By Alisha Brewer Thanksgiving always brings me a sense of peace. Maybe it’s the warm smell of turkey and butter buns cooking in the oven, maybe it’s the chatter of family and friends or the hum of football in the background. For me thanksgiving is the last opportunity to take in a breath of calm and quiet before the rush of December. My one...
By Rick Bass “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” – Winston Churchill A blessed and grateful nation never forgets those who served and those who are serving in our nation’s military. Specific days of remembrance have been established by our country to never forget those who have sacrificed and died. And...
Vaccines in the Workplace: One Step Closer to Freedom By Sebastian CaroCienega High School student One of the greatest causes of adversity is fear. Fear of the unknown, of not being able to predict when and how something will occur. This feeling of dread has been amplified ten times over as the Covid-19 pandemic has consumed America and the rest...
Photo by Bonnie ViningLooking east from the Rita Ranch Shopping Center before 2003.
Pima County Residents Opposing Discriminatory Water Rates By Curtis Lueck Our organization, Boycott Tucson Sales Tax, has been established to fight back against the differential water rates being imposed by the Mayor and Council upon Tucson water customers in the unincorporated areas of Pima County. The discriminatory increase is opposed by many...
By Chuck Colbath Every year about this time we here at Bavilon Salon start planning for another holiday season. We truly enjoy the many things that make this time of year special. We are thankful to be able to share it with our amazing coworkers and clients. John really enjoys decorating the salon, always doing something different, keeping it...
By Rob Hallberg As most of us know or suspect, Coffee is more popular in the US than Tea. But that was not always the case. Coffee houses were popular in the 1700’s, but Tea was the most favored drink in the New World until 1773. That year the colonists revolted against the heavy tax placed on Tea by King George III, and the Boston Tea Party would...
Photograph by Marsha McGaughy A roadrunner suns itself at Saguaro Park East on September 13, 2016.
“Win or lose, do it fairly.” –Knute Rockne By Christine Anderson Ferraris Arbitration clauses are found in contracts for car purchases, home construction, bank accounts, student loans, cell phones, employment, nursing homes and more. Arbitration is a private procedure in which a legal dispute is submitted to make a binding decision on...
By Anne Gibson The community room and patio where the Friends of the Esmond Station Library would normally do their book sales to benefit the library has never been open since the completion of construction. The continued closure of the library facility is due to restrictions involving Covid19. The Friends have had to find creative ways in which...
