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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Students walk through the Sierra Vista campus of Cochise College

Cochise College joins nation’s top-ranked schools

Hannah Bloom September 27, 2017

Who would have thought a small community college out of Cochise County would be named the second-best community college in the country. Cochise College has six collegiate teams, over 11,000 students...

Hotel Gadsen, located in the small border town of Douglas, Ariz., is a local and national treasure built in 1907. (Photograph by Mackenzie Boulter)

Eliminating NEA could be detrimental to Arizona communities

Mackenzie Boulter March 24, 2017

            For small towns like Douglas, grants for the arts can be deeply influential. With the election of a new mayor in 2016, Douglas is...

Rosa Buelna (right), 47, helps her mother Ysidra Buelna, 75, walk down the ramp outside of their house in Douglas, Arizona, to walk around the neighborhood. Rosa Buelna is her mother's caregiver. (Photo by Joanna Daya)

More and more caregiving falls on the family

Joanna Daya April 21, 2016

Rosa Buelna supports her 75-year-old mother’s back as she walks around, pushing her walker in front of her. She does this for her mother every single day, and so much more. Ysidra Buelna had three...

Tina Upshaw, executive director of CareNet Pregnancy Center of Cochise County stands in front of her clinic's baby boutique. Parents may exchange "mommy money and daddy dollars" earned through taking classes for clothes, toys, books and more.  (Photo by: David Mariotte/ Tombstone Epitaph)

Pregnancy resources for Cochise women limited

David Mariotte April 8, 2016

Many reproductive health resources in Cochise County focus on preventing teen pregnancies and promoting family planning, leaving abortion and sex education limited. Limitations include a slant toward...

Telemedicine helps sustain rural health care

Telemedicine helps sustain rural health care

Joanna Daya March 31, 2016

Access to health care in rural and underserved communities could be improved as telemedicine progresses and advances. At the same time, officials say, using video technology to reach patients...

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