Special Features

In the Fields: Visas help build labor pool

Editor's Note: With the fields in the Yuma area in full swing, the Yuma Sun decided to take a moment to explore the lives of farmworkers and the impact of farming on Yuma County. Today, the Yuma Sun will look at the hiring process and issues of abuse.

BY JAMES GILBERT, SUN STAFF WRITER

Every season Yuma-area harvesting and produce-packing companies worry whether they will have enough hands to harvest their valuable crops of fruits and vegetables. One way these employers have been getting those "hands" is through the H-2A... Full story

In the Fields: Farmworkers see abuse, fraud

Editor's Note: With the fields in the Yuma area in full swing, the Yuma Sun decided to take a moment to explore the lives of farmworkers and the impact of farming on Yuma County. Today, the Yuma Sun will look at the hiring process and issues of abuse.

BY JAMES GILBERT, SUN STAFF WRITER

Every year migrant farmworkers leave their homes and come to the United States to cultivate, harvest, and pack fruits and vegetables. While the work they do to put food on tables, M. Janine Duron, the director of Helping Restore America's... Full story

Raising Yuma Online Version

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"Coupon Queen" makes its debut in Yuma Sun

BY DARIN FENGER, SUN STAFF WRITER

Tough economic times are inspiring shoppers to make dollars stretch any way they can - like using coupons. Coupon clippers in Yuma County are about to be treated to a resource almost as handy as a sharp pair of scissors. A new column written by... Full story

May

By Joni Weerheim, Publisher

Where I come from, spring is just beginning to unfold, trees are leafing out in all shades of green, crops are being planted, tulips are blooming and the lakes begin to beckon with warmer temperatures. In Yuma, we've been enjoying spring for at... Full story

The Lower Colorado River

A fun, inexpensive place to stay cool in the summertime

by Nancy Gilkey

Lori Stofft may have moved to Yuma on April Fool's Day 18 years ago, but she's no fool when it comes to staying cool in the soaring summertime temperatures. Like many Yumans, she tubes, kayaks and canoes down the lower Colorado River with friends... Full story

Where there’s smoke, there’s barbecue

By Nancy Gilkey

It's summertime - time to fire up the grill, slap some steaks on it, slather them with barbecue sauce, cook them up quickly and invite guests over for barbecued steaks, right? Well, not according to a founding father of the American Barbecue... Full story

Rubs, Glaze, & Sauces...Oh My!

Kent Perkins

Coffee Grilling Rub 4 Tablespoons kosher salt3 Tablespoons chili powder {pasilla powder}2 Tablespoons dried granulated garlic ( garlic powder}1 Tablespoon ground thyme2 teaspoons sugar2 teaspoons ground cumin2 teaspoons ground black pepper Mix... Full story

Batter Up!

The Scorpions are ready to play!

by Rob Weiler, Sun Staff Writer

It's 7 p.m. and the scorching summer temperatures are finally sun beginning to subside. The parents are home from work and antsy for some entertainment. The kids are desperate to break down the walls at home and get outside. And the wallet is a bit... Full story

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