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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Danielle Aguilar ramps up tamale production at La Mesa Tamales for the holiday rush. Aguilar’s father opened the store 21 years ago. (Photography by Tirion Morris/Arizona Sonora News)

Cornucopia of holiday foods traditional for Arizona

Tirion Morris November 30, 2017

Tamales are on the tip of everyone's tongue when thinking of holiday traditional foods in Southern Arizona, but they are not the only thing to adorn local tables. Traditions from a cornucopia of...

Good white people

Tirion Morris November 29, 2017

“The white liberal and the white supremacist share the same root postulates. They are different in degree, not kind.” This quote by Lerone Bennett Jr. starts Shannon Sullivan’s book Good White...

Members from Chukson Water Protectors, a group that stands in solidarity with Standing Rock and works to better indeginous peoples rights in Tucson, started the event with a drum song. Christopher Columbus Park is on historically Nativa American land, and now the groups want Native Americans to be able to rename the park. Photograph by Tirion Morris/Arizona Sonora News Service.

White allies stand up to racism

Tirion Morris November 29, 2017

White allies are organizing to stand up for people of color. Since the recent election, racial tensions have been high and white people are keen to distinguish themselves from hate groups. White allies...

Triscuit biscuits are one of the dry goods that last well at food banks. The Tombstone Community Food Bank is currently collecting foods for the holidays. Photo by: Tirion Morris / Arizona Sonora News Service

Hunger persists in Cochise County

Tirion Morris October 18, 2017

Hunger gnaws at Cochise County citizens more than the average American. The poverty rate in Cochise County is 18.7 percent, according to the 2016 U.S. Census Bureau compared to the national rate...

Wine industry bubbling up fast in Arizona

Wine industry bubbling up fast in Arizona

Tirion Morris September 27, 2017

Toast this: Arizona's wine industry grew 1,940 percent in 14 years. New wineries are bursting onto the map with vineyards and tasting rooms popping up statewide, concentrated in the southeast growing...

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