NASA Ambassador to Share Wonders of Tucson’s Night Sky

Published   Dec 19, 2024 08:05PM
Dr. Bryan Shumaker and his wife, Linda, were winter residents in Southern Arizona for six or seven years before becoming full-time residents in November. They sold their house in northern Michigan and settled into a home in Dove Mountain. Southern Arizona’s dark skies and its astronomy community are a huge part of the attraction for Shumaker, an avid amateur astronomer who is a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, doing outreach astronomy education. “It’s kind of astronomy heaven out here,” says Shumaker,… Read more » ... Read more

A Little Light – Hanukkah at Hillel

“I’d like to help you, because you helped me.” What a strange way to start a conversation. And even stranger was the fact that the woman who walked into my office and said that was a complete unknown to me. My mind did the panic-scan where I me ... Read more

Shalom Broadway: The Jewish Musical Legacy

Wicked, the movie based on the Broadway musical, based on the book by Gregory Maguire, has brought the musical back to mainstream popularity. To date, the movie has grossed over $350 million domestically and is once again shining a spotlight on a sta ... Read more

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Nonprofits navigate through rising demand

Published   Dec 12, 2024 04:00AM





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The kettle’s on for the Salvation Army






Salvation Army bell ringers are ubiquitous this time of year…

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