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Midwestern Work Ethic: Passion is key to Cheap Trick’s longevity
As a band that has toured on a consistent annual basis ever since forming in Rockford, Illinois, in 1973, it’s no surprise that Cheap Trick is back on the road in 2025. Even during the year and a half when touring came to a standstill during the COVID-19 pandemic this didn’t mean founding member Rick…
As Catholic as I’m gonna get
I’m Catholic, always have been, always will be. I guess it could be said that since my mother was born in Italy, my father was born in Ireland, and my wife’s ancestors come from Spain and Mexico, I’m an industrial-strength Catholic. But I don’t see it that way. I’m simply as Catholic as I can…
Underserved and Overburdened: Health leaders are working to revamp care
As director of the Center for Rural Health at the University of Arizona, Dr. Daniel Derksen frequently visits rural towns and border communities across the state. And lately, he’s been sensing a shift. While these areas have traditionally leaned conservative, he says people are beginning to question whether proposed cuts to programs like Medicaid, Medicare…
Betting Bonanza: Wagering is not slowing down in Arizona
From hosting the Super Bowl in 2023 to the NCAA Final Four in 2024, the Grand Canyon State has established itself as a premier destination for sports. With that, Arizona’s monthly sports betting numbers have gone up. Since the legalization of sports betting in September 2021, Arizona’s monthly wagers have increased by $441 million. “One…
Saying Goodbye: Elida Reyna y Avante takes a bow in Tucson
When Elida Reyna was 9, she knew exactly which career path to choose. She appeared on the “Johnny Canales Show” — and it changed her world. “At that moment, I knew this is what I was going to do for the rest of my life,” she said. Elida Reyna y Avante will headline a night…
NORML Briefs: Study – Cigarette smoking greater health risk than cannabis
Cigarette smoking more harmful than cannabis use Cannabis smoking and tobacco smoking appear to have disparate impacts on lung health, according to data published in the journal “Respiratory Research.” Investigators affiliated with the University of California at Davis assessed the impact of tobacco smoke and cannabis smoke on airway health by analyzing subjects’ exhaled breath…
Nostalgia, tragedy and the unseen
It is where nothing feels important anymore — because everything is. A kind of ambiguity that makes it hard to live in, or even navigate, the present tense. So the ache of nostalgia never finds its point of disappearance; it hangs in some ghostly void — apart from belonging, from real connection, from meaning. And…
Healing the Most Dire Wounds with Advanced Vacuum-Assisted Closure in Tucson
When it comes to treating complex wounds, few innovations rival the transformative power of vacuum-assisted wound closure, also known as negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). At the Wound Center of Tucson, Dr. Jeff Monash—a leading expert in wound care—is harnessing this technology to help patients recover from wounds once thought untreatable. Why Dr. Jeff Monash…
The Top 6 Most Overlooked Workplace Safety Requirements
Workplace safety often feels like one of those things everyone talks about – but not everyone does something about. Maybe you ran your annual training last March. You hung up a few signs. Your team mostly knows what to do in case of a fire. So, you’re good, right? Not quite. See, the biggest threats…
Why the CFTC Approves Kalshi but Not Sports Betting
Kalshi is a licensed prediction market platform and the sole exchange in the United States that is now permitted in all 50 states, excluding Ohio and New Jersey. In 2023, Kalshi requested authorization from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to permit Americans to bet on the power of the House of Representatives and Senate, but…
