The midterms were a victory for women across the nation. The historic elections held Tuesday night elected many firsts of different races and orientations leading the way for Congress to become more diverse. In New York, 29-year-old Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the youngest woman to ever be elected into Congress. She had never…
Scientists are closer than ever to developing technology that can accurately detect whether someone is trying to deceive you. In other words, it’s going to be a lot harder to get away with a lie. How will the world change when presidents can’t stretch the truth with their supporters, cheaters can’t fib to their lovers…
Cochise County schools are planning to implement a district-wide English and Spanish literacy curriculum through smartphones, tablets and computers. They believe this will ease low literacy rates in the county. If implemented, the app will be accessible to children in the district, and is hoped to increase literacy in pre-k to 3rd grade students. It…
The nine staircases added up to 1,034 steps. At Bisbee’s 28th annual Great Stair Climb on Oct. 20, there I stood. With less than two weeks’ notice, I was ordered to not only cover the Bisbee 1000, but participate in it. I’m not a runner and I did absolutely no training for this race. My…
Here’s the news in a nutshell: Southern Arizona pecan growers make up a big slice of the state’s agricultural pie. Harvest season is nearly here. In the days following the first frost, large mechanical shakers trundle down county highways into the orchards nearby. Rolling between long rows of trees, the machines grip the ashy-brown trunks…
