Many tag the Olympic games as the grandest stage for most athletes. Twenty-five-year-old hurdler Georganne Moline represented not only the United States at the London Games in 2012, she represented the state of Arizona – and if all goes as planned, will do so again in Rio de Janeiro next year. Although she was born…
Having greatly improved the lives of those around them and at times elevated entire communities, the women listed below are Arizona women of color who have, locally and nationally, made history. From Northern Arizona to the Southwest, many of these women are educators, others community activists, and most do both. Maria Urquides (1908 – 1994)…
Los contendientes políticos se enfrentan para conseguir atención sobre el tema de qué tan estrictas son las políticas migratorias y sobre qué se puede hacer para reformar el sistema, mientras que a diario personas en Arizona van al desierto a ofrecer ayuda humanitaria a los migrantes. Una pareja, John y Diane Hoelter, son voluntarios con…
School districts across Arizona are scrambling to fill vacant teaching positions as disinterest in the field soars because aspiring and existing teachers are fleeing to other states where pay is higher. During the 2014-2015 school year, 387 open teaching positions were listed in a survey carried out by the Arizona School Administrators Association. In September…
The closing of the city’s lone hospital was the talk of the town. It’s been nearly four months since the closing of Cochise Regional Hospital in Douglas, but some Douglas residents talk about it like it happened yesterday. “People were shocked and appalled,” said Tom Allen, owner of a local café in town. “Suddenly, they didn’t…
