Recent Articles from Aimee Plante
A Coming Storm: Arizona’s nursing shortage
Arizona’s health care system may experience some cloudy days as the state may soon face its greatest nursing shortage since the 1970s. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration, 16 states are not going to have an adequate supply of nurses by the year 2025.
Banking sans the small talk
As of this year, a customer can enter the Bank of America at 44th Street and Thomas Road drop off his latest deposit and leave – all without interacting with a human teller.
Efforts of family of volunteers punctuated by 10-year-old clothing designer
Xavier Elliot, 10, kicked off his project – Clothes for Charity by the Elliott Family – to make clothes for homeless children nationwide after spending his own young life in shelters.
Group takes to Capitol to protest spending on extra prison beds
Groups of stakeholders dedicated to reducing prison populations urged Gov. Doug Ducey and lawmakers Monday to cancel plans to spend $50 million on new prison beds.
Science Center’s ‘Solarville’ proves knowledge is power
Two young boys grip their handlebars as they peddle a furious pace of 20 mph, breathlessly arguing who will win the race. One furrows his brow as his older brother stands behind him and yells, “Go faster!”