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Coconino County’s hidden treasure
Fort Valley Cultural Park’s historic Art Barn “Tear down the horse stalls. Sell the manure. Clean out the junk—50 years of it,” wrote Paul Luellig in the Arizona Daily Sun... […]
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Awards• At its recent annual meeting, the Arizona Wildlife Federation (AWF) recognized the following seven individuals and groups who have distinguished themselves by “their commitment to Arizona’s wildlife and habitat,... […]
AZ Court of Appeals upholds conviction of polygamist
The Arizona Court of Appeals on Aug. 5 upheld the conviction and sentence of a Colorado City fundamentalist Mormon man for sexual crimes related to his pluralist marriage to an... […]
Fewer people running for local school boards
With just a few days before the filing deadline, 23 of the 57 school districts in Maricopa County do not have any governing-board candidates for the Nov. 4 election. Some... […]
Weiers wants special session for school vouchers
House Speaker Jim Weiers has requested a special session to discuss spending $5 million in the House of Representative coffers to pay for a pair of school voucher programs, a... […]
NRCC chairman to visit Bee
National Republican Congressional Committee chairman Tom Cole, an Oklahoma representative, will join state Senate President Tim Bee on Aug. 12 for a series of events in and around Tucson, according... […]
Ethics panel sets groundrules for Harper hearing
A Republican accused of breaking Senate rules on the last day of session and the Democrat who filed an ethics complaint against him will have the opportunity to address the... […]
State's Sept. 11 memorial revisions nearly done
Nearly two years after Arizona's Sept. 11 memorial was dedicated, revisions that include taking away some of the most controversial inscriptions on it are almost done. Memorial supporters hope the... […]
Vietnam status was key factor in first McCain race
A newcomer to Arizona, John McCain used his wife's wealth, ties to powerful Washington figures and, most of all, the emotional power of his five years in a Vietnamese prison... […]
Judge won't move border agent's trial
SIERRA VISTA – A federal judge in Tucson has denied a motion seeking to change the venue of a U.S. Border Patrol agent's jury trial to Phoenix. Nicholas Corbett is... […]
Bashas' stores pull Mexican jalapenos
All Mexican-grown jalapeno peppers have been pulled from Bashas' grocery stores in Arizona after U.S. Food and Drug Administration tests showed some tested positive for salmonella bacteria, a company spokeswoman... […]
