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Arizonans in ‘Old Guard’ say honoring the fallen is the greatest service
Former Phoenix residents Tyler O’Connor and Enrique Garcia took different paths to the Army.
O’Connor knew at age 7 that he wanted to be a soldier and spent four years in Army ROTC at Arizona State University to earn a commission in the infantry. Garcia decided much later to enlist, about a year after high school. O’Connor wound up serving in Afghanistan, Garcia was deployed twice to [...]
Barber to speak in Tucson about veterans, jobs
Congressman Ron Barber plans to address mental health needs for veterans at a Tucson summit.
Some communities make Arizona’s centennial a year-long event
NOGALES – Twenty-five people watch as author Cathy Hufault projects black-and-white pictures of six Boy Scouts onto a screen at the Pimeria Alta Historical Society. These boys set out on an 80 degree day in November 1958 to climb Mount Wrightson, tallest of the mountains around Tucson. The group included one boy determined to celebrate his birthday at the summit, she explains.
Brewer, proponents tout home schooling at State Capitol event
Amie Oetter said she teaches her two sons, ages 10 and 12, more than the education staples of math, science and reading. For example, Oetter has been teaching them Greek, Latin and Spanish since they were each in first grade, she said.
GOP networking group to meet June 10
Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker, who has been touted by Republican strategists as a future leader of the Republican Party, will headline the upcoming Republican Professionals networking event June 10.
