Outstanding Arizonans

Randy Johnson

Some famous (and not so famous) names that helped make our state great Erma Bombeck: 
When Humor Goes, There Goes Civilization Erma Bombeck (February 21, 1927 – April 22, 1996) was a novelist, humorist and satirist whose insights into suburban home life of the 1960s to the 1990s thrust her into the national spotlight. Although [...]

Musical Capitols

The extended journey of the Arizona Capitol By Priscilla Racke The future of the United States was anything but certain in 1863: the future of settlers in the wilderness of Arizona even less so. In the east, north, south and west, American blood flowed freely as brother waged brutal war on brother, and western settlers [...]

Is Reading Going to the Dogs?

Left to right: Ariel, Destiny and Miguel Ortega look at the pictures in Dr. Seuss’s “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” as they take turns reading to Schotzi the dog.

By Jason Winsky Today’s children live in a fast pace world. Television, video games and the Internet are always encouraging them to speed up, to move faster. Patience, it seems, is no longer a virtue. Children are now learning to read in ever expanding class sizes. A key component of their education in reading is [...]