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…
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…
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…
Water rushes mercilessly through the lush green riparian corridor, sweeping everything along its path in a flash flood. The canyon is used to it, and so are the many inhabitants who call this creek called Aravaipa home. What looks like destruction in flood form is actually time to shine for native fish species in the…
Arizona’s voters in 2016 narrowly defeated a proposition to legalize marijuana, but advocates for the measure say they aren’t done yet. Ten states and Washington, D.C., have legalized marijuana, thanks to state laws granting medical status to cannabis. The rapidly shifting attitudes toward cannabis that helped pave the way toward full legalization are partly due…
