I’m a lapsed Catholic who decided to quit taking Holy Communion years ago for various sins and transgressions. I resigned myself to the church teachings, as I understand them, that I was not worthy to receive that symbol of the body of Christ.
I’m a lapsed Catholic who decided to quit taking Holy Communion years ago for various sins and transgressions. I resigned myself to the church teachings, as I understand them, that I was not worthy to receive that symbol of the body of Christ.
Friday, September 17, 2021
Roy Dickover, trail boss for the southernmost section of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail, faces unusual challenges as he and his crew prepare for late summer trail …
Friday, September 10, 2021
On Sept. 3 and 4, I experienced an event only a few lucky educators can enjoy: I was the invited guest to the 40th reunion of the Nogales High School’s Class of 1981.
As a historian, the 1920’s and 1930’s in the United States has always intrigued me.
Friday, August 27, 2021
The Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel recently reported how the city ordered that a treehouse conform to code. The story interested me because it was purportedly built by a 12-year-old wi…
Babies do not come with instruction manuals. That’s why First Things First, Arizona’s early childhood agency, works to help families of young children feel confident in their role as…
In a historic bipartisan effort, the U.S. Senate recently passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure investment package that will make the urgent investments that are needed in Nogales to…
Friday, August 20, 2021
Following the playbook of Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, whose state is overrun with COVID-19 cases, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has doubled down amidst pushback against a state law he si…
The 2021-2022 school year has begun and things are already starting off rocky. Don't worry, though. I have no intention of writing about COVID this month. Instead, I’ll be tackling a…
In response to the story “State redistricting commission hears from locals,” published Aug. 10, I would like to add important facts. State and federal government representation (whic…
Friday, August 13, 2021
Nogales’ own award-winning author Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford, whose multiple surnames tell a whole story in their own right, recently posted her recipe for verdolagas, or purslane, on…
On behalf of the Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No. 35, we want to thank everyone who contributed to our drive-through 2021 Back to School Blitz. We sincerely appreciate y…
Friday, July 30, 2021
Arizona’s top health official and loyal ally to Doug Ducey, Dr. Cara Christ, will turn in her badge to go work in the private sector after she issued recommendations on masking requi…
Friday, July 23, 2021
“Be humble to see your mistakes, courageous to admit them, and wise enough to correct them.” – Amine Ayad
The other day, for the first time in over a year and a half, I sat inside Starbucks and I wrote.
