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Rogelio Yubeta Olivas

Rogelio Yubeta Olivas

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First Take: Unexpectedly losing a new friend

We’ve all had that one person in our orbit whom we didn’t know very well but finally got to meet and spend time with before they abruptly moved...

12.04.2024 3

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First Take: A storm of confusion

This weather we’re having is crazy! It’s so erratic that I am considering storing a fleece hoodie and a light raincoat in my drawer at work just...

05.04.2024 2

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First Take: Deadly mountain lion attack is a wake-up call

This week we ran a couple of stories about that tragic incident in California in which a mountain lion attacked two young brothers, killing one of...

29.03.2024 2

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First Take: Taking a crunch out of my budget

NBC News recently had a story about a restaurant owner in San Francisco who doubled the price of his famed burrito to $22, a decision he attributed to...

22.03.2024 2

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First Take:

A celebrity I follow on Instagram recently posted a video of a conversation she had with a friend. She told the friend that whenever she got a bloody...

15.03.2024 8

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First Take: A watered-down desire for one of life's necessities

Food and liquid aversions fascinate me. I can see people not liking avocados, coconut, mole, white wine and sugary sodas. But water? Seriously? Up...

01.03.2024 2

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First Take:

While listening to Boz Scaggs’ 1976 classic song “Lowdown” and admiring the front of Scaggs’ “Silk Degrees” LP, a reactor on YouTube...

23.02.2024 6

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First Take: A troubling memory of my grandmother

Last week I wrote about a fond memory I have of my nana. But this week I am going to share something about her that is problematic. When I was a boy...

16.02.2024 2

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First Take: Buttering up my wise nana

During my childhood, my nana always had three things in her kitchen: a pan of refried beans warming on the stove, a stack of freshly made flour...

09.02.2024 1

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First Take: The cold didn't last enough to cast its spell

A friend and I met for dinner the other night and our conversa-tion at one point shifted to the weather. He asked if I had turned on my home’s...

03.02.2024 3

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First Take: What do bread, milk and ground beef have in common?

Today’s paper has an AP article about how the U.S. economy grew at a surprisingly strong 3.3% pace last quarter, which the story says points to...

26.01.2024 3

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First Take: Pardon the food for thought cliche

Three random food- and cooking-related things I learned on Instagram this week: • My glass cutting board is better suited for decorative purposes...

19.01.2024 3

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First Take: The batteries and vacuums in our lives

A regular contributor to my favorite blog lost his longtime partner to cancer last year. Since then, every other post is about how depressed he is and...

13.01.2024 3

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First Take: News indigestion

Like many of you, I sometimes grow tired of all the doom and gloom in the news. It’s gotten so bad that mental health professionals say some of...

05.01.2024 5

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First Take: Are funeral processions outdated?

A recent discussion on Reddit focused on traffic control for funeral process-ions. Some people argued that funeral processions are an outdated...

29.12.2023 6

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First Take: Unfairly singled out

Did you hear about the 10-year-old boy in Mississippi who got arrested for urinating in a parking lot? Crazy, huh? According to NBC News, the boy was...

15.12.2023 2

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First Take: What's up with the tap water in the Foothills?

To save money, I stopped buying bottled water about a year ago. The taste of tap water has never bothered me. I found that if I refrigerate it, it...

08.12.2023 3

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First Take: Was Black Friday a bust?

Has Black Friday lost some of its appeal? Judging by videos online and comments from my associates, it sure seems like it. Someone I follow on...

01.12.2023 2

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First Take: A different time, a different nation

Earlier this week the world marked the 60th anniversary of the assassin-ation of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. A 20-something co-worker and I were...

25.11.2023 1

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First Take: A foreign take on Thanksgiving pies

My assignment: Watch “Irish People try Thanks-giving Pies” on YouTube. Three two-person teams on the Try Channel were served traditional pies for...

17.11.2023 1

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First Take: Weathering these crazy temps

What a roller coaster of a ride we’ve had with the weather here lately! A couple of days ago we hit 94 degrees – in November! According to our...

10.11.2023 2

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First Take:

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Wednes-day got an earful from fellow Republicans for blocking military promotions over the Defense Department’s...

03.11.2023 4

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First Take: D-backs are due for another World Series title

How about those Arizona Diamond-backs and their World Series quest? I remember the last and only time they won the World Series in 2001 and how elated...

27.10.2023 2

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First Take: Drivers' colorful choices

When choosing a color for their vehicle, do most people go with practicality, trendiness or personal favorites? According to the latest iSeeCars...

20.10.2023 2

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First Take: Remembering Matthew Shepard

Twenty five years ago a group of my colleagues and I at the Tucson Citizen gathered daily around the TV in the newsroom, waiting for updates on the...

13.10.2023 2

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First Take: A whopper of a raise!

We’ve all heard of Yuma residents commuting to neighbor-ing California cities for higher-paying teaching jobs. Could we soon also start seeing...

06.10.2023 2

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First Take: Left behind

Chef Jose Andres is a national treasure and beloved around the world for his humanitar-ian efforts. Wherever tragedy strikes, he and his international...

29.09.2023 3

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First Take: Not quite as old as dirt

Someone posted this quiz on my favorite blog and I thought it would be fun to take it, especially since I just turned 60. It’s called the “Older...

22.09.2023 2

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First Take: Is 60 the new 80?

I turned 60 today and all I can say is I’m glad I am not a politician in the U.S. According to Axios, a recent survey showed that 77% of respondents...

15.09.2023 2

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First Take: ChatGPT is your friend

With a lack of bodies in the newsroom, we have recently turned to ChatGPT for help in performing certain tasks. For the uninformed, ChatGPt is an...

08.09.2023 3

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