Science. What does this word bring to your mind? Maybe you think of test tubes and lab coats. Maybe you imagine Albert Einstein and other brilliant, if eccentric individuals. You see the double-helix from DNA, electrons clouding around a nucleus, microscopes showing organisms that are otherwise an invisible mystery. Amy Albritton’s life was dismantled by…
Phoenix and the Fourth of July go together like . . . oil and water. When the mercury is pushing 110° F, it’s no surprise that the population in Maricopa County seems to decrease by half! But despite the heat, we still like a good celebration, and really, it’s almost bearable once the sun dips…
The 4th of July is right around the corner and for many of us, that means partaking in one of America’s great pastimes—fireworks. Why do we celebrate with these rockets of firepower anyway? Consider a letter written by John Adams. Before the Declaration of Independence was even signed, he envisioned fireworks as a part of…
