By Fara Illich Cronkite News Service FLORENCE – The first stop for all Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees is just down the road from here at the Florence Detention Center, which has a new soccer field, offers buffet-style dining and allows face-to-face visits with family, friends and lawyers. But some of the overflow detainees and [...]
Tension in Navajo Nation over proposed Grand Canyon tourist attraction
By Maryann Batlle Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – Ty Tsosie was taught by his Navajo elders that when he needed spiritual reflection, he could go to the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers, a sacred place to the tribe. “If you feel good about something, if you feel down about something, you go [...]
Uncounted provisional and early ballots in Arizona leave groups frustrated
By Natasha Khan Cronkite News PHOENIX – People said they registered for an early ballot but never received one. People confused about the identification needed to vote. People told they weren’t on a precinct’s voting list. Arizona advocacy groups, political parties and politicians said those are just some of the things that led to what [...]
Spanish Voter Awareness Campaign Launched To Combat Arizona Errors
By Al Macias, John Rosman Fronteras News Desk PHOENIX — The Maricopa County Recorder’s Office is launching a Spanish-language voter awareness program, in hopes of avoiding possible confusion about the date of the Nov. 6 general election. This comes after County Recorder Helen Purcell announced two pieces of printed information with the incorrect date had [...]
Two more Arizona sites win national historic landmark designation
By Cale Ottens Cronkite News Service WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior has declared two Arizona sites national historic landmarks – one from the state’s prehistory and the other from a darker time in modern history. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Wednesday gave the designation to a World War II-era Japanese-American internment camp near [...]
Guest Voz: What’s happening in Chicana/o Studies is a microcosm of what’s happening in society
By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista Writing books and writing blogs are similar.They should be truth. If they were not, the author loses credibility and his/her ability to convince suffers. This is how it should be. But Arizona is testing this rule of thumb. The assault on the truth in Arizona makes it impossible for those [...]
