Amanda Blackhorse is outraged when she thinks of the Washington Redskins, a team whose name and mascot are deeply offensive to the Navajo woman. But she is also saddened at the thought that in the Navajo Nation, Red Mesa High School uses the name for its sports teams as well.... Read more»
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A Navajo woman was in Virginia on Thursday to argue that the Washington Redskins should not be allowed to trademark what she and other Native Americans see as a racial slur.... Read more»1
The Pima Community College football team got letters of intent from nine Southern Arizona players on Wednesday as it was the first day incoming student-athletes could sign. The Aztecs received 22 total letters.... Read more»
The Fiesta Bowl game and its many related events have become a football extravaganza that kicks off the new year for the Phoenix area with national publicity and a hefty economic boost. But over the past three years, the Fiesta Bowl has also become the source of continuous embarrassment in the Valley of the Sun, for bowl officials, civic boosters and state legislators, as well. And it isn’t over.... Read more»
Interviews with broadcaster Dave Sitton; Mark B. Evans Tucsoncitizen.com administrator; TUSD Superintendent John Pedicone; state House Speaker Rep. Andy Tobin and state Sen. Linda Lopez... Read more»
Even the Queen of the United Kingdom is a fan of the University of Arizona Wildcats. Or so says a professor at Tempe Normal School, so it may or may not be true.... Read more»1
Anthony Gimino, TucsonCitizen.com sports reporter, previews the coming UA-ASU game, plus: Pima County Library Director Melinda Cervantes; author Patty Valance on her her new children’s book, “Born to Wear Blue” with Mike McKendrick of the Greater Tucson Fire Foundation; and Dr. Robert Hendricks on education.... Read more»
Mary Davis of Tucson International Airport previewed the busy Thanksgiving travel season. Then, Grand Canyon Institute fellow Dr. Karen Smith broke down her study on how Arizona farmers can improve yields with less water, plus: Guy Gelbart, director of the Tucson-based Israel Center.... Read more»
The Pima Community College football team (1-8) attempted a comeback in the fourth quarter against Glendale Community College but it was cut short as the Aztecs lost 35-17 on Saturday in Glendale. Pima dropped its sixth straight game.... Read more»
The Pima Community College football team (1-7) dropped a fourth straight game as the Aztecs lost to Scottsdale Community College 44-21 on Saturday at Sahuarita High School.... Read more»
When her son, Phillip, complained about headaches that wouldn’t go away after several days, Deannea Tanner at first chalked it up to allergies. Then Phillip, a center for Pusch Ridge Christian Academy’s football team, asked if it could be a concussion.... Read more»
The Pima Community College football team (1-6) had a few chances in the first half, but the Aztecs weathered a loss to No. 9 Snow College 45-14 on Saturday in Ephraim, UT. Snow College scored 36 unanswered points.... Read more»
The Pima Community College football team (1-5) gave up 20 points in the third quarter in its 43-0 loss to Mesa Community College on Saturday. The Aztecs have lost three in a row.... Read more»
Jesse Lugo and Father Robert of St. Margaret’s Church, plus GOP state House LD10 candidate Ted Vogt and Dave Sitton on Wildcat football.... Read more»
The Pima Community College football team (1-4) gave up 12 points in the third quarter and couldn’t come back on Saturday, falling to Phoenix College 21-9 at Kino Stadium.... Read more»
When government issues debt, you probably think it’s paying for the construction of a highway or water and sewer improvements—the sort of things that we usually expect government to provide.... Read more»
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