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Arizona Daily Star Newspaper Columns

For several years I have written a human interest / humorous column for the Arizona Daily Star. The original name of my column was "Loose in the Foothills" and appeared in the Foothills regional section of the Star. On August 4, 2011 the name of the column changed to "Ring's Reflections" and now appears in all three regional sections of the Star: Foothills, Eastside, and Northwest.

 Column No.

Publication Date

Title

53

November 24, 2011

Giving Thanks

52

October 27, 2011

On the Road to Silver City, New Mexico

51

October 13, 2011

Ring Recommends Tombstone Shootout Story

50

September 22, 2011

Ring Follows Ancestors to California Gold Rush

49

September 8, 2011

Who says doctors don't make house calls?

48

August 18, 2011

Unique Partnership Provides Successful Adult Education

47

August 4, 2011

Beating the Summer Heat

46

July 14, 2011

Graduation Perspectives

45

June 16, 2011

Escape to Aravaipa Farms

44

May 26, 2011

Seeing Is Believing

43

April 26, 2011

Maximizing My Library Experience

42

April 14, 2011

Discovering Oaxaca

41

March 24, 2011

Fulfilling a Dream in Mexico

40

February 24, 2011

Starting a Mexican Adventure

39

January 20, 2011

How Your Cell Phone Came To Be

38

December 23, 2010

Holiday Season Family Gathering

37

November 25, 2010

Bashas' Survives Bankruptcy and Reinvents Itself

36

February 19, 2009

Better Access to the Freeway 

35

October 21, 2010

A Summer Trip to the Mountains

34

September 23, 2010

Another Kind of Tea Party  

33

September 2, 2010

Inviting Historical Figures to Dinner

32

August 19, 2010

Columnist Looking for "Guide"-ance

31

July 22, 2010

Harvey Girls

30

July 15, 2010

Who Was Fred Harvey?

29

June 3, 2010

The Problems of Getting Older

28

May 20, 2010

Birthday Tribute to Pat

27

May 13, 2010

The Path to a Remarkable Arizona Frontier Woman

26

April 15, 2010

Battle of the Pillbox

25

April 8, 2010

Foothills Columnist Attends Final Four

24

March 25, 2010

I Found Two Treasures in my Closet

23

March 11, 2010

Super Knitter

22

February 25, 2010

Just A Little History Project

21

February 11, 2010

Ring Shares Secrets Of Writing A Newspaper Column

20

January 28, 2010

Columnist Discovers Elder Hostel

19

December 24, 2009

Extended Christmas Letter

18

November 26, 2009

Travels Before Thanksgiving

17

October 22, 2009

Columnist Recalls a Year of Writing

16

September 24, 2009

My Other Life as a Gym Rat

15

August 30, 2009

Columnist checks out Tucson's wine country

14

July 23, 2009

Columnist's Unending Search for Summer Restaurant Specials

13

July 9 , 2009

Special Fireworks Watching Place

12

June 18, 2009

A Diamond for Mother's Day

11

May 21, 2009

History of the Catalina Foothills and Tanque Verde Valley
Part V: Development of the Tanque Verde Valley

10

May 14, 2009

History of the Catalina Foothills and Tanque Verde Valley
Part IV: Development of the Catalina Foothills 

9

May 7, 2009

History of the Catalina Foothills and Tanque Verde Valley
Part III: Access to Natural Recreational Areas 

8

April 30, 2009

History of the Catalina Foothills and Tanque Verde Valley
Part II: Exploration and Early Settlement 

7

April 23, 2009 

History of the Catalina Foothills and Tanque Verde Valley
Part I: Formation and Early History 

6

March 26, 2009

Knitting in San Miguel de Allende 

5

November 18, 2010

The Development of Bashas' Family-Owned Arizona Grocery Chain

4

January 22, 2009

A Rose is a Rose...is a Parade

3

December 23, 2008

My Christmas Wish List

2

November 27, 2008

Guests for Thanksgiving Dinner

1

October 23, 2008

Where I'm Coming From