[Sotero kept quiet, worrying that her family would be targeted. But she found comfort in numbers at last week's rally, read more

[Sotero kept quiet, worrying that her family would be targeted. But she found comfort in numbers at last week's rally, organized by Tucson's Border Action Network. In August 2004, BAN hosted a community forum where anger simply erupted.] People had been afraid to speak out, ... They fear repercussions; they fear being targeted, because (the Border Patrol) is so dominant and so imposing in their communities, where they're told they don't have any rights.

You have to give all the credit to their pitching, which held our offense to only one run. They just read more

You have to give all the credit to their pitching, which held our offense to only one run. They just flat-out outplayed us.

I think the emotions of the game got to me at first and I was too strong. But after that, read more

I think the emotions of the game got to me at first and I was too strong. But after that, I settled down and got into the game.

Everything was as normal as could be for something like this,

Everything was as normal as could be for something like this,

Writers are typically self-conscious at the time of their first publication. But once they are continually published, their confidence continues read more

Writers are typically self-conscious at the time of their first publication. But once they are continually published, their confidence continues to grow.

It was kind of sloppy, but we played good. They hit the ball well on us, but we went up read more

It was kind of sloppy, but we played good. They hit the ball well on us, but we went up big early and kept fighting them off.

We are deeply saddened to hear of the many victims caught in the devastating path of the hurricane. So many read more

We are deeply saddened to hear of the many victims caught in the devastating path of the hurricane. So many people have been adversely affected by this natural disaster, and our benefit poker tournament is the least we can do to help ease the pain of those who were most affected.

I think it just shows the strength and popularity of the Derby at this point. A few weeks ago our read more

I think it just shows the strength and popularity of the Derby at this point. A few weeks ago our list of horses we thought were possible or probable seemed to be shrinking a bit. But when we got the last round of major preps, the list started growing again -- even though two horses (Brother Derek and Lawyer Ron) you'd regard as the favorites scored emphatic victories.

I think the Democrats have done a better job on voter registration efforts. Whether you can get those voters out read more

I think the Democrats have done a better job on voter registration efforts. Whether you can get those voters out on Election Day remains to be seen.