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by Brian Flagg The newest album by Rich Hopkins and the Luminarios (also known as the Casa Maria house band) is really good and has recently received 3 rave reviews, in the Daily Star, the Weekly, and in Zocalo. My personal fave is the collaboration between Rich, his wife Lisa Novack and Casa Maria’s ownContinue reading “MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY…”

by Brian Flagg Last week I was once again proud to be a Catholic! This is because our Bishop, Gerald Kicanis, spearheaded an effort that gathered more than 60 Southern Arizona religious leaders to express their opposition to recent presidential orders calling for the construction of a border wall and banning the admission of refugees. HeContinue reading “PROUD TO BE A CATHOLIC”

We here at Casa Maria believe that quality public education really is the key to breaking the chains of oppression. And we think that American satirist, comedian, actor and writer Andy Borowitz really got it right in this quote. DETENER AL TRUMP ES SOLO SOLUCION POR MIENTRAS Nosotros en Casa Maria creemos que educación publicaContinue reading “STOPPING TRUMP IS A SHORT-TERM SOLUTION! // DETENER AL TRUMP ES SOLO UNA SOLUCION POR MIENTRAS”

Just in case you missed it last week there was a letter to the editor in the Daily Star titled “HSL doesn’t need tax breaks”. Tell me that Jim Kelly from the Foothills didn’t hit the nail on the head with this one. HSL doesn’t need tax breaks Re: the Jan. 3 article “La PlacitaContinue reading “HSL doesn’t need tax breaks // HSL no necesitan exenciones de impuestos”

by Brian Flagg Today, January 6, is Jon Miles 76th birthday. He is my close friend and has been a central advisor to Casa Maria from day one! For many years, many decades, he has been the rock, the heart and the soul of the struggle for peace and justice in Tucson. He has livedContinue reading “JON MILES-A MAN OF THE PEOPLE! JUAN MILES-¡UN HOMBRE DEL PUEBLO!”

by Brian Flagg The other day I was talking to the Casa Maria diners and some of the volunteers who come from all parts of Tucson. They might be having a hard time but they are paying attention. Recent events have given us all a lot to think about, especially about what the future holdsContinue reading “HARD TIMES AT CHRISTMAS IN TUCSON… SOME THOUGHTS FOR THE NEW YEAR // TIEMPOS DIFÍCILES DURANTE LA NAVIDAD EN TUCSON… ALGUNAS OPINIONES PARA EL AÑO NUEVO”

by Cesar Aguirre I’ve been reflecting about the local elections a lot lately, especially the TUSD school board election. It is truly disgusting that Jim Click and his buddies bought the election for Mark Stegeman and people like him who do not have the best interest of our children in mind. Jim Click is a known philanthropist,Continue reading “JIM CLICK BOUGHT THE TUSD SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION, ONE LESS BROWN PERSON ON THE BOARD // JIM CLICK COMPRÓ LAS ELECCIONES DE LA MESA DIRECTIVA DE TUSD, UNA PERSONA DE COLOR MENOS EN LA MESA”

This is the Advent greeting we sent out this year. We want to make sure we reach all our gente so we translated it into Spanish. ADVENT 2016 Dear Friends of Casa Maria, Thanks to the generosity of you all, four hundred to five hundred individuals and more than 150 families continue to eat hereContinue reading “ADVENT 2016 / ADVIENTO 2016”

Thursday morning, after seeing Betts Putnam-Hidalgo’s opinion article in the editorial of the Arizona Daily Star, I wrote a letter to the editor. I do not have the same privilege that Betts has, whether based on skin or big money backers that pay for full page adds like Jim Click, so you know the Star didn’tContinue reading “Betts Putnam-Hidalgo’s guest opinion, ‘TUSD board, leader must stop leaving teachers behind’ is blatantly untrue // La opinión de Betts Putnam-Hidalgo, ‘Miembros de la Mesa Directiva de TUSD, el líder debe dejar de menospreciar a los maestros’ es descaradamente una mentira”