By Fiona de Young, Community Relations Manager Rincon Valley Fire District Assistant Chief James Tucker has successfully completed the process that awards the professional designation of “Chief Fire Officer” (CFO). The Commission on Professional Credentialing (CPC) met on December 7, 2021 to confer the designation. Chief James Tucker...
Before the hit television series – “Superstore” or the feature-film – “Employee of the Month,” this author lived the retail life. After retiring from a thirty-two-year career in retail, local and first-time author, Micheal E. Beggs, tells stories from his life in the retail world. “Stories from Behind the Wal: Coming Full...
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By Sean Colbert Life is full of ups and downs. You can have the best time and then be hit with something challenging, and even though we may think we are alone and have no one there for us in that time of need, there is always that one person to reach out to. I would like to talk about Keisha. I was at one of the darkest times in my life in 2018...
A Tucson-free RTA, why not? It was my honor to serve on the first Citizens Advisory Committee, the Pima Association of Governments and Regional Transportation Authority Boards, and finally as RTA Chair in 2014. Along with all in Pima County, I have watched with pride as the RTA’s plan, with its hundreds of projects, has unfolded. Accordingly, I am...
Happy February Friends. In addition to celebrating the people we love the most, our team has been invited to share our favorite books with many classrooms throughout the city to celebrate Love of Reading. We are looking forward to connecting with our youngest future leaders and sharing our passion for learning and public service. Mayor and Council...
Linda and her husband Brad met the old-fashioned way: at church. She was several years away from an unexpected divorce. He was happily playing guitar and writing music in a Christian rock band. Friends who knew them both thought they needed to meet and had planned for a chance meeting. When it happened it was obvious why. There was an instant...
Continued from January 2022 Vail Voice. By J.J. Lamb …Owners of the larger ranches near Vail often hired Bee Atkins, the Rancho del Lago Foreman, to hunt predators that were killing their cattle. In November of 1936, Bee and George Davis were laying traps on the La Casa Blanca ranch owned by J. Rukin Jelks. Born in 1903 in Texas, Bee was one of...
Dear Editor, I would like to express my Kudos to your paper for the integrity that you displayed in the November issue of your paper. I had submitted a negative review about an article from the Rabbi’s Corner of the October issue that spelled God with a hyphen in place of the “o”. I interpreted this as disrespect to God, whereas...
By Sean Colbert Love, I think, is something a lot of people take for granted. When people hear the word love they mostly conclude that it’s about a couple, when love can be in many different types of relationships; such as families, friends, romantic partners, pets, etc. In fact, the definition of love says, “A proud and acting affection...
