Dear Claire, I recently had one of the creepiest dreams that I have ever had. It was really, really short, but it was really horrifying. I saw dried blood on some clothing for what seemed like a flash of a second. Then, I heard a man yell “Blood! Blood!” in this really loud, angry voice that was like something from Game of Thrones. It was like he...
Author - Lucretia Free
By Jared Free The 2019 Oscars will go down in history as not just one of the few ceremonies to honor a film that is actually good with Best Picture, but this is the first year where the top prize went to a foreign film. After 92 years of great foreign film, what made this year different? After four years of being blasted by Trump again and again...
By Kimberly Crossland In 2017, MaRico Tippett retired from the Arizona Air National Guard after 21 years as an Air Force pilot. During that time, he received his Master’s of Science in Financial Planning and developed a strong passion for small businesses. Upon retiring, he launched himself into the world by building a financial planning practice...
By Mike Lavelle St. Patrick’s Day will be celebrated March 17th (which is the day of St. Patrick’s death in 461 AD). Like many celebrations, its history is colorful and full of changes and some mythology, much of it unintended. The focus on St. Patrick’s Day is to recognize St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, and his...
By Lucretia Free Since the Vail Voice got its start as South East Side Connections in 2001, it has evolved in many exciting ways. Every person who has been a part of the paper has helped it grow and change into what it is today. Mike Lavelle has served as Editor for over five years. His crack editing skills, eye for detail, and meticulous...
By Lucretia Free Eegees will be opening by end of 2nd quarter of next year! Houghton Road Bridge Opening
By Mike Lavelle There is dual tension evident in the Christmas season. On the one hand, Christmas is a time in which we have proclamations of the unity of humanity, which tells us that it is the season of good will and peace. Yet on the other hand, wars are still being fought, evil still abounds, and crime still happens. However, there is still...
By Mike Lavelle November 11 is Veterans Day, and we honor our military veterans for their service. In this column, however, I want to focus on one group of veterans – that is those veterans (of any age) who are struggling with the lasting consequences of trauma. This past May, President Donald Trump signed an executive order, called the PREVENTS...
By Mike Lavelle The Vail Voice often features stories that address the history of the old west, of Vail, Tucson, and close-to-visit towns in the southwest. Readers are also aware that our local history includes such characters as Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp (once a deputy sheriff in Pima County), “Doc” Holliday (a special police officer in...
By Mike Lavelle I have always wanted to write something starting with this well know phrase from Charles Dickens’ novel, “A Tale of Two Cities.” In Dicken’s novel, this phrase is part of a longer sentence that references a time of contradictory duality when change was coming, along with conflict. I was reminded of this phrase following a...