Travelers at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) have a new way to experience Phoenix’s story of growth and ingenuity through a large-scale photo mural. Desert Innovation is a museum installation of historic and contemporary images along the post-security passenger bridge between the A and D gates in Terminal 4. Presented by the Phoenix Airport…
David Zapatka Reader, friend, and fellow bridge player, Cathie Bonnell, said, “How about the word, ‘otrovert,’ for a word of the month?” I discovered that otravert is a new word that has not yet been accepted into the English language as an official word but is well on its way. It can already be found…
Gary Chalk We begin with the best of intentions. You get up from the dinner table and scrape the leftover lasagna into a Tupperware container. Over at the refrigerator, you finagle to sandwich it in with all the other Tupperware containers. We do this most nights of the week: rinse and repeat, or with Tupperware…
Diane Korn The dogs at Pinal County Animal Care and Control (PCACC) are sleeping much more soundly! Thanks to the generosity of the SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network, a brand-new shipment of Kuranda elevated dog beds has officially arrived. These beds are a “gold standard” for shelters—they keep pups off the cold floor, are easy to…
Martin Bender The mission of Honor Flight Arizona is to pay homage to World War II, Cold War, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans by providing for them a three-day journey of honor and remembrance to their memorials in Washington, D.C. The Arizona chapter of Honor Flight was formed in 2008 and to date has…
Martin Bender August 28, 1969, Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam: Three companies of Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division were inserted into a hot LZ (a helicopter landing zone with incoming enemy fire) to conduct a search and destroy mission south of Da Nang. Kilo company was the first on the…