Jumping in with both feet
There was an ethics exercise we did in my beginning journalism course in college that was so odd it has stuck with me to this day. On Friday, it took on new meaning.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 9:40 PM MST

These young Sahuarita chefs are cookin’
My wife recently returned from an overseas trip to see her sister, leaving me and the kids at home to fend for ourselves.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 1:10 PM MST

Illegal immigrants: Varying degrees of comfort
There’s a woman in town who belongs to the Green Valley Samaritans, a group that heads into the desert in search of people who need water and assistance — often illegal immigrants.

Saturday, November 14, 2009 8:48 PM MST

Saying farewell to a piece of history
A bit of Green Valley and American history died last month. But like so many service organizations today, the local chapter of the National Association of Railway Business Women went out slowly, and with a lot of heartache.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 9:53 PM MST

Swastikas, flags and talk radio
Not long after I arrived here I attended a Holocaust Memorial service at Beth Shalom Temple in Green Valley.

Saturday, November 7, 2009 12:14 PM MST

It's a bad time of year for bats
Bats get a bad rap, especially this time of year.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 7:56 PM MST

Health care, and the Chamber of Commerce
My daughter spent the first 17 days of her life in intensive care after she was born a month early with a potentially fatal infection. We nearly lost her.

Saturday, October 24, 2009 10:39 PM MST

Bulletin board helps tell our story
There’s a bulletin board in our office that I walk by countless times every day, often glancing to see if somebody has posted anything new.

Monday, October 19, 2009 4:32 PM MST

Numbers that will never add up
We’re tapping our fingers on our desks as we wait for the Tucson Sector of the Border Patrol to come up with its fiscal year total of immigrant deaths in the desert.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 8:37 PM MST

McCain loves the crowds
If you had any hopes that Sen. John McCain’s town hall on health care would yield anything remotely informative, they were dashed early on.

Saturday, October 10, 2009 9:35 PM MST

Here’s one opinion I’m not offering
I learned years ago that one man’s trash is another man’s art.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 10:00 PM MST

Mox makes it happen
It all comes down to the publisher.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 9:37 AM MST

No easy solution for high gas prices
I’m not in Tucson often, but when I am, I take advantage of the lower gas prices.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 9:07 PM MST

Nogales is a ghost town
Back when I had more time and inclination, I taught a college-level newswriting course.

Monday, September 28, 2009 12:09 PM MST

Health care, business & phone books
Who or what do you think is most responsible for skyrocketing health care costs?

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 8:42 PM MST

How do you go about changing the world?
Can a small group of Sahuarita teenagers change their school?

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 8:42 PM MST

Miss Daisy’s story comes to an end
One criticism the media often hear is that we don’t follow up on stories after they’ve been published. So here’s one for you, reaching back nearly 20 years.

Saturday, September 19, 2009 12:36 PM MST

Do we have an immigrant problem here?
How many illegal immigrants are picked up in Green Valley?

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 12:00 PM MST

Giffords focuses on Afghanistan
Health care and border issues have been stealing the headlines, but Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., has been giving plenty of attention lately to Afghanistan, a part of the world she says was ignored far too long.

Friday, September 11, 2009 8:26 PM MST

Two flags in the dirt
When I’m in a mood, I sometimes remind my three kids — all teenagers — that their brains won’t be fully developed until they’re about 25.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 9:20 PM MST

The drama’s over for ‘Guiding Light’ fans
When we decided to do a story on the demise of “Guiding Light,” I figured it was my chance to write a holier-than-thou column poking fun at people who plan their schedules around their soaps.

Friday, September 4, 2009 9:47 PM MST

Local authors, and Jesse Kelly
I hadn’t been in Green Valley long when Dick Carey showed up in my office to complain about something. Since it wasn’t me he was whining about, I let him stay.

Monday, August 31, 2009 12:45 PM MST

We have lots of questions for Giffords
I contacted Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ office on Monday and told them I put a note in Sunday’s paper asking readers to submit health-care questions they’d like addressed at her upcoming forum in Green Valley.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 5:42 PM MST

Some advice for Jesse: Slow down
Years ago, a friend told me a funny story about a salesman.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009 7:45 AM MST

Sue Payne is going to be missed
“Dan, I need a story!”

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 8:26 PM MST

Good meal, good people at Casa
I was invited to Casa de Esperanza on Monday for a free lunch but I started making

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 6:41 AM MST

Giffords hiding from GV, Sahuarita
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has seen what has happened to her House and Senate colleagues over the past week at healthcare town hall meetings across the country and she’s hunkering down.

Friday, August 28, 2009 7:47 AM MST

Young politician takes his shot
I met Jesse Kelly for coffee a few days back and the first thing I did was apologize for wearing short pants.

Monday, August 10, 2009 8:52 AM MST

Tough-to-adopt animals get their day
I have a cousin who has a one-eyed dog. Ugliest thing you’ve ever seen till you get to know him (the dog, not the cousin). Then you want to keep him, because he’s got personality.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 9:06 PM MST

L.A., Mickey and the kids
It’s been just over a week since we returned from vacation, but I’m still shaking off the effects of four days in California.

Friday, July 31, 2009 11:31 AM MST

The prohibitive nature of ‘free’ media
Don’t worry, this isn’t going to be another “we need to save newspapers!” editorial from someone with a vested interest in the industry.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 6:42 PM MST

Editorial: A serious cause for concern
In just a few days, kids all over the state will be turning in their care-free summer days for another nine months in a classroom.

Monday, July 27, 2009 11:16 AM MST

Understanding the Adam Lambert fanaticism
Like fingernails slowly screeching down a blackboard, Julie McCoy called me up a few weeks ago to pitch a story on her trip to an upcoming American Idol concert.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 8:56 AM MST

Who calls the shots as life winds down?
DO NOT RENEW MY SUBSCRIPTION.

Saturday, July 18, 2009 5:10 PM MST

Bravery and bee stings
I was finishing up a tour of the Sahuarita sewer plant (you read that right) when my cell phone started buzzing Thursday morning.

Thursday, July 16, 2009 5:17 PM MST

Scam artists never take a day off
It’s an old story, but you’re going to keep hearing it because it needs to be told: Scam artists are out to get you.

Monday, July 13, 2009 10:15 AM MST

Jackson barely a blip in GV
Who’s the most famous person you’ve ever met?

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 9:27 PM MST

It’s time to kill underpass idea for good
Have you ever seen $800,000 flushed down a toilet?

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 4:17 PM MST

Pool hours: This sounds familiar
I was a (relatively) young reporter in the early ’90s in west Phoenix when a colleague asked me what I had going on that day.

Saturday, July 4, 2009 11:05 AM MST

Rosemont: Go see it for yourself
Rod Pace knows mining has an image problem. That, coupled with an uphill battle to win approval for the Rosemont Copper Mine on the eastern slope of the Santa Ritas, means he’s in for a long haul in coming months.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 1:50 PM MST

Dogs take over GV News office
I was holed up in my office on Thursday when I heard the first woof.

Friday, June 26, 2009 6:18 PM MST

Mom loved her ice cream
We always had ice cream in the house when I was growing up. That’s why our “keeping cool” package on Page A1 brings back good memories for me.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 7:55 PM MST

Egbert’s right, but only in a perfect world
Kara Egbert’s bold stand Monday night when she voted against the town budget turned more than a few heads, and is worth taking a look at.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 7:53 PM MST

Lots of stories at Legion post
I walked over to the new American Legion Madera Post 131 on Thursday for a quick tour and what do you think I find outside?

Monday, June 22, 2009 12:55 PM MST

The sad truth about Arivaca, and us
Who killed Brisenia Flores?

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 6:25 PM MST

Our Avenue of Flags
If you haven’t been out yet this morning, head down La Canada between Esperanza and Continental and remind yourself that June 14 is Flag Day.

Monday, June 15, 2009 5:12 PM MST

Q&A on metric signage
I talked with Tim Bee on Monday about the metric signage along Interstate 19. He’s the director of Gov. Brewer’s Southern Arizona office and seems to call it like he sees it.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 8:08 AM MST

Intern off to a fast start
You know that scene in the comic strip where Lucy is holding the football and pulls it just as Charlie Brown goes to kick it? I could identify with him on Wednesday when I got a call from our summer intern, Daniel Newhauser.

Friday, June 5, 2009 4:39 PM MST

The long road to Arivaca
I got the call about noon on Saturday from the editor on the desk: “Did you hear about the two people shot to death in Arivaca?”

Tuesday, June 2, 2009 8:07 PM MST

Estate sales just a form of recycling
I reached into the closet, pulled out a light jacket and slipped it on.

Monday, June 1, 2009 9:45 AM MST

Where’s your ‘downtown’ in Green Valley?
Other than at craft fairs or other organized events such as the annual garden tour, I don’t think I’ve seen such a varied and large group of people in any one place in Green Valley as I did on Monday.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 10:50 AM MST

Aayla’s got a home (if she stays)
I’ve got another woman in my life and my wife doesn’t mind. Probably because my new lady is a real dog.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 12:23 PM MST

Chairman Nunez needs to watch out for his own
I spent about 90 minutes in the desert last week with three other journalists, San Xavier District Chairman Austin Nunez, Texas developers James M. Parkey and Chris Cuny (an engineer), and the SXD’s principal planner, Mark Pugh. They showed us the site of the proposed detention facility.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 5:25 PM MST

Deshun learned from the best
Mary Glover woke up Sunday morning to her first Mother’s Day without her son Deshun.

Friday, May 29, 2009 10:02 AM MST

Green Valley: The first 100 days
Journalists love stories that mark anniversaries or milestones, that’s why this week you’re hearing a lot about Obama’s first 100 days in office.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009 5:33 PM MST

Long-ignored tribe now has our attention
If the Tohono O’Odhams are a vindictive people, Sahuarita is in trouble.

Saturday, April 25, 2009 8:48 AM MST

How many illegals are in Green Valley?
Reporter Jaime Richardson wrote a story for our April 5 edition about the decline in Border Patrol arrests in Green Valley.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 9:12 AM MST

A lesson on Good Friday
“Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.”

Monday, April 13, 2009 6:02 PM MST

UofA official squirms through some bad timing
UofA athletics director Jim Livengood knows how to handle an awkward situation.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 8:59 PM MST

Is metric history worth saving?
Never has $1.5 million been so heavily scrutinized.

Saturday, April 4, 2009 2:44 PM MST

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