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Tucson Salvage
Nov 28, 2019
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Marquez “Quezzy” Johnson is just a working class kid who turned hip-hop fascinations into a career
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By Brian Smith
Supported by gung-ho team din and Technotronic’s “Pump Up the Jams,” Marquez “Quezzy” Johnson saunters to the plate, grins wide, and pops a hip-hop dance move. Bases loaded, the green team pitcher backs up, deliberates a second or two and underarms a fast bouncy one toward home plate.
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News & Opinion,
Tucson Salvage
Nov 7, 2019
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Crafty beauty from Tucson’s dark crevices
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By Brian Smith
A profile of Mario Patino, who creates astonishing miniatures from his memories of growing up on Tucson’s south side.
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News & Opinion,
Tucson Salvage
Oct 17, 2019
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Seven decades ago, LaVerne Davis defied gender roles to become Tucson’s first child singing star
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By Brian Smith
We dig into Tucson music history to tell the story of LaVerne Davis Lawrence, a child country-western star back in the 1950s.
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News & Opinion,
Tucson Salvage
Aug 29, 2019
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Ever wonder about the voice in a drive-thru speaker?
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By Brian Smith
Hannah talks about her mom and stops, a rare breath between difficult subjects. She continues: “It’s an injustice for people to assume others aren’t going to change just because they used to be a certain way. My mom cleaned up and was getting her life together and it was so beautiful.
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News & Opinion,
Tucson Salvage
Aug 8, 2019
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Some mother’s daughter
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By Brian Smith
Brain Smith tells the story of Darlene who spends her days with her broken bike and shopping cart in the sun.
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