Is someone mean if they accidentally shove you at the grocery store without saying “sorry”? Or perhaps mean is cheating on your spouse? Is killing someone mean, or is that classified as something else? Let’s find out. What does it really mean to be ‘mean’? “You’re a meany!” or “He/she was mean to me!” are…
Cultural traditions of childbirth vary worldwide, from shaving heads to painting the mother’s body. But one, to many, may be particularly gruesome: eating the placenta, called placentology. Formed inside the female while she’s pregnant, the organ provides oxygen and nutrients to the fetus through the umbilical cord. Small businesses have formed to process the placenta,…
It’s an organization that is changing the lives of those who try to cross into the United States to provide a better lifestyle for them and their families. I traveled to Nogales Sonora to visit the Kino Border Initiative, where thousands of migrants call their home. Carmen Valencia is a reporter for Arizona Sonora…
PHOENIX — April 17th is the 100th day of the Arizona State Legislature, the milestone that marks what should be the end of the legislative session. The operative word is “should,” because with bills left for consideration, the Legislature isn’t going anywhere quite yet. Running past sine die — the Latin term for the time…
PHOENIX — The Legislature inched toward closing this week, as the threat of a teacher walk-out dominated the news landscape, in the newest development in the fight over teacher pay. In the House, tempers flared over several instances of the Rules of the House of Representatives invoked to shut down a speaker. Reps. Tony Navarrete…
