Amber Franco-Alexander hardly needed a college degree to recognize her love for teaching and start working with children. In fact, she did not even need to finish elementary school. “On my porch where I grew up, I’d gather all the neighborhood kids, whether they liked it or not, and teach them school on my dad’s…
In the United States, Hispanic students are almost twice as likely to drop out of high school as their peers. Locally in Arizona, where a growing Hispanic citizenry is already a sizeable chunk of the population, the trend in academic underachievement within the demographic is especially troubling. In Tucson, one student who refuses to become…
The annual Festival of Lights is back at Winterhaven celebrating its 65th year, and the Brown family is just one of the many families that take part in the festival every year. This year is extra special for the Brown’s–marking there 50th year of decorating. “The remarkable thing about it…it’s a myth people think when…
A la una de la mañana, Paul Smith podría ser el único que toca la melodía Brandenburgo de Bach Concierto No. 1 a todo volumen en Monte Lemmon. Esta pieza tiene un tono más feliz que los compositores rusos y alemanes del siglo 19 que generalmente escucha en su iPod – una banda sonora perfecta…
El asma, una enfermedad crónica pero controlable, afecta a más de 600.000 residentes de Arizona, con aproximadamente 80 muertes cada año, según la Coalición de Asma de Arizona (Arizona Asthma Coalition). Hay aproximadamente 120.000 niños con asma en Arizona y el asma ha causado 3.000 hospitalizaciones cada año, costándoles millones de dólares en gastos médicos…
