by Mark Duggan | Jul 7, 2013
Listen to my interview with Tom Russell. I opened by asking, “what’s on your radar these days as a storyteller?” A bad cell phone connection stymied my first attempt at interviewing Tom Russell. He was driving around the edge of Ft. Worth, trying to find his hotel....
by Mark Duggan | Feb 5, 2013
Oracle, Ariz. – Arizona State Parks became a budget target for legislators a few years ago. They diverted funds from the agency to help pay for a statewide budget deficit. Many parks were left with a skeleton staff and limited hours. A few, like Oracle State...
by Mark Duggan | Jun 13, 2012
Tucson, Ariz. – The Benedictine Sanctuary is adorned with religious statuary and glows in the desert sun. A domed tower rises high above the sanctuary. It’s the very definition of a stately, Old World edifice. A few feet away, the rows of solar panels create a...
by Mark Duggan | Oct 22, 2011
Tucson, Ariz. – The National Weather Service’s Tucson bureau is never closed. At least two meteorologists are on duty at all times, even on holidays. In June, staffing can be slightly lean when conditions stay the same – hot and dry – for...
by Mark Duggan | Oct 14, 2011
Casa Grande, Ariz. – Once a year, a small group of adults climbs some of Arizona’s tallest trees for fun and sport. They are tree workers, professionals who cut and prune for landscaping or utility crews. Each year, they meet in a city park somewhere in Arizona...
by Mark Duggan | Oct 3, 2011
Listen to the story: Tucson, Ariz. – James Joyce’s Ulysses is a notoriously difficult read. The book chronicles one day – June 16, 1904 – in the life of fictional Dublin resident Leopold Bloom. More than just a narration of Bloom’s...
