Supervisors call for 2015 County Bond Election Voters will be asked to decide on 7 bond propositions PIMA COUNTY – The Pima County Board of Supervisors Tuesday voted 4-1 to approve placing 7 bond propositions before voters Nov. 3. District 1 Supervisor Ally Miller voted no. Combined, the
The Mayor and Tucson City Council yesterday got their first look at the City Manager’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2016. The $1.368 billion Recommended Budget presented by City Manager Martha Durkin is an increase of $103 million from the current fiscal budget. The City is counting on using $3.2 million from the Stabilization Fund, […]
With the 2015 Major League Baseball league in full-swing, there are many new and exciting players to cheer on. One enjoyable aspect of the sport of baseball is that it is a collective of all sorts of players from all over the world, all competing at the highest level. Each team is comprised of a […]
Es realmente una tristeza que en nuestra comunidad exista un tipo de personas involucradas en el vandalismo, en lugar de crear y de realizar cosas positivas. Especialmente aquí en Tucson, considerada una Ciudad del Arte en todos los aspectos. Este pasado 25 de abril, algún bandolero y pandillero de malas intenciones, dañó la entrada principal […]
En este mes de Mayo en el cual festejamos y honramos a mamá, deseo unirme a este festejo dedicando unas líneas de reconocimiento a nuestras madres. Toda la vida y por la eternidad, estaré agradecido a Dios por una madre que amó al Señor, oró siempre por sus 8 hijos y los encaminó a todos […]
Lo primero que se viene a la mente inmediatamente cuando llega el mes de mayo, es el “Día de la Madre”, por esto me permití compartirles una reflexión muy simple, real y al mismo tiempo preciosa, de una de las mejores escritoras de Latinoamérica, me refiero a Isabel Allende, escritora, periodista, activista y profesora y […]
Por: Gilberto Erick Watts Comentarios:licgwatts@hotmail.com En medio de la bruma de la madrugada del 5 de mayo de 1861, a un costado de los fuertes de Loreto y Guadalupe, que están construidos en la cima de los dos cerros que vigilan la seguridad de la ciudad de Puebla, en el centro de México, los soldados […]
By Tucson Vice Mayor Richard Fimbres (Ward 5) On Monday, April 20, at the City of Tucson Ward 5 Council Offices. Congresswoman Martha McSally and I co-hosted a roundtable discussion about the future of the Cherrybell post office and processing center and its impact to our economy and community. More than 40 people were present […]
The recent desecration of the Tucson Fox Theatre and other downtown buildings by graffiti vandals, or taggers, infuriates everyone who takes pride in our city and our downtown. The Fox, in particular, represents countless hours of effort on the part of Tucsonans to restore the building to its former glory. When vandals attack targets like […]
Edward Alec Leon “It’s a past time, something you do. It’s entertainment, something you watch and it’s a shared experience, something you talk about and read about and that’s marvelous. But you can apply those same three criteria to other things. What makes baseball special is that it’s the best game that’s ever been […]





















