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Local Student Wins Scholarship

Savannah Sorenson, a student at Empire High School (EHS) in Tucson, Arizona, has won ExpressVPN’s Future of Privacy Scholarship 2018 with her faux news article on the Carson Treaty. The Future of Privacy is an annual essay-writing competition...

The Gift of Dreaming

Human beings have long understood the power and significance of dreams – and, throughout time, dreams have been considered meaningful and sacred and have been used to find guidance and purpose in life. From the discovery of the structure...

Out and About in the Southwest

by Mike Lavelle Continuing in our ongoing series of local southwest towns to visit, on our motorcycle ride, the last part of our trip took us from Las Cruces to Hatch, on Highway 25, and then west on 26 towards the town of Nutt and then 27 to...

Red Mandell

by Burt Graeff Sheldon (Red) Mandell is 88 years old going on 58 years old. The guy is a human dynamo. Mandell, a native Chicagoan, is the majority owner of the del Lago Golf Club. Fifteen years ago, in 2003, there was no del Lago Golf Club...

Improving Education in Vail

by Stacy Winstryg The Vail Parent Network is beyond thrilled with the passing of Prop 468, the bond for the Vail School District. We thank the registered voters who voted yes. According to Mr. Baker, superintendent for the district, the...

Holiday Hiking

by Rob Samuelsen The Ghost of Christmas Past is alive and well in Arizona.  Taking Ebenezer Scrooge on a quick tour of Arizona’s past, the ghost guides Scrooge to the December 25th, 1847 dry camp of the Mormon Battalion.  This Christmas Camp...

The Diversity of the Holidays

by Ambur Wilkerson One of the beautiful parts about the holiday season is how diverse celebrating it can be. As someone of African-American and Mexican descent, I take great pride in my culture and how I express it during the holidays. The...