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Meet the 2009 Leaders of the Year
Welcome to Arizona Capitol Times third annual edition of Leaders of the Year in Public Policy.
This awards program was created in 2007 to recognize the contributions of policy professionals across the state. It is a salute to those who advance public policy by implementing and championing creative strategies to positively impact the state and the lives of Arizonans, without regard to partisanship or political affiliation.
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LOTY speaker Trimble was ‘prodded’ toward life he has built
Though Marshall Trimble grew up in Ash Fork, a small town 40 miles west of Flagstaff, he was first introduced to Southwest history 40 years ago while working as a cowboy in Montana, driving cattle from the Big Sky State into train stockyards in Arizona.”It was like turning the clock back 100 years,” said Trimble, Arizona’s state historian.
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2008 Leaders: Where are they now?
To say that much has occurred since the 2008 Leaders of the Year in Public Policy Awards event is quite an understatement. An economic meltdown leading to a near-depression, the election of the first African-American to the U.S. presidency, a changing of the guard in the Executive Tower and chaos in the Legislature while attempting to deal with Arizona’s worst budget deficit ever are just a few of the tumultuous events that mark the past 12 months
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Letting the pieces fall where they may, a decade at a time
Marshall Trimble is Arizona’s official state historian, as first decreed by former Gov. Fife Symington in 1996. The appointment was made official in 1997. Each successive year, the sitting governor has reappointed him.
Here he is, providing the first thought that came to his mind when given a specific year:
1906
Arizona rangers still trying to bring [...] -
Then & Now
Follow our history one piece at a time and see how we’ve grown. The covers below span time from Arizona Capitol Times first incarnation as The Messenger through time as The Arizona Legislative Review. The more we change, the more we stay the same, right?
The Arizona Legislative Review, Dec. 9, 1964:
Top Stories:
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Everything old is new again
The Times Past section is a weekly staple of the Arizona Capitol Times. It began as an old photograph feature started by Ned Creighton’s wife, Diana. With contributors from around the state, the feature provides another perspective on people and events that have shaped Arizona, and often touches on issues that still exist today. Here [...]
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Arizona Trivia Quiz No. 1
Still fancy yourself an authority on Arizona history? Answer these questions to find out how you stack up.
1. What happened to the original community of San Carlos?
2. What New York City mayor spent his boyhood as a son of an Army bandmaster at Forts Huachuca and Whipple?
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Arizona Trivia Quiz No. 2
Still fancy yourself an authority on Arizona history? Answer these questions to find out how you stack up.
What year was each of the following items recognized as an official state symbol?
1. State Seal: Shield plus motto Ditat Deus
2. State Colors: Blue and Gold
3. State Flag
4. State Song: The Arizona March Song
5. State Flower: Saguaro Blossom
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Arizona Trivia Quiz No. 3
Fancy yourself an authority on Arizona history? Answer these questions to find out how you stack up.
1. In 1864, Arizona’s first capital was established. Where was it?
2. Where was the first permanent U.S. military post established in Arizona in 1851?
3. What year did Phoenix become the permanent capital of Arizona?
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ASU professor says water, federal projects have changed Arizona
Phil VanderMeer
Phil VanderMeer is a professor of history at Arizona State University, focusing on religious, American political, urban and community history, in the late 19th and 20th centuries. He recently published a history of contemporary Phoenix, and is now completing a longer study of the city’s economic, social and political development since the 1860s.
Here he [...]
