By ELIZABETH SHELL Cronkite News Service TUCSON — “Life’s too short for beige,” Steve Farley said, standing in his backyard looking at the color palette he’s painted his home: sandy peach, Easter-egg turquoise and a rich purple. State…
By Johnny Hernandez SOUTH TEXAS — It’s kind of interesting and ironic that as you turn off the main highway leading to this subdivision, there’s a sign out there that reads, ‘Welcome to Sweet Water Estates…country living at its…
By ALEXANDER MacLEAN PHOENIX — In her 2008 State of the State Address, Gov. Janet Napolitano proposed providing, despite the state’s growing economic challenges, free college tuition to Arizona high school students who get good grades, perform community service…
By IAIN WOESSNER Cronkite News Service PHOENIX — Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration sweeps have made him a lightning rod for criticism by interest groups and some public officials, but he’s still popular with the public, according to…
By TRAVIS GRABOW Cronkite News Service PHOENIX — The only things keeping police from effectively enforcing immigration laws are political decisions by local politicians and police chiefs, a state lawmaker said Wednesday. State Sen. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, speaks at…
By KRISTA NORSWORTHY Cronkite News Service PHOENIX (Friday, Oct. 16) — With one exception — Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio — Arizona addresses civil rights as well as any other state, the Rev. Al Sharpton said Friday. The Rev….
By Nina Duran Every week I feel that I strug- gle to get Elijah to do his home- work. There are times that I completely forget till 7:30 p.m. and I know that he won’t remind me. Since…
By CHRYSTALL KANYUCK Cronkite News Service PHOENIX (Thursday, Oct. 8) _ The environmental movement has been dominated by upper-class whites even though the people most affected by environmental contamination and other such problems have been ethnic minorities and the…
By ELIZABETH SHELL Cronkite News Service PHOENIX (Thursday, Oct. 1) _ Arizona’s Latinos need to stand up and be counted in the 2010 census or face losing representation in Congress, a voice for the community and money for social…
By ALEXANDER MacLEAN Cronkite News Service PHOENIX (Thursday, Sept. 24) _ A new study suggesting that human activities are nearing or exceeding the boundaries of Earth’s ability to sustain life as we know it has special significance in the…
By Johnny Hernandez La Prensa de San Antonio.- For Modesta Rodriguez Salazar, 65, a longtime farmer from Pearsall, Texas, discrimination is something she and her family know a little too well. In 1952, her father bought a farm in…
By CHRISTINE ROGEL Cronkite News Service NOGALES — Gael Sylvia Pullen said her McDonald’s franchise a five-minute walk from the pedestrian port of entry here is doing pretty well, all things considered. But she only needs to look down…
By Nina Duran La Prensa de San Antonio.- Who is San Antonio’s First Lady? I sat at The Lighthouse Cafe on McCullough Avenue, anticipating my interview with Mrs. Erica Castro. She arrived on time wearing a beautiful purple, black…
By ALEXANDER MACLEAN Cronkite News Service FLAGSTAFF _ Between working on class projects and studying for exams, medical student Nathalie Petein reports to Native Americans for Community Action Family Health Center at 8:15 a.m. five days a week, treating…
LatinaLista — On the eighth anniversary of the most horrendous acts of terrorism on domestic soil, it’s time to not only remember the event but the victims who were innocently caught up in history on that fateful day. The…
By ALEXANDER MACLEAN Cronkite News Service PHOENIX (Thursday, Sept. 3) _ Barbara Hickman, assistant superintendent of the Flagstaff Unified School District, said the calls started not long after President Barack Obama announced a televised back-to-school address for next Tuesday….
By Kate Shellnutt News21 Traditional greetings–“buenos dias” and smacking kisses, one on each cheek–sound out over the organ music 22-year-old missionary Charisse Horn plays at a Sunday morning service in Logan Square. A year ago, she’d never spoken a…
By W.J. HENNIGAN Cronkite News Service NOGALES, Mexico — It is often said that when the U.S economy sneezes, the Mexican economy catches a cold. But these days, Mexico is more likely to be diagnosed with pneumonia than a…
By Johnny Hernandez It is a protection plan that some of the development communities of northern Bexar County are not exactly in love with, but one with which they are willing to comply. Earlier this week, City Council approved…
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health Care (CSRHC) celebrates a momentous occasion in its proud 140-year history with the opening of Westover Hills’ first full-service hospital. The new CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills is the realization of a journey…
Grant to Help At-Risk Girls in Math, Science La Prensa San Antonio.- Alamo Colleges-Northwest Vista College was one of just 13 groups to receive a prestigious four-year grant to help high school girls gain higher proficiency in math and…
(The following is from one of Latina Lista’s regional newspaper partners — Hawaii Hispanic News) By Arantxa Ascunce, Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of Hawaii (Ed. Note: The Honolulu Academy of Arts, for the first time in decades, is…
By Jose T. Garza III When Jim Martin Elementary School opens in August of 2010, it will make history on two fronts. Martin will become the first NISD elementary school to be built inside the Loop 410 since 1980,…
18 de junio de 2009 La Prensa .- Central Texans joined in on the global protests of the disputed presidential election in Iran. Police estimate about 500 Iranian-Americans and other reformist supporters showed up in front of the Texas…
05 de junio de 2009 La Prensa COLLEGE STATION, Texas .- Texas A&M University President Elsa Murano received low marks for leadership and management in a highly critical performance review released Thursday by the A&M system. Texas A&M University…
