And the winner is ...

A surprise view of the Acropolis and the Parthenon in Athens from a hotel balcony. A first helicopter flight over the island of Aruba. A niece's wedding in the Black Hills of South Dakota. A dramatic lava flow into the ocean at Kalapana, Hawaii. Tucsonans covered a lot of ground on their vacations this year.

Editorial: It's what we do the best

Americans are an industrious people. They're unhappy when they can't work, as shown by the unrest over the current 9 percent-plus unemployment, a rate many countries would take in a second.

EDITORIAL: Labor Day

Americans are an industrious people. They like to work. And they are unhappy when they can't — as shown with the unrest over the current 9 percent-plus unemployment, a rate many countries would take in a second.

Our opinion: Saluting 154M in workforce on Labor Day

Americans are an industrious people. They like to work.

Much ado about non-news stories

Did you see those pictures of Michelle Obama sashaying around Europe—Spain I think it was—and staying at that fancy hotel? I mean, who does she think she is, Nancy Reagan? Isn’t she kind of getting ahead of herself, putting on airs?