Bianca Aponte has been living below the poverty line in Tucson since she was born. The cities of Tucson and South Tucson are the poorest in the state. Nearly half of the residents of South Tucson are considered poor, according to the U.S. Census. Not all the faces of poverty are the same, though. Poverty…
Hispanic bilingual students are being hindered academically in Arizona and across the country, because some speech-language pathologists do not have the resources or training necessary to correctly diagnose speech disorders in children. As students come to school for the first time, they go through various screenings to ensure they are developing at a standard rate. This is…
The smell of nail polish carries throughout the living room and out the windows of a small mobile home in St. David, Arizona. Inside the house a man sits, engulfed by a large La-Z-Boy chair draped with a white and yellow afghan. Slowly, he dips the tip of a brush into an ebony jar…
The Tucson Roadrunners are new to Tucson, bringing in players from all across the world. In only their second season in Tucson, the Roadrunners are having great success as a team, and their fanbase is growing as well making the playoffs in the AHL league where they won their first playoff game in franchise history….
One in every 68 children is impacted by autism, according to the National Autism Association. Autism effects the section of the brain that’s responsible for social skills, communication and cognitive function. When autism is caught early, treatment, therapy, and medication can help children improve. However there is no cure. Adults with autism especially have difficulty…
