Photos: Life on the Border in Nogales, Arizona and Mexico

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Mexican immigrants living illegally in the U.S. has dropped significantly for the first time in decades, a dramatic shift as many illegal workers, already in the U.S. and seeing few job opportunities, return to Mexico. An analysis of census data from the U.S. and Mexican governments details the movement to and from Mexico, a nation accounting for nearly 60 percent ...
http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Life-on-the-Border-Nogales-Arizona-Mexico-148905925.html

Published: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:47:52 -0700

What Makes Countries Rich or Poor?

Jared Diamond Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson Gary Knight/VII Women in Darfur returning from Kutum market to the Fata Borno camp for internally displaced persons under the protection of African Union soldiers, January 2007; photograph by Gary Knight from Questions Without Answers: The World in Pictures by the Photographers ...
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2012/jun/07/what-makes-countries-rich-or-poor/

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 17:12:55 -0700

Folklorico Event To Raise Support For Nonprofit Border Community Development Programs Premier Cultural and Social ...

Proceeds from Folklorico benefit the work of the Santa Cruz Community Foundation. SCCF provides cross-border community leadership and development, strategic funding and technical assistance to non profit organizations of the region.Nogales, Arizona (PRWEB) April 20, 2012 The Santa Cruz Community Foundation(SCCF) is hosting its annual Folklórico fundraising event on Saturday, April 28, 2012 from ...
http://news.yahoo.com/folklorico-event-raise-support-nonprofit-border-community-development-200617893.html

Published: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:08:15 -0700

Nogales science project sparks wildfire

NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) - A science project at a southern Arizona school sparked a 15-acre wildfire and led to the school's evacuation. The project involved model rockets being launched behind Elgin School. One of the rockets landed in the pasture behind the school.
http://www.kvoa.com/news/nogales-science-project-sparks-wildfire/

Published: Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:51:15 -0700

INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Jazz Musician of the Day: Charles Mingus

All About Jazz is celebrating Charles Mingus' birthday today! One of the most important figures in twentieth century American music, Charles Mingus was a virtuoso bass player, accomplished pianist, bandleader and composer. Born on a military base in Nogales, Arizona in 1922 and raised in Watts, California, his earliest musical influences came from the church-- choir and group singing-- and from ...
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=96594

Published: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 02:23:14 -0700

New festival hopes to fix tarnished image of Ambos Nogales

A new festival hopes to show Arizona residents and tourists who fear going to both Nogales, AZ and Nogales, Mexico that the region is safe and beautiful.
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/18148452/new-festival-hopes-to-fix-tarnished-imagine-of-ambos-nogales

Published: Fri, 04 May 2012 10:55:40 -0700

Arizona Industrial Jobs Remained Steady Over Past Year

EVANSTON, Ill., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Industrial employment in Arizona remained steady over the past twelve months according to the 2012 Arizona Manufacturers Directory®, an industrial directory ...
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/arizona-industrial-jobs-remained-steady-151500611.html

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 08:15:00 -0700

Cocaine in wheelchair's seat cushion at AZ border

Federal authorities say a Mexican man tried to smuggle more than 7 pounds of cocaine into Arizona by hiding it in his wheelchair's seat cushion.
http://news.yahoo.com/cocaine-wheelchairs-seat-cushion-az-border-222514259.html

Published: Mon, 14 May 2012 15:25:14 -0700

Man had cocaine in wheelchair cushion, border officials say

NOGALES, Ariz. -- Federal authorities say a Mexican man tried to smuggle more than 7 pounds of cocaine into Arizona by hiding it in his wheelchair's seat cushion.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2012/05/14/20120514man-had-cocaine-wheelchair-cushion-border-police-say.html

Published: Mon, 14 May 2012 15:48:44 -0700

Embattled Arizona sheriff will not run for Congress

PHOENIX (Reuters) - A tough-on-immigration Arizona sheriff, who resigned as co-chairman of Mitt Romney's state campaign in February after allegations he threatened a male lover with deportation, on Friday dropped his bid to become a Republican congressional candidate. Embattled Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu told supporters in a letter posted on his website that he would instead seek re ...
http://news.yahoo.com/embattled-arizona-sheriff-not-run-congress-161250920.html

Published: Fri, 11 May 2012 11:02:44 -0700