AltWeeklies Wire
The Strange Saga of Geronimo's Skullnew
Out there somewhere, lost for 146 years, there really is the head of a great Apache leader, taken in the most violent and ignominious means imaginable. With the exception of his family and a few historians, no one knows a thing about him.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
06-11-2009 |
History
We Need to Encourage Young Folks to Put Down Technology and Pick Up Booksnew
Be wary of the tube! If you prize the language, tame the idiot box!
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
05-27-2009 |
Commentary
Forest Service Land Is Fertile Ground for Pot Plantsnew
Between 2006 and 2008, the Gila County Narcotics Task Force took down 43 pot farms, eradicating 82,904 marijuana plants. All but a handful were on Tonto National Forest land.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
04-16-2009 |
Drugs
Trashing the Bordernew
Illegal immigrants dump tons of waste in the wilderness every day -- and it's devastating the environment.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
04-02-2009 |
Environment
A Gold Medal Lockdownnew
Former swimming superstar Rick DeMont has triumphed over an ordeal that could've crushed him.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
11-20-2008 |
Sports
They Call Him Dr. Germnew
As microbiologist Charles Gerba cheerily explains, billions of nasty microbes await you every day.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
10-09-2008 |
Science
Drug Trafficking and Crime Plague the Bordernew
The siege of the Chiricahuas can best be described as a low-level guerilla war, intermittent but always simmering, the scenes of trouble shifting regularly.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
09-12-2008 |
Immigration
The Feds Want You to Think They're Controlling the Border. Think Againnew
Nothing on the border is what it seems, and the pedestrian fence is another illusion. If you ask most Americans about it, they'll say its intent is to stop people from crossing the border. It isn't. Even Border Patrol admits it only slows them down.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
06-19-2008 |
Immigration
Environmentalists Want a New Wilderness Area on the Bordernew
But opponents say the plan has potentially profound implications for the country. They charge that it will create a ready-made pathway into the United States, a straight shot for drug smugglers and illegal aliens beginning at the Mexican border and running north about 30 miles,
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
05-01-2008 |
Immigration
The Light and the Darknew
Meet Jacob Warner, a Native artist who found salvation behind bars.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
11-15-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
J.P.S. Brown's Last Standnew
The renowned 77-year-old Western writer is back with a memoir and a violent border novel.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
08-29-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Following the Amnesty Trailnew
We follow one of Arizona's most popular illegal alien crossing routes and find piles of garbage, trampled public lands, angry residents and the suspected presence of a vicious gang.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
02-15-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
A New Billy the Kid?new
The mad search for the bones of an American outlaw icon has come to Arizona.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
04-12-2006 |
History
Tags: history
A Matter of Numbersnew
Experts say it's only a matter of time before an animal disease disaster strikes the unsecured U.S.-Mexico border.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
01-19-2006 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Susie's Letter to Mexiconew
A family is tired of witnessing the suffering of immigrants abandoned by their own government.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
11-11-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: border
