry out that policy. Four of these...
Are you or your child ready to begin piano lessons? In order for the venture to survive, there will be several vital ingredients regarding your attitudes and life circumstances. This checklist should serve as a helpful guide to evaluate your readiness to take lessons. Must have a piano. May be an acoustic instrument in good playing condition and...
Park University’s Lackland Air Force Base (Texas) Campus Center and Randolph Air Force Base (Texas) Campus Center held a combined commencement ceremony on August 5th at the True Vision Church Northeast Campus in San Antonio, Texas. Tina M. Thieken of Vail earned a Bachelor of Science in Social Psychology. Vail resident Matthew Wells Lanier...
When analyzing our personal dreams, it is important to always bear in mind that we are the experts. Dream specialists can guide us, offer us insight, and provide examples of possible symbolism—but, ultimately, we are the authorities on the meaning of our dreams. The following dream and personal analysis, provided to me by a family member, is an...
In 1954, the Arizona state legislature designated palo verde as the state tree. Back then, palo verde trees were in the genus Cercidium. The genus was later revised to Parkinsonia and two species, florida (blue palo verde) and microphylla (yellow or foothill palo verde), were described. The genus, Parkinsonia, honors John Parkinson; a...
In just three days (Tuesday-Thursday), our Tucson Electric Power has received about 100 reports of attempted phone scams. Although details vary, they all follow a basic pattern: callers who claim to work for TEP will try to steal customers’ money by threatening to disconnect service for unpaid bills or damaged electric meters that need to be...
With cloudy night after a cloudy night, passing us by this summer, one wonders whether it would be appropriate to hit a baseball onto the floor or something to encourage the sky to clear, if only for an hour or so, on any one of these mild summer evenings. I used to take cloudy weather personally, and when I was much younger, I had quite a...
As the recently formed Transportation Advisory Committee begins its work to identify and recommend neighborhood road repair projects throughout the county, it’s a good time to review the status of other road projects in the Southeast Region of District 4. In June, the paving of Wilmot Road, a 7-mile project of two-lane roadway, with paved...
Edward “Ian” Buster, son of Corona de Tucson residents Ed and Maria Buster, is a second-year mechanical engineering student and AFROTC Cadet at the U of A. Ian is a 2015 graduate of Andrada Polytechnic High School. He recently graduated at the top of his class from Air Force Field Training (Officer basic training) garnering the...
Petco opened on July 31st. The Grand Opening will be the weekend of August 18th and will include a ribbon cutting ceremony, giveaways, and specials. Hampton Inn & Suites is building on the lot just in front of Tech Parks, Arizona on Rita Road and I-10. Construction begins in two months with an anticipated completion date late 2018. New stores...
