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Take care to avoid prickly situations in the desert

Imagine the youthful delight at the prickly situation one of our pals had gotten himself into. The name is being withheld to protect the embarrassed. It was decades ago, but a visual I have enjoyed ma... read more

This city's air is killing people. Here's why

By telling her sister’s story, she hoped to prevent ... s the situation with Mexicali’s air. It’s saturated.” To investigate the levels of pollution and the effects on public health in Mexicali and ne... read more

Crisis in our national parks: How tourists are loving nature to death

“It’s a tough situation ... try to prevent such episodes by imposing “soft closures” on the lot — placing traffic cones across its entrance and telling visitors to find parking at the next pullout, th... read more

‘PDP belittled Nigeria instead of building it’

He warned against returning PDP to power to avoid witnessing what happened in ... Instead, you chose to be here because you care about this country and its future. You chose to be patriotic. read more

A turtle-obsessed boy had his 22nd surgery. People all over sent turtle photos.

He can’t take baths. He can’t go to the splash pad ... to South Carolina, where the boy receives specialized care at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Greenville. This means two 10-hour days on th... read more

Water heaters blamed for winter home fires

Overheated appliances spark fires through electrical short circuits leading to life-threatening situations ... equipments care should be taken to use them properly and prevent fire incidents. read more

Sisi Builds a Green Zone for Egypt

Summary: Egypt’s new administrative capital, currently under construction—and tentatively named Wedian, which means “desert valleys”— represents concretely where President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has bee... read more

Five basics for safely hiking and camping in the desert Southwest

Nester, the head instructor at Ancient Pathways, a desert survival and wilderness ... Hikers and campers also need to avoid the “I’m just” mentality, Nester said. It’s the attitude that they don’t nee... read more

Growing Outdoor Cactuses

Good choices for cooler climates include Escobarias, Coryphantha, Echinocereus and Opuntia (commonly called prickly ... Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, who suggests using a pencil with an eras... read more

Chris Hong: Not everyone hates media

and even a few willing to take a reporter fishing. Shortly after I began writing the weekly fishing report a few months ago, I received an email from Lou DeNicola, a retired critical-care physician an... read more

Rental crisis bites as Hawke's Bay investors sell-up

In the past year, the Miller family have gone from home to home and are now looking at their fourth move inside 12 months, as investors desert ... We don't really care how fancy the house is." Somethi... read more

Caught between DACA and ACA, Dreamer’s hopes for kidney transplant dim

They walked for 15 hours through the desert to reach a “ranchito,” a small ranch ... a transplant center will also “evaluate the patient’s ability to take care of an organ if they get one.” What that ... read more