Dr. Zain Khalpey stands next to a ghostly white lung pumping rhythmically on the table next to him. “That’s pretty damn good, actually,” Khalpey says as he gazes at the data recorded by the lung’s ventilator. The ventilator indicates that the pig lung is inflating and deflating like a normal lung. Experiments such as this…
As a new legislature and a new governor prepare to settle into Phoenix, a projected budget shortfall is not far from anyone’s minds. Just a year ago, the outgoing governor boasted about Arizona’s “comeback” and now the state faces a grim budget situation as it heads into the next year. Revised projections show Gov.-elect Doug…
The entirety of Organ Pipe National Monument’s grounds opened in September, making the park’s next tour season in January the first that will cover all the grounds since the park closed nearly half its acreage in 2003. The opening comes 12 years after the death of Ranger Kris Eggle, who was killed at the park in…
El Tour De Tucson welcomed over 7 thousand riders in this year’s annual bike ride that raises money for many different charitable organizations. One group that came down to participate was the Bahati foundation, which is based out of Los Angeles Calif. Rahsaan Bahati, who is the chairman of the foundation, and a championship cyclist…
The push to buy local and eat organic has spurred on a cottage industry in Arizona. A handful of companies in the state have jumped into the fray of home-delivery services, bringing the farm to the suburbs. “It’s wonderful seeing change,” said Kathyrn Porter, whose Vail-based Matt’s Organic Home Delivery Service has seen an increase…
