By David Levy Nothing in the night sky quite beats a total eclipse of the Moon. Other than a shooting star, eclipses prove to all who watch them that the sky is a changing place. During the several hours of a lunar eclipse, we can actually watch as the Moon slowly orbits the Earth, and as it passes through the shadow of the Earth we can enjoy its...
By Travis Le Duc Each and every one of us is experiencing it–sticker shock at the gas pump, the drive thru, and most notably, the grocery store. It more aptly should be called double-shock. According to the United States Department of Agriculture for 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic drove the largest annual decrease of disposable income...
By K. Nepsa It’s that time of year again: Graduation season! Each year, a new set of parents experience the inevitable departure of a child after 18 years of pouring countless efforts, tears, joy, sacrifice, etc., into raising them. Something else that seems inevitable is the sadness that persists in your soul to see your beloved child finally...
By Brad Singer It ‘s been a roller coaster market so far this year in stocks and bonds. You’ve probably noticed your 401k’s and other investment accounts taking a serious hit this year. What’s going on and what can you expect for the remainder of 2022 and beyond? Furthermore, what should you be doing about it? Financial Market Turmoil What’s...
Flag day By Ventura Tounsel “hat the flag of the United States shall be of thirteen stripes of alternate red and white, with a union of thirteen stars of white in a blue field, representing the new constellation.” This was the resolution adopted by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777. The resolution was made following the report of a special...
By Rick Bass Most everyone has read about the water crisis at Lake Mead. Human remains have been extracted, due to the lowest water levels in history at this vital reservoir that feeds the Colorado River and supplies our Southwest cities with water Including the Vail area. The continent of Africa has been especially hard-hit with video and news...
By Anne Gibson Members of the Friends of the Esmond Station Library were up early and ready for an adventure as they drove down west to Sahuarita to attend a Pima County Public Library Advisory Board Retreat on Saturday, May 7th. Friends’ members came from Oro Valley to Green Valley, from Arivaca to Vail, and from all parts of Pima County. The...
By Hollie Warnick Earlier this year, I had a large gathering at my home. It was a women’s clothing and fashion exchange. I had previously gone to such a party at a friend’s in Tucson pre-COVID. There was food, drinks, networking, shopping and last of all, donations. After the gathering concluded, we heard from a local women’s shelter about what...
By J.J. Lamb Ads and articles in newspapers from 1963 and ‘64 touted life in “New Tucson” as having all of the perfect ingredients to make your ‘suburban living dream come true.’ “Ingredients” included a 9-hole golf course, five-years of free country club membership, use of an Olympic size pool, a restaurant, commercial area (all at Corona), horse...
A frequent question we receive at Bill’s Home Service is whether the famed brown recluse spider is a common occurrence in the Vail, Arizona, area. Brown recluse spiders are notorious for their fiddle-shaped markings and their vicious bites that can cause tissue death. They are not native to southern Arizona; rather, they establish themselves in...
