Once a frontier state specific to mining and agriculture, Arizona has since thrived over the decades, now home to over 400,000 registered small businesses in industries such as technology, medicine, finance, and industrial. Although we have travelled the rough road to recovery following the recession, Arizona has seen a sustained, gradual...
Dear Editor, In the letters to the editor section of the February 2016 issue, Vicky McManaman wrote in saying, she was sensitive to people claiming a Vail address. In particular, she called out residents of Rita Ranch and Corona de Tucson. While I live in closer physical proximity to Corona de Tucson than Vail, my 85641 postal designation is Vail...
This sacred line from the most quoted words of the Bible, the song written by Pete Seeger and sung by the Byrds and other recording artists, represents all the seasons and the important matters of our lives. Some are joyous times, others unfortunate. Some are productive while others seem fruitless. Some flower into a great happiness and others...
It’s my pleasure to share a loving mother’s message. -Francisco Garcia Our precious little children. Heaven help me, as my little one grew, I could not believe how many times I would stop and remember those early days, when we celebrated giggles, burps and messy little faces. During those first few years it felt like each day brought something new...
Bel: Ralph, tell me a little about yourself. Ralph: My name is Ralph Lanier, I am 84 years old and was born in New York City. I am a retired union plumber. I’ve been out in Arizona for 47-48 years. I also spent some time in the Navy. I was in from 1953 to 1955 and then two years in the Naval Reserves. I was a UT, which is a Utilitiesman. We...
On January 25-26, 2016, Rocky Point Mayor Ernesto “Kiko” Munro and I switched roles as part of a two-day exchange where I traveled to Rocky Point and he came to Tucson. The purpose of this exchange was to begin developing bi-national economic and cultural ties and to promote economic development and tourism between the two regions. We were greeted...
Although much of my observing over many years has been devoted to the search for comets, recently Wendee and I have become more active in encouraging other people to enjoy the sky as much as we do. To accomplish this goal, ten years ago we created the National Sharing the Sky Foundation. Within this organization (www.sharingthesky.org) we...
I am a 100% disabled and retired 22 year active duty Army 1SG. I also served as a defense contractor for 5 years and hold a top-secret clearance. I have PTSD which my wife shared with several of our neighbors and is nothing to be ashamed of. Mine is considered “survivor’s guilt” as most of my fellow soldiers lost their lives...
The Arizona Main Street Program, housed within Arizona State Parks and State Historic Preservation Office, works throughout Arizona to implement the “Main Steet Approach,” developed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1980. The Main Street Four‐Point Approach is a preservation‐based economic development tool that addresses the...
Anyone who has horses knows that somewhere out there is That Horse, the one that will run the fastest pattern, or love them unconditionally, or take home all the blue ribbons; the horse by which all other horses will suffer in comparison. I’ve owned some fantastic horses in my life, dressage horses with movement that was akin to a flame: ravenous...
