Health Exchange to Open; AZ Rates Below National Average
Affordable Care Act rollout starts with federally run insurance exchange, including eight insurers.
Dracula in the Desert?
Ballet Tucson celebrating its 10th year as a professional company, offers variety in dance as a way to build audience.
Performance Explores Themes of Mobility and Environment
4,000 mile journey through deserts of Southwest culminates with event at Tucson Museum of Art.
Local Foundation Fosters Equity, Opportunity for Women, Girls
Organization focuses on leadership development, provides a philanthropy program, other opportunities for women to be involved in the community.
Role of Early Education in Identifying Children's Special Needs
Joline Riddle, kindergarten teacher, highlights importance of preschool, effects it has in kids' future school experiences.
Importance of Internet, Technology in Classrooms
Stephen Purkiss, science teacher at PPEP Tec says these tools engage students more, provides them more hand-on activities.
Tucson Nonprofit Helping Homeless Teens Stay in School
Youth On Their Own provides students with school supplies, guidance, shelter to have them concentrate on getting a good education.
Voices for the Cure: Joanna Frueh
Author, artist, scholar, teacher, performer...and in 2012 she also became a breast cancer survivor
AZ Supreme Court: Legislators Must Fund Schools
Elimination of inflation-based budget increases called unconstitutional under state Voter Protection Act.
Energy Plan May Reduce Costs for CAP Water Delivery
Power plant near Page, AZ subject to clean air standards, group working to make those changes affordable, keep plant open.
Price Range for Obamacare Health Insurance in AZ Released
Overall cheapest 'bronze' plan costs $214 a month, while 'silver' plans will be between $252 and $248.
State Schools Chief Offers Assistance to Sunnyside
Top education official says he can mediate contentious district issues to enable education focus.
New Site Shows Statewide, Local Maps of Natural Hazards
Site is a compilation of data on earthquakes, faults, earth fissures and wildfires in AZ, resources on how to prepare for these.
Report: Illegal Immigration May Be Rising Again
Decline began in 2007 with recession, tougher enforcement; new numbers show uptick since recession ended.
Latinos Strong in Economic Recovery, Report Suggests
Study finds Latino-owned businesses have doubled in number in a decade to 67,500, with more expansion planned.
