For the love of the ugly christmas sweater

As the lights of the store hit the tinsel, bells, and lights, I found myself enthralled with the decor that surrounded me. The enthrallment did not stem from the twinkle that bounced off the decorations, rather, it came from the fact that these decorations were on sweaters. From where ugly Christmas sweaters started to where…

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Life below the poverty line

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…

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Plug in your car

You plug in your phone, you plug in your computer, so why not plug in your car? Electric cars are into the second generation and are not as risky to own anymore. Electric cars have only been around for a few years according to the knowledge of most people. In reality, the electric car was…

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Tony Estrada: an old, new sheriff for Arizona

Arizona is known for its tough-on-crime sheriffs. An image of a take-no-prisoners lawman is part of the state’s reputation.  Tony Estrada of Santa Cruz County, currently Arizona’s longest-serving and only Hispanic sheriff, is cut from that same cloth. But for national audiences, the embodiment of that image has always been dominated by larger than life publicity-seekers…

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