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Mosquito Concern

Thousands of residents live alongside the only 18-hole golf course in Vail. The Del Lago Golf Course property runs throughout multiple communities. The course includes numerous hills, green grass, and even contains 9 large ponds used as water...

Monsoon! The Danger Typhoon!

As we know, Tucson is in the midst of monsoon season. Now, while it is safe to say that people enjoy this season very much, the same goes for a few of our pets’ biggest foes. Mosquitoes, Bufo alvarius aka Sonoran Desert toad or Colorado River...

People in Groups

There are many political controversies currently in the news.  In a most of them, there seems to be a certain amount of factual “cherry picking” and minimizing of the issues and concerns of those on the other side of the issue. To understand...

First Monsoon Season in Vail

Since it is my first Monsoon season in Vail, I enjoyed the article about the Monsoons.  I’m glad to be able to identify the smell after the rain.  I didn’t know what that was. I also appreciated the article about Honor Flight.  My...

Ancient Wisdom: Friendship

The first Sunday of August has been designated as Friendship Day. The focus of Friendship Day is to celebrate friendships, both old and new.  In 1997, The United Nations named Winnie the Pooh, as the world Ambassador of Friendship.  As quoted...

Wishes by Liane Ehrich

Wishes were taken seriously. They were solemn and profound things. To properly wish upon the first star of evening you had to say the little rhyme; “Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish...

The Advanced Placement Exam

Senior Counselor at Cienega High School The Advanced Placement (AP) exam is given to over 400,000 students each Spring.  It’s a platform that allows our scholars to compete against scholars nationwide for a true assessment of college readiness...

In My Words by Dennis Barger

Why am I running for the State Legislature of Arizona? What makes me qualified? I have chosen to run for a number of reasons. They include the fact that education is the hottest topic in Arizona, and as the current Arizona High School Principal...