Tucson’s poet laureate connects people to nature through park poetry readings
The cowboy poet opens a copy of his new book “Reckon.” He stands before an intimate audience gathered at dusk in a century old boathouse built of red brick and volcanic stone harvested from the surrounding desert. He pulls the mic away from his face. He takes a deep breath. Pauses. “COME SEE this FAMILY!”…
Air Force seeks public input on groundwater cleanup near Tucson airport
Community members have until Nov. 20 to weigh in on a proposed multimillion-dollar cleanup of groundwater contaminated with PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals,” at Air Force Plant 44 near…
One quarter in, Palo Verde High students use “off” Fridays to work and catch up
Saul Soto wakes up at 6 a.m. Fridays, checks the stock market and maybe makes some trades. Then it’s breakfast and school work in his room with multiple computer monitors…
Pima County’s incoming administrator to earn $362,500 under proposed contract
Pima County’s incoming administrator could earn $362,500 — more than $30,000 above his predecessor’s annual base salary — under a proposed contract, according to details shared with Arizona Luminaria Tuesday. …
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Tracking the impact of immigration enforcement on Southern Arizona communities
Immigration observers report tense run-ins with Tucson police
On Thursday Nov. 5, rapid response observer Steven Davis got an alert while he was eating dinner: a report of several agents, possibly federal…
Keep readingCommunity activists call on feds to reopen closed public borderlands
About 30 people protested outside the Bureau of Land Management offices on Tucson’s south side Thursday afternoon demanding that public lands along the border…
Keep readingJudge declines to drop deportation case against Tucson DACA recipient Karla Toledo
A federal immigration judge declined Tuesday to drop the deportation case against Tucson resident Karla Toledo, who is enrolled in the Deferred Action for…
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El próximo administrador del Condado de Pima ganará $362,500 al año bajo el contrato propuesto
El próximo administrador del Condado de Pima podría ganar $362,500 al año — más de $30,000 por encima del salario…
TUSD’s school closure and merger plan, by the numbers
An alternative education center to serve students with special needs, “secondary academies” that include grades 6-12, and career and technical…
El plan de cierres y fusiones escolares de TUSD, en cifras
Un centro de educación alternativa para estudiantes con necesidades especiales, “academias de secundaria” que abarca del grado 6 a 12,…
“Hope is an action”: Lochiel cottonwoods razed for border wall live on in cuttings and ofrenda
Maxie Adler holds her hands to the side of her face and grins, staring at the cuttings with baby sprouts…
“La esperanza es una acción”: los álamos de Lochiel, derribados por muro fronterizo, sobreviven en nuevas plantas y en una ofrenda
Maxie Adler se lleva las manos a los lados de la cara y sonríe mientras observa los esquejes con pequeños…
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