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Mexican Orphanage

While tagging along with Deanna Dent in Mexico in 2008, I took some photos at Casa de Elizabeth Orphanage. The Aztec Press recently wrote a story about it.

Climbing in Tucson

A day trip to Mt. Lemmon or a lunch hour at the rock gym, Tucsonans like their climbing.

NYC Bouldering

AUDIO- You don’t need expensive memberships, equipment or travel to climb in New York, just some guts.

Travel warnings deter students from Mexico

PHOTO WRITING- Mexico Highway 15, which is often used by tourists, has come off a recent State Department travel alert, but students are still aren’t traveling to Mexico.

Graduation a long journey for commencement speaker

The commencement speaker for Pima Community College’s May 21 graduation ceremony says her associate degree did not come easily.

In depth: Nogales, Sonora, feels impact of drug violence

Fear of violence has kept residents from leaving their homes and tourists from visiting Nogales. The U.S. State Department released an alert Oct. 14 warning about the dangers of crossing on foot, so business has been affected.

Orphanage needs donations, volunteers

About an hour south of the border in Imuris, Sonora, the Casa de Elizabeth Orphanage is getting hit hard from both sides.

PCC cyclists recommend city commute

Tucson is one of six U.S. cities with a gold rating awarded by the League of American Bicyclists for being bicycle-friendly.

Rising fashion designer embraces his heritage

PHOTO AND WRITING/ Arturo Valenzuela was a professional performer who had aspirations of directing his own musical. A fall in 1989 put him in a wheelchair, but that did not stop him from expressing himself.

Funny thing happened

Something funny happened as I was writing a story for the Aztec Press on bike safety in Tucson.