MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
It didn't matter if it was pitch black or cold - or if she were juggling calls she had missed while on the plane from Washington, D.C., or preparing to meet with constituents the next day. She would do all that, and then go for that bike ride. For the past two Tuesdays, cyclists have shown up en masse outside the hospital where she remained in serious condition, along with hundreds of other supporters. The 2-mile vigil ride from the University of Arizona campus takes less than 15 minutes, but organizer Damion Alexander said there's a lot to think about in that short time. The word 'community' is what it's all about. We are a bike community," Alexander said.