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Thank you, softball team!

Recently, my family in Clifton went through a traumatic experience. My high school freshman daughter, Julia, was injured during a softball game. She was hospitalized at Tucson’s University Hospital with a punctured spleen and lacerated kidney after being cleated while sliding to third base during a high school softball game.

Her hospital stay was difficult. She was in constant pain and was constantly poked and prodded, not to mention being so far away from home, friends and family.

After the fourth grueling day of a five-day stay, a ray of sunshine came to her room in the form of three Pima Community College softball players and one amazing coach!

These four wonderful ladies took time out of their busy schedules to visit my daughter and bring her a signed team softball and team T-shirt. I don’t think they realize the effect this visit had on my daughter, and on us as well!

I would like to thank these awesome ladies for their selfless act of kindness to a teenager who really needed to believe that there are angels among us!

Rebekah Quiroz, Jordan Trujillo, Mercedes Garcia and Vanessa Arandules: Thank you from our whole hearts for taking the time to make our daughter’s day, and making her hospital stay a little less stressful.

There’s just one small problem. She and her older sister, who also plays softball, are in constant battle for the team T-shirt! LoL

Jesse, Janet and Julia Chavarria

Clifton, AZ (Home of the Fighting Trojans)

Another PCC tuition increase?

I read your article, “PCC eyes new round of cost-cutting steps” [Issue 3.] Another PCC tuition increase? When was the last time we had one, last year?

I’m a housewife with two children pursuing a degree in ECS, but this goal seems more out of my reach every day.

I’m considering quitting school altogether and just looking for a full-time job. A degree doesn’t seem worthy for a job and I can’t just work to pay school. It’s not like a few years ago. Too many cons to become a professional.

Financial aid is not of help for me. They want me to do full-time school, and I need to work, take care of the house, the kids and other activities.

I really hope we do not have another raise in tuition. Not everybody qualifies and gets financial aid for school studies.

Mary Spears

PCC student