I lost my geocaching virginity a recent Sunday afternoon at Southern Arizona’s Catalina State Park. To be quite frank, up until a month ago, I had no idea what geocaching even was. Geocaching is essentially a worldwide scavenger hunt that takes place all around. The term is properly defined as the outdoor sport or game of…
Political contenders jockey for attention on how tough their immigration policies are or what can be done to reform the system, while everyday people in Arizona go into the desert to provide humanitarian aid to migrants. One couple, John and Diane Hoelter, volunteer with Humane Borders to provide water to migrants crossing the Southern Arizona…
Border patrol officers and agents regularly harass, intimidate and threaten citizens and journalists alike who take photos from public rights of way at border patrol entries and do the same when they take photos of agents either there or in the field. Such harassment, including demanding people stop taking photos without a reason, is one of…
Gilbert Mungaga and his wife fled Congo, Africa, feeling threatened for their lives. Four years later, Mugana’s family has found a home in Tucson. “We left many of our family and many of our friends behind. Congo has this problem, they have fighting everyday. Congo doesn’t have any peace. If you have peace for three…
El “Spice” y su amplia disponibilidad en tiendas de cigarros, ha originado un incremento en llamadas de emergencia en Arizona y en la nación. El consumo de Spice no solamente se encuentra en Arizona, también en otros estados tal como Nueva York y Maryland lo han reportado como un problema nacional, de acuerdo al Instituto…
