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Arizona Daily Star Newspaper Columns

From October 2008 to August 2014, I wrote a newspaper Column for the Arizona Daily Star weekly regional sections, Foothills, East Side, and Northwest.  The subjects included Arizona/Tucson history, travel, and human interest.

Column No.

Publication Date

Title

106

August 14 , 2014

A Hundred Years of Arizona Postacards

105

August 7 , 2014

Change of Command

104

May 29, 2014

The Ultimate Thriller-Courtroom Drama Book Series

103

May 8, 2014

Arizona's Five C's - Economics Today

102

May 1, 2014

Arizona's Five C's - Climate

101

April 24, 2014

Arizona's Five C's - Citrus

100

April 17, 2014

Arizona's Five C's - Cotton

99

April 10, 2014

Arizona's Five C's - Cattle

98

April 3, 2014

Arizona's Five C's - Copper

97

March 27, 2014

Arizona's Five C's

96

February 27, 2014

Arizona License Plates

95

February 6, 2014

Tucson's Movers and Shakers - Sports

94

January 30, 2014

Tucson's Movers and Shakers - Science and Medicine

93

January 23, 2014

Tucson's Movers and Shakers - Arts and Entertainment

92

January 16, 2014

Tucson's Movers and Shakers - Politics

91

January 9, 2014

Tucson's Movers and Shakers - Business

90

October 10, 2013

In Search of Gold in Southwestern Colorado

89

September 12, 2013

Summer Escape to Taos

88

August 29, 2013

An Alternative Arizona

87

August 22, 2013

How Arizona Got its Shape

86

August 1, 2013

Tucson's Jewish Pioneers

85

July 25, 2013

Tucson's Anglo American Pioneers

84

July 18, 2013

Tucson's Mexican Pioneers

83

July 11, 2013

Havasupai - A Dream Come True

82

June 20, 2013

Tucson International Airport's Historic Hangars

81

May 20, 2013

San Pedro River Getaway

80

April 18, 2013

Tucson History Series Part 6 - Tucson in the State of Arizona

79

April 11, 2013

Tucson History Series Part 5 - Tucson in U.S. Territory

78

April 4, 2013

Tucson History Series Part 4 - The Spanish-Mexican Presidio

77

March 28, 2013

Tucson History Series Part 3 - Spanish Missionaries

76

March 21, 2013

Tucson History Series Part 2 - The Hohokam and Descendants

75

March 14, 2013

Tucson History Series Part 1 - The First Tucsonans - Hunter Gatherers to Farmers

74

February 28, 2013

Trip of a Lifetime

73

January 10, 2013

Magic of Tucson

72

December 27, 2012

Workshop in the Desert

71

December 13, 2012

Tucson's Beau Brummel Club

70

November 29, 2012

Taxpayer Advocate Saves the Day

69

November 15, 2012

Bicycle Town USA

68

November 1, 2012

A Treasure of Tucson Fire Department History

67

October 11, 2012

A Trip to Arizona’s North Country

66

August 23, 2012

Tucson's Waterworld

65

August 9, 2012

Ring around the Mountains

64

July 26, 2012

Making the Boston Scene

63

July 12, 2012

A Half Century of Tucson-Area Stagecoach Service

62

June 28, 2012

Overland Stagecoach Service through Tucson

61

May 31, 2012

Backstory on Rillito River Columns

60

May 10, 2012

Rillito River Historic Communities-Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood

59

May 3, 2012

Rillito River Historic Communities-Binghampton

58

March 29, 2012

Lake Atitilan Guatemala - Scenic Paradise

57

March 22, 2012

Antigua Guatemala - Historic Haven of Tranquility

56

February 9, 2012

Key Events to Arizona Statehood

55

January 19, 2012

Fire in Congress Hotel Led to capture of John Dillinger

54

December 22, 2011

An Original Gift for the Holidays

53

November 24, 2011

Giving Thanks

52

October 27, 2011

On the Road to Silver City, New Mexico

51

October 13, 2011

Ring Recommends Tombstone Shootout Story

50

September 22, 2011

Ring Follows Ancestors to California Gold Rush

49

September 8, 2011

Who says doctors don't make house calls?

48

August 18, 2011

Unique Partnership Provides Successful Adult Education

47

August 4, 2011

Beating the Summer Heat

46

July 14, 2011

Graduation Perspectives

45

June 16, 2011

Escape to Aravaipa Farms

44

May 26, 2011

Seeing Is Believing

43

April 26, 2011

Maximizing My Library Experience

42

April 14, 2011

Discovering Oaxaca

41

March 24, 2011

Fulfilling a Dream in Mexico

40

February 24, 2011

Starting a Mexican Adventure

39

January 20, 2011

How Your Cell Phone Came To Be

38

December 23, 2010

Holiday Season Family Gathering

37

November 25, 2010

Bashas' Survives Bankruptcy and Reinvents Itself

36

November 18, 2010

The Development of Bashas' Family-Owned Arizona Grocery Chain

35

October 21, 2010

A Summer Trip to the Mountains

34

September 23, 2010

Another Kind of Tea Party

33

September 2, 2010

Inviting Historical Figures to Dinner

32

August 19, 2010

Columnist Looking for "Guide"-ance

31

July 22, 2010

Harvey Girls

30

July 15, 2010

Who Was Fred Harvey?

29

June 3, 2010

The Problems of Getting Older

28

May 20, 2010

Birthday Tribute to Pat

27

May 13, 2010

The Path to a Remarkable Arizona Frontier Woman

26

April 15, 2010

Battle of the Pillbox

25

April 8, 2010

Foothills Columnist Attends Final Four

24

March 25, 2010

I Found Two Treasures in my Closet

23

March 11, 2010

Super Knitter

22

February 25, 2010

Just A Little History Project

21

February 11, 2010

Ring Shares Secrets Of Writing A Newspaper Column

20

January 28, 2010

Columnist Discovers Elder Hostel

19

December 24, 2009

Extended Christmas Letter

18

November 26, 2009

Travels Before Thanksgiving

17

October 22, 2009

Columnist Recalls a Year of Writing

16

September 24, 2009

My Other Life as a Gym Rat

15

August 30, 2009

Columnist checks out Tucson's wine country

14

July 23, 2009

Columnist's Unending Search for Summer Restaurant Specials

13

July 9, 2009

Special Fireworks Watching Place

12

June 18, 2009

A Diamond for Mother's Day

11

May 21, 2009

History of the Catalina Foothills and Tanque Verde Valley
Part V: Development of the Tanque Verde Valley

10

May 14, 2009

History of the Catalina Foothills and Tanque Verde Valley
Part IV: Development of the Catalina Foothills

9

May 7, 2009

History of the Catalina Foothills and Tanque Verde Valley
Part III: Access to Natural Recreational Areas

8

April 30, 2009

History of the Catalina Foothills and Tanque Verde Valley
Part II: Exploration and Early Settlement

7

April 23, 2009 

History of the Catalina Foothills and Tanque Verde Valley
Part I: Formation and Early History

6

March 26, 2009

Knitting in San Miguel de Allende

5

February 19, 2009

Better Access to the Freeway

4

January 22, 2009

A Rose is a Rose...is a Parade

3

December 23, 2008

My Christmas Wish List

2

November 27, 2008

Guests for Thanksgiving Dinner

1

October 23, 2008

Where I'm Coming From