Winter has slipped into the Arizona lifestyle and so has the potential threat for a silent killer. One family was feeling queasy and called the Fire Department who tested the air and found very high levels of the colorless, odorless gas. Carbon monoxide kills nearly 200 people per year in the United States from malfunctioning…
Health care continues improving for many Arizonans who took advantage of insurance offered by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The uninsured rates in Arizona dropped by 4 percentage points, state hospitals uncompensated care costs decreased and the state added health care-related jobs. Arizona’s uninsured rates dropped down from 20.14 percent before the act to 16.38…
Churches across the country are opening their doors to illegal immigrants facing deportation as the newly revived sanctuary movement gains more supporters. According to the Colorado Alliance for Immigration Reform, nearly 700,000 illegal immigrants attempt to cross the United States border illegally in hopes of achieving a better life. The United States and Mexico share…
For the first time, The Sky Island Alliance awarded its Land Stewardship Award to a school in Sonora, Mexico. What made this year’s April award ceremony unique, according to Sergio Avila, the Alliance’s program manager, was that the Land Stewardship Award wasn’t given to an individual who owns or manages land. It was instead given to a…
