Street Smarts columnist, David Leighton, tells us the stories behind some of Tucson’s most recognizable street names and they aren’t always what you’d expect.
When Amy Jackson was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder at age 22, she thought her life was over. But instead, she defied the odds and built a life of self-sufficiency and service.
Larry Munguia lost his family, his job, and his freedom to drugs and alcohol. Then he had a religious experience that changed his life and gave him a new purpose—working on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic and guiding others to sobriety.
Lola Rainey saw firsthand the scars that racism left on her family, her friends, and her own sense of herself. So she set out to bring a little more justice to the world.
Joronda Montaño is turning her painful past into a positive force for change—fighting substance abuse, rising suicide rates, and the toll of trauma and violence one kid at a time.
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