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First President Bush Dies at 94

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George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, died on Nov. 30. He was 94.

Bush had a long career of public service. He served in World War II, was a congressman, diplomat, CIA director, vice president for Ronald Reagan, and was president from 1989 to 1993. His son... Read more

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Food for EVERY Body!

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When you share a delicious meal with your family this holiday season, will you be grateful to dad for smoking the turkey? Will you thank your mom for making your favorite dish? Will you be one of the many kids in Arizona who is happy to have enough food this mealtime?

Last year, an estimated 1 in 8 people in the United States were food INSECURE, including more than 12 million children. The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) defines food...Read more

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NIGHTS ARE ELECTRIC, GLOWING AT DBG

Dec 04, 2018

Imagine a garden with the beauty of the Sonoran Desert and a light and sound experience. Each year more than 450,000 people visit the Desert Botanical Garden annually. The garden features more than 50,000 plants.

Lauren Warren, assistant director of exhibits for the Desert Botanical Garden, says,” Soon we will celebrate our 80th anniversary. This year the Garden will celebrate the 40th anniversary of our holiday event, Las Noches de las

Jessica Rodriguez

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GROUPS WORK TOGETHER TO SAVE THE VAQUITA

Dec 04, 2018

The vaquita (Phocoena sinus) is a small porpoise with black marks around the eyes and mouth. They are usually light gray colored, with white underbellies. They live in shallow waters in the Gulf of California, Mexico. There are only about 30 of them left! The main reason for this is that they keep getting caught in fishing nets meant to catch a fish called the totoaba. The marine mammal is the most endangered marine mammal today.

Asha Matheth

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El Día de los Muertos

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Music and wonderful smells fill the air, and skulls and skeletons are everywhere—some made of sugar, others made of paper-mache. And for some reason, the cemetery is aglow with families decorating with bright orange flowers and cleaning the gravesites of loved ones.

Welcome to “El Día de... Read more

Ruby Slippers Found

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Photo courtesy of the FBI

It seems the Wicked Witch of the West wasn’t the only one trying to get her hands on Dorothy’s ruby slippers. The ICONIC shoes, seen in dazzling Technicolor in the 1939... Read more

Detecting Fake News

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Gigantic 100-foot Gila monster found on Tucson road!

Phoenix buried in snow after week-long August blizzard!

Sometimes fake news is easy to spot because it’s so silly and unbelievable you know it’s made up. But sometimes it is not quite as easy to separate fact from fiction.... Read more

Stars and Stripes History

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Between Flag Day and Independence Day, summer brings out a lot of patriotism and many people put the American flag out on display. You may not think much about it when you see the red, white and blue flying, but did you know that the American flag has a history dating back almost 250 years?... Read more