by Khevin Barnes One day, many years ago, I decided I wanted to visit China. And so my aim as a solo traveler in search of a new and memorable experience landed me aboard a gigantic 747 aircraft somewhere over the East China Sea and on my way to exotic Hong Kong. Through the oval of my airplane window, I could just make out the sliver of runway...
Group Bicycle Rides Offered in Vail by Steve Watts Arizona’s largest bicycle club will expand their Tucson based group bicycle rides into the Vail area in 2017. The Greater Arizona Bicycle Association now has three group ride leaders living in the Vail / Sonoita area that will offer these rides on a weekly basis. For details contact Steve Watts...
by Rob Samuelsen According to the Grand Canyon National Park Service website, they discourage hikers from going from one rim to the other in a single day. Obviously, they are speaking from years of experience, an experience we witnessed on Saturday night! We started at 6:15 am on the 8,200-foot north rim where the early morning temperature was 26...
Ascensus Announces Plans for New Tech Park Office Location in Tucson, Arizona Ascensus, the nation’s largest independent retirement and college savings services provider, is pleased to announce that it plans to open a new office location in Tucson by mid-2017. The new office will be located in the UA Tech Park at Rita Road, a research park owned...
Dear Editor, “We the People” are so close to taking back our health care. There are no more excuses it’s time to repeal Obamacare! Since 2010, Republicans have promised a full repeal of Obamacare. This provides the opportunity to undo Obamacare created mishaps; such as cancellation errors, increased premiums, and the lack of...
by Trent Thomas Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) is a non-profit organization that was founded to help children around the world that have the most severe food shortages. Countries such as Ukraine, Indonesia, Syria, Mexico, and Chile make up 70 of the distribution recipients. The charity identifies areas where malnutrition is so serious, that...
“ To run is not necessarily to arrive”Swahili Proverb. It is easy to get caught up in the increased tempo of the holidays and find oneself rushing to and fro. From Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, things seem to speed up and don’t really slow down until after the New Year. Often, this can bring increased frustration. There are more cars on the...
by Anne Gibson The making of New Year’s Resolutions is nothing new. It dates back to the days when Babylonians promised their gods to return borrowed objects and to pay their debts. Each year the Romans began by making promises to Janus, the god for whom the month of January was named. In Medieval times, the knights reaffirmed their commitment to...
by Elizabeth Smith Now is the time to prepare for colder weather in your garden. Many trees (and plants too) will benefit from protection but rather than creating an exhaustive list of all frost sensitive trees, ask yourself 3 questions: “Is this a native or non-native tree?” “Do I really, really like it?” “Is it forecasted to be unusually cold?”...
Water is life. But how much thought do you give to the water that comes out of your faucet at home? In Pima County, our tap water is very hard so to pass government regulation it has a lot of chlorine added to it. It may be safe, but it’s not the most pleasant to drink or bathe in. Many of us turn to bottled water as a solution. But is it better...
