by Mark Duggan | Sep 2, 2014
“The way I was trained up, reporters went toward the story, just as firemen rush toward the fire.” –Charles Bowden The iconoclastic writer Charles Bowden passed away in New Mexico Sunday. He was 69. Bowden made a name for himself as an investigative...
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 | Jul 23, 2012
Picacho Pass, Ariz. – On April 15, 1862, two small groups of Union and Confederate soldiers fought a battle in central Arizona. The engagement left several Union troops dead, including the detachment’s commanding officer, and wounded several men on each side. It...
by Mark Duggan | Oct 4, 2011
Arivaca, Ariz. – Byrd Baylor’s love of the desert serves as both setting and subject for her writing. She’s best known for her children’s books, primarily set in the Southwest and populated with Native Americans and desert creatures. After years in Tucson...
